W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov -
Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.
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Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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I got married quite early. And then I had a son. I had a family. And this may be hard to believe, but I am a complete family kinda girl.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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I knew boxing before I knew anything else.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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For me... you know, the most I've paid for a haircut was in Australia. Usually I go to a black barber or a Latino barber. I can't just go into Supercuts.
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I did 'Call of Duty Modern Warfare' as Gaz, then I did Ghost in 'Modern Warfare 2,' which has become one of the most iconic figures in the history of computer games.
Craig Fairbrass -
If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.
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Some people have a blog that's, like, 'Today I brushed my teeth.' Well, who cares? Who cares that you brushed your teeth. Okay - you brushed your teeth! That's so massively egocentric, it's just ridiculous.
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Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side.
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The Riviera isn't only a sunny place for shady people.
