Playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) on aspiration and hopefulness
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." From Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan".
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"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." From Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan".
"This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook—try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have fun."
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can."
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there."
"Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don't anymore. I realized it was killing conversation. When you're always trying for a topper you aren't really listening."
"When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top."
"There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words."
"Without goals, training has no direction."
"The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread."
“Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!”