W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.

W. Somerset Maugham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodBeautyGraceLookHumourWell

I don't really feel any different when I get up on stage.

Joe Elliott

FeelStageUpGetDifferentReally

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

John Adams

KnowledgeFreedomPeopleLiberty

I can choose to be happy, or choose to be miserable every day - waiting until I die.

Angel Haze

DayHappyWaitingBe HappyDie

You can't ever go back; life is incredibly short and fragile.

Michael Arden

LifeShortYouBackGoFragile

I'm human, I feel, I understand. That's the highest level of love, is understanding - when you can understand someone, when you can love them with their flaws and their faults. So I understand, I consider. I may speak the truth, but I'll consider your feelings, too.

Tracy Morgan

LoveTruthLove IsSpeakSomeone

The theatre community is so powerful.

Rory O'Malley

CommunityTheatrePowerful

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.

Russell Simmons

LifeGodHopeServiceDayBetter

Starbucks is spreading like a cancer.

Rupert Everett

StarbucksCancerLikeSpreading

I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. It's because we're accomplished so much in women's tennis in the last two, three years. We deserve something better.

Martina Hingis

WomenThinkBetterToo MuchThree

I didn't fit in anywhere when I grew up, but I was always American, so to survive, I created this 'ideal America.' Finally I came to the U.S. and realised, 'Oh, I don't belong here, either.'

Mitski

SurviveAmericanAmericaAlwaysUp

Finally, in my early 30s, I started writing fiction for the first time as an adult. That felt so scary, and I spent a few years feeling miserably 'behind' my high-achieving friends. But I persevered and obviously have no regrets.

Julia Glass

TimeWritingFriendsEarlyFeeling

A mind grows by what it feeds on.

Josiah Gilbert Holland

MindGrowsFeeds

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