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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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
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Our whole philosophy is one of transparency.
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People don't ask me for my autograph.
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It does not suit the world to hear that people who are leading a high life, an enviable life, a privileged life are as miserable most days as anybody else, despite the fact that it must be obvious they would be - given that we are all agreed that money and fame do not bring happiness. Instead the world would prefer to enjoy the idea, against what it knows to be true, that wealth and fame do in fact insulate and protect against misery and it would rather we shut up if we are planning to indicate otherwise.
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The reality is that fulfillment, success and all of these good things comes from trying to help those that we care about to achieve those things. How can I help somebody I care about find the job they love? How can I help somebody I care about find happiness in their work? And when we commit to service it actually biologically and anthropologically is more likely to lead to our own success and our own happiness.
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You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
