W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.W. Somerset Maugham
Quotes to Explore
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Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
Karl Kraus -
The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and since then, there's been a greater intolerance of dissent and the human rights record of China has been going in the wrong direction.
Gary Locke -
Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
Samuel Butler -
The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.
Wayne Dyer -
I'm having a good time. Managing my things takes a lot of time.
Gabriela Sabatini -
Death remains about the one certain fact in the lives of each one of us, and there will be suffering, sorrow, and sadness next week as there was last week.
Basil Hume
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Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.
Walt Disney -
Hits and flops are overrated.
Kangana Ranaut -
Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.
Iain Banks -
I've been fortunate to be working mostly right out of school. Every year, there was a little something, and it kept the confidence going. It's about confidence and the belief.
Oscar Isaac -
At Oracle, silver medal is first loser.
Safra A. Catz -
I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
Carl Lewis
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I am a registered Democrat and two-time unsuccessful candidate for office.
Jack L. Chalker -
I was doing a tour of the 'Batman' live stage production, and I challenged the cast to join me to run. One time, we were running in Switzerland just before Christmas, and it was heavy snow. Another time, we were running down the Seine in Paris on Christmas Day, and we all had Santa hats on.
Sam Heughan -
British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
Taylor Lautner -
I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.
Salma Hayek -
Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't care to dwell on what happens to the innocent.
Barbara Kingsolver -
You discover yourself through the research of your work.
Carine Roitfeld
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My personal life is lived as 'me,' but my professional life is lived as other people. In other words, when I go to the office, I lie down, dream, and become 'someone else.' That's my job.
Wallace Shawn -
In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I've remained an Indian.
Vikram Seth -
You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent. I'm afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim. You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge. The world is changing. You must make your own life outside this home.
Adeline Yen Mah -
I don't believe in straight or gay. I really don't. I think we're all degrees of bisexual.
Rita Mae Brown -
This year, notoriety got confused with fame, and the devil is down hearted because there is nothing left for him to claim.
Don Henley The Eagles -
It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.
W. Somerset Maugham