Oscar Wilde Quotes
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
Florence Nightingale -
To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
Vera Wang -
A state of shock is what results when a gap opens up between events and our initial ability to explain them. When we find ourselves in that position, without a story, without our moorings, a great many people become vulnerable to authority figures telling us to fear one another and relinquish our rights for the greater good.
Naomi Klein -
I've always thought Juliette Lewis was great.
Indiana Evans -
I don't think it's good for people to know too much about you. With my favourite bands, I don't want to have the inside track on every single aspect of their personal lives.
Oliver Sim The xx -
I live with my family. I moved to L.A. eight years ago, and it's the same room. But I'm looking now. I might get a condo.
Taylor Lautner
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Before, I could meet and greet all my fans one by one, but now, it's hard to remember all of their names. And my actions can sometimes cause misunderstandings. If I bow to one side, I've heard people from the other side ask why I didn't bow there.
Park Bo-gum -
I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
Sam Shepard -
I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.
Jack Dee -
Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
Ralph Marston -
I find when I'm more awake, I tend to think more of the structure and movement of a tune, abrupt transitions, etc.; things becoming more composed.
Aaron Funk -
I could walk into anyone's home one time and draw a three-dimensional architectural plan of the inside of their home from memory, but I could not add up a column of numbers.
Patricia Polacco
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Upon the death of my father, our family and myself were emotionally and financially exhausted.
Sam Sheppard -
That's what technology does to you - makes you lazy but allows you to innovate.
Kapil Sibal -
We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.
Imelda Staunton -
My senior year of high school, I got into UCLA, but my family couldn't afford it.
Adam DeVine -
The most common criticism I've seen is that I write 'popcorn fantasy:' lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they explain why they love it for exactly that reason. I'm cool with that, either way. I just nod and let it go.
R. A. Salvatore -
I had no ambition to go to America and be in a TV show. It's not like I've rejected something or decided that I've found something better. Your life just takes you off in strange and different directions.
Damian Lewis
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Not only does Hollywood make money - it seems to make better movies during recessions. I'm sure a lot of studio executives wish we could have one every year.
John Ridley -
Shutting one's eyes is an art, my dear. I suppose there's no use trying to make you see that - but that's the only way one can stay married.
Zoe Akins -
I am doing what I love; acting is what I love best after being a mother.
Karisma Kapoor -
Being in my best shape, my conditioning, it's something I pride myself in.
Carl Hagelin -
Art should never be popular.
Oscar Wilde