W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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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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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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I find my earliest memories covering the anachronistic features of a previous incarnation. Clear recollections came to me of a distant life, a yogi amidst the Himalayan snows. These glimpses of the past, by some dimensionless link, also afforded me a glimpse of the future.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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Everything with me is pretty close to the surface, but having kids has completely ruined my emotional equilibrium.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca.
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While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
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I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
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One of the joys of being at St. George is you were operating under the radar screen a lot of the time, and you could actually get on with things a lot more quickly and easily.
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With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy.
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Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines.
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Does housekeeping interest you at all? I think it really ought to be just as good as writing and I never see where the separation between the too comes in. At least if you must put books on one side and life on the other, each is a poor and bloodless thing; but my theory is that they mix indistinguishable.
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Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character.
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As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.
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There is a certain advantage to the British accent. I do notice that Americans love it; they think the we Brits are smarter than perhaps we are.
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It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.
