W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
The nature of men and women - their essential nature – is so vile and despicable that if you were to portray a person as he really is, no one would believe you.
W. Somerset Maugham
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
Tacitus
We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.
Tabatha Coffey
I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.
Nancy Reagan
I love my real mom and dad; I love them both equally.
Imogen Poots
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
D. H. Lawrence
When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.
Tammy Duckworth
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Abraham Lincoln
The scientific-rational mindset is as much a cosmology as the Catholic mindset was in the Middle Ages; scientists are so proud of their mindset and convinced that it's the only reality. I find that worrying.
Mark Rylance
If boys say something that's not funny, you don't have to laugh.
Amy Poehler
I love Clinique. Their moisturizer is amazing. My skin tends to be really oily, but then at times I'm dry, and that's the perfect amount of moisturizer.
Francia Raisa
Change can only come from local citizens and politicians - it cannot be imposed by well-meaning foreigners - not least because a society like Afghanistan or Iraq is suspicious of outsiders and often resistant to change. I am not going to get drawn into the ethics of intervening in other countries. My concern is the practical question. Can you actually achieve change in this way? My guess is we can stop wars sometimes as in the Balkans and topple regimes - but that the other stuff - such as corruption is not within our power to effect and alter.
Rory Stewart
The nature of men and women - their essential nature – is so vile and despicable that if you were to portray a person as he really is, no one would believe you.
W. Somerset Maugham
