W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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I had great English teachers in high school who first piqued my interest in Shakespeare. Each year, we read a different play - 'Othello,' 'Julius Caesar,' 'Macbeth,' 'Hamlet' - and I was the nerd in class who would memorize soliloquies just for the fun of it.
Ian Doescher
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In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'
Randall Kennedy
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
Sally Mann
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No matter what is happening in life or in the world - war, natural disaster, poor health, pain, the death of loved ones - if existence is filled with art, music and literature, life will be fulfilling, a joy.
Karen DeCrow
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
Patrick Marber
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For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet.
Eddie Huang
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I'll back up anything my dad says.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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My hair walks into a room before I do.
Rachelle Lefevre
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I do like to make things difficult for myself and my team, just from taking on a challenge, if you like.
Victoria Beckham
Spice Girls
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I've never been good at saying no.
Patrick Modiano
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We were given drinks, and drank them, and talked while we drank them. But talked, here, is a euphemism: we had that conversation about how you make a Martini. The people in Hell, Dr. Rosenbaum had told me once, say nothing but What? Americans in Hell tell each other how to make Martinis.
Randall Jarrell
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Sooner or later, all games become serious.
J. G. Ballard
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Don't try to tell Namath's people on First Avenue about Babe Ruth, because they don't even know the name. In fact, with the young, you can forget all of baseball. The sport is gone. But if you ever have seen Ruth, and then you see Namath, you know there is very little difference.
Jimmy Breslin
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When the late Bishop was appointed, about thirty-two years ago, to diffuse the light of the Gospel through this extensive portion of His Majesty's dominions, it was even a greater spiritual, than a natural wilderness.
John Strachan
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Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the moment for our evolution, and gives us the best advantage for the development of ourselves.
Edward Bach
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My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my dad was playing percussion. My mom was a hula dancer.
Bruno Mars
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The good news is people are watching more video than ever before; they're just watching in places that often aren't rated and aren't monetized.
Steve Burke
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Things don't get any easier by putting them off.
W. Somerset Maugham
