More from Dorothy Parker
Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Oh, seek, my love, your newer way; I’ll not be left in sorrow. So long as I have yesterday, Go take your damned tomorrow!
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker The Monte Carlo casino refused to admit me until I was properly dressed so I went and found my stockings, and then came back and lost my shirt.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this — One of you is lying.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker
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Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on fight
Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
AeschylusAeschylus You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.
Lionel MessiLionel Messi You lose nothing when fighting for a cause. In my mind the losers are those who don’t have a cause they care about.
Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh It’s never too late to realize what you want in your life and it’s never wrong to fight for it.
DrakeDrake We’ll fight through this crisis together, and emerge stronger than ever.
Joe BidenJoe Biden Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they’ve got nothing to lose.
Robin WilliamsRobin Williams
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