Oscar Wilde Quotes
It is chiefly, I regret to say, through journalism that such people find expression. I regret it because there is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
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I think the music I've created is quite odd, and people are going to start talking about that.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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The music is just so rich and part of the culture there. I suddenly felt like I needed to go on this mission to make sure we save New Orleans because - not that I can save anything - but it's so much part of what this country is, this whole mix of people coming together and doing this thing.
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What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.
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People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence.
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I don't believe in sharing my money. If I go out and work my nuts off and make some money, I don't feel that I should have to share it with my community.
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When I first put my hat in the ring, several very tried and true and loyal Democratic activists from our community said, 'What? She's not a Democrat. She's a Republican.' I took that as a compliment, you know, that people didn't necessarily know what my ideology might be because I wasn't driven by that.
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I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff.
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People sometimes say, 'Oh, you were a movie star,' and I'm like, 'No, I was a supporting actress.' I wasn't an A-list actress, and I'm fine with that. I'm proud of what I did in film.
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Asian players train so hard. Most of the time, on Monday mornings, the only people you see on the range are Asians. I mean, only see Asians.
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There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief.
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I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.
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I liked 'Star Wars,' but I wasn't an uberfan like many people are.
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When you take the world record, a lot of people are going to go out there to get you, really. I kind of enjoy that. I like being chased.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different.
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By preventing pneumonia and other diseases, we are giving men, women and children the chance to live healthy productive lives and participate in the global economy. In doing so, we are not only enhancing their futures - we are enhancing our own.
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If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance.
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The life of the spirit may be fairly represented in diagram as a large acute-angled triangle divided horizontally into unequal parts with the narrowest segment uppermost. The lower the segment the greater it is in breadth, depth, and area.
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Speculation replaces fact. It's very easy to see news outlets running with information that is unconfirmed or erroneous.
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Often in evolutionary processes a species must adapt to new conditions in order to survive.
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I would like to work with The Weeknd. That's my boy, though; that's my friend.
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Finn doesn't have as much respect for Han's legacy as everybody else does, and Han finds that a bit charming. They team up and go on a mission together. The banter is very choppy, and the dialogue is pretty funny. Chewie enjoys the banter and the friction between the two, but they definitely have each other's backs.
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It is chiefly, I regret to say, through journalism that such people find expression. I regret it because there is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
