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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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 -
It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
Laura Wade
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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 -
I used to just sit in the living room and make up songs on the keyboard.
Fleur East
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The 'open' mind of the poet and artist can sense realities beyond the reach of our normal senses. The real problem is that our materialistic assumptions have a number of false premises built into them: it is only when we recognize this that we see there is no sharp dividing line between the everyday world and the invisible world of the clairvoyant.
Colin Wilson -
Someone once asked me what my working timetable was like and when was the last time I went on a holiday. I said about 20 years back. I don’t work anymore, because I get paid to do what I like most. So it’s like a paid holiday.
Kamal Haasan -
Advertising is a wonderful lubricant for business, if it's used properly.
John Cullum -
A name, it has more than nominal worth, And belongs to good or bad luck at birth
Thomas Hood -
The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.
Bret Harte