I started at the top and worked my way down.

Quote by Orson Welles

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The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while...

The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while...

A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.

A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.

Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.

Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.

I haven't seen you in a while, yet I often imagine all your expressions. I...

I haven't seen you in a while, yet I often imagine all your expressions. I...

I think we're a kind of desperation. We're sort of a maddening luxury. The basic...

I think we're a kind of desperation. We're sort of a maddening luxury. The basic...

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.

I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if...

I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if...

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't...

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't...

Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually...

When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually...

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

Personally, I don't like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she'll fool her husband,...

Personally, I don't like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she'll fool her husband,...

At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.

At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.

I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

A friend will know you better in the first minute they see you, than your...

A friend will know you better in the first minute they see you, than your...

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.