W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.W. Somerset Maugham
Quotes to Explore
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Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the middle of a table. This sort of shopping bag denotes prices that will start chipping into your children's college education fund. Avoid it.
Karen Bender -
I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.
Ian McLagan Small Faces -
I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility.
Ted Cruz -
I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
Maddie Ziegler -
Sometimes entire categories of craigslist are rendered nearly unusable by spam. Con artists prowl the listings, paying sellers with fake cashier's checks and luring buyers to share their credit card numbers.
Gary Wolf -
To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
Garrett Fort
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
Sammi Hanratty -
In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
L. Sprague de Camp -
I'm the diva from the future. The next gig's on the moon. Catch me while you can.
Natasha Bedingfield -
If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well as ourselves, and we must mean freedom for everyone inside our frontiers as well as outside.
Wendell Willkie -
I believe that the topic of chemical weapons is critically important for international peace and security, and I take note of the ongoing debate over what course of action should be taken by the international community. All those actions should be taken within the framework of the U.N. Charter, as a matter of principle.
Ban Ki-moon -
Birth was the death of him.
Samuel Beckett
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My music, certainly, has never embarrassed me.
Barry Gibb Bee Gees -
Last but not least among serial killer methodologies, we have women who kill their own children.
Pat Brown -
Most people draw from the mind, not the eye. They draw the idea of a table or a face, not what's in front of them. We don't actually see the line of the jaw as a line and we don't see an eye as a perfectly outlined almond shape.
Caio Fonseca -
There's no how-to guide for how to change the world. But it's easy to get hung up by misconceptions about what it takes to make an impact.
Wendy Kopp -
I don't like music docs, usually. There's nothing to really say. What can you say about music? Normally, you can't say too much. There are a few really good ones, but the majorities are boring, I think.
Malik Bendjelloul -
It's hard to notice things without people noticing me and that takes some getting used to.
Edie Falco
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I like Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor. They are amazing and very hard working when it comes to dance.
Mithun Chakraborty -
In school I was always the funny-looking, tall, skinny kid that got made fun of because of my weird teeth.
Lara Stone -
I'm lucky to be surrounded by incredibly talented people at Pixar, of course, and I learn a lot from them each and every day.
Lee Unkrich -
I think there's always satisfaction that comes from digging in and telling a story and being on the front line and writing about it. I think there's a venue available if you look. Even print journalism is in good shape in areas.
Cameron Crowe -
L.A. will never be a hockey town. I'm a huge hockey fan, and people out here do not appreciate hockey as much as they should. I've always been into it. I'm Canadian; that's my sport for sure.
Jean-Luc Bilodeau -
Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.
W. Somerset Maugham