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Quote by Oscar Wilde
The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art

The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art until it is told that the work in question is immoral. – Oscar Wilde

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The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it. – Oscar Wilde

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As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied. – Oscar Wilde

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The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say. – Ramsey Clark

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Youre not an M.P., youre a gastronomic pimp. – Aneurin Bevan

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The public is wiser than the wisest critic. – George Bancroft

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The basic idea which runs right through modern history and modern liberalism is that the public has got to be marginalized. The general public are viewed as no more than ignorant and meddlesome outsiders, a bewildered herd. – Noam Chomsky

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When youre true to who you are, amazing things happen. – Deborah Norville

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