V. S. Naipaul Quotes

There are certain things that are too painful for people to even write about sometimes, and there are certain things that are too hard to read about again.

V. S. Naipaul

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PeopleSometimesWriteHardPainful

With the advent of chivalry, the art of boxing waned. The evolution of feudal aristocracy, with other and widely different exercises, pastimes and weapons from those of the common people, made boxing unfashionable.

John Boyle O'Reilly

ArtPeopleEvolutionBoxingCommon

I think there's a need for services that will make it easier for Chinese consumers to spend globally. The Bitcoin network could be an attractive solution.

Jeremy Allaire

ThinkSolutionWillNeedAttractive

The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of.

John Irving

ArchitectureBuildingNeverCraft

Just let me go, we have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.

Ani DiFranco

LoveMeBetterTryingYouI Can

Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

HouseSometimesBuyThingsRubbish

I used to do my Nelson Mandela voice to blag restaurant tables in Cape Town. It rarely worked. Now what a great city that is.

Rory Bremner

GreatCityVoiceRestaurantNow

It's very satisfying when you see your song at the top of the charts.

Lukas Forchhammer

SongYouTopSeeYourSatisfying

I learned that deep within myself, if I fight to the end, I can always find a way to win.

Denis Shapovalov

MyselfFightWinDeepEndFind

Proof that they do not understand the republic is that in their fine promises for universal suffrage, they forgot women.

Delphine de Girardin

WomenPromisesUnderstandSuffrage

Like everyone, I am formed by my background, and mine was - well, we didn't have a lot of money. I didn't live in a cardboard box, but I did live in a place where, at the end of the week, the money was gone.

Cherie Blair

LiveMoneyI AmEndWeekPlace

I read 'Backstage' a lot when I first was unleashed into the world from drama school. And what was great about it was that if I was using it or not, it was just nice to know what was happening in my community.

Phillipa Soo

CommunityGreatSchoolWorldDrama

I'm very clumsy, so there's been a lot of times I've tripped in front of girls I'm in love with or spilled food all over myself.

Prince Royce

LoveMyselfFoodOverBeenClumsy

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