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If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of nerves, and fibers, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself and passion has its dreams. – Oscar Wilde

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Miscellaneous
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Oscar Wilde
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Nobody of any real culture, for instance, ever talks nowadays about the beauty of sunset. Sunsets are quite old fashioned. To admire them is a distinct sign of provincialism of temperament. Upon the other hand they go on. – Oscar Wilde

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Sunshine
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Oscar Wilde
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Society
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I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I dont represent the entire gay community because its a vast, vast community, as one can imagine. – K. D. Lang

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Society

The things that are wrong with the country today are the sum total of all the things that are wrong with us as individuals. – Charles W. Tobey

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Society

Propaganda in the ordinary sense of the term plays a less important part in a consumer society, where people greet all official pronouncements with suspicion. – Christopher Lasch

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Society

In this I-me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves. – Curt Schilling

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Society

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Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness. – Thomas Huxley

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Parents are key when it comes to keeping kids off drugs. Good parenting is the best anti-drug we have. – Mel Carnahan

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OK, so truth hurts – but what else does truth do? – Teena Marie

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