W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Art, if it is to be reckoned as one of the great values of life, must teach man humility, tolerance, wisdom and magnanimity. The value of art is not beauty, but right action.
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That penetrating gaze, that intelligence; it's hard not to be anthropomorphic when you're looking at a great ape - at any primate - but especially with gorillas. They're just so magnificent.
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Unbeing dead isn't being alive.
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If I wasn't dyslexic, I probably wouldn't have won the Games. If I had been a better reader, then that would have come easily, sports would have come easily... and I never would have realized that the way you get ahead in life is hard work.
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I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.
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Utah is one of the nation's leaders in rebounding from the Great Recession.
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What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning.
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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.
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I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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We do hear perhaps too many accolades generally aimed at people like Steve Jobs. We have to remember that there are other classic things in life that we undervalue and take them for granted. If you think of the classic lines of the modern jet aircraft, it's really been there since early World War II.
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I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
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Nothing can stop a great song, so just keep songwriting.
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Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
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I met this woman who was a hundred, this housekeeper, a hundred years old. I interviewed her. She just told me about her whole life. She's like, 'I can't read, I can't write; I can tell you who I was working for, and I can tell you the year, but who was president?'
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I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid.
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Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
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I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.
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Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story.
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I always tell the fans, 'Screw it! Like what you like. Listen to what you want.' Insisting that one type of music is better than the next is snobbery, and I have no time for that. Check out all the music that's out there. There's great stuff you're probably missing.
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My guess is that if David Beckham wants Ronaldo's jersey, he's going to get it.
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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The thing is that the people of Pakistan have supported me. They don't think of me as Western. I am a daughter of Pakistan and I am proud that I am a Pakistani.
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We expect well-informed treatment for cancer or heart disease; it matters no less for depression.
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Art, if it is to be reckoned as one of the great values of life, must teach man humility, tolerance, wisdom and magnanimity. The value of art is not beauty, but right action.
