I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
DOROTHY PARKERShould they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Vice is nice, but liquor is quicker.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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