Oscar Wilde Quotes
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'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
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When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine gift. In short, a good constitution facilitates the rule of the soul over the body, but it is not impossible to conquer a bad constitution by training.
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It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska.
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
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I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.
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All of the songs my grandparents and parents listened to are called boleros - they're all love songs. They're about giving your heart to a person. It's a culture that is so romantic and passionate, and that's something that I'm very proud of. We grew up with nothing, so we just want to live a life full of love.
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I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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I think it's fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it.
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When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
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But I'm so slow on it because I find it terribly hard writing blind on computers. The computer speaks to me, but it's just so slow, I'm so terribly slow using it.
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There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
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A lot of American playwrights seem to have a career as a playwright. I don't consider it a career at all.
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America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost.
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Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.
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I'm active in PAX, which is a gun awareness organization. We treat gun safety as a public health issue.
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I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers.
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In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted to carry weapons, to swat an insect or speak an angry word, a discipline that introduced them to a new way of living.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I don't know if I particularly want to be remembered for anything. I personally do not think I'm a great gift to the world. I've been very fortunate.
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Don't mistake kindness for weakness, baby.
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I don't like a lot of things like [Iraq], I never did. Being in a position of celebrity and having your words carry such unnatural weight...I've always been a bit squeamish when it came to that kind of thing.
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It is a much cleverer thing to talk nonsense than to listen to it.
