Oscar Wilde Quotes
Good intentions have been the ruin of the world. The only people who have achieved anything have been those who have had no intentions at all.Oscar Wilde
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
Raf Simons -
I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
Barbara McClintock -
People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
Wayne Dyer -
I don't want to get too philosophical, but in a sense, you're given this gift, this sort of creative force in you, and I think everyone has it, and it's completely unique to you. And you as a person have a little bit of a responsibility as its shepherd if you choose to incorporate that into your life.
Ze Frank -
The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
Damien Hirst -
I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
Laura Leighton
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After 'Heart Skips A Beat' hit No.1, I barely had a chance to celebrate 'cos it was straight over to the judges' houses for the 'Xtra Factor,' filming in Greece, L.A. and Spain.
Olly Murs -
I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do after the one I do next.
Quentin Tarantino -
I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
Owen Wilson -
I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
Calvin Johnson -
The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you – and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.
Campbell Scott -
Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
J. A. Konrath -
I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.
Adam Arkin -
I'm literally open to any medium that will have me.
J. J. Abrams -
I wanted to be a child actor so bad that every day I'd beg my parents if I could audition, but my mom said, 'Not until you can drive yourself to auditions.'
Zooey Deschanel -
It was weird - writing is a stupid thing to do. I come up here in the morning to a pleasant room in the roof of my house and imagine I'm a black South American football superstar; then I have to imagine I'm a female pop celebrity who's pregnant. It's a completely mad way to spend your time.
Mal Peet -
I'm also lumbered with the title of being a writer's writer, which is the worst possible reputation you can have, because, of course, other writers don't read other writers except to gain evidence against them. And it puts readers off.
John Banville
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I don't watch the news. I get really emotional about it, and I carry that stuff with me for a long time.
Missy Peregrym -
With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house.
Levon Helm -
I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
Bill Walton -
It is the world's first Ebola epidemic, and it's spiraling out of control. It's bad now, and it's going to get worse in the very near future. There is still a window of opportunity to tamp it down, but that window is closing. We really have to act now.
Tom Frieden -
Good intentions have been the ruin of the world. The only people who have achieved anything have been those who have had no intentions at all.
Oscar Wilde