Thomas Carlyle Quotes
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
Quotes to Explore
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I wrote five issues of that and got the sack. Actually, they paid me for eight, but they changed their minds about the direction and threw three issues out the window.
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I love TV.
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Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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I love all women. Women are sublime beings. I love all of it: their eyes, their noses, their bodies.
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I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.
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Love is the funeral of hearts.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place.
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I am Parisian. I don't love the French.
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I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.
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The fashion world is so interesting because it's always changing, but if you know yourself really well, despite of all the changes in the fashion trends, you know how to stay true to yourself.
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Men we shall have only as we make manhood the object of the work of the schools - intelligence, broad sympathy, knowledge of the world that was and is, and of the relation of men to it - this is the curriculum of that Higher Education which must underlie true life.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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I love the idea of making a movie for kids but it's got to be that, with my take on it.
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The way I write is generally about love. I have a great fascination about the subject.
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I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children.
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My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.
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They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also we are creators of fiction.
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I very often think about doing things that I would want other artists to do. Like, if I'm a fan of whoever, I want to be treated a certain way. So I realized it came off almost elitist to ignore the whole world of Twitter and Facebook.
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I was one of the few people who thought Star Wars was going to work, and I hadn't even seen any special effects.
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Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn't rip off.
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This is not about money or anything other than the pleasure of reading for people who want to read it.
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True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
