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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

World Sight Bored Willing Distress

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.

Money Rich Ancestors Over Gone Left

I read one or two other books which gave me a background in mathematics other than logic.

Stephen Cole Kleene

Mathematics Me Logic Two Background

I learn something new everyday about myself as an actor, my capabilities, how far I can stretch myself, throw out emotions I never knew I had.

Myself Learn I Can Emotions New Out

Surge pricing only kicks in in order to maximize the number of trips that happen and therefore reduce the number of people that are stranded.

Travis Kalanick

People Happen Order Only Kicks

What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.

Impossible True Possible More Cannot

My feeling is, if you're going to be called a celebrity, you might as well use it for some good. It's better to testify for school lunches in front of Congress than get drunk in a bar somewhere and misbehave.

Good School Better You Drunk Bar

We cannot choose one desktop over the other - Gnome or KDE - because there's users for both code bases.

Miguel de Icaza

Choose Over Because Cannot Code

Once we see stars with three times the metal content of our sun, the planet detection rate goes up to 20 per cent.

Stars Sun Three See Content Planet

I want to protect my club. I want to try to protect my players. I want to try to protect my fans. Also, I want to try to protect the Premier League.

Want Try Protect Club Fans Players

I've always wanted to play Jerry Seinfeld's son, actually, because he's the only person who anyone ever says I look like, in my entire - ever in my life.

Life Son My Life Look Person Play

I'm hoping that maybe I'll start getting a reputation for being a guy who can be pretty versatile. That's the challenge and the fun of being an actor. I love getting to play and do different things.

Love Challenge Fun Start Reputation

Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.

Positive Funny Good Men Lie Liar

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