W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
There are men whose sense of humour is so ill developed that they still bear a grudge against Copernicus because he dethroned them from the central position in the universe. They feel it a personal affront that they can no longer consider themselves the pivot upon which turns the whole of created things.
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
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I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed.
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In all these years, I've understood one thing: that it's only your work that should do all the talking.
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Small businesses all across this nation are tired of the uncertainty created by Washington.
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Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.
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This is the moment when I should also admit that when the Internet first arrived I kept telling people it was a fad.
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You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.
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You can't hold up a blog; you can hold up a magazine.
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Why should anyone be interested in my life? It's the prurience I find so extraordinary. Why, why, oh why should my private life be of any interest to the public? The only people who should be interested are my friends.
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If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.
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Making movies is about control. You need to control your narcissism in the first place, and you need to be disciplined enough to understand the reason for the film. You need to follow the agenda of the film, not a personal agenda or that of the studio. Or, worst of all, of the actors.
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To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.
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Let's not burn the universities yet. After all, the damage they do might be worse.
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Most of my projects seem to start as exploratory journeys with no visible end in sight.
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There are men whose sense of humour is so ill developed that they still bear a grudge against Copernicus because he dethroned them from the central position in the universe. They feel it a personal affront that they can no longer consider themselves the pivot upon which turns the whole of created things.
