Oscar Wilde Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I believe in aging gracefully.
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My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
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I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
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I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on T.V.
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I think there is an army clock ticking in me. I value time. I always want to be on time. I don't complain about things, saying, 'There is no caravan here,' etc. For example, they could only arrange a tent on the location of 'Pareshanu Raa'. I understand the importance of money. I respect my work a lot. Not that I am the only one who works hard.
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There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.
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How does one get bored of life?
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If you could stay at this stage - you're 17, and you're always going to be in love with your first love - that's probably attractive.
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.
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When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more.
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I'm not good at accepting help.
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Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.
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I know what it feels like to be a victim of domestic violence.
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William James used to preach the 'will-to-believe.' For my part, I should wish to preach the 'will-to-doubt.' None of our beliefs are quite true; all at least have a penumbra of vagueness and error. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
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I started to perform when I was 12... I don't talk too much. I let the music do the talking.
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I can't believe how some of the most unfortunate people in the world can be the happiest.It's just so enlightening to me.
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I'm actually a pretty shy person in real life with new people.
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Write a lot. And finish what you write. Don't join writer's clubs and go sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people. Write it. Finish it. I set those rules up years ago, and nothing's changed.
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The only one you need in your life is that person who shows you he needs you in his.
