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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Sometimes, people end up thankful for what they mourned. You cannot achieve this state by seeking tragedy, but you can keep yourself open more to sorrow's richness than to unmediated despair. Tragedies with happy endings may be sentimental tripe, or they may be the true meaning of love.
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Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.
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Comparing Apple to Netflix is like comparing apples to oranges, especially if the oranges made so many mistakes that people stopped eating oranges and just went back to Blockbuster.
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Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that?
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Color tends to corrupt photography and absolute color corrupts it absolutely. Consider the way color film usually renders blue sky, green foliage, lipstick red, and the kiddies' playsuit. These are four simple words which must be whispered: color photography is vulgar.
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Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.
