Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk.

Quote by F Scott Fitzgerald

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To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

No decent career was ever founded on a public.

No decent career was ever founded on a public.

There are no second acts in American lives.

There are no second acts in American lives.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.

Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.

Forgotten is forgiven.

Forgotten is forgiven.

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.

The world, as a rule, does not live on beaches and in country clubs.

The world, as a rule, does not live on beaches and in country clubs.

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be...

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be...

Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and...

Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and...

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy they smashed up things and creatures and then...

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy they smashed up things and creatures and then...

A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as...

A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as...

His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a...

His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a...

Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.

Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.

I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against...

I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against...

The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around...

The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around...

Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end.

Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end.