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Quote by Oscar Wilde
In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin. – Oscar Wilde

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A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. – Oscar Wilde

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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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Show me a good loser, and Ill show you a loser. – Vince Lombardi

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Im not happy all the time, and I wouldnt want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody. – Dolly Parton

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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other peoples views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but its also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good. – Barbra Streisand

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It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years. – Stephen Hawking

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All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. – Henry Ward Beecher

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To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God, which is why we should never get too cocky about our successes. – Tony Snow

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