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Orson Welles

I hate women, hate them generally, not in particular but in an abstract way. I hate them because one never really learns anything about them. They are inscrutable.
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Hate Learning Myself Woman
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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Hate Kind Man Myself
The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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Existence Father Glory God
I have an unfortunate personality.
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One Liner Personality Unfortunate
People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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Capacity Ideas Listening Lose People
Paris is the playwright’s delight. New York is the home of directors. London, however, is the actor’s city, the only one in the world. In London, actors are given their head.
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Actor Director Home Movie Play Respect World Worth
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Big Modesty Tough
Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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End Forever Human Nature Original
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food Yourself
A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
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Born Choice Death Himself Man Philosophy
See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I’m profoundly convinced that that’s a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.
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Appearance Believe Different Lie Myself Nation People Race Thinking True
The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In reality there are few left.
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Expression Ideal Perfection Reality
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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Boredom Emotion Terrorism
I can think of nothing that an audience won’t understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world.
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Audience Myself Thinking Understand World
I’m one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour – and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.
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Drive Fast Myself Scare
If I ever own a restaurant, I will never allow the waiters to ask if the diners like their dishes. Particularly when they’re talking.
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Food Myself Restaurant Talk Wait

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