W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeWorldSurpriseBeliefMy Own

Now I am an old hag, I get to play much more interesting characters.

Joan Greenwood

I AmInterestingPlayNowMoreOld

All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have to change the character a little bit in case your friend or your relative reads the book, because you don't want them to know you wrote about them... They might get mad.

Meg Cabot

LifeChangeFriendCharacterPeople

Occasionally it's been a long and bumpy road - one I'm still travelling - but I've always felt like my home town has been solidly behind me and I'm both grateful and proud.

Simon Armitage

HomeGratefulMeRoadProudLong

His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar.

Robert Burns

GentlemanHimScholarCollarLocked

We've broken the code base into logical chunks, called modules, and the foundation staff delegate authority for the modules to people with the most expertise.

Mitchell Baker

BrokenPeopleFoundationAuthority

Would I tweet if I didn't run for office? Maybe, but I'd certainly use Twitter to stay abreast of warp-speed happenings in the world and to enjoy the musings of smart, fascinating people. Twitter is a neat, one-stop compilation of smart, incisive viewpoints on every imaginable topic from a riveting cross-section of folks.

Don Willett

SmartPeopleWorldEnjoyRunOffice

I'm very good at daydreaming. Ask any of my schoolteachers.

Bruce Dickinson

GoodAskDaydreamingVeryAny

Goa isn't just about tourism and happy faces.

Ali Fazal

HappyTourismFacesJustAbout

At the age of 46, in my sixth prison term, it was the second prison I was in - California Rehabilitation Center. The California Civil Education program kind of opened up all of the experiences that that I had dealt with in my life, that I had experienced.

Susan Burton

LifeEducationAgePrisonMy Life

I'm grateful for anything that brings me back to Colorado.

Sheryl Lee

GratefulMeBackColoradoAnything

The U.A.E. has a progressive vision for transforming its economy, and Hyperloop One plays right into that by increasing access to the region and beyond.

Shervin Pishevar

VisionBeyondRightEconomyAccess

These are national problems that require national solutions.

Thomas Menino

ProblemsSolutionsNationalRequire

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