W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
An art is only great and significant if it is one that all may enjoy. The art of a clique is but a plaything.
Quotes to Explore
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To be a great painter means to be a great poet: someone who transcends the limits of his language.
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Although all of us may not agree with that particular lifestyle for religious reasons, whatever the reason is, you still treat each other with respect.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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Right when 'High School Musical' was taking off, one of my little cousins called and was really excited to tell me there was a huge 'I Hate Zac Efron' club at her school. I'm sure they're doing great. More power to them.
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I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.
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One thing I hear a lot is, 'Dude, my mom loves your record,' or 'I got it for my dad for Christmas.' I'm essentially doing dad rock. Which is great, because I love Steely Dan, you know? Nothing wrong with dad rock!
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I studied engineering in the national university, the Universidad Autonoma, in San Ildefonso. There is art everywhere, murals on the walls. It's beautiful.
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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
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During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.
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In schools giving students a full education, not to create great artists but about the right to have full expression and imagination and creativity, along with an acknowledgement that everybody learns differently. You try and you fail and you try again. All those skills are useful in the workplace, too.
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President Obama, like every other leader on Earth, is still going to be looking out for national and economic interests. States don't cease to be states overnight just because they get a great visionary as their new president.
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No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece.
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Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles.
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Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
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I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
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It's a source of great sadness to me that my father died without having seen me do anything worthwhile. He was constantly having to make excuses for me.
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I'm really a scientist. I follow recipes exactly - until I decide not to. And then I'll follow something else exactly. I may decide I could turn this peach tart into a plum tart, but if I'm following a recipe, I follow it exactly.
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Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.
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To me, Sid Vicious is cool. Super chill.
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The stock market is overpriced. Everything is overpriced. Junk is king.
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Films are hard to make and I think the word indulge really leads one to believe that it's an easy sort of business and it's really extremely difficult.
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I don't want to go out hunting for dismal topics to write about.
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All too often, the conversation about appropriate and balanced environmental stewardship gets caught up in partisan politics. Yet, this conversation is key to the preservation of our great country for generations to come, as important as ensuring we have fiscally responsible policies to secure our future.
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An art is only great and significant if it is one that all may enjoy. The art of a clique is but a plaything.
