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My wife was on a visit to her aunt's, and for a few days I was a dweller once more in my old quarters at Baker Street. 'Why,' said I, glancing up at my companion, 'that was surely the bell? Who could come tonight? Some friend of yours, perhaps?' 'Except yourself I have none,' he answered. 'I do not encourage visitors. Arthur Conan Doyle
If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again. Daphne du Maurier
Herodotus quote: "Of all possessions a friend is the most precious."
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious. Herodotus
Please, please, please - I would love to do some comedy. Once you have a reputation for one thing - in my case, crying and dying - you are typecast. Emily Watson
You know, this idea of going around the world imposing democracy by growing a middle-class, a trading merchant class that is independent of your faith, is a good notion, but we're all partially different - it's no good imposing systems on people that it doesn't suit. Damian Lewis
The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, nurses, just about every field covered. Billy Barty
Taylor Hackford quote: "You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the..."
You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work. Taylor Hackford
William Shatner quote: "I'm always open to the possibility that somebody's got a..."
I'm always open to the possibility that somebody's got a better idea than I have. It happens with some frequency. William Shatner
I check Style. com to look at the collections and love to poke around some of the other fashion blogs to see what's going on. Ashley Olsen
Jonathan Swift quote: "Proper words in proper places make the true definition of style."
Proper words in proper places make the true definition of style. Jonathan Swift
Scott Hamilton quote: "Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges."
Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges. Scott Hamilton
Michel de Montaigne quote: "A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself."
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. Michel de Montaigne
As I walk the word 'gruel', which I have always liked so much, just won't leave my mind, the word 'lusty' as well. Finding a connection between the two words becomes torture. To walk lustily works, and to spoon a thin gruel with a ladle also works, but 'gruel' and 'lusty' together does not work. Werner Herzog
When I was in high school I asked myself at one point: "Why do I care if my high school's team wins the football game? I don't know anybody on the team, they have nothing to do with me... why am I here and applaud? It does not make any sense." But the point is, it does make sense: It's a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority and group cohesion behind leadership elements. In fact it's training in irrational jingoism. That's also a feature of competitive sports. Noam Chomsky
In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do. Hugo Black