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A man at his desk in a room with a closed door is a man at work. A woman at a desk in any room is available.

Marya Mannes

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Marya Mannes
Age: 85 †
Born: 1904
Born: November 14
Died: 1990
Died: September 13
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To be successful in the world of art you must, of course, have talent, although very small talents have gone very far in this age. Just as the microphone gave volume to voices that had none, so does the science of press-agentry magnify limited skills into highly saleable properties.
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A candidate for office can have no greater advantage than muddled syntax no greater liability than a command of language.
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The New York voice reflects its diversity, its foreignness, and, inevitably, the sense of superiority New Yorkers feel or come to feel. It says, without saying, We Know.
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Flirtation is merely an expression of considered desire coupled with an admission of its impracticability.
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A high standard of living is usually accompanied by a low standard of thinking.
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