F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

F. Scott Fitzgerald quotes and sayings page 4 (deceased author born on Sep 24, 1896). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 64 we have for him.

“No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.”

“At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.”

“It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.”

“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.”

“Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.”

“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.”

“There are no second acts in American lives.”

“The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.”

“Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.”