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The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.
 O wad some power the giftie gie us
 To see oursel's as ithers see us!
  It wad read more 
 O wad some power the giftie gie us
 To see oursel's as ithers see us!
  It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
   And foolish notion;
    What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
     And ev'n devotion! 
People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.
People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.
Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like read more
Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy.
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
My breasts are beautiful, and I gotta tell you, they've gotten a lot of attention for what is relatively short read more
My breasts are beautiful, and I gotta tell you, they've gotten a lot of attention for what is relatively short screen time.
You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.
You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Gloomy as night he stands.