All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant’s revolving door. less than 1 minute read
If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them. less than 1 minute read
I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll be a great actress. less than 1 minute read
I have noticed… that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women. less than 1 minute read
You look at the steamboat, the railroad, the car, the airplane - not all of these were invented in the Anglo-American world, but they were popularized and extended by it. They were made possible by the financial architecture, the capital intensive operations invented and developed by the Anglo-Americans. less than 1 minute read
France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they’ve forgotten all about it. I’m afraid that the American culture is a disaster. less than 1 minute read
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I’ll forgive Thy great big joke on me. less than 1 minute read
I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. less than 1 minute read
A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness. less than 1 minute read
