P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
I may as well tell you, here and now, that if you are going about the place thinking things pretty, you will never make a modern poet. Be poignant, man, be poignant!
Quotes to Explore
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I feel like I've cheated. I never knew what to do. I was never a good enough painter to earn a living, and so I drifted into the theatre, and I've had a successful life. I feel guilty that I've never done a day's work in my life!
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I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling, how I do things.
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War diminishes both civil and economic rights.
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I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
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Anything that you can become obsessed with, and you do so much that you don't do the things you need to do with family, friends, school, job - that can be an addiction. And texting absolutely can qualify.
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I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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In general, I tend to laugh too much. I always try to tell myself not to, but I think that's just part of getting through the job. It's not rocket science. I want to have a good time!
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I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.
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I was excited to get the opportunity to sing something in a movie 'cause I love musicals and I would love to be able to do more movie musicals, in the future.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
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And I like to interpret music. So I think it's all interpretive.
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I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.
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For economist the real world is often a special case.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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I can't write things. I'm embarrassed all the time about that, particularly if people don't know that about me.
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I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married.
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When you're choosing the track list and the sequencing, it's important to make sure that there's some strong concepts on there and that it matters and it says something... that it sticks with people.
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In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present.
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I may as well tell you, here and now, that if you are going about the place thinking things pretty, you will never make a modern poet. Be poignant, man, be poignant!
