Oscar Wilde Quotes

There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception of the beautiful.

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It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying things to make it sound like it's hard, hard work, it's not. It's beautiful work. It's fun work. It's everything you'd ever want to do.
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I'd imagine my wedding as a fairy tale... huge, beautiful and white.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
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Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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Dixie Chicks surprised me with a beautiful three-part harmony version of 'I'll Take Care of You.' And Don Henley's performance of 'The Heart of the Matter' still just slays me every time I hear it.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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Not for a moment, beautiful aged Walt Whitman, have I failed to see your beard full of butterflies.
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There are so many young women coming up through the ranks. Adele is an amazing singer. Beyonce has great stage presence. She's just a beautiful woman. I love how everyone has just taken charge of their lives and careers.
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No one who is in this world will deny that evils exist. What, then, do we say? That evil is not a living and animated substance, but a condition of the soul which is opposed to virtue and which springs up In the slothful because of their falling away from good.
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It's surreal to think that I own this beautiful island. It doesn't feel like anyone can own Lanai. What it feels like to me is this really cool 21st-century engineering project, where I get to work with the people of Lanai to create a prosperous and sustainable Eden in the Pacific.
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I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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For some reason, people imagine that dramatic things happen to people who don't look beautiful.
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The beautiful 1940s women were a strong influence for me.
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Theater is where you go to find out something new that you don't know. It goes through somebody's brain and comes out in a comprehensible way that is beautiful, that's really interesting.
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We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in.
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It is inexcusable that the richest country in the world does not take care of all of its people. We don't consider ourselves idealistic; we're thoughtfully trying to make a beautiful health care model.
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We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.
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The attitude of the American public toward the external projection of American power has been much more ambivalent. The public supported America's engagement in World War II largely because of the shock effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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We fear our passage will be attended with difficulties by reason of the great number of passingers which are one hundred and eighty and upwards in number.
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The horror aspect, the scary parts, are easy for me. I mean, I can get into that pretty easy, because I get scared. You have to invest yourself in these characters.
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Faith is cold as ice.Why are little ones born only to sufferfor the want of immunity, or a bowl of rice?Well, who would hold a price on the heads of the innocent childrenif there's some immortal power to control the dice? - Roll The Bones (1991)
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There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception of the beautiful.