William Davenant (D'Avenant) Quotes
Actions rare and sudden do commonly proceed from fierce necessity, of else from some oblique design, which is ashamed to show itself in the public road.William Davenant
Quotes to Explore
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
Pat Buchanan -
Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
Yoko Ono -
The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.
Wassily Kandinsky -
People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.
Zhang Yimou -
Any time you challenge a big powerful person or special interest, there's going to be blowback.
Brown Campbell -
I'd say it's okay to be political and to be a writer. Those streams can be separate, and they can be connected; for me, they're both. Life is political, and I'm interested in my community and in a lot of issues - some of them American, some global.
Rachel Kushner
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
Cameron Diaz -
Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
Mao Zedong -
At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
Ian Mcewan -
It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.
Victor Hugo -
I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.
Kate del Castillo -
Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it, you are lost.
Samuel Butler
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
Fat Joe -
The story and the characters of 'Girl Online' are mine.
Zoe Sugg -
If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
Manoj Bhargava -
A source of conflict for women everywhere is the pull between reproduction and production. Women worldwide have difficulty in balancing their dual roles as caregivers and providers.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
To be honest, I was born in luxury. I never saw the dearth of money, so money is not something which motivates me.
Ranbir Kapoor -
There are so many projects on my Dream List. I have so many things in the works, just like little ideas or collections of things or things I write or even just a title of something.
Lake Bell
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I adored Freddie Mercury and Queen had a hit called Radio Gaga. That's why I love the name. Freddie was unique - one of the biggest personalities in the whole of pop music. He was not only a singer but also a fantastic performer, a man of the theatre and someone who constantly transformed himself. In short: a genius.
Lady Gaga -
Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
Mahavira -
I really think I want to live in a lot of places.I don't want possessions to hold me down.
Diana Ross -
New ideas for innovation grow out of the minds of each new generation. Having an institution of higher learning that can help young people put those ideas into action is critical.
Jay Samit -
When 'I' released, I gave a couple of interviews in which I expressed my interest to play an action heroine.
Amy Jackson -
Actions rare and sudden do commonly proceed from fierce necessity, of else from some oblique design, which is ashamed to show itself in the public road.
William Davenant