W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
Quotes to Explore
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Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.
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It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.
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You can't control where your heart goes.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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I do hot yoga and TRX, a kind of suspension training.
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It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction.
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In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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I designed all the characters, anyway, and Frank Doyle was doing all the writing. I didn't have any more input on what direction they were going to go with Josie.
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'Swallow Me Whole' is still the creation that's closest to my heart.
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Everybody was in struggle, in the grind trying to make it.
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Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
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The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted.
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Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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I love to travel. This is the time for me. When will I do it if not now?
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Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it requires high degree of physical and mental strength.
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Just as we were finishing 'Paul's Boutique' we got our own places, and I was going out to clubs a lot less. I got a bit more introverted and spent a lot more time on my own reading. I would just go down to the esoteric bookstore and wander around.
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I started having a lot of problems with my voice in my mid-30s.
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To me, true rock 'n' roll has a lot of bottom in it.
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Today all sounds belong to a continuous field of possibilities lying within the comprehensive dominion of music. Behold the new orchestra: the sonic universe! And the musicians: anyone and anything that sounds!
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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
