George S. Kaufman Quotes

When I invite a woman to dinner, I expect her to look at my face. That's the price she has to pay.

George S. Kaufman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961

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Before I would hurt a child, I would slit my wrists.

Michael Jackson

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Almost any poll of regular churchgoers will reveal that their favorite book in the New Testament is the Gospel of John. It is the book that is most often used at Christian funerals.

John Shelby Spong

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We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values.

Steve Forbes

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I get a lot of mail from boys in detention centers, including one from a center where they only had a few copies of my novel. They had a deal with each other that they'd read a couple of chapters and then slide it under the door to the next guy. I think that's very cool.

Simone Elkeles

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You want to look fashionable and put-together, not like you hit every sale rack this season.

Tommy Hilfiger

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Dad was a very gentle, sweet man.

Tony Scott

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The cultural conversation around privilege has grown vibrant enough that the ultimate privilege is to just ignore it altogether. Some decry this conversation as pernicious. I don't agree.

Rumaan Alam

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I think you can hear all my hip hop influences in 'Just Kids.'

Mat Kearney

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I always wanted to use my newspaper background in a novel.

Mary Kay Andrews

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A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

Louisa May Alcott

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People are flooded with information every day, and normal guys everywhere try valiantly to stay up with all the technology. But they can't quite do it. I know how those guys feel.

Judge Reinhold

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When I got a part in 'All American Girl,' in 1994, I remember thinking, 'Now I have a series, I'm not going to need to do standup,' but every night I'd go out afterward and get onstage somewhere.

Judy Gold

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