Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
Whichever way we look the prospect is disagreeable. Behind, we have left pleasures we shall never enjoy, and therefore regret; and before, we see pleasures which we languish to possess, and are consequently uneasy till we possess them.Oliver Goldsmith
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I write in a small office at home.
Walter Dean Myers -
One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
Sam Kean -
History is not hatred.
Malcolm X -
I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
Rachel Nichols -
I tire of franchises, remakes, and endless sequels.
Edgar Wright -
For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
Karen O
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I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.
Gallant -
I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
Laura Marling -
When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of artistic expression, trying to create a new kind of tale that also felt vintage: innocent and childlike, but haunted. I tried to write a picture-less picture book.
Kate Bernheimer -
Every parent wants to see their kids excel.
Patrick Ewing -
I've always lived a life where people have said, 'Look at him. Who does he think he is?' And who I think I am is someone living life to the brim.
Ed Victor -
It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
Ian Millar
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I have charity work that I do. I started my own charity, the Friends of the Prostate, and I'm also working on awareness of the deviated septum. I do this because not many people are interested in it. There's also Save the Funnel-web - they're dying out.
Barry Humphries -
When you make music, you're forming these invisible vibrations in the air into different shapes and consistencies and speeds in order to create music, and understanding how the math of that works just gives you more colors to paint with, and allows you to get to what you want quicker.
Flea Jane's Addiction -
The Queen's wedding dress in 1947, there was some embroidery on the train which was definitely there to illustrate new dawn/post-war optimism, that sort of thing.
Kate Reardon -
One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
Kate Winslet -
I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.
Garry Trudeau -
My ultimate is Peter Sellers - his ability to go broad and somehow humanize that and be hilarious at the same time. He was just relatable, real at the same time as insane. I find Ricky Gervais absolutely hilarious. Steve Martin is another hero of mine - he's a genius.
Hank Azaria
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I can't think of a society on Earth where people don't take drugs that any of us would want anything to do with.
Terence McKenna -
People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way--in such a way that often nobody believes me!
Richard Feynman -
A million years went by quick.
Carlton Fisk -
Stop being afraid of getting older. With age comes wisdom and confidence.
Robin Williams -
Whichever way we look the prospect is disagreeable. Behind, we have left pleasures we shall never enjoy, and therefore regret; and before, we see pleasures which we languish to possess, and are consequently uneasy till we possess them.
Oliver Goldsmith