"Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is…" — Marya Mannes
"Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal."
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51 Quotes by Marya Mannes
Marya Mannes has 51 quotes on this site.
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No man is a Christian who cheats his fellows, perverts the truth, or speaks of a "clean bomb" yet he…
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To know the good is to react against the bad. Indifference is the mark of deprivation.
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Until we know what motivates the hearts and minds of men we can understand nothing outside ourselves, nor will we…
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Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.
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The suppression of civil liberties is too many less a matter for horror than the curtailment of the freedom to…
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It is not enough to show people how to live better; there is a mandate for any group with enormous…
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The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting…
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It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.
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The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty…
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Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages…
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If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women…
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In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude
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My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish.
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My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that…
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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great…
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High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when…
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