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(1889—1944)

English barrister and author

Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be.

(1889—1944), "Supers and Supermen."

History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.

Death is life's way of telling you you've been fired..

I wouldn't mind dying--it's the business of having to stay dead that scares the shit out of me.

Ten years of rejection slips is nature's way of telling you to stop writing.

(1895—1985)

U.S. author

There's no money in poetry but then there's no poetry in money, either.

(1896—1985)

U.S. actress

Never give up; and never, under any circumstances, no matter what--never face the facts.

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

(1884—1974)

U.S. film producer

I'll give you a definite maybe.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.