Man has an incurable habit of not fulfilling the prophecies of his fellow men.

Quote by Alistair Cooke

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A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he...

A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he...

Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity...

Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity...

Between a quarter and a third of Los Angeles's land area is now monopolized by...

Between a quarter and a third of Los Angeles's land area is now monopolized by...

These humiliations are the essence of the game.

These humiliations are the essence of the game.

It's an acting job - acting natural.

It's an acting job - acting natural.

Hollywood grew to be the most flourishing factory of popular mythology since the Greeks.

Hollywood grew to be the most flourishing factory of popular mythology since the Greeks.

Texas does not, like any other region, simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them. It...

Texas does not, like any other region, simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them. It...

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like...

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like...

The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him...

The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him...

People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like...

People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like...

To the goggling unbeliever Texans say - as people always say about their mangier dishes...

To the goggling unbeliever Texans say - as people always say about their mangier dishes...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence.

Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence.

These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World...

These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World...

It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones...

It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones...

Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by...

Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

Some great words may make really a few thoughts look and feel all good,but a...

Some great words may make really a few thoughts look and feel all good,but a...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is...

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is...

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

The horizon of many people is a circle with zero radius which they call their...

The horizon of many people is a circle with zero radius which they call their...