We pursue that which retreats from us. It's from Heidegger. Groucho Marks said the same...
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Dex: Look at me. Look at me, okay? Technically, I shouldn't be getting laid, but I do. And do you know why, Dave? Because when I'm hanging out with a woman, that's all I'm doing is hanging out, talking, listening. I'm not sitting there thinking about how to get in bed with her. And this completely confuses them because they're saying "Wait a minute. I'm so much better looking than this guy. Isn't he attracted to me?" The basic principle: We pursue that which retreats from us.
Rick: It's from Heidegger.
Unnamed Guy Playing Poker: Groucho Marks said the same thing. "Act like a woman can't join your club, and she'll do almost anything to get in."
Rick: It's from Heidegger.
Unnamed Guy Playing Poker: Groucho Marks said the same thing. "Act like a woman can't join your club, and she'll do almost anything to get in."
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Look at me okay
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Technically I shouldn't be getting laid but I do
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Do you know why Dave
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Because when I'm hanging out with a woman that's all I'm doing is hanging out
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talkin' listenin'
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I'm not thinking about how to get in bed with her
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This completely confuses them because they're saying
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Wait a minute I'm so much better looking than this guy Isn't he attracted to me
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The basic principle We pursue that which retreats from us
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It's from Heidegger Groucho Marx said the same thing
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Act like a woman can't join your club and she'll do almost anything to get in
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Movie Summary
Underachieving, overweight kindergarten teacher Dex finds a woman who forces him to reexamine his Zen-like system of seduction.
