Oscar Wilde Quotes
In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
Quotes to Explore
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Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.
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The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many.
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If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.
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You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
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I'm a huge fan of e-books, but the more I buy and download, the more I worry that someone could just take them all away from me.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
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I have nothing maternal in me, and men want to be mothered a lot of the time.
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When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.
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I'm a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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When you're a dancer who is injured, you are at the bottom of the food chain. We are so replaceable.
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I'm a big reader, so when I was in 'Pride and Prejudice,' or, like, in Poirots and Marples, those are all books that I loved, and so it was really exciting for me to inhabit characters from literature that I knew and recognized.
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
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There is a problem in Washington, and the problem is bigger than a continuing resolution. It is bigger than Obamacare. It is even bigger than the budget. The most fundamental problem and the frustration is that the men and women in Washington aren't listening.
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I've always been aware of my health - when you are having to go on stage and perform, you need to be feeling good - but when I was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, I became really, really conscious of my health.
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I do not carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. ...The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.
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When I first watched Bette Davis in 'All About Eve', I was struck by how much I felt that she is Margo Channing and that she's Bette Davis, where she was able to do both, where you're like, 'What an icon.'
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To call a thing good not a day longer than it appears to us good, and above all not a day earlier - that is the only way to keep joy pure.
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Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's.
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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
