Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
I have found by experience that they who have spent all their lives in cities contract not only an effeminacy of habit, but of thinking.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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There are certainly things labels can still provide that indie artists can't. They can pave the way to radio and pay big bucks for promotion.
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I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
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There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people.
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It's more fun if you can control things like lighting and make special effects in the darkroom.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'
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Whatever you build, you're building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie.
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In writing a weird story, I always try very carefully to achieve the right mood and atmosphere and place the emphasis where it belongs.
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I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.
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Kochi, formerly called Cochin, is a former European settlement with a large Christian population and a seafaring heritage. It is a town of enormous charm that reminds some visitors of the Caribbean more than India.
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I was doing everything I could think of to protect my husband and keep him alive.
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When you're having conversations about actors, you realize these same conversations have happened about you. If you want to make a film for $5m, then you cast A, B and C, but if you want $20m, you won't be able to cast them, you need X, Y and Z.
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When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.
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I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
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In some ways, I feel like I've always dabbled in nostalgia. It's just what I do; it comes naturally.
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Everybody has been saying 'Srimanthudu' is the best film of my career. After watching the film, Dad told me that he's never seen me perform like this. I just couldn't stop myself from crying.
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But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near.
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A dialogue sounds like a great idea, but we don't think the government actually wants one. The royal family lied in 2011 when they said they were ready for dialogue. Now we have suffered even more and we will not give up our rights.
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I write poetry on my iPhone. I've got about 100 poems on there.
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People wasted so much time seeking out the love of their lives in the shape of a partner, when the truth was that for most the real loves of their lives were their children – and everyone else was dispensable.
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Among friends one has the privilege of saying nothing; the civility consists in the assumption that one's silence will be civilly understood. I can imagine a small gathering of friends who say nothing all evening: they recoil from saying anything that the others don't want to hear; and their silence would be the subtlest courtesy.
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I have found by experience that they who have spent all their lives in cities contract not only an effeminacy of habit, but of thinking.
