W. H. Auden Quotes
A writer is a maker, not a man of action: his private life is of no concern to anybody but himself, his family and his friends.W. H. Auden
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I love when actors can let go of where and how they have to do it, and just that we do it. That we are flawed and human, and don't worry about how we look or who we are, or that it seems too old of a character if we're still young.
Laura Dern -
In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
Fedor Emelianenko -
Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
A. R. Ammons -
We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
Samuel Goldwyn -
'Dr. Strangelove' was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can't believe they actually blew up the world after that.
Gary Ross -
I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
Kajal Aggarwal
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The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
Quintilian -
Even before it opened its retail arm, Beigh was renowned among pashmina cognoscenti for the quality and complexity of the work produced in its workshop, a large, airy, sunlit rectangle of a room directly across from its second-floor shop.
Hanya Yanagihara -
Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
Jack Ma -
Men always do leave off really thinking, when the last bit of wild animal dies in them.
D. H. Lawrence -
A good leader must be fair.
Yao Ming -
I think it's the responsibility of a major opera house not only to cultivate debate and get people thinking, but also to be interfaced with things that challenge them. To challenge its audience and not just deliver things that they know, even though some of those things are wonderful.
Wayne McGregor
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
Fran Lebowitz -
A lot of my writer friends - some of whom are brilliant - work when the Muse calls them, for lack of a better description. You know, days of nothing, then this creative burst where they write for 36 hours straight fueled by caffeine and idealism.
G. Willow Wilson -
Every season, for me, it's like starting from scratch again.
Usain Bolt -
When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects in the output.
A. R. Rahman -
I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
Garth Nix -
I think as a filmmaker one should make all kinds of films. It is not that one should make only one kind of film. I love to see romantic films; I loved watching 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,' 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.' If I make such films, I will make it with my yardstick, according to my parameters.
Madhur Bhandarkar
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It's celebrated in British culture to be eccentric.
Paloma Faith -
Now we intend to talk about
Johannes Tauler -
I've always been interested in family secrets and what happens behind closed doors. I find that fascinating and creepy - that's why I read: because I want to know other people's secrets.
Ottessa Moshfegh -
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviours and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve.
Anthony Robbins -
A writer is a maker, not a man of action: his private life is of no concern to anybody but himself, his family and his friends.
W. H. Auden