Washington Irving Quotes
Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.
Washington Irving
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If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.
Viggo Mortensen
I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National.
Jack Nicklaus
There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
T. J. Miller
When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
Sabine Baring-Gould
Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.
Tabitha Soren
'The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in translation, the superb quality of Vasquez's prose is evident, captured in Anne McLean's idiomatic English version. All the novel's characters are well imagined, original and rounded.
Edmund White
I never really thought I wanted to become a movie star.
Anna Faris
I was always a kid trying to make a buck. I borrowed a dollar from my dad, went to the penny candy store, bought a dollar's worth of candy, set up my booth, and sold candy for five cents apiece. Ate half my inventory, made $2.50, gave my dad back his dollar.
Guy Fieri
Rosewood has always been one of my favourite scents, as has the pink grapefruit and pepper we've also put in Homme.
David Beckham
The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.
H. G. Wells
Leeks are normally given the job of flavouring other things, such as stocks and soups, but I find their creaminess and sweet, oniony flavour very satisfying.
Yotam Ottolenghi
Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.
Washington Irving