P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
[He] saw that a peculiar expression had come into his nephew's face; an expression a little like that of a young hindu fakir who having settled himself on his first bed of spikes is beginning to wish that he had chosen one of the easier religions.
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At the beginning of all experimental work stands the choice of the appropriate technique of investigation.
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The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway.
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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.
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I wish I could fly. Or speak fluent Chinese. Both I think are equally impossible.
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Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.
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African Americans are one of the oldest ethnic groups in this country. We been here since the beginning. Before the beginning.
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I wish I had the billions of dollars that George Soros has that he has used to fund Democratic causes in the past.
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I'd love sloth. I wish sloth would come home and visit me once in a while. I don't consider laziness a sin at all.
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Then about 1951 I began writing again, painfully, a novel I called in the beginning A Life Sentence on Earth, but which developed into The Tree of Man.
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We all wish to live. We all seek a world in which men are freed of the burdens of ignorance, poverty, hunger and disease. And we shall all be hard-pressed to escape the deadly rain of nuclear fall-out should catastrophe overtake us.
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I wish people would be a bit more aware of how their actions affect everyone around them.
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Rising anti-Semitism is rarely the lone or the last expression of intolerance in a society.
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I know we can't always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural - no epidural, no interventions. Wish me luck.
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At no point do I wish to be in conflict with any man or masculine thought. It doesn't enter my consciousness. Art is anonymous. It's not competitive with men. It's a complementary contribution.
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The original 'Star Wars' that I was a part of really was the beginning of my working life.
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Pakistan is a free country, so according to me, in a free country, it's every right of the citizen to live the way they wish.
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You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility?
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The only bad thing is that we didn't win at Tennessee. Kiffin left that program in a bad position.
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I think fame comes from actually doing something big with your career.
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Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n'ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.
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Being an actor is often very tedious, which is why it helps hugely if your fellow cast members are also good friends.
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Productive givers focus on acting in the long-term best interests of others, even if it's not pleasant. They have the courage to give the critical feedback we prefer not to hear, but truly need to hear. They offer tough love, knowing that we might like them less, but we'll come to trust and respect them more.
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[He] saw that a peculiar expression had come into his nephew's face; an expression a little like that of a young hindu fakir who having settled himself on his first bed of spikes is beginning to wish that he had chosen one of the easier religions.
