W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AngerWorldThoughtKnowComfortable

Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in articles but just for your information, most characters there's only one.

Jim Henson

InformationTalkSomethingJustYour

Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.

Joan Collins

LoveYesPlayingBeenKnownI Love

For Marvel, we've never looked at any of our characters in terms of gender, race, or religion. It truly is about, who is the best character for the story? If that character happens to be a woman, fantastic.

Jeph Loeb

CharacterBestWomanReligionStory

When I was a kid, it was thought I would do something in the visual arts because I was always drawing, but when we emigrated to Australia from Holland when I was seven, I learnt the English language, and I fell in love with it.

Michel Faber

LoveThoughtLanguageDrawingKid

I design therefore I become.

Jason Silva

DesignBecomeTherefore

The expectation in the Obama Administration, or at least the hope, is that a nuclear deal with the West could ultimately moderate Iranian behavior by helping to integrate the country more thoroughly into the international system. Will this happen? It's impossible to predict, of course. We will only know if we get there.

Dexter Filkins

HopeImpossibleBehaviorCountry

I shed many a tear when the steam engines went out of style on the railroads. I'd like to seem them come back, but I realize the diesels are more efficient.

Clyde Tombaugh

StyleBackMoreRealizeOutSeem

Harvey and I grew up in Queens, N.Y. My brother and I shared a room for 18 years until we went away to college. When we were kids, after our father said, 'Lights out,' he also exclaimed, 'No more talking. Time for sleep.' But we'd stay up late, arguing over statistics, who the best center fielder was - Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle.

Bob Weinstein

FatherTimeBestSleepBrotherLate

I only write music for myself, I don't try and appeal to anyone else.

Bryan Adams

MusicMyselfTryWriteOnlyAnyone

To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it.

Arthur Cohn

AmericaYouNothingFilmBehindWho

The first time I played against Seattle was the only time I felt destroyed. Vin Baker just manhandled me. The whole thing, their double teams, their movement, everything. I must've had eight turnovers. Which isn't a big deal for me because I turn the ball over a lot.

Tim Duncan

TimeMeFirst TimeFirstMovement

My first-ever visit to a cheese factory was in Tillamook Washington... yes, I am that nerdy.

Kyle MacLachlan

I AmCheeseWashingtonYesNerdyAm

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