W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
W. Somerset Maugham
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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Bat for Lashes
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Chris Hughes
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Stephanie Coontz
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I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go beyond the school curriculum and look for books I might enjoy.
Malala Yousafzai
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If you ask a founder how their company is doing, they always say, 'Oh it's great. We're totally crushing it,' and that's almost never true.
Sam Altman
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My profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get.
Laurie Metcalf
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
W. Somerset Maugham
