Oscar Wilde Quotes
Good intentions have been the ruin of the world. The only people who have achieved anything have been those who have had no intentions at all.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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I don't want to get too philosophical, but in a sense, you're given this gift, this sort of creative force in you, and I think everyone has it, and it's completely unique to you. And you as a person have a little bit of a responsibility as its shepherd if you choose to incorporate that into your life.
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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After 'Heart Skips A Beat' hit No.1, I barely had a chance to celebrate 'cos it was straight over to the judges' houses for the 'Xtra Factor,' filming in Greece, L.A. and Spain.
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I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do after the one I do next.
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I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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I like being unconventional.
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The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you – and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.
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If everyone were a good person, it'd obviously be a better world.
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Until I really dealt with a lot of the demons in my life - the fear and self-doubt and unresolved issues with my old man - I could never feel fulfilled and happy. I would wake up in the morning and feel bad.
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One of the jobs of comedy is to expose hypocrisy. When you look at countries like Iran or North Korea that don't have freedom of speech, we who do should push it as far as we need to.
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I don't like honors. I'm appreciated for the work that I did, and for people who appreciate it, and I notice that other physicists use my work. I don't need anything else. I don't think there's any sense to anything else.... I've already got the prize. The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery, the observation that other people use it. Those are the real things. The honors are unreal to me. I don't believe in honors... I can't stand it, it hurts me.
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Good intentions have been the ruin of the world. The only people who have achieved anything have been those who have had no intentions at all.
