Oscar Wilde Quotes
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Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, 'Where have you been?' The second comment they make is always, 'Oh, you've grown up.'
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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The writer can choose what he writes about but he cannot choose what he is able to make live.
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I like having a bunch of different experiences. I don't want to do just one thing for the rest of my life.
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Feminism is sort of like God. Many people profess to believe in it, but no one seems to be able to define it to everyone's satisfaction.
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People ask what are my intentions with my films - my aims. It is a difficult and dangerous question, and I usually give an evasive answer: I try to tell the truth about the human condition, the truth as I see it. This answer seems to satisfy everyone, but it is not quite correct.
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The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy.
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Being the leader of a division is a pressure, but it's one that I feel I am ready for.
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I was always into fashion because my mom has always been interested in fashion. She majored in fashion merchandising in college, and it's always been something we have in common.
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I never thought I'd be an action star, but now they're going to make little Xena action figures for kids. I still want to be a fine actress one day; it's just a matter of putting in the time and passion.
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We're seeing it the same way, we're hearing the same way, we have the same conception of the situation. And so, for all purposes, we are operating with a very similar perception.
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People fight to preserve their frozen beliefs and then complain of the cold!
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The Great Being saith: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures and Tablets.
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Wisdom is to have dreams big enough not to lose sight when we pursue them.
