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“Some people seem as if they can never have been children, and others seem as if they could never be anything else.”

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George D. Prentice was an American historical figure born on December 18, 1802, and died on January 22, 1870. His profession and life experience are limited in information. more

“Talk to them about things they don't know. Try to give them an inferiority complex. If the actress is beautiful, screw her. If she isn't, present her with a valuable painting she will not understand. If they insist on being boring, kick their asses or twist their noses. And that's about all there is to it.”

Ifs Knows Giving Trying Beautiful Painting Complexes Boring Valuable Actresses Ass Noses Kicks Screws Twists Inferiority Inferiority Complex

Author:John Huston

“There was even a recurrent idea in America about an education that would leave out history and the past, that should be a sort of equipment for aerial adventure, weighed down by none of the stowaways of inheritance or tradition.”

Should Ideas America Past Adventure Tradition Equipment Inheritance

Book:Delphi Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Illustrated)

“Very strong personalities must confine themselves in mutual conversation to very gentle subjects.”

Strong Subjects Personality Conversation Gentle Mutual Very Strong Strong Person Strong Personality

Author:F. Scott Fitzgerald

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