William Hazlitt Quotes
It is the vice of scholars to suppose that there is no knowledge in the world but that of books.
William Hazlitt
Quotes to Explore
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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
Kate McKinnon
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Women often have a great need to portray themselves as sympathetic and pleasing, but we're also dark people with dark thoughts.
Zadie Smith
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Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city's there is the airport - its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity.
Dana Goodyear
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My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began.
Waris Ahluwalia
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I'm an actor in between jobs right now, so I kind of live the life of a 7-year old.
Aaron Yoo
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
Ed Miliband
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All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.
Taslima Nasrin
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I have learned from experience that happiness is an acquired skill. Children are one of the greatest lessons in happiness, constantly challenging us to enjoy the moment, as the next one will not be the same. Gratitude is essential to happiness. Every time our children rush up to us and smile, we have something to be happy about; every time we get out of bed and can take a deep breath and go out for a walk, we have something to be happy about-that is the essence of a happy existence. Happiness is a muscle we must use, or it will wither away.
Marianne Williamson
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When I saw 'Blade Runner,' my understanding was that 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien' were sequels to each other - or they were related. They were set in the same world.
Damon Lindelof
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In literature classes, you don't learn about genes; in physics classes you don't learn about human evolution. So you get a fragmented view of the world. That makes it hard to find meaning in education.
David Christian
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I need to challenge myself and to try to improve my knowledge. That's my goal.
Adam Conover
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It is the vice of scholars to suppose that there is no knowledge in the world but that of books.
William Hazlitt