Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) Quotes
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For me, art is always a kind of theater. When I started the spot paintings, I made them as an endless series. But I was never serious about it being an endless series. It was just an implied endless series. The theater means you just have to make it look good for that moment in the spotlight.
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Ernest Hemingway did a great deal toward making the writer an acceptable public figure; obviously, he was no sissy.
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Truth is not merely what we are thinking, but also why, to whom and under what circumstances we say it.
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When it comes to educating all of us about the most basic things in life, it seems to me we need more kindergartens and fewer graduate schools.
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The I is the soul, which endures.
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Next time you're about to judge someone, attempt to understand them instead.
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The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, beginning as the smallest of seeds but growing until the birds of the air make their nests therein. There are old worlds and new ones. There are earthy worlds and cyber worlds. But one truth remains the same now and forever, that Jesus rules them all.
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I think we're dealing with a realm of human experience that doesn't get all that much attention on television.
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The fact we came back to 26-26 and to miss out on a win is certainly disappointing but we'll be back.
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In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.
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Violent means will give violent swaraj. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.
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As an actor, you deal with so much rejection and humiliation. When the good things come around, you tend not to trust your instincts.
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You just go with your gut instinct, because your gut is smarter than your heart.
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Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable.
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Those whimpering Stateside young people will wake up on the Day of Judgment condemned to worse fates than these demon-fearing Indians, because, having a Bible, they were bored with it - while these never heard of such a thing as writing.
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He's simply got the instinct for being unhappy highly developed.
