W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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When you're a teenager, everything seems like the end of the world, and I don't think that's necessarily a silly thing. You're waking up and becoming aware that the world has problems and those problems affect you, whereas when you're young they don't seem to affect you that much even if you're aware of them.
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Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city's there is the airport - its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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We are so blessed to be here in America. We have freedom and opportunity unlike anywhere else in the world.
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I try to work on a film that my audiences would appreciate and enjoy their time in a theatre.
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What is without periods of rest will not endure.
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I can do whatever I want.
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There will never be talking pictures.
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If someone takes you out, and you're wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt, and they take you to a fancy place and you're unprepared, that's bad.
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My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!
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Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
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When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.
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The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since.
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It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits.
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I know I am no better than anyone else in this world.
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Lyrically speaking, I know that there were a lot of things going on in and around the world and there were some very specific people in my mind coming dangerously close to having megolomaniacal tendancies and so I did my best to write those thoughts down.'
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People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.
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I feel very, very fortunate to have the success that I've had. I want to keep working and keep moving forward. Acting is my dream job. I love it so much.
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You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
