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«I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about..»
Author: Arthur C. Clarke (Writer) | Keywords: pretend
«It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.»
«Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.»
Author: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Writer) | About: Behavior | Keywords: careful, pretend
«I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.»
Author: Maria Callas (Soprano) | About: Evil | Keywords: Angel, judged, like so, pretend, roles, serious
«If you're going to write, don't pretend to write down. It's going to be the best you can do, and it's the fact that it's the best you can do that kills you.»
«I don't pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do.»
Author: Johnny Depp (Actor) | Keywords: captain, pretend, Weird
«Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.»
«A funny thing to do is, if you're out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that *you* got bit by a snake. Then start an argument with him about who's going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That's why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke.»
«If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.»
«I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.»

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