W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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Virtually every major technology has an initial spike of interest, then a dip, and then a long-term rise to success. The dot-com bubble is the canonical example, but there are many more.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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On my tombstone, I want written: 'He never did 'Love Boat!'
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.
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I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
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I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do so.
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.
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Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools.
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Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States.
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Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.
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Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul.
