Angus Wilson Quotes
The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they’ve been at other times.Angus Wilson
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Ozzy has dyslexia.
Zakk Wylde Black Label Society -
It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.
Wayne Rooney -
Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
J. M. Coetzee -
All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
Salman Khan -
We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
R. J. Cutler -
If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
Ed Rendell
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When it comes to power, God Himself is the power. God often uses foolish things to confound the wise. That is why people like me will ever be grateful to God. In terms of knowledge, education and name, I am nowhere - a neglected stone.
T. B. Joshua -
I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
Caitlin Rose -
I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
Malcolm McDowell -
I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
Jack Kerouac -
The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
Walter Benjamin -
Oh, I'm quite the impulse buyer. Most of what I buy is stuff for my Jeep, 'cause it breaks down a lot.
Patrick Fugit
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
Oliver Cromwell -
It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
Mallory Ortberg -
You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.
Barry Sanders -
We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.
Gary Allan -
In a way, architecture is about communication. That's an aspect of the discipline that is somewhat lacking, and there's definitely room for more progression into that area. I suppose that gives me a bit of a different edge. I'm also very, very used to doing a lot of exhaustive research and finding interesting information from different sources.
Magnus Larsson -
Opera is music AND drama. I'm prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time... I can make a pretty tone as well as anyone, but there are times when the drama of a scene demands the opposite of a pretty sound.
Beverly Sills
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Here lies, on the small farthest beach,the Captain of the End.
Fernando Pessoa -
I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people.
Joe Cocker -
In the public eye, girls and women with strong perspectives are hated. If you're a girl with an opinion, people just hate you. There are still people who are afraid of successful women, and that's so lame.
Billie Eilish -
I'm not saying standardized tests are the worst ever, but there's an in-between and I don't think we're there yet. That's what I mean when I say I have an issue with it. There's no way a kid can learn in a class with 40 to 45 people. I had the power to get out of that system and pursue things that I wanted to do and I did that.
Ashley Rickards -
The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they’ve been at other times.
Angus Wilson