P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
Blizzard was of the fine old school of butlers. His appearance suggested that for fifteen years he had not let a day pass without its pint of port. He radiated port and pop-eyed dignity. He had splay feet and three chins, and when he walked his curving waistcoat preceded him like the advance guard of some royal procession.P. G. Wodehouse
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I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.
Ted Rall -
How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
Barbra Streisand -
They used to tease me at the 'Oprah' show, 'Are you really going to do another white Shaker kitchen, with white subway tile and stainless steel appliances?' And my answer is, 'I can vary it a bit, but I'm never going to err from classic materials.'
Nate Berkus -
If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
Walter Kirn -
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Quentin Crisp -
We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.
Gary Johnson
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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
E. B. White -
What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
Mae Jemison -
I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
W. G. Sebald -
I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
Nadine Velazquez -
God has taken care of me, and mother dear has taken care of me, too. All my life.
Barbara Lynn -
Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.
Oswald Chambers
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The core of the person is what he or she loves, and that is bound up with what they worship - that insight recalibrates the radar for cultural analysis. The rituals and practices that form our loves spill out well beyond the sanctuary. Many secular liturgies are trying to get us to love some other kingdom and some other gods.
Dallas Willard -
You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.
Octavia Spencer -
I got to make 'Trishakti' with Arshad Warsi, who was a newcomer at that time. The movie took three years to complete and became dated by the time it was released. The movie did not even get a proper release and bombed at the box office. It was a very bad patch of my life and a big disaster for my career.
Madhur Bhandarkar -
The world is equally shocked at hearing Christianity criticized and seeing it practiced.
D. Elton Trueblood -
And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe.
Fawn Hall -
People have an idol they want to be like and try to follow what the idols did. But when you do, you find out you're not very successful and you're not very happy. You try to copy these models, and it doesn't yield successful results.
Clayton Christensen
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I suppose no man becomes a pocket hunter by first intention.
Mary Hunter Austin -
If we plant the right seeds, tomorrow will be better. If you put out good things, then you'll get good things back. That's part of our responsibility as entertainers.
Ben Vereen -
I grew up in a strongly socialist family. While I was at school, I worked in party politics and with organizations like the Anti-Nazi League. Everywhere I saw it, I fought prejudice.
Saffron Burrows -
I don't think I made many sacrifices myself, but my parents have.
Chloe Kim -
Blizzard was of the fine old school of butlers. His appearance suggested that for fifteen years he had not let a day pass without its pint of port. He radiated port and pop-eyed dignity. He had splay feet and three chins, and when he walked his curving waistcoat preceded him like the advance guard of some royal procession.
P. G. Wodehouse