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Oscar Wilde Writer
Oscars

"When asked what he thought of sports, Oscar Wilde replied, "I approve of any activity that requires the wearing of special clothing."

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Ada Leverson Author
Oscars

"Looking at the poems of John Gray when I saw the tiniest rivulet of text meandering through the very largest meadow of margin, I suggested to Oscar Wilde that he should go a step further than these minor poets; he should publish a book all margin; full of beautiful, unwritten thoughts."

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Al Lewis Actor
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"Oscar Wilde said the rich and the poor are equal - they can both sleep under the bridge. Right? Do they have a right? You're damn right they have a right!"

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Al Pacino Actor, Filmmaker
Oscars

"[Oscar Wilde's Salome screenplay] is not autobiographical in a sense where you go to my house and see my kids and stuff like that, but that's why I guess it's semi-autobiographical."

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Conan O'Brien Television Host, Comedian
Oscars

"The Northeast is being hit with a major snowstorm. Forecasters said they've haven't seen a whiteout like this since last week's Oscar nominations."

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Clint Eastwood Actor, Director, Producer
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"All I know is there's thousands of people in the Academy and a lot of them, the majority of them, haven't won Oscars.A lot of people are crying, I guess."

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Woody Allen Director, Actor, Writer
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"I have no regard for that kind of ceremony. I just don't think they know what they're doing. When you see who wins those things-or who doesn't win them-you can see how meaningless this Oscar thing is."

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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"Comedians don`t get Oscars, so I gave up on that a long time ago. And I can`t really speak about the Oscar-worthiness of my own performance."

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Olivia Wilde Actress, Producer, Director
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"You really just have to love the process. I can't tell you the amount of film sets I've been on where people are talking about Oscars in the middle of the production. It happens all the time."

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