Cornelia Otis Skinner Quotes

It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far.

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 30, 1899 - July 9, 1979

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CuriousSpringTrueMy OwnOwnBeen

From the Olympian heights of an executive suite, in an atmosphere where your success is judged by the extent to which you can maximise profits, the overwhelming tendency must be to see people as units of production, as indices in your accountants' books.

Jimmy Reid

SuccessPeopleYouHeightsSee

I heard you had to get 200 rejections before you got published.

Andrew Sean Greer

YouGotGetPublishedBeforeHeard

In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a jump shot in the championship game that went off the backboard, and they won. People are forgetting that Michael was just one of the players when they went to the Dream Team.

John Salley

PeopleTeamGameDreamDownPlay

To me, the heart of the ministry lies in being able to help deeply distressed people, not because of your own qualities but because you represent Christ.

Stephen Hough

HeartPeopleMeHelpYouOwn

Mathematicians didn't invent infinity until 1877. So they thought it was impossible that Africans could be using fractal geometry.

Ron Eglash

ImpossibleThoughtGeometryInfinity

I don't combine proteins and carbohydrates.

Ruby Wax

CarbohydratesProteinsCombine

There are many cultural scenes in Lahore, just as there are in London. And there is a celebrity culture here, just as there is in London. But in Lahore, the celebrity scene doesn't drown out the rest quite so much.

Mohsin Hamid

CultureRestLondonCelebrityOut

The Foxhall jaw has now been missing for many years.

Louis Leakey

NowYearsMissingBeenManyJaw

I'm a good guy with a good heart, and I have good intentions.

Antonio Brown

GoodHeartGood HeartGood Intentions

In my own work, I'd say I'm a classicist, but I look everywhere for my solutions. I don't study the toilet-living habits of my clients, although that's a popular approach. First, I think of every building in history that has been similar in purpose. Then I think of the functional program - that's a major part of the study.

Philip Johnson

WorkHistoryPurposeBuildingThink

I have fear, always, on the set. Insecurity to the point where the first week I always think I could be fired. I think that's a fear most actors have.

Penelope Cruz

FearInsecurityThinkWeekFirst

When you're working on a Marvel movie, their legal department do not play.

Tyron Woodley

LegalYouPlayWorkingMarvelMovie

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