Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) Quotes
But, good gracious, you've got to educate him first. You can't expect a boy to be vicious till he's been to a good school.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was always practicing while other kids were getting together and doing things. But it just made me closer to my family, and I realized that they would always be there no matter what.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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Anything scarce will ultimately be tokenized because the benefits of digitization and increased liquidity are so great.
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Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.
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Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
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During the day, if I don't have any other commitments, I'm usually at my desk writing, revising, or researching anywhere from four to six hours.
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I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.
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That is, a system starts with a group of interrelated propositions which involve reference to empirical observations within the logical framework of the propositions in question.
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There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.
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Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth.
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Having a friend in the Kremlin would help Trump fulfill his longtime dream of planting his name in the Moscow skyline - a dream that he pursued even as he organized his presidential campaign.
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'Iron Man' was this fun, poppy thing bound to make a zillion dollars. And we were the other side of a superhero movie. More complex with The Hulk being this complex character - that's what it was.
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When I arrived, I didn't understand London customers perfectly, but we've developed the right style with the right price, and step by step, I'm in harmony with London.
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For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
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Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.
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With every project, there are things that surprise you with the meaning they take on as you start to use them.
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Senator Hillary Clinton is attacking President Bush for breaking his campaign promise to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying a promise made, a promise broken. And then out of habit, she demanded that Bush spend the night on the couch.
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Wherever we are, any time of night or day, our bosses, junk-mailers, our parents can get to us. Sociologists have actually found that in recent years Americans are working fewer hours than 50 years ago, but we feel as if we're working more. We have more and more time-saving devices, but sometimes, it seems, less and less time.
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Chiranjeevi sir is extremely humble and gracious. He is a superstar, but he is one of the nicest, sweetest, most grounded individuals.
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In elementary school, I did well in science, but I was a poor writer. When I got to high school, I failed all my courses.
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But, good gracious, you've got to educate him first. You can't expect a boy to be vicious till he's been to a good school.
