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Quote by Oscar Wilde
History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by mo

History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. – Oscar Wilde

Other quotes by Oscar Wilde

Most of our modern portrait painters are doomed to absolute oblivion. They never paint what they see. They paint what the public sees, and the public never sees anything. – Oscar Wilde

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Portraits
Author
Oscar Wilde
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I know not whether Laws be right or whether Laws be wrong; all that we know who live in gaol is that the wall is strong; and that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long. – Oscar Wilde

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Prison
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Oscar Wilde
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Other Quotes from
Politics
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People feel politics isnt about their lives. – David Miliband

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Politics

I always wanted to work at Take A Break magazine, you know, just to inject a little bit of politics into their stories. I applied for a job there after Id done my law degree and didnt even get an interview. I only wrote Garnethill because I didnt get that job! – Denise Mina

Category:
Politics

A healthy democracy requires a decent society it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful. – Charles W. Pickering

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Politics

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years at the university. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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Politics

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The wheel of the Good Law moves swiftly on. It grinds by night and day. The worthless husks it drives from out the golden grain, the refuse from the flour. The hand of fate guides the wheel; the revolutions mark the beatings of the heart of manifestation. – Helen P. Blavatsky

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Its not about the press. Its not about the notoriety or the celebrity status or anything like that. To me, its all about driving the race car. – Greg Moore

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Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live. – Ambrose Bierce

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