William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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I never want to have to ask my husband for money. Never! That's incomprehensible to me. Would he have preferred that I change my name? Probably. But that's OK!
Karen Finerman
It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you need is a Steam account. That changes a whole bunch of stuff. It's kind of a boring 'gee, information processing changes a stuff' story, but it's going to have an impact on every single company.
Gabe Newell
I like to think of myself as very loyal, and I love everyone I surround myself with, whether they're friends or girlfriends or whatever.
Taylor Lautner
I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience. I reveal myself. That's the show now.
Eddie Murphy
I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition.
Tallulah Bankhead
If there is something that strikes me as interesting or beautiful or something I could learn from, and I don't write it down, then I could be at lunch with you, and it's like there's a pile of laundry in my brain that I haven't put away, and I struggle to really listen, so that's always been important to me.
Tavi Gevinson
There's no one who, at some point, hasn't had the feeling their life is on the rails and they can't do anything about it.
Dove Cameron
No race of barbarians ever existed yet offered up children for money.
Samuel Gompers
Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.
John O. Brennan
As a small company our fastest way to market was going to be by working with other retailers that were known for pioneering new technologies and categories.
David Rose
A month before the season, I don't order fries with my club sandwich.
Mario Lemieux
Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.
William Makepeace Thackeray