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He said true things, but called them by wrong names.

He said true things, but called them by wrong names.

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning about bad, things

I would like the public to follow, and not to go to the...

I would like the public to follow, and not to go to the opera simply because they are attracted to the same big names.

Quote by Placido Domingo about public

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about glory, contempt, praise, books, man

All British people have plain names, and that works...

All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there.

Quote by Paris Hilton about nation, people

It's a clique and I think a clique exists in every business. There's a circle of people that are guaranteed to open a movie and we all know their names and whether they're right or wrong for the role.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about bad, affair, rightness, people

What she did was to open our eyes to details of country life such as teaching us names of wild flowers and getting us to draw and paint and learn poetry.

Quote by Laurie Lee about mother, teaching, flowers, poetry, eyes, country, life

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

Quote by Mel Brooks about opinion, writers, ability, talent, human imperfections, being, people

Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names....

Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors.

Quote by Jim Morrison about youth, people

There are no names that do not desire fame because we...

There are no names that do not desire fame because we come from God.

Quote by Sorin Cerin about name, fame, wisdom, god

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