Marya Mannes

If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#american #american men #american women #boring #gain

In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#attitude #gratitude #proper

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#fellows #intelligence #only #our #pretend

It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#any #better #enormous #enough #group

It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#make #never #say #sincere #sound

Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#down #faucet #grow #leak #learn

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#carrier #cash #desire #eye #female

The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#leak #learn #leave #them