Quotes by Oscar Levant
(1906 - 1972)

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Actors	I knew her before she was a virgin. - (on Doris Day)
Actresses	A walking X-ray. - (on Audrey Hepburn)
Books	I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
Character	Under this flabby exterior is an enomous lack of character.
Depression	I was once thrown out of a mental hospital for depressing the other patients.
Drinking	I envy people who drink -- at least they know what to blame everything on.
Drinking	I don't drink; I don't like it -- it makes me feel good.
Genius	There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
Happiness	Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
Humility	I am no more humble than my talents require.
Humiltiy	What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
Insults	I never watch the Dinah Shore show -- I'm a diabetic.
Insults	I'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away. - (to an obnoxious acquaintance.)
Marriage	Mairrage is a triumph of habit over hate.
Men	I'm a self made man. Who else would help.
Misc.	So little time and so little to do.
Misc.	Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Politicians	I once said cynically of a politician, "He'll double-cross that bridge when he comes to it."
Politics	The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.

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