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Quote by Ben Hecht
There is hardly one in three of us who live in the cities who is n

There is hardly one in three of us who live in the cities who is not sick with unused self. – Ben Hecht

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Im a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain. – Ben Hecht

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Sports
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Ben Hecht
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In the court of the movie Owner, none criticized, none doubted. And none dared speak of art. In the Owners mind art was a synonym for bankruptcy. The movie Owners are the only troupe in the history of entertainment that has never been seduced by the adventure of the entertainment world. – Ben Hecht

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Hollywood
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Ben Hecht
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Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock. – Ben Hecht

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Media
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Cities
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The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of each and every town or city. – Oliver Wendell Holmes,Sr.

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Cities

Cities are the abyss of the human species. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Émile

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Cities

Cities force growth, and make men talkative and entertaining, but they make them artificial. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Cities

God made the country, and man made the town. – William Cowper, The Task, 1785

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Cities

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When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: take it and copy it. – Anatole France, “The Creed”

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I used to be prettier than I am, but I think I look better now. I was a pretty boy. Particularly in my early movies. I dont like looking at them so much. Theres a sort of pretty thing about me. – Christopher Walken

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The best time to plan a book is while youre doing the dishes. – Agatha Christie

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Gee, I am a complete Luddite when it comes to computers, I can barely log on! – Jonathan Shapiro

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