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Bernard de Mandeville Quotes

We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service.

Bernard de Mandeville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: english
Birth: November 15, 1670 - January 21, 1733

Topics

Service Lazy Expect Call Us Seldom

Violence is a calm that disturbs you.

Calm Violence You

I wanted to be a car pinstriper, but there was nobody to teach me how to do it. So I said, 'Music's good too. I'll do that maybe, since I can't work out how to do this pinstriping.'

Work Good Car Music Me Nobody

First of all, the Big Bang wasn't very big. Second of all, there was no bang. Third, Big Bang Theory doesn't tell you what banged, when it banged, how it banged. It just said it did bang. So the Big Bang theory in some sense is a total misnomer.

You Said First Tell Big Bang Big

Public and private food in America has become eatable, here and there extremely good. Only the fried potatoes go unchanged, as deadly as before.

Good Food America Go Become Here

I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.

Career Enjoyed Period Each Each One

I worked as a liaison with some high-level government officials.

Government Some Officials High-Level

Girls were scared of me because I can be loud. Barbara, my wife of 51 years, is very low-key. She was my picture agent's secretary.

Wife Me Picture I Can She Scared

I grew up listening to the Light Crust Doughboys on WBAP.

Light Listening Up Crust Grew

As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.

Pressure Gender You More Get Your

The power suit is over.

Christina Binkley

Power Over Suit

Going out with other actors is never good; actresses are neurotic, and actors are horrendous egotists.

Good Never Out Going Other Neurotic

I was once dressed as a mermaid for a Jean Paul Gaultier show. My legs were bound into a fish tail, so I had to come down the runway on crutches. Halfway down, I was supposed to unzip the fish tail to reveal my legs, but the zipper broke, so I ended up stabbing my fake nail through the fabric of the zipper and ripping my way out.

Fake Fish Down Dressed Legs Way

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