Oscar Wilde Quotes
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My mother passed when I was in the third grade, my father when I was in the seventh, and that's when I was shipped to Los Angeles to live with an aunt.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.
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I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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The historian is a prophet looking backward.
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Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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I think my track record speaks for myself... I have been endorsed by the African Union, but I am a prosecutor for 121 states parties and this is what I intend to be until the end of my mandate.
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You cannot write a book unless it is totally inhabiting your imagination and you are totally engrossed with it. Which is a kind word for obsession.
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My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.
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Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.
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I just don't believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.
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There's a reason people use CGI: it's cheaper and faster. I hate that.
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Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
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I would gladly admit women are superior to men if only they would stop trying to be the same as us.
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No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which he can stay polite and soft-mannered.
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You are never really prepared for criticism.
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The one-cylinder ward is one in which the bishop handles all the problems, makes all the decisions, follows through on all the assignments, and faces every challenge. Then, like any other overworked cylinder, he starts to sputter and behave erratically. Eventually, he burns out altogether.
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The public are entitled to have an absolute guarantee of the financial probity and integrity of their elected representatives, their officials and above all of Ministers. They need to know that they are under financial obligations to nobody, other than public lending institutions, except to the extent that they are publicly declared.
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Men as a rule love with their eyes, woman with their ears.
