Oscar Wilde Quotes
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It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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But in Japanese, there's actually not much of a relationship between the music and the words.
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Interviews make me so nervous - I can't get a sentence out of my mouth.
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I don't even have my own computer.
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I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
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Anybody with skin issues knows that that's a very sensitive subject, and that's why I've never shared that I have vitiligo because I do.
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Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
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We are so blessed to be here in America. We have freedom and opportunity unlike anywhere else in the world.
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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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Some of the craziest people I know, some of the coolest guys I know who party and go crazy and play rock shows and have tons of tattoos, they will still go to church on Sunday and do their best to live that kind of a life.
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I used to try to pick locks because I grew up on my grandparents' farm and I started my own little spy club. I would go around the farm and try to break into the shed and try spying on my grandpa. It was ridiculous.
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It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.
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I like people, and I like listening to them because something that'll happen out of that conversation could be the title or the subject of the song.
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Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
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We try to guide with a light touch. Sometimes we can be helpful, and my goal with my team, both on the series side and on the film side, is that the collaboration should always be invited. In other words, we're not looking to impose our view on the filmmaker; we hire a storyteller because we love the story, and we love their ability to tell it.
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We should perceive that man's period of historical existence, a period so short that his physical constitution has not been altered in the slightest degree, is insufficient to allow of any considerable mental change.
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I loved teaching social studies. And I loved starting each year by teaching about John Locke and the social contract. That lesson helped me teach not just about our rules for the classroom, but how, in our democracy, we give up some individual rights to ensure we collectively have the right to live and prosper in a society.
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Look, you need technical skills to run a company.
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It is not the crook in modern business that we fear, but the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.
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Before the operation on my left hand I wasn't able to stretch my fingers open all the way. I've never had very big hands, but I could do the splits with them. Eventually I couldn't any more. I had a twisted tendon in my little finger that prevented me from being able to stretch.
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I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man.
