W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Art... is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.
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I always had the feeling that Bleachers is my soul.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than see animals in strife.
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Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character.
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I don't get bothered by fans.
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We all experience power struggles in our lives - at the workplace, with our friends, in our love lives. In a way, we're all politicians.
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When I find the right information, the Web is a blessing; when I don't, it's a distraction.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.
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I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.
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I have a ship's bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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I found that I was much more interested in writing and that I didn't like the illustrating at all. I had always been the hardest on myself when I drew and painted. I am not hard on myself when I write. I like what I write, so it is a much happier process.
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Good boys are nice - don't go for the bad ones!
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The world is filled with God's glory. You can't turn without bumping into it.
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Lewandowski is very complete. He can hold on to the ball and build play; he can dribble. He can score goals from anywhere. He is fast, strong in the air.
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If I could go back in time and tell my younger self that eventually that I'd become very successful writing Dune books after Frank Herbert's death, I would have laughed myself silly, I think, at how strange that prospect would be.
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I believe that when Crazy Horse was killed, something more than a man's life was snuffed out.
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Art... is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.
