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I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

“I don’t care what anybody says about me as long as it isn’t true.” — Truman Capote, “Self-Portrait,” The Dogs Bark

Author YahooeyPosted on February 25, 2021February 16, 2021Categories QuotationsTags gossip, rumours, self-portrait, The Dogs Bark, Truman Capote, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

“No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.” — Bertrand Russell, On Education

Author YahooeyPosted on July 26, 2018July 5, 2018Categories QuotationsTags Bertrand Russell, gossip, On Education, virtuesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it; it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker.

“Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it; it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker.” — George Eliot, Daniel Deronda

Author YahooeyPosted on November 22, 2017November 15, 2017Categories QuotationsTags bad taste, Daniel Deronda, George Eliot, gossip, smokeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.

“To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.” — Will Durant, “We Have a Right To Be Happy Today“, Webb School of Claremont, CA. (1958-06-07)

Author YahooeyPosted on August 15, 2017August 15, 2017Categories QuotationsTags gossip, self-praise, We Have a Right To Be Happy Today, Will DurantLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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We're addicted to stories that can help us make conversation and take our minds off our own problems.

“We’re addicted to stories that can help us make conversation and take our minds off our own problems.” — Dave Pell, “Punching The Golden Ticket“ (2016-08-30)

Author YahooeyPosted on September 3, 2016November 19, 2019Categories QuotationsTags avoidance, conversation, Dave Pell, distraction, gossip, problems, storiesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else's entertainment.

“There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else’s entertainment.” — Maureen O’Hara, ‘Tis Herself

Author YahooeyPosted on July 22, 2016July 19, 2016Categories QuotationsTags gossip, Maureen O'Hara1 Comment on Quote of the Day

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If a fellow’s putting in five or six hours a day on his neighbor’s character, he’s mighty apt to scamp the building of his own.

“If a fellow’s putting in five or six hours a day on his neighbor’s character, he’s mighty apt to scamp the building of his own.” — George Horace Lorimer, Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

Author YahooeyPosted on December 5, 2014November 9, 2014Categories QuotationsTags character, George Horace Lorimer, gossipLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.” — Saki

Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.

“Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.” — Saki, “Reginald at the Carlton,” Reginald

Author YahooeyPosted on February 19, 2014September 10, 2016Categories QuotationsTags gossip, Reginald, Reginald at the Carlton, Saki2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Quote with a picture of Oscar Wilde.

“Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.” — Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan

Author YahooeyPosted on January 23, 2014November 16, 2021Categories QuotationsTags gossip, history, Oscar Wilde, scandalLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“Folks should do their own fuckin’, then they wouldn’t want to listen to a lot of clatfart about another man’s.” — D. H. Lawrence

Folks should do their own fuckin', then they wouldn't want to listen to a lot of clatfart about another man's.

“Folks should do their own fuckin’, then they wouldn’t want to listen to a lot of clatfart about another man’s.” — D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Author YahooeyPosted on January 9, 2014November 19, 2016Categories QuotationsTags D. H. Lawrence, gossipLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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