W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HeartOpinionYouPlaceRaceRight

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

Jesse Ventura

HistoryImaginationFindMoreJust

The only way I could relax was when I was with my children.

Andrew Wiles

ChildrenRelaxWayOnlyCould

Trust your instincts and emotions.

Angela Ahrendts

TrustEmotionsInstinctsYour

Kids and adults have sex for many, many reasons... Put out a question box.

Sue Johanson

SexQuestionBoxOutKidsReasons

Be prepared to fall out of love with your words. I'm still too verbose at times.

Josh Elliott

LoveWordsFallBe PreparedOutToo

My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I'm the son of my history.

Jose Mujica

SonHistoryLifestyleWounds

I'm a big rock star, I got a beautiful girl, and they still call me a fag. Its' like high school never ends - the jocks are always on top.

Jonathan Davis

GirlBeautifulSchoolMeHigh School

I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition stuff. I just skated. I didn't really love competition, but that was the only way to get better. You'd see more talent.

Dorothy Hamill

LoveMotherCompetitionTalentYou

On Saturday mornings, because I'm surfing a lot for the part in 'John From Cincinnati,' I'll get up about 5:30 A.M .and go to Malibu and surf. There's something very therapeutic and healing about it.

Austin Nichols

HealingSaturdayGoUpSomething

When PM goes for a foreign visit, he represents a country and not the party.

Piyush Goyal

PartyCountryHeVisitForeignGoes

I'm an actor - it's not brain surgery. If I do my job right, people won't ask for their money back.

Sean Connery

MoneyJobPeopleBrainBackActor

Adults get more confused by social worker jargon. Unlike children, they are also less likely to see two sides of an argument, and they no longer think they can make the world a better place. That can make them rather boring, I suppose.

Nina Bawden

ChildrenWorldThinkBetterConfused

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