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As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not. ↗

— Carl Van Vechten

#author #beauty #cat #cats #grace

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#any #called #characters #i #like

The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#away #disgusting #first #first kiss #girl

To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#believe #give #life #love #ready

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#crutch #go #need #noses #numbers

Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up. ↗

— Vince Vaughn

#feel #scared #something #step #up

I get a friend to travel with me... I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It's hard to be alone. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#am #back #bring #friend #get

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#am #anything #back #being #body

Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now. ↗

— Arnold J. Toynbee

#civilizations #collapsed #history #moral #nineteen

Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#heart #i #leg #mine #people