W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I initially signed up for Twitter just to do jokes I wasn't going to do in my stand-up routine.

Jim Gaffigan

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The Jungian view of drama would be that it affects all of our imaginations and somehow taps into our hidden, ancient, primordial memories.

Jeremy Northam

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My journey started with the understanding that poor parents share the universal desire for education for their children. No family in our experience has ever turned down educational support for their daughter.

Ann Cotton

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If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.

John Turturro

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Nerves can be useful, as they sharpen you up, make you determined to try your hardest and do your best.

Stephen Cole

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I just want to be who I am, as I am.

Spike Jonze

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I don't read many business books. I read good fiction. Business is about people, so my favorite business books are anything by Dickens.

Tom Peters

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I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.

Lukas Foss

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A period of detention in a chilly upstate facility can be a great attitude adjuster.

Judy Sheindlin

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Supporting American technology companies is one of the most patriotic things you can do - the technology industry is the reason our country has such a high-standard of living and why we can afford to spread the democracy virus around the globe.

Jason Calacanis

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Honestly, if I could be anything, I'd love to be a small-business authority type of person.

Jon Taffer

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When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture.

Douglas Coupland

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