Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
Omar Bongo -
I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.
Maggie Smith -
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government.
Salman Rushdie -
Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.
Nas -
My family was very, very receptive to all; all races, religions.
Pam Grier -
How does one get bored of life?
Osric Chau
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Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.
Karen Armstrong -
Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
Randall Terry -
I'm like the wine. The older I get, the better I get.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic -
Too often, animal-rights supporters seem to care about animals to the exclusion of people.
Adam Cohen -
People dance and we have a lot of music and... this might be the closet I get for a while.
Cameron Crowe -
I like roles of people who can overcome things because there's strength in that and an arc - and roles where they start in one place, and toward the end of the script they end up in a completely different place, so you've seen this growth and some humanity in the role.
Olivia d'Abo
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I don't think I ever thought of growing up to be anything other than a musician. There really wasn't a plan B. Well, a kind of a distant plan B was to be a Formula One driver, but there really wasn't an entry point.
J. D. Souther -
I think if people were to look at badminton and tennis, they'd see they're actually very similar; the profile would increase, and we might be in a better position as a sport.
Rajiv Ouseph -
Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.
Manolo Blahnik -
I try to get to the gym whenever I can, eat healthy, mostly protein and vegetables, avoid processed sugar and minimize carbs, but I don't feel like I need to go crazy if I want pasta now and then.
Nathan Parsons -
A general problem with much of Western theology... is that the God portrayed is too small. It is a god of a tiny world and not a god of a galaxy, much less a universe.
Carl Sagan -
People who are wise, good, smart, skillful, or hardworking don't need politics, they have jobs.
P. J. O'Rourke
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With a 3D printer, you could build your own car, one part at a time. When you were finished, you'd have an automobile that is extremely lightweight because it is made of plastic, which is good because you'd need to carry it because it is made of plastic.
W. Bruce Cameron -
The ultimate proof of confidence for a small-business owner is, are they hiring employees?
Brad D. Smith -
You have to believe that it's through politics that societies can lead social and economic and political change.
David Miliband -
Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.
Helen Keller -
Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain.
Oliver Goldsmith