William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 18, 1811 - December 24, 1863

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You know, I've had blowups with my coach too. The same thing happens, it just wasn't as evident back then because they didn't have so many cameras and ways to see things happen.

Joe Montana

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When I finish dressing before a night out and have put on all the accessories, I usually look at myself in the mirror long and hard and then end up removing something. Whether it's a belt, bracelet or a bauble, less is always more.

Joan Collins

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Fashion is an ultimate luxury - I mean, you don't need it - so it should bring you pleasure and make you happy. I don't like the idea of people revering it.

Jeremy Scott

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Now is the time to draw a clean, clear, bright line and say if you are engaging in speech over the Internet you do not have to check with your lawyer or your accountant. You are a free American, and you have the opportunity to engage in free speech over the Internet.

John Doolittle

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I've learnt the best way to put on the fragrance is by spraying it and walking into it so it's all over you.

Anna Ewers

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I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France.

John Tesh

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates

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All too often, white documentary filmmakers are the ones telling the stories of people of color.

Roger Ross Williams

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You can count my interviews this season on one hand, so maybe when I do speak, people want to turn it into something sensational.

Robin Van Persie

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Motivations are too tangled and complex.

Russell Banks

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I always tell my wife, 'If you're ever looking for something to put on my gravestone, put down, 'He was an honest man, and he never held a grudge.'

Doug Harvey

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I guess there's this mind shift that happens once you're on stage. I don't know, chemicals, something happens and you just... I just become completely in control of where I am. And it's all about trusting the people that you're on the stage with, listening... and it just falls into place really easily.

Deborah Mailman

I AmPeopleMindListeningControl

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