Oscar Wilde Quotes
There were sins whose fascination was more in the memory than in the doing of them, strange triumphs that gratified the pride more than the passions, and gave to the intellect a quickened sense of joy, greater than any joy they brought, or could ever bring, to the senses.Oscar Wilde
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
Washed Out -
A first kiss is hard to fake on screen. It's tempting to practice before you shoot, but why blow that natural awkwardness on a rehearsal? There's something so beautiful about it that can't be faked.
Maggie Grace -
I'm a fixer, unfortunately. I'm like, 'Oh, I can fix you.' But it's not just guys I'm dating anymore. It's this entire legion of young girls who tell me they need me to maintain any sort of sanity or peace.
Halsey -
I run a fast pace on my sets, man. I like the energy of the scene to be the energy on the set. I think it affects the actors, and I think it affects the crew. There's that sensation like you're really shooting it for real, like in a documentary.
Daniel Espinosa -
What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
G. Edward Griffin -
As an actor, I still don't really know exactly what I am doing most of the time.
Sam Riley
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
Damon Albarn Blur -
All you need is a bad angle and suddenly you're 30 pounds overweight.
Rachel Hunter -
I've never been one to bet on the weather.
J. Paul Getty -
I think 'Dark Blue' came to me while I was doing a project in London. I read it, and the character immediately popped out at me.
Omari Hardwick -
Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.
Nancy Gibbs -
You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.
Adam Lambert
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Capitalism is war; socialism is peace.
Karl Liebknecht -
I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
Taylor Swift -
Being able to laugh is sexy in a man or woman.
Rachel Stevens -
I've had so many injuries.
Patrick Swayze -
I want to challenge the best, and I'm ready.
Canelo Alvarez -
Knowing one thing well empowers you and gives you a set of tricks to the trade that you can apply across the board. Go deep, and it will serve you when you make your choices about where you want to leave your mark.
Samantha Power
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She sounded how you'd expect talking to a tree to sound - bored out of her mind.
Orson Scott Card -
I did take comfort in the vespers and compline. I might have become a monk if I hadn't come out.
John Cameron Mitchell -
I respect people who promote the way they feel sexually.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
Pride is the chief cause in the decline in the number of husbands and wives.
Neil Diamond -
But Pride always means enmity -- it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.
C. S. Lewis -
There were sins whose fascination was more in the memory than in the doing of them, strange triumphs that gratified the pride more than the passions, and gave to the intellect a quickened sense of joy, greater than any joy they brought, or could ever bring, to the senses.
Oscar Wilde