I think she must have been very strictly brought up, she's so desperately anxious to do the wrong thing correctly

Quote by H H Munro

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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.

There is nothing in Christianity or Buddhism that quite matches the sympathetic unselfishness of an...

There is nothing in Christianity or Buddhism that quite matches the sympathetic unselfishness of an...

He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.

He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.

Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Beauty is only sin deep

Beauty is only sin deep

The fashion just now is a Roman Catholic frame of mind with an Agnostic conscience;...

The fashion just now is a Roman Catholic frame of mind with an Agnostic conscience;...

I always say beauty is only sin deep.

I always say beauty is only sin deep.

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what...

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

The best things and best people rise out of their separateness; I'm against a homogenized...

The best things and best people rise out of their separateness; I'm against a homogenized...

I've always tried to do my best on the ball field. I can't do any...

I've always tried to do my best on the ball field. I can't do any...

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals,...

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals,...

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the...

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the...

Its not about perfect. Its about living your life and doing the best you can.

Its not about perfect. Its about living your life and doing the best you can.

We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility.

We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. Live your...

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. Live your...

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....