Intrigue Quotes
126 Intrigue quotes by 116 unique authors
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I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people's favorite movies. And…
— Christian Bale
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Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.
— Honore de Balzac
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Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live…
— John le Carre
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Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times. His story is full of adventure, intrigue, betrayal.
— Deepak Chopra
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Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.
— Tori Amos
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Each government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective nations, and incensing them to…
— Thomas Paine
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That meddling in other people's affairs...formerly conducted by the most discreet intrigue is now openly advocated under the name of intervention.
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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When a teacher of the future comes to point out to the youth of America how the highest rewards of intellect and devotion can be…
— Elihu Root
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The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting places and write about what intrigues you, I am just…
— Nicholas D. Kristof
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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She well knows…
— John Quincy Adams
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Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think…
— Madonna Ciccone
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For honest merit to succeed amid the tricks and intrigues which are now so lamentably common, I know is difficult; but the honor of success…
— James A. Garfield
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A good title should be like a good metaphor. It should intrigue without being too baffling or too obvious.
— Walker Percy
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The personality and style of a photographer usually limits the type of subject with which he deals best. For example Cartier-Bresson is very interested in…
— Alexey Brodovitch
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When I say that a good picture has surprise quality or shock appeal, I do not mean that it is a loud or vulgar picture…
— Alexey Brodovitch
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What is of value is that a particular photographer sees the subject differently than I do. A good picture must be a completely individual expression…
— Alexey Brodovitch
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There's a paradox in the notion that creativity should be a habit. We think of creativity as a way of keeping everything fresh and new,…
— Twyla Tharp
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Reason, on the contrary, assures us, that as in so great a number, a fit representative would be most likely to be found, so the…
— James Madison
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The history of ancient and modern republics had taught them that many of the evils which those republics suffered arose from the want of a…
— Alexander Hamilton
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Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and sulfurous hatreds where anything is likely, and dancers…
— Shana Alexander
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I’m loving doing Outlander. We’ve got a great cast and we’re up in the Scottish Highlands. […] It’s big budget, they’re spending a lot of…
— Graham McTavish
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I don't think I was particularly in need of superheroes. I never had any fascination with Superman or Spider-Man or a Batman kind of character.…
— Christian Bale
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Well, I think that the image is a part of me. I wear the baggy pants, the hats, the whole nine. And you know, I…
— Aaliyah
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My fave routine is The Roller Coaster. First of all it's a great way to get into a card trick, without stating it's a card…
— Steve Valentine
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I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.
— Gary Cole
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