Emily Dickinson Quotes
Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.
Emily Dickinson
Quotes to Explore
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I think if they put a laugh track on 'Intervention,' it would be funny.
Zach Galifianakis
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I'm good at utilising body parts as letters.
Tavi Gevinson
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
Laura Linney
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I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.
Paloma Faith
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When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone.
Sally Mann
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Whether slavery shall go into Nebraska, or other new territories, is not a matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there. The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these territories. We want them for the homes of free white people.
Abraham Lincoln
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Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct 'British' accent, one that my dialect coach was happy with, he hated it.
Madeleine Stowe
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There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that stretched much farther than a man could see, and there were no settlers. Only Indians lived there.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result of the chilling effect of these prosecutions on the press, many stories never make the news.
Safak Pavey
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I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there's a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive.
Adam Ant
Adam and the Ants
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Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don't think because it's an hour of your Thursday night rather than an hour and a half of your weekend that you should be gypped at all in quality.
Maggie Q
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Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.
Quentin Crisp
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Sometimes, I play a round of extremely poor golf.
Bobby Keys
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But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.
Johnny Mathis
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Who has the fame to be an early riser may sleep till noon.
James Howell
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If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.
Andy Rooney
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Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.
Emily Dickinson