W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Perfect is determined in shortened measures of time, not over long periods of time or lifetimes. It would be unnatural.
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I've always - honestly - never thought of myself as an independent director.
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I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.
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If I had my way, I wouldn't be sharing my personal life online. I'm a private person. At home, I don't wander around shirtless, flexing my muscles. I roam around unshaven, with my hair disheveled. Unfortunately, people perceive you differently. It's okay; they're free to speculate.
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Think and grow rich.
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Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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It's ironic that the growth of Scottish nationalism has precipitated in the English the sort of hand-wringing the Scots have always done over who they are.
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An epic is not made by piecing together a set of heroic lays, adjusting their discrepancies and making them into a continuous narrative.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.
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Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.
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Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
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I guess taking a stand is valid for a commentator. But that's not what I am.
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Too clever is dumb.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.
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Her heart of compressed ash, which had resisted the most telling blows of daily reality without strain, fell apart with the first waves of nostalgia.
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The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever.
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I don't think enough players channel the energy of the crowd. If it's done properly, and you don't let anger overwhelm and distract you, it's like a shot of adrenaline in the arm, and it gets the crowd pumped up.
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I do not purpose to discuss faith in its dogmatic sense today.
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I've been on the campaign trail so long, some of my wine has turned to vinegar.
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Perfect is determined in shortened measures of time, not over long periods of time or lifetimes. It would be unnatural.
