William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights.
Harold Pinter -
A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
Damien Hirst -
I do think women can have it all - but not all women. If you take daring steps and are smart about it, you can probably have it all. But you might have to wait a while.
Gail Sheehy -
Do I want to write a musical? No. I like to do musicals.
Laura Benanti -
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
Oscar Levant -
Koran says whoever believes in God in the last day shall be saved. It is a religion whose very name, Islam, comes from the word Shalom, which means peace. It's about establishing peace. We greet each other with peace be upon you, which the Jews do in greeting each other.
Feisal Abdul Rauf
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
Barbara McClintock -
Wild fish are under threat of extinction because they're hunted to feed us. Yet land animals that we farm are under no threat of extinction. Shifting from hunting fish to farming fish - where the farmers have the incentive to keep their stocks healthy - could do a tremendous amount of good for wild fish.
Ramez Naam -
An unlimited America was the vision for the nation set forth by our Founding Fathers. It is the vision enshrined in those two great charters of freedom: our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. Many of America's most intractable problems stem from the fact that we have strayed from that vision - and lost direction.
Sam Brownback -
I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.
Mahesh Bhupathi -
Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
Rachel Bilson -
My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.
Ace Frehley Kiss
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Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can pick it up.
Hannah Arendt -
Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
Randy Newman -
I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.
Eric Lynn Wright -
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
Fran Lebowitz -
The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
Kate Beckinsale -
I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.
Ziggy Marley
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Debra L. Reed -
And unless something changes soon, it’s likely more festivals will be canceled. Those are lifeblood for most indie artists. Please consider spending some of the dollars you would have spent there on art and artists.
John Paul White -
My Shangri-la has gone away, Faded like the Beatles on Hey Jude She seemed to drift out on the rain That came in somewhere softly from the blue.
Jeff Lynne Electric Light Orchestra -
Porter Square Books was the only place I could find that was dog-friendly, work-friendly, and had food. I was there all the time.
Matthew Pearl -
What is the American fetish about highways? They want to get somewhere, LaBas offers. Because something is after them, Black Herman adds. But what is after them? They are after themselves. They call it destiny. Progress.
Ishmael Reed -
Alas! we are the sport of destiny.
William Makepeace Thackeray