P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
Aunt Agatha is like an elephant-not so much to look at, for in appearance she resembles more a well-bred vulture, but because she never forgets.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.
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I'm always surprised when an actor goes so deeply into the truth that they shake you to your core.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me.
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The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust conduct, but are those deeper illuminations in whose light justice and injustice, good and evil, means and ends are seen in fearful sharpness of outline.
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I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.
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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
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God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance.
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I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.
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I was drawing a mandolin, and I made the sound hole very small, which made the mandolin look gigantic. I saw that making the details small made the form monumental. So in my figures, the eyes, the mouth are all small, and the exterior form is huge.
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Singing is my passion, my first love and the secret of my energy. Music to me is like finding my inner self, my soul. It gives me a great joy to see audiences enjoying with me. I have given my heart to singing. When I sing, I can feel romance in everything around me.
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Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.
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I know there are those in the community who, rather than have us invest more in policing, even for community policing, instead want us to disinvest in the police department. We need a police department. We are going to have a police department.
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The American woman is more stylish than any other in the world. She understands the power of good style and has the confidence to feel comfortable.
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A 10-year-old knows a lot. If you think she or he isn't noticing the world around them, you're missing a lot.
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My mom has gone out of her way in her personal life. She's been with me on the road. She's had to deal with people giving her the 'that's the mom' and arguing. Just little things as a businesswoman.
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Aunt Agatha is like an elephant-not so much to look at, for in appearance she resembles more a well-bred vulture, but because she never forgets.
