Oscar Wilde Quotes

Oscar Wilde: A grand passion is the privelege of people who have ... | Citatis

A grand passion is the privelege of people who have nothing to do.

Oscar Wilde

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I don't ever have the pressure of making a hit, because I've never had a hit song, per se. The closest thing to a hit song was 'Shiraz,' and it's not your prototypical hit song, with a catchy hook and all this other stuff.

Action Bronson
- Song
- Never
- Pressure
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.

Lascelles Abercrombie
- Art
- Society
- Poetry
A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.

J. J. Watt
- Experience
- Way
- Better
If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.

Gary Weiss
- Work
- Bad
- Wall
The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.

Harold Rosenberg
- Art
- Politics
- Lies
You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.

Waris Ahluwalia
- World
- Mother
- Impact