W. H. Auden Quotes
No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
W. H. Auden
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I'm so excited to be working on 'Doctor Who,' as it's such a big and important part of British culture.
Maisie Williams
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
D. J. MacHale
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'Anna Karenina' is just a story about a woman falling in love with a bloke who is not her husband. It's gossip, rubbish - on the other hand, it's the deepest story there could be about social transgression, about love, betrayal, duty, children.
Hanif Kureishi
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I'm someone who wears their heart on their sleeve.
Victoria Pendleton
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This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over.
Harold Brodkey
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The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.
Gary Zukav
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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The effort of every time I put out a video, it was like, 'Okay, I've got to put it on my Facebook, I've got to put it on my website, what's the view count now? What's the view count now? What's the view count now?' You get obsessive with it.
Rachel Bloom
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The Bible says, 'Judge not lest ye be judged.' Our lives are supposed to be hospitals, not courtrooms.
Tammy Faye Bakker
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Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.
Taron Egerton
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Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
H. L. Mencken
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I am not a witch doctor, and in fact, you cannot have a witch doctor. You are either a witch or a doctor.
Yahya Jammeh
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I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.
R. Kelly
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Me being me, I put the numbers from my hospital's website from my tumor sizes into a spreadsheet.
Dave deBronkart
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I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped up, but I love to go camping, and I'm totally fine with not doing my hair or makeup, not taking a shower and just hiking.
Vanessa Hudgens
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I hate complaining about paparazzi, I hate complaining about being recognised, because if I ultimately didn't want to be an actor or in the public eye, I would quit doing what I do. That's not the reason I do it, but I love the work so much that it's worth it.
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Quality for me is key, and this stands true in every facet of my business from real estate, hotels, and fashion.
Ivanka Trump
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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
W. H. Auden
