W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Common-sense appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking. It is made of the prejudices of childhood, the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers.
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When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.
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People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.
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Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.
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People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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I'm a big 'Firefly' fan. I'm a Nathan Fillion fan because of 'Firefly.'
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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Of course there are times when I think, 'I'd be better out of this.'
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
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I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.
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My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society.
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I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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Further, the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of a problem so elegant and so celebrated.
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I'm of the opinion that science fiction writers suck at predicting the future. We mostly go around describing the present in futuristic clothes - (such as) Mary Shelley, Bill Gibson, and many others.
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It gives me real concern to observe ... that you should think it necessary to distinguish between my personal and public character, and confine your esteem to the former.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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I'm a huge fan of Steve Martin. He's hilarious, but he has this depth to him and this way of dealing with the difficult things in life with a sense of humor that I think has helped me as an actress.
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Common-sense appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking. It is made of the prejudices of childhood, the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers.
