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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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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Women want to feel wanted. Men want to feel needed.
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Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered.
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Some things definitely work better on film than in books. Introspection is great in books but it doesn't work on film. Anything with high intensity, whether it's a love scene, a car chase, a fight scene - those things work so well on film and oftentimes they can tell a much broader part of the story.
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The use of our possessions shows us up for what we actually are.
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The job of the critic is to report to us his moods.
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We like to think of women as peacemakers, not purveyors of violence.
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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.
