Bret Harte Quotes
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
W. Somerset Maugham -
I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
Kate Thompson -
Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
Victor Hugo -
Explosions are not comfortable.
Yevgeny Zamyatin -
I educated myself. To me, school was boring.
Van Morrison -
Animals are companions on this planet, not necessarily our feedbags.
D. A. Pennebaker
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln -
I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.
Paloma Faith -
I would love to go to Ladakh - there are beautiful monasteries there and because I am from Himachal. I would love to go to Paris. I haven't been to New York, which I have heard a lot about. And, I would love to go to Kanyakumari. I think that would be interesting!
Yami Gautam -
The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
Ed Markey -
Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Jack Benny -
Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
Edmund Waller
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It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
Laura Wade -
I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
Rand Paul -
At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.
Gary Johnson -
Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in.
Florence King -
Sometimes I think that there's a fine line between impressionistic and messy.
Lady Gaga -
The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.
Aasif Mandvi
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Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.
Jimmy Buffett -
If there's a black cat that crosses the street in my path, I will turn around and walk 20 minutes out of my way to not cross it. You know how in New York there's a lot of scaffolding? I won't walk under scaffolding or under ladders. I wear things like a baseball player wears things that are supposed to have luck.
Lauren Groff -
The only reason ever to make a sequel is to spend more time with the characters that people love: to tell more of their story.
Elizabeth Banks -
When all else fails, trust God.
David Robinson The Cars -
I think people are just really disappointed, disappointed with Blair as well, who's just like Bush's lapdog. I think everyone's just disillusioned with politics in our country, and it must be the same in your country.
Paul Weller Incognito -
The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.
Bret Harte