W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.
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I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
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With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.
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Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
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I have a day job. I can make movies when I want to.
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I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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When you look at someone good like J.J. Abrams who gives you the spectacle and great action set pieces but also gives you character and great story and plotting and narrative, I think it's my job - and my intention - to do both.
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The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.
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I personally don't think ginger men have a habit of being attractive. We have to make ourselves seem attractive by doing stuff.
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I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.
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The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.
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I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.
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I think I weighed about 450/460 at my heaviest. That's huge! That's Fat Joe. And you know, I always took pride in being fat.
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We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.
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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
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When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
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I'm minimalistic when it comes to makeup, so I'm a sucker for anything that's multi-tasking. Aquaphor is my go-to product. It's great for adding gloss to eyes and cheekbones, and amazing for soothing dry cuticles, too.
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I'm very protective of my heart
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One of the most sacred purposes for which the scriptures were written was to make it possible for all to know Christ. The scriptures teach and testify of Jesus Christ. They teach us much that we need to know and to do to return to the presence of the Savior.
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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My music is very innovative, in a class by itself. Nobody else is saying anything of value. What I'm trying to do is get people to think, to alter their consciousness. It's not your typical platinum formula for success.
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It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
