Mary McCarthy Quotes

When an American heiress wants to buy a man, she at once crosses the Atlantic. The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans.

Mary McCarthy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 21, 1912 - October 25, 1989

Topics

ManPeopleAmericanSheBuyBeen

I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.

Menander

CallSpadeFig

True flexibility is a symbiotic partnership between employer and employee and between technology and culture.

Jean-Philippe Courtois

TechnologyCulturePartnershipTrue

The highest service that men may attain to on earth is to preach the word of God. This service falls peculiarly to priests, and therefore, God more directly demands it of them.

John Wycliffe

GodServiceMenEarthMorePreach

I was very poor. As a child my dream was to have a leather football.

Stephen Chow

FootballChildDreamPoorLeather

Instagram is just a way of showing the world a little piece of what you're like. You're not really giving everything away - it's not like you're making videos every second; you're just giving a little picture of what's happening in your life. No one can really completely figure it out.

Sofia Richie

LifeWorldPictureGivingYouWay

The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face, and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through.

Tony Scott

LifeFearMorningFaithFaceLoss

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling festive?

Roseanne Barr

GoodChildrenTimeAngerYouSay

There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption.

Matt Bomer

LoveLevelEgotismLotReally

Every child should be given a strong start to their education.

Martin O'Malley

EducationChildStartStrongShould

The answers to all a startup's challenges are out there. By setting up the right mechanisms for gathering feedback, the road to success can be a less bumpy ride.

Jay Samit

SuccessRideChallengesRoadRight

I'm one of the baddest, hardest-hitting heavyweights in the business. Right here from Alabama, baby.

Deontay Wilder

BusinessBabyRightAlabamaHere

There's no male Oprah.

Denis Leary

MaleOprah

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