Oscar Wilde Quotes
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.
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One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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I think it's just important to be able to keep things to myself and to have these moments that can't be - where I don't put them out and feel like they could be misunderstood, you know?
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People tend to associate fairies with princesses, but they couldn't be more different. Princesses have dynastic and domestic pressures, and they get parked on glass hills. Fairies don't have families. They don't clean or cook. They sip nectar from flowers and dance by the light of the moon.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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Baseball is not a lot of statistics to me. It's blood and tears.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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I was an avid reader, but never thought seriously about writing a novel until I was in my thirties. I took no formal fiction-writing courses and never thought about these categories when I wrote my first novel.
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A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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As the facts change, change your thesis. Don't be a stubborn mule, or you'll get killed.
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No access to me, nor my staff, will ever affect what we do to protect consumers of the state of Florida.
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There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
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I started out a die-hard New Yorker but really grew to love working in Los Angeles. Even though I originally wanted to do theater, TV presented more opportunities for me, which led me out west.
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I want to say very clearly that the government... is ready to intervene in order to guarantee the stability of banks and the savings of our citizens.
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I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.
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Freedom is the alone unoriginated birthright of man, and belongs to him by force of his humanity.
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Mrs. Allonby: No man does. That is his.
