Oscar Wilde Quotes
The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument on which one plays, that is all.
Quotes to Explore
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One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
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I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
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Anyone who knows me knows what I'm about - how much I'm into empowerment, equal rights and everyone just loving themselves.
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The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities.
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I've taken Saturdays to be the day I pull back completely. I do things that are more creative, and I've actually found that helps me when I get back into work to be more thoughtful, and I truly believe that feeding your creative soul is really important to being more analytical.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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On 11 September, I was living in Greenwich Village, New York; my children learned to tell south from north by looking at the World Trade Center.
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I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.
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I feel like the phone was in my way. So I got rid of the phone to focus.
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Our publicist at Warner Brothers is a young guy who has worked so hard for seven years with us and when we saw him backstage he broke down and cried. He couldn't believe it happened. It was seeing him so overcome when we realised how much it really meant.
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The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care.
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You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.'
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
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The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.
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Most people would identify with the fact that we tend to be defined by the struggles we came through than by the successes. And certainly for me that's true.
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Governments must ensure that the power of blogs is cultivated and implemented in collaborative ways, with a view to preserve peace and human dignity.
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It's, like, even in journeys like Facebook, we've had some very serious ups and downs.
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I never really liked Italy. 'Lots of cement' is my long-standing quote.
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All that Rent the Runway has really done is we've opened up the technology and logistics to make it possible to have the customer decide how long she needs an article of clothing for.
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My idols are singers like Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu because there's no gloss on what they do.
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It is fun to think about your pet moonlighting as a water delivery man, or a bouncer at a bar. Thinking about your dog out in the world, instead of laying on your bed when you leave, is really fun.
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The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument on which one plays, that is all.
