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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses. – Quentin Crisp

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There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the money the second that you have something to say that you think the world should know the third is that you cant think what to do with the long winter evenings. – Quentin Crisp

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The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster. – Quentin Crisp

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I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context. – Ted Stevens

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Peoples intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People dont tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups. – Robyn Hitchcock

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So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films dont respect their intelligence. – Eriq La Salle

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Week after week, the heads of Red Army Intelligence received updates on the Wehrmachts preparations. – Leopold Trepper

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Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their vibration as in twanging them to bring out their music. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. – Patti Smith

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Ive had to adapt my wardrobe to my various roles, both at the office, as a mom, and for television. When I shop for the season I look for pieces that will suit every facet of my daily life, not just one single occasion. – Nina Garcia

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