William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
A snob is that man or woman who is always pretending to be something better--especially richer or more fashionable--than he is.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.
Pablo Sandoval
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I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out.
Jack Dee
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The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received.
Caleb Cushing
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I think that the corporation is running it and will always make it appeal to the lowest common denominator. I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth.
Joe Strummer
The Clash
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Playing video games is something I enjoy in my spare time. I'm a gamer, always have been.
Kevin Garnett
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Mexico has proven by now that it's a strong electoral democracy. Now we have to build a democracy that produces better results; if not, then you get a democracy of disenchantment.
Enrique Pena Nieto
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Injuries give you perspective. They teach you to cherish the moments that I might have taken for granted before.
Ali Krieger
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Patience is only one faculty; earnestness the devotion of all the faculties. Earnestness is the cause of patience; it gives endurance, overcomes pain, strengthens weakness, braves dangers, sustains hope, makes light of difficulties, and lessens the sense of weariness in overcoming them.
Christian Nestell Bovee
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I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where Vermonters connect, conduct business and check in on one another.
Peter Welch
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When the highwayman holds his gun to your head, you turn your valuables over to him. You 'consent' alright, but you do so because you cannot help yourself, because you are compelled by his gun. Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you, just as the highwayman's gun.
Alexander Berkman
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In Hawaii, the environment is fabulous. In Malibu, the people are fabulous. Our family unity is tight, and we have the Pacific Ocean outside our door in both places, so there is consistency.
Laird Hamilton
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Don't run down dyed hair and painted faces. There is an extraordinary charm in them, sometimes.
Oscar Wilde
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Just make sure your intentions are not pretensions.
Emil Ludwig
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Marius and Cosette did not ask where this would lead them. They looked at themselves as arrived. It is a strange pretension for men to ask that love should lead them somewhere.
Victor Hugo
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Everyone in a position of authority is hysterical, and everyone else is pretending to be asleep.
Samuel R. Delany
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Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion, complete your work cooperatively and joyfully, assume responsibility for problems, practice virtue without first demanding it of others, understand the highest truths yet retain an ordinary manner? That would be true clarity, true simplicity, true mastery.
Lao Tzu
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A snob is that man or woman who is always pretending to be something better--especially richer or more fashionable--than he is.
William Makepeace Thackeray
