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Marya Mannes Quotes

American - Journalist | November 14, 1904 - September 13, 1990

It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.

Communication You Say Never Sound

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.

Talent Arrogance Timing Successful

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.

Intelligence People Control Emotions

The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.

Future Revenge End Earth Living

All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.

Great Road Lovers Seduction Verbal

By the age of fifty, you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth.

Good Age Yourself Youth Better You

Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so.

Lie Grow Learn Down Listen Leave

I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mold society.

Power Society Think Real Reflect

For every five well-adjusted and smoothly functioning Americans, there are two who never had the chance to discover themselves. It may well be because they have never been alone with themselves.

Alone Chance Never Two May Well

Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them.

Women Way See Honest Things Cannot

It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better.

Communication Live People Better How

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.

Money Eye Desire More Cash May

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