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Oscar Wilde Quotes

Let us have no machine-made ornament at all; it is all bad and worthless and ugly.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dramatist
Nationality: irish
Birth: October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900

Topics

Ugly Bad Worthless Us Ornament

There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the real meanings of a work of art.

Work Art Experience Effort Deep

It will always be the same possibilities, in sum or on the average, that go on repeating themselves until a man comes along who does not value the actuality above idea. It is he who first gives the new possibilities their meaning, their direction, and he awakens them.

Man Value Direction Possibilities Go

I represented many of these kids as they become young adults in the criminal justice system when I was a public defender. One way of reaching out is by the mind of experimentation.

Justice Mind Young Way Become Out

Sometimes it's better to not read too much, to not listen to everybody.

Angelique Kerber

Better Too Much Sometimes Listen Too

I was a pretty mediocre player.

Pretty Player Mediocre

I have spent probably years of time waiting in studio lounges - waiting on a mix, waiting on my time to sing, waiting on, waiting on, waiting on. That's just the nature of life.

Life Nature Time Waiting Years Sing

I love my wife dearly, and, therefore, I've never cooked a meal, romantic or otherwise, for her.

Love Romantic Wife Never Meal Her

I don't wake up every day and think about which tournaments I won and which titles I hold. It's something I don't care about.

Day Wake Up Think Care Every Day Up

Confidence is something you have to embrace.

Confidence You Embrace Something

I called it Rockabilly 'cause I was rocking the strums, which you're not supposed to do.

You Cause Rocking Which Supposed

Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers.

Society Media Talking Debate Healthy

I've read a lot of Terry Pratchett's stuff, probably from when I was, like, 14.

Like Read Stuff Lot Terry

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