Oscar Wilde Quotes
Misfortunes one can endure - they come from outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one's own faults - Ah! there is the sting of life.
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.
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I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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It is impossible for me to estimate how many of my early impressions of the world, correct and the opposite, came to me through newspapers. Homicide, adultery, no-hit pitching, and Balkanism were concepts that, left to my own devices, I would have encountered much later in life.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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I love America a lot. I really do.
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Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.
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Some of the most significant advances in molecular biology have relied upon the methodology of genetics. The same statement may be made concerning our understanding of immunological phenomena.
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Small lending institutions lack the capability of their larger counterparts to hire the additional manpower necessary to deal with the hundreds of additional regulations created by Dodd-Frank.
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Many of my constituents are in their 80s, 90s, even 100, and our focus is ensuring that their needs can be provided for.
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Intuitive versus analytical? That's a foolish choice. It's foolish, just like trying to choose between being realistic or idealistic. You need both in life.
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Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride.
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For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.
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How dangerous emperors are when they go mad.
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I believe that I'm a special player. I think people love the way I just try to play. I don't try to impress anyone when I'm playing or anything. I just have a feel for the game.
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Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. In the process of living, we will face struggles, many of which will cause us to suffer and to experience pain.
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The education of peoples is a necessary precondition to peace.
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It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.
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Misfortunes one can endure - they come from outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one's own faults - Ah! there is the sting of life.
