W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.
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Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.
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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.
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In America, public opinion is the leader.
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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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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
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We are not by nature cruel.
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Men are what their mothers made them.
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It is absolutely true in war, were other things equal, that numbers, whether men, shells, bombs, etc., would be supreme. Yet it is also absolutely true that other things are never equal and can never be equal.
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By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive - and that precludes everything.
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I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.
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Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.
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Men are separated by so many petty things.
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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.
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Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering.
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Women need to be empowered through the strongest tool - education. They don't need to be subservient to anyone, but at the same time, men must change their mindset towards women. If they are more respectful towards them, then things will change at the grassroots level. It will happen slowly, but everyone has to move together.
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'Lost' is driving toward an ending, and that ending is: Are these people getting off this island? What is the nature of this island? What is going to happen to them? What is their ultimate fate? What is their ultimate destiny? Those questions need to get answered.
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I am always surrounded by very, very charming men, very intelligent men with a great sense of humour who always keep me entertained and pampered.
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I think I'm one of the best. If you don't think that, then that's your opinion.
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theological-political divide, which could open up even further down the boundary between so-called Christian heritage states and those of Islamic heritage.
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Life has a value only when it has something valuable as its object.
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Small daily happenings make life spectacular.... start enjoying the small things in life!
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Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.
