W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.
Quotes to Explore
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I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy.
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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If you're not careful as an actor, you can find yourself, at a certain point, a little bit bored.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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The first girl you go to bed with is always pretty.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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One of the things that's interesting is that the PC has always had a huge amount of scalability. It was sort of the wild dog that moved into Australia and killed all the local life because it could just adapt. There used to be these dedicated devices, like dedicated word processors.
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A company's logo can be a visual ambassador, one that goes on everything from business cards to delivery trucks. When used effectively, it can be the window into the soul of a brand.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.
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Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing.
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Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
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We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.
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I've never played a Dane in a movie. I've had offers to be in Danish movies, including for some good directors, but I either had a job at the time or, when I was available, the movie just didn't happen. Hopefully someday I'll do one.
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All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
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I'm a television junkie.
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The Bush Doctrine is democratic imperialism. This will bleed, bankrupt and isolate this republic. This overthrows the wisdom of the Founding Fathers about what America should be all about.
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I thought for a month or so along the lines of what I call Monsieur Beaucaire in modern clothes. By that, I mean a hero who is believed by all to be a villain but who, in the end, is introduced as a man of great honor with a long list of decorations.
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Don't keep reaching for the stars because you'll just look like an idiot stretching that way for no reason.
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If you can't write your song in half an hour, you're in trouble - which is always true.
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There are people who view their feminism in different ways. I used to beat myself up if I didn't react to things like I was supposed to.
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A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.
