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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So many people get involved with carrying grudges and having these moral battles with people, where they cast themselves as the righteous and the other guy is the dirtbag. They waste tons of energy on it, create all kinds of darkness around themselves and the other person. It gets you nothing.
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If you own a football club, you have to be really involved and committed.
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Basically for me a story can be anything. Anything you tell me, anything I read in the newspaper, in any mode. I don't have any restrictions.
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You don't want a diction gathered from the newspapers, caught from the air, common and unsuggestive; but you want one whose every word is full-freighted with suggestion and association, with beauty and power.
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Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.
