William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
Quotes to Explore
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I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
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I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life.
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The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers.
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The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.
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You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone.
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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
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I used to love Kapil Dev and, like any schoolboy, wanted to become a cricketer till I started dreaming of making movies.
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You can tell when someone is driven by labels. If something is couture, they think it's important and wear it and sometimes make a terrible fashion mistake. People are shocked that I know so little about designers.
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Our subconscious works in metaphors, stories, and word play. That's why a particular story or movie may mean more to some people than to others. Have you considered why you quest for this tale now?
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As I've gotten older, I've had to change my food intake.
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It's funny where life can take you.
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Popular music usually has a chorus that needs to repeat, and people need to remember the song. That's sort of the major guideline when you're writing a song.
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People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited.
