William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
Who has not remarked the readiness with which the closest of friends and honestest of men suspect and accuse each other of cheating when they fall out on money matters? Everybody does it. Everybody is right, I suppose, and the world is a rogue.William Makepeace Thackeray
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I want to stop transforming and just start being.
Ursula Burns -
As a filmmaker, I really want to utilize the tools to carry the voice - my voice, and the voice of the characters.
Barry Jenkins -
If I had the opportunity to buy the latest movie that's out that month and watch it on the comfort of my big screen TV, I would pay for that.
Dana Brunetti -
Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
Irene Rosenfeld -
Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
Carlos Santana Santana -
Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.
Patrick MacGill
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
Walter Savage Landor -
The only reality show that I do tune in for is 'Shark Tank.'
Gail O'Grady -
When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time.
Rachel Perry -
Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
Zoe Saldana -
There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
Zygmunt Bauman -
I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
Imogen Poots
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When we cover a Chainsmokers song in our live show with ZBB, people are dancing and going crazy.
Zac Brown Band -
People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
Olivia Wilde -
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come.
Victor Hugo -
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
Irving Berlin -
If you fire people, you fire customers.
Ferdinand Piech -
The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.
N. R. Narayana Murthy
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I have matured a lot.
Usain Bolt -
I'm always in the market for my acting.
Clarence Clemons -
Interviewer: 'So Jeff, what are your main musical influences?' Jeff (after a long pause): 'Love, anger, depression, joy and dreams. ...And Zeppelin. Totally.'
Jeff Buckley -
I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.
Bill Paxton -
Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that what Allah wishes them to say.
Umar -
Who has not remarked the readiness with which the closest of friends and honestest of men suspect and accuse each other of cheating when they fall out on money matters? Everybody does it. Everybody is right, I suppose, and the world is a rogue.
William Makepeace Thackeray