George William Curtis Quotes

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.

George William Curtis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 24, 1824 - August 31, 1892

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TimeRomanticPoetryMemoryYou

Most comics point out what everyone else is thinking but hadn't thought of verbalizing. I guess, in a way, that makes most comics seers. It just depends in what category - some choose to be the seers of relationships, some are seers of racial issues, and some are seers of political issues.

Maz Jobrani

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It is splendid to be supportive when you see those around you doing well, but blind praise is easier than harsh facts.

Robert Rinder

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The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

Simon Cowell

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I wrote a very bad play about Prince William when I was 23 in which he went off to the island of Iona to discover himself. It was very long, and audiences should probably be very pleased that the computer it was on blew up.

Mike Bartlett

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I left family court for the vagaries of TV and said to myself, 'Judy, what the hell are you thinking?' It seems like only yesterday.

Judy Sheindlin

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These days, men's singles is very hard. If you lose the first, you might lose everything.

Chen Long

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I did 'Lonely Hearts' with John Travolta and James Gandolfini. Talk about getting over your fears. These guys were amazing! Also, Cuba Gooding, Jr. is one of my favorites. We've made 3 films together. He is such a generous, giving actor.

Christa Campbell

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When I say I hate nostalgia, I hate things set in the recent past where everything is shiny and new.

Chris O'Dowd

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I hate when people say, 'Well, this is unfair for the underdog.' Well, the underdog should try harder.

Coco Rocha

HatePeopleUnderdogSayUnfairTry

At Pixar, of course, we have all these people, and they're just used to our process now where it's a discussion; it's a discovery. It's not individual artists going and fussing off by themselves in isolation and then handing their work in.

Pete Docter

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Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great travel books. I wouldn't say that I'm a travel novelist but rather a novelist who travels - and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places.

Paul Theroux

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OK, I love 'The King and I.' I'm a huge Yul Brynner fan. I love the scene where they danced after the big banquet; that's one of my favorite scenes in a movie of all time. It's romantic and sweet and wonderful.

Tina Majorino

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