Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.

Quote by Mary Worley Montagu

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Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity...

Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity...

There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of...

There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of...

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power...

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power...

There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister...

There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister...

I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.

I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.

There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of...

There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of...

The manners of mankind do not differ so widely as our voyage writers would make...

The manners of mankind do not differ so widely as our voyage writers would make...

I give myself sometimes admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it

I give myself sometimes admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.

I think the act of condensing months or years of work down to a couple...

I think the act of condensing months or years of work down to a couple...

I never called my work an 'art' It's part of show business, the business of...

I never called my work an 'art' It's part of show business, the business of...

Age is very important in the entertainment industry.

Age is very important in the entertainment industry.

I think the Internet's been a tremendous tool in terms of breaking down the power...

I think the Internet's been a tremendous tool in terms of breaking down the power...

There's a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can't meet the need. So I...

There's a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can't meet the need. So I...

To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should...

To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should...

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right....

You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right....

I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot...

I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot...

The Rock is without a doubt THE most electrifying man in sports entertainment today!

The Rock is without a doubt THE most electrifying man in sports entertainment today!

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...