Oscar Wilde Quotes
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Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.
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The psychology of women hitherto actually represents a deposit of the desires and disappointments of men.
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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As technology changes the way we communicate, connect, create, consume and innovate, it is democratizing access to opportunity. Education is no exception.
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I think people tend to live, whether they like it or not, influenced by what's next door to them.
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A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.
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I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.
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I'm very kinesthetic, and when you're that way, you just feel it in your body. I know that other actors think with the logical part of their brain, but I wear my character inside my body, even when I'm away from the set.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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I love to drive. My present to myself from 'The Tudors' was a red Mazda MX5 hard-top convertible. I loved that car, and also what she represented - my first success.
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I would love to continue working on animated films. Yeah, those are my ambitions. No doubt.
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I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader.
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I don't mind being described as vanilla in certain ways.
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Puberty extends into your twenties, for sure, and some people don't get over that until much later in life. I feel like I'm just starting to get over puberty - basically twenty years of insufferable, totally self-obsessed hell.
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Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy.
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In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another.
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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.
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It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music.
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It is a surprising fact that those who object most violently to the manipulation of behaviour nevertheless make the most vigorous effort to manipulate minds.
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I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out.
