W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
H. L. Mencken -
To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
Tacitus -
If we despond, public confidence is destroyed, the people will no longer yield their support to a hopeless contest, and American liberty is no more. Through the darkness which shrouds our prospects, the ark of safety is visible. Despondency becomes not the dignity of our cause, nor the character of those who are its supporters.
Samuel Adams -
I am flirtatious by nature, but I have never hurt anyone.
Karan Singh Grover -
When the simple word processors came in, writing became crisper, less dense - just because of the way we could instantly edit on the screen. Now the ability to mash up words and pictures and links and songs and tweets is what matters. I can't imagine what writing will be like in 2154.
Gail Collins -
My emergence has been slow and steady, I would say. I think I've improved every single year. I keep getting better; I keep getting fitter, sharper - and I'm not stopping.
Carli Lloyd
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I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real.
Valerie Plame -
Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.
Irwin Rose -
If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.
Samuel Beckett -
When you cease to dream you cease to live.
Malcolm Forbes -
I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
Halsey -
I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
Danai Gurira
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Actors make less than you think.
Kat Dennings -
The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.
Jack Ma -
I try to eat healthy. But sometimes, though, I eat cheeseburgers. That's good for the soul. I make sure to balance everything out. I drink tons of water.
Gal Gadot -
Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
Francesco Totti -
I've taken my clothes off enough in my career.
Natalie Dormer -
...It's an unmeetable level of writing. But even if it's something I feel like I can't ever attain, it doesn't crush my spirit. I figured out early on that you gotta find your own strengths and hone them rather than trying to emulate something that impresses you.
Paul Banks Interpol
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I am a driven writer. I feel guilty if I don't write, not self-indulgent if I do.
Marge Piercy -
We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
E. O. Wilson -
I work really out of mythology, so often I work out of a story that has remained lodged inside somehow, or I work out of history, you know, out of a sense of historical inevitability with characters.
Louise Erdrich -
Always remember, there is more strength in you than you ever realized or even imagined. Certainly nothing can keep you down if you are determined to get on top of things and stay there.
Norman Vincent Peale -
The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
W. Somerset Maugham