Oscar Wilde Quotes
If a man needs an elaborate tombstone in order to remain in the memory of his country, it is clear that his living at all was an act of absolute superfluity.
Quotes to Explore
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You really are being quite foolish to smoke.
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One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.
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Films like 'Bond' fund training schemes for film technicians of the future, and working on films themselves provides a great training ground for budding directors and cinematographers. If there's no money there for films to be made, it's like a house of cards, it all comes tumbling down.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
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Don't ally your personal interests with the development of the company.
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While I was busy hating Vegas, and hiding from Vegas, a funny thing happened. I grew to love Vegas.
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We're not really under pressure to deliver a cloned baby to this world. What we are under pressure to do is to deliver a cloned baby that is a healthy one.
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There is plenty of building material and more than enough manpower to make a decent home for every Cuban. But if we continue to wait for the golden calf, a thousand years will have gone by, and the problem will remain the same.
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Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature.
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I love opera, I love writing for the voice, I love telling stories with music.
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All countries will inevitably have to do what Russia has done.
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Even as an actor, I think like a storyteller. My parents raised us to look at the script.
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I am very proud to be a Latina, because that's also something that makes me very unique.
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For a sentence is not complete unless each word, once its syllables have been pronounced, gives way to make room for the next.
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If a man needs an elaborate tombstone in order to remain in the memory of his country, it is clear that his living at all was an act of absolute superfluity.
