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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: british
Birth: January 25, 1874 - December 16, 1965

Topics

Good World Bad Up Give Good Habits

People say, 'Are you insane?' But the most successful climbers are the most calculating, with the most refined sense of risk. They're hyper-conscious of safety. They're the least insane people I know.

People Safety You Know Say Risk

I don't have a favorite drink. I don't do favorites of anything, practically.

Drink Anything Favorite Favorites

If I meet pals, we do hug each other, and it's very nice, you know... it's something that's come on me late and became second nature, and it's first nature now!

Nature Me You Late Nice Meet

The Jew does not wish to be isolated. He fears being alone, without allies.

Alone Being Alone Wish Without Being

I used to make fun of my friends who had BlackBerries. And I know that the expression CrackBerry has been going around, but now I fully understand it. I'm actually addicted to a piece of machinery, and that's really embarrassing.

Fun Friends Know Now Understand

Taking it in its wider and generic application, I understand faith to be the supplement of sense; or, to change the phrase, all knowledge which comes not to us through our senses we gain by faith in others.

Matthew Simpson

Change Faith Knowledge Understand Us

I still haven't played a leading role in cinema or in TV, and that's something that I long for.

Long Cinema Something Role Still TV

It was always very clear to me that God was sovereign in salvation.

God Me Always Salvation Clear Very

Things happen every day. You can't spend your whole life trying to guard against something happening. If you do that, in my opinion, you've wasted your life.

Life Day Opinion Trying You Happen

Jessie J is a great, great girl. I'm a friend and have always been a fan of hers. I'm happy to see her doing her thing.

Friend Girl Great Happy Doing See

Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

Indulge Capacity Unlimited Every

I approach life with a 'jump' sort of mentality, although I wasn't raised to take crazy risks. I was raised to be a crazy hard worker. It seems to be a pretty good match of qualities.

Life Good Risks Crazy Jump Hard

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