Oscar Wilde Quotes
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I think that people need an adrenalin rush. Folks need something aspirational; they need to do something that is hard. That's what ignites the imagination.
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We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.
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It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.
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I had no interest in steroids. I didn't need them, and I didn't want them. I never wanted them. From the get-go, I've frequently mouthed off about their negative impact on the game.
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But I made no efforts to organize my supporters to hold on to the apparatus. Consequently I was soon expelled and my followers, who did not change coats overnight, quietly left or were expelled from the party.
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I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
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A lot of people work out to be skinny. That's so boring, and it seems like a depressing goal for a modern woman.
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The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation.
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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard.
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Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that I wanted. After about six months, I found it boring.
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If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open. Pay attention to the different ways people speak. Read lots of different kinds of books. And then try writing in different voices and styles - don't be afraid to experiment.
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I can't bear kissing scenes.
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I just want to make a name for myself and get to the next level.
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When a president speaks, it's to multiple audiences.
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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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I love Austin for vintage shopping, and there are some really good places in L.A., too.
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They call it The New Avengers but it's really the old Avengers with new people except for me, looking rather fat and rather old.
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People don't realize that by voting Republican, they voted against themselves....I worry that some people are entertained by the idea of this war. They don't know anything about the Iraqis, but they're angry and frustrated in their own lives. It's like Germany, before Hitler took over. The economy was bad and people felt kicked around. They looked for a scapegoat. Now we've got a new bunch of Hitlers.
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The Enlightened One said: I am not at variance with the unenlightened mind, the unenlightened mind is at variance with me. What it accepts, I accept. What it rejects, I reject.
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As long as society is absolutely divided as milk is, the cream being at the top and the impoverished milk at the bottom, so long will society be unbalanced, and liable to be thrown into convulsions out of which will spring wars. A circulation throughout keeps it in health.
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Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.
