Oscar Wilde Quotes
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It's hard to generalize, because they're all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered by the SF field.
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I don't take on big things. What I do, pretty much, is make the big things small and the small things big.
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Doing a TV show is different because it's more of a TV version of something. A more focused take on things.
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I love being able to take a nap in the afternoon.
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One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things.
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I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child.
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Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns.
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My Native American heritage was not embraced by our family, and we grew up African-American, so I didn't have a lot of access or history to that line of my family.
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Being bombastic for the sake of being bombastic has just never been my take on the world.
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I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see.
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I have decided that I won't take up assignments that don't interest me.
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Sometimes one has to take on responsibilities that weren't those one imagined.
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I found it hard being a full-time mum and take my hat off to anyone who can do it.
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Europe can't take in huge masses of foreign people in an unlimited, uncontrolled manner.
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Your look reflects what's happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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I will not take 'but' for an answer.
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I take full pride in the fact that I'm from Chandigarh.
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Exhibitions usually are not collected; they disperse after they take place.
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Philanthropy can take the risks that others cannot or will not.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.
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In giving advice, aptitude is often less to be considered, than seasonableness.
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When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, 'So what did you guys fail at this week?' If we didn't have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he'd high-five me. What I didn't realize at the time was that he was completely reframing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn't the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'I didn't try that because I was scared,' that is failure.
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As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.
