Mignon McLaughlin citáty

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„Život, ktorý žijeme, mi pripomína parazita v črevách. Žijeme v tme a snažíme sa uzrieť svetlo tak, že vyjdeme von ústami. Ale akokoľvek sa snažíme, vždy nás niečím spláchnu a nakoniec vyjdeme von z opačnej strany. Ale svetlo už nevidíme.“

„Pre našich priateľov je dôležité, aby verili, že sme k nim bezvýhradne úprimní, a pre priateľstvo je dôležité, aby sme úprimnými neboli.“

“If it came true, it wasn’t much of a dream.”

“A hypochondriac is one who has a pill for everything except what ails him.”

“Neurotics make poor patriots; if you're ashamed of something as big as yourself, it's hard to be proud of something as small as your country.”

“The hardest-learned lesson: that people have only their kind of love to give, not our kind.”

“If you hate your lot but wouldn't trade it, it's not your lot you hate.”

“Women are good listeners, but it’s a waste of time telling your troubles to a man unless there’s something specific you want him to do.”

“There’s an awful lot of blood around that water is thicker than.”

“We all dream of being the darling of everybody's darling.”

“Women usually love what they buy, yet hate two-thirds of what is in their closets.”

“A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.”

“You never realize how tacky your furniture is till you try to give it to the Salvation Army and they won't take it.”

“What we forgive too freely doesn’t stay forgiven.”

“The fault we admit to is seldom the fault we have, but it has a certain relationship to it, a somewhat similar shape, like that of a sleeve to an arm.”

“The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all.”

“It's impossible to be loyal to your family, your friends, your country, and your principles, all at the same time.”

“Many of us go through life feeling as an actor might feel who does not like his part, and does not believe in the play.”

“Did that leave an undesirable taste in your mouth? Let’s take a swig.”

“We are all born brave, trusting and greedy, and most of us manage to remain greedy.”

“Injure a businessman and he'll try to make you sorry; injure an artist and he'll try to make you immortal.”

“Age is a slowing down of everything except fear.”

“To smoke or not to smoke: I can make of either a life work.”

“Women are never landlocked: they’re always mere minutes away from the briny deep of tears.”

“What we love about love is the fever, which marriage puts to bed and cures.”

“We come late, if at all, to wine and philosophy; whiskey and action are easier.”

“People who won't have a TV set in their house get more pleasure from their refusal than most of us get from TV.”

“How tired God must be of guilt and loneliness, for that is all we ever bring to Him.”

“Money is the best counterfeit money.”

“Revenge leads to an empty fullness, like eating dirt.”

“Good-looking girls break hearts, and good-hearted girls mend them.”