James Hilton Quotes
People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.
Quotes to Explore
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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Always, I am on the threshold.
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The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I don't know any woman who doesn't have an anxiety attack about wearing a bathing suit.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!
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Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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All that a critic, as critic, can give poets is the deadly encouragement that never ceases to remind them of how heavy their inheritance is.
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There are charms made only for distant admiration.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution.
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Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.
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There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan.
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I didn't want to do casting in a way that you find yourself in a situation where there's this perfect girl for a part and you just can't cast her because the family says no.
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The biggest mistake we made at WordPress.com in term of infrastructure was buying servers.
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People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.
