W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
I did not then know the besetting sin of woman, the passion to discuss her private affairs with anyone who is willing to listen.
Quotes to Explore
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Focus on something that you have a passion for and hone that skill; it will make you feel confident about your ability.
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With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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Dance and I are synonymous, and nobody can take away dance from my life. Also, I cannot look at dance in an inert way; it's my passion, and I get keen on being part of any show or film that has dance!
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Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
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I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players.
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In 2016, makeup has become an incredible passion and hobby for men and women, but it hasn't become mainstream.
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I've found that musical theater is my passion.
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As a teenager I had friends who had little music studios in their bedrooms and garages. I'd go and play around; very soon, my hobby became a passion.
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Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
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When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence.
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It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
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When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.
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My mother's passion for something more, to write a different destiny for a dirt-poor farmer's daughter, was to shape my entire life.
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
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In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents.
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One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has most.
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Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories.
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I think a culture can really be elevated through the arts, and it's always a dream come true when I come across roles that enable me to fuse my love of storytelling with my passion for activism and raising social awareness.
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I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.
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I am a writer and editor with a passion for true storytelling. To me, science matters, research matters and knowledge matters, whatever the field.
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Yield to that strange passion which sends you madly whirling round the room.
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I don't have any special passion for politics, it being a never-ending merry-go-round of bosses big and small, all generally mediocre. I actually find it boring.
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Libraries and museums are the DNA of our culture.
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I did not then know the besetting sin of woman, the passion to discuss her private affairs with anyone who is willing to listen.
