Oscar Wilde Quotes
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.
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You want to put out a TV show? If you have the money to do it on your own, by yourself, and you have a TV network, you can do it by yourself. But the nature of the beast is, art needs finance. That's how this industry works. So until the Internet becomes our source of entertainment - and watch it, I believe it will - this is how things go.
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Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.
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I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
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I'm quite a reserved person, a bit shy at first when I don't know someone. I like to have a laugh and a joke; people have seen that in me.
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Fervor is the weapon of choice of the impotent.
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You do get really exhausted doing films. You work such long hours, and after a while, things can get out of perspective, just like if anyone's tired, things get on top of them.
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No--when the rain falls you just let it fall and you grin like a madman and you dance with it, because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life. (Nick, page 156)
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Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life.
