W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.

W. Somerset Maugham

Quotes to Explore

I promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn't work out, I would go back to school. I never did go back.

Queen Latifah
- Work
- School
- Career
I'm not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve the world.

Joanne Rowling
- People
- Time
- World
China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the direction of wind power.

Iqbal Quadir
- World
- Power
- Energy
I've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.

Felicity Jones
- Work
- Woman
- Explore
When I joined Custer I donned the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first but I soon got to be perfectly at home in men's clothes.

Calamity Jane
- Men
- Home
- Clothes
Most people have excellent necks. Now they cover them with curtains, which is kind of ridiculous. But there are some beautiful necklines that you can cut into and create wonderful backs, as well as bone structure for the face.

Vidal Sassoon
- People
- Beautiful
- Kind