Oscar Wilde Quotes
In fact, the whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.... The Japanese people are ... simply a mode of style, an exquisite fancy of art.
Quotes to Explore
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.
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Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.
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A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
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If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.
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The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.
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I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.
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People have a right to violence, to rebel, to fight back.
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I have no fancy living at all. Well, I have a house in Sun Valley. Five acres in the woods. I guess that's fancy.
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For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom.
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Albanians are a nation of freedom fighters who know something about living under oppression.
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I'm a really big 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I have all the extended editions.
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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
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My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.
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Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.
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I certainly think we're going to see more and more graphic novels and more illustrated novels.
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Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit next to your wife, and it was a 45-minute flight. It didn't matter.
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All the power's in the hands of people rich enough to buy it.
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In fact, the whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.... The Japanese people are ... simply a mode of style, an exquisite fancy of art.
