Oscar Wilde Quotes
My dear young lady, there was a great deal of truth; I dare say, in what you said, and you looked very pretty while you said it, which is much more important.
Quotes to Explore
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.
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People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
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I doubt I'll ever have another traditional print deal.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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We shook up the industry with our landscape-changing deal to acquire Time Warner, the logical next step in our strategy to bring together world-class content with best-in-class distribution which will drive innovation and more choice for consumers.
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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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The privileged classes today are bothered about petrol and diesel prices while the poor can't afford two meals a day. I am a very small person, but I want us to think beyond personal and regional interests.
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Focus on remedies, not faults.
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I love acting. I've been doing it since I was 16, and it's in my nature. It's the thing I do best. But as much as I love acting, I love cinema more. I always had a thing about creating images.
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Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Fashion has this youth mania. But 70-year-old ladies don't have 18-year-old bodies, and 18-year-olds don't have a 70-year-old's dollars.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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I enjoy spending time with my family. And when my family's not around, when I'm on the road, a lot of sleep. I get my rest. I understand how important my job is and how important rest is to that job. I'm pretty boring.
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It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.
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Never underestimate opponents.
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My dear young lady, there was a great deal of truth; I dare say, in what you said, and you looked very pretty while you said it, which is much more important.
