Robert Mitchum? Gloria Pitzer? Lloyd Robson? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: A movie star was once asked about the impressive longevity of his marriage, and he replied that the two partners displayed mutual forbearance. Each partner believed that the other would do better tomorrow. This statement has been attributed to Golden-Age Hollywood actor Robert Mitchum, …
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This Life’s Hard, But It’s Harder If You’re Stupid
John Wayne? Redd Foxx? Robert Mitchum? George V. Higgins? Steven Keats? Eddie Coyle? Jackie Brown? Dear Quote Investigator: When someone performs a witless or laughably irritating act there is a barbed response that reflects exasperation. Here are three versions: Life is hard. It’s harder when you’re stupid. Life’s hard. It’s harder if you’re stupid. Life …
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