Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. Fontenelle says he would undertake to persuade the whole public of readers to believe that the sun was neither the cause of light or heat, if he could only get six philosophers on his side.
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My role is to embody the Black Opium woman - I suppose you have to be the living embodiment of all the intangible things the brand stands for.
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The world needs some help.
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I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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If I could meet Quentin Tarantino, I don't know if I'd just ask him one question. I'd probably milk it into, like, 500 questions.
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The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust conduct, but are those deeper illuminations in whose light justice and injustice, good and evil, means and ends are seen in fearful sharpness of outline.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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War is the unfolding of miscalculations.
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I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I've never liked categories; I've never liked boxes; I've always tried to be unconventional as much as I possibly could.
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My cross earrings are a mini statement; I wear them every day! My whole dream is to be iconic, and the way you dress yourself is so important.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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From the viewpoint of what you can do, therefore, languages do differ - but the differences are limited. For example, Python and Ruby provide almost the same power to the programmer.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside.
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Regardless of who is elected president in 2016, we all still live together. Each of us has a different role to play, but we all have to hold the collective space for movement-building together. It's the only way we move forward.
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If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.
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My mission is to see things as they are. Exactly the contrary of a mission.
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At the time of his death, John Kennedy had a national security establishment that was a writhing ball of snakes.
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The one thing I regret is missing the time with my older children when they were young.
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There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. Fontenelle says he would undertake to persuade the whole public of readers to believe that the sun was neither the cause of light or heat, if he could only get six philosophers on his side.
