Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) Quotes
A woman who takes her husband about with her everywhere is like a cat that goes on playing with a mouse long after she's killed it.
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Russell Brand is lovely, even though he's a weirdo.
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I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
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One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
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In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!
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Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet.
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Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it.
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Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit.
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People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS.
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Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition of one man and one woman.
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Discovery is fun. I am incredibly open to everything.
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I would like to do a romantic comedy, but not a romantic comedy that is cheesy. I want to do an old romantic comedy like 'Roman Holiday' or 'My Fair Lady.'
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I've gone skydiving twice. I was terrified about doing it, but I wanted to overcome that. The first time, I did it with my parents and I remember that they had already both jumped out, and suddenly it was my turn. And I thought, 'Well, I don't want to be an orphan,' so I guess I have no choice, and I jumped out of the plane.
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It is very distressing that anyone would look at these matters from a political viewpoint. Core beliefs about when life begins and ends are far too important for any such calculations.
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I don't know what more to say. I mean, we're all going to die in a world that is worse than when we entered it.
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I'm a writer, but this is a business. You have to look at it in the way you would look at any business.
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It is no compliment to be the stupidly idolised master of a dog whose instinct it is to idolise, but it is a very distinct tribute to be chosen as the friend and confidant of a philosophic cat who is wholly his own master and could easily choose another companion if he found such an one more agreeable and interesting.
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I'm a better husband and father than I was a killer.
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The fittest time to corrupt a man's wife is when she's fallen out with her husband.
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'You must be a prophet right enough,' said Alvin Junior, 'cause I can’t understand a thing you said.'
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A woman who takes her husband about with her everywhere is like a cat that goes on playing with a mouse long after she's killed it.
