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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In the age of the internet when everybody's a pundit, we're still gonna need somebody there to go talk to the colonels, to be on the ground in Baghdad and stuff and that's very expensive.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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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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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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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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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.
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One of the disadvantages of poetry over popular music is that if you write a pop song, it naturally gets into people's heads as they listen in the car. You don't have to memorize a Paul Simon song; it's just in your head, and you can sing along. With a poem, you have to will yourself to memorize it.
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Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping or seeking anonymity. I reserve the right not to have a rubber stamp on my forehead saying this is who I am. Because who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.
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Most people love animals, and most people love to laugh. Combining the two makes both resonate deeper.
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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.
