Quote by Sarah Bernhardt
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The monster of advertisement…is a sort of octopus with innumerable tentacles. It throws out to right and left, in front and behind, its clammy arms, and gathers in, through its thousand little suckers, all the gossip and slander and praise afloat… – Sarah Bernhardt

Other quotes by Sarah Bernhardt

New ideas come into this world somewhat like falling meteors, with a flash and an explosion, and perhaps somebody – Sarah Bernhardt

Category:
Ideas
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You must have this charm to reach the pinnacle. It is made of everything and of nothing, the striving will, the look, the walk, the proportions of the body, the sound of the voice, the ease of the gestures. It is not at all necessary to be handsome or to be pretty; all that is needful is charm. – Sarah Bernhardt

Category:
Actors, Acting
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He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor. – Sarah Bernhardt

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Anger
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Other Quotes from
Gossip
category

A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run. – Ouida

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Gossip

The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish? – Myrtle Barker

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Gossip

Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress. – Liz Smith

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Gossip

There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us. – James Truslow Adams

Category:
Gossip

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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. – Voltaire

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I love art dealers. In some ways, theyre my favorite people in the art world. Really. I love that they put their money where their taste is, create their own aesthetic universes, support artists, employ people, and do all of this while letting us see art for free. Many are visionaries. – Jerry Saltz

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Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. Thats how rich I want to be. – Rita Rudner

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respect

Computers must be male. As soon as you commit to one you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have obtained a better model. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on. Big power surges knock them out for the rest of the day. – Author Unknown

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Computers