Oscar Wilde Quotes
The only way to even approach doing something perfectly is through experience, and experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do 'Criminal Minds' in the first place.
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I don't really yell at people.
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I think, I think we need a Republican president from the real world to remind ourselves sometimes of what we need to do.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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My full name is E.G. Marshall. I am known by no other.
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I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.
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Do you know what integration really means? It means intermarriage. That's the real point behind it. You can't have it without intermarriage. And that would result in disintegration of both races.
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I'm an outsider.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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I'm a fan of the Strokes, so my big fantasy was that one day I would get to sing with them.
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Time is the fairest and toughest judge.
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This is a very special atmosphere in the Big East. The people are right on top of the floor. It's not like the pro atmosphere you have at places like Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands. This is the essence of college basketball.
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In 2007, I discovered I was a father to a little boy who I did not know about. After being on MTV's 'The Real World' and traveling the world, I was greeted by a stack of papers on my doorstep informing me that I had a child.
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The only way to even approach doing something perfectly is through experience, and experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
