W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.W. Somerset Maugham
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
Cam Newton -
The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
Hanna Rosin -
First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
Barton Gellman -
If you think about it, a lot of great horror films have bad sequels just because the market demands you to make the other one right away. Thank God no one in the 'Evil Dead' family thinks that way.
Fede Alvarez -
You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.
Wayne Huizenga
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I'm a big fan of all those singing competition shows.
Taylor Lautner -
I don't like talking about myself and I don't like talking about the work.
Barbra Streisand -
I feel exhausted if I teach too long.
Dalai Lama -
It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
Wanda Sykes -
My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.
Vanessa Carlton -
There isn't a person on Earth who couldn't use a connection with nature.
Nalini Nadkarni
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When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear.
Vincent D'Onofrio -
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
Umberto Eco -
I grew up being into sports and I wasn't trained to move my body in the right way for dancing. I'm the last one to get any moves correct. In rehearsals it's always, 'OK, one more take for Zac.'
Zac Efron -
Writing a novel is not at all like riding a bike. Writing a novel is like having to redesign a bike, based on laws of physics that you don't understand, in a new universe. So having written one novel does nothing for you when you have to write the second one.
Daniel Alarcon -
Do I believe in arbitration? I do. But not in arbitration between the lion and the lamb, in which the lamb is in the morning found inside the lion.
Samuel Gompers -
I think sometimes when you play those extra shifts, it gets you into the game a little bit more and gets you a little bit more involved.
Patrick Kane
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I tend to watch a lot of movies at home. It's nice to be close to the refrigerator with my pyjamas on and just relax.
Kathy Reichs -
I think young generation is always better than last generation. No matter you like it or don't like it. My father said, 'Jack, I'm so good, you'll never be' - but I'm better than him. My father is better than my grandfather. My children will be better than us.
Jack Ma -
To me, the fashion and architecture I like are very closely linked. Both should be clean and simple and without embellishment.
Leon Max -
I don't think anybody is - no one could compare to Ronald Reagan, because he was the right man at the right time.
John McCain -
I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections.
Garry Kasparov -
What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.
W. Somerset Maugham