W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities.

Sue Grafton

CollegeHumanitiesArtsEnglishFine

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power, isn't because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it's not because of the rebellions that are occurring in the major cities.

Stokely Carmichael

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I was the last Republican lieutenant governor and it's been over 20 years.

Mike Curb

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I don't mind wearing a corset, it informs your posture, changes the way you move, you can't slouch.

Michelle Dockery

MindYouWayChangesMovePosture

Old Vespas are very appealing to me. I love the way they feel. I love the way they smell. I love the curves on them. I have one of the earliest Vespas ever made, from the 1950s.

Michiel Huisman

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I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.

Louis Farrakhan

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There is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom, and China will, in the end, become a nation ruled by law, where human rights reign supreme.

Liu Xiaobo

FreedomLawEndWillBecomeHuman

Whatever team I go to, I'll be excited to go.

Jared Goff

TeamGoWhateverExcited

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

Diane Mott Davidson

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I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that would be it. They never said particularly why, because they were cut off in their prime.

Derek Jacobi

KnowSaidWhyNeverPrimeCut

The tantalizing discomfort of perplexity is what inspires otherwise ordinary men and women to extraordinary feats of ingenuity and creativity; nothing quite focuses the mind like dissonant details awaiting harmonious resolution.

Brian Greene

WomenCreativityMenMindResolution

I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.

Chuck Close

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