W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them?
Quotes to Explore
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To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.
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Trust is something I know has to be earned whether you're a husband, a father, or a congressman.
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We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
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My generation of the Sixties, with all our great ideals, destroyed liberalism, because of our excesses.
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Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there.
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But all bubbles have a way of bursting or being deflated in the end.
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What makes Gucci Mane Gucci Mane is like what made Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra - it's just him. He's trap's Frank Sinatra.
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I'd probably play games obsessively if I didn't write, although I admit I don't read novels partly because I don't enjoy it, not just because it's the wrong side of the creator-consumer barrier for me. I'm a visual writer. I think in moving 3D images and write down what I observe.
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I defy any woman that doesn't feel more elegant and more groomed and ready for an evening than if you have a blow dry.
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These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over.
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If we are really serious about preventing another crisis like the 2008 meltdown, we should simply ban complex financial instruments unless they can be unambiguously shown to benefit society in the long run.
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What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing.
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There doesn't seem to be a religion in 'Game of Thrones' that's totally peaceful... we haven't seen any Buddhists.
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Don't get me wrong – I love books! I just think a video has a bigger bang when it comes to a good, old-fashioned adrenaline rush.
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You've got to believe you can get a result from the game.
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We didn't do cotillions or anything. My family made fun of the pageants.
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All records are not made to be broken.
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Well, I was interested in playing the piano from as early as I can remember.
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Let us remember: trials are an evidence of a Father's love.
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She hath no loyal knight and true, The Lady of Shalott.
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I really believe that parents need to know they are shaping the future of their children.
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I took opportunities, big or small, to show that I was a constant professional. I feel like the Sam Jackson of network TV drama.
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What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them?
