Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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It's often discouraging sitting working at home, wondering whether to put the heating on, answering the doorbell to the gas board, feeling it's all utterly pointless.
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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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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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope.
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My childhood was colorfully anarchic and punctuated by a lot of change.
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I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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The worship of youth has diminished - perhaps generally - in recent years.
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Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.
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Being able to go forward has been good, you know? I'm lucky to have that ability, to pressure guys and make them falter and wilt.
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You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.
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The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society.
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My favorite types of movies definitely aren't thrillers, but at the same time you can't deny the genius of Hitchcock's films.
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If you go to the protests now, you will see something you never saw before: hundreds of women. They shout and sing, they even sleep there in tents. This is not just a political revolution, it's a social revolution
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You grow up by making mistakes. I've made a ton of them, but as long as I keep on failing better, I don't mind.
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The world will knock you down plenty. You don't need to be doing it to yourself.
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I've heard of many people who claim they'd as soon their children were dead as gay. What it took me a long time to believe is that these people are saying no more than the truth. They even speak for others too delicate to use the cruel words.
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'My Fair Lady' and Eliza Doolittle will go on long after me, and someone else will step into it for their moment. That's what's so beautiful about revivals: There have been so many interpretations, and we're just giving it what we can.
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She loved him so much she concealed his name in many phrases, the inner meanings known only to her.
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Who peppered the highest was surest to please.
