Oscar Wilde Quotes
On refusing to make alterations to one of his plays: Who am I to tamper with a masterpiece?
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
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When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness.
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In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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I was on a series for a number of years, and I got very used to only doing a mini-play per week. When I first came back to the theater, and I was suddenly doing eight shows a week again for three or four months, I had to find a new reason to do it.
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It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.
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I love to come to L.A. to visit, and then I like to come to rainy old London because it's home.
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It's hard sometimes if you think a character should look a certain way and you're being pushed to do it differently. I've had fights over that. That's why it's so important that you work with good people.
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Perish that thought! No, never be it saidThat Fate itself could awe the soul of Richard.Hence, babbling dreams! you threaten here in vain!Conscience, avaunt! Richard ’s himself again!Hark! the shrill trumpet sounds to horse! away!My soul ’s in arms, and eager for the fray.
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The best thing I can say about 'Teen Wolf Too' is that it's the only time anyone ever referred to me as Preston Sturges. Leonard Maltin wrote that 'Teen Wolf Too' made 'Teen Wolf' look like Preston Sturges. I've always prided myself on that.
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Our stories are different; our pain is the same.
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Most men are far younger when they have their children and they're building their careers. If they are older they probably don't have the luxury of retiring - and generally sixty something-year-old men don't choose to have a child and spend all their time with that child. So it was a very unique situation.
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The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving.
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The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.
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Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.
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Fantasy enabled me to break the shackles and create a whole new level of 'the world is in danger' stakes.
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America says we are a great democratic society and other people should follow our example. Well, I say we benefited from slavery, and as a nation, we never faced that because the people in power chose not to.
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Irene Nemirovsky was a prolific writer punctiliously devoted to her craft.
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But realize this: we are living through writing’s Cambrian explosion, not its mass extinction. Language is more varied than ever before, even if some of it is directly copied from the clipboard—variety is the preservation of an art, not a threat to it.
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I always wanted to live to about 70. I thought that'd be a good age.
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Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?
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Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece.
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On refusing to make alterations to one of his plays: Who am I to tamper with a masterpiece?
