W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DeathAdviceYouNothingDullVery

I love when people become obsessed with 'Downton.'

Jessica Brown Findlay

LovePeopleBecomeObsessedI Love

To be a little divisive is kind of hot.

Jennifer Konner

KindHotLittleDivisive

Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves.

John Motson

GoodBrazilPlayingRoundLike

People generally have sex fairly young, and probably younger than they should be having it.

Steve Carell

PeopleSexYoungThanYounger

But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

WorkBedroomTakeAwayWorkingLike

You know, one of the things I've learnt since coming out of office is how much easier it is to give the advice than take the decision. I mean, you know, it's tough.

Tony Blair

DecisionToughAdviceYouKnowMean

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

Robert E. Lee

ConfidenceGodHopePatriotismMe

My belief is that we should never become overconfident.

Masayoshi Son

BeliefBecomeNeverOverconfident

After having your first child, it's a massive shock to the system. I work in an industry where people judge you and the way you look, and you always want to put your best foot forward when you can.

Louise Nurding

WorkBestChildPeopleForwardLook

I've always been a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy.

Jason Mraz

KindT-ShirtAlwaysJeansGuyBeen

Technology and the Internet are not just changing politics here in the U.S. It's also happening abroad. In the Philippines, where I grew up, grassroots organizers used text messaging to help overthrow a president.

Jose Antonio Vargas

TechnologyPoliticsInternetHelpUp

During the bus boycott, I was tested by fire, and I came to understand that I was not a breakable crystal figurine.

Coretta Scott King

FireUnderstandCrystalBusBoycott

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