W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Any nation that thinks more of its ease and comfort than its freedom will soon lose its freedom; and the ironical thing about it is that it will lose its ease and comfort too.
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I love conducting. What I'm tired of is music administration. I don't want that. I just want to make music.
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I didn't want to leave Newcastle, but that's football.
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A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.
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I just wanted to give them the 'Lost Jewelry' so they can say, 'Yo, they get that's mean.' And then when I tell 'em, 'Yo, that ain't even the meal. Get ready for the meal!' That's when we 'bout to go crazy because the taste of the appetizer.
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Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
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You can't leave the thing that you are, the house that has become your biography.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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I studied Morse code.
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I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.
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Our world is evolving without consideration, and the result is a loss of biodiversity, energy issues, congestion in cities. But geography, if used correctly, can be used to redesign sustainable and more livable cities.
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I wore U.S.A. across my chest in 1976.
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Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles of very nice wine. For me that's the ideal combination: working hard and enjoying the fruits of your labour.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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History reminds us that walls can be torn down. But the task is never easy. True partnership and true progress requires constant work and sustained sacrifice. They require sharing the burdens of development and diplomacy; of progress and peace. They require allies who will listen to each other, learn from each other and, most of all, trust each other.
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Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing.
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Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true.
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I drink tons of water, because with the entire running around you can get dehydrated.
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At times, we take freedom for granted. We really don't know how to cherish the freedom we have until it's taken from us.
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Any nation that thinks more of its ease and comfort than its freedom will soon lose its freedom; and the ironical thing about it is that it will lose its ease and comfort too.
