Quotes of W. Somerset Maugham

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We do not write as we want, but as we can.

- W. Somerset Maugham

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“ And during, I realized that the labels didn’t matter, because when two people feel that sort of pull toward each other, it just works, and the only label that mattered was that I was in love. Totally, fully, ecstatically. ”

- Bill Konigsberg

“ the saddest thing is to be a minute to someone, when you've made them your eternity. ”

- Sanober Khan

“ We are mathematical equations where your life is the sum of all choices you've made until now. The good news is you can change the equation so that you start making a difference in your life. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. ”

- John Updike

“ Love is the answer. But while you're waiting for the answer, sex brings up some pretty good questions. ”

- Woody Allen

“ A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t get very far until you change it. ”

- Unknown

“ True Love is not something that will ever happen in an instant....because the summary of our lives is not in an instant. Love at First sight is just infatuation. True Love.....is like a fine wine. It has layers upon layers of depth and flavor, all of which gets better if it is aged and cared for correctly. True Love is the gradual deep understanding of your Spouse, and a spiritual empathy towards them. As they get older, and change, you eagerly continue to turn pages of your lives together, studying and empathizing with a person that you do not need to be defensive or suspicious of. ”

- sangeeta mann

“ I love words.  I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail.  I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.  I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over.   In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page. ”

- Richelle E. Goodrich

“ Armed with positive thoughts, it becomes easier to focus on your goals, while the opposite also holds true. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ Living with a purpose in life is more fulfilling than living a rich lifestyle without a purpose. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ I constantly challenge my athletes with workouts that take them to the upper edge of their ability. Like Brett's, my philosophy is that your biggest competitor is yourself. I will never ask the impossible. But I will come close. Those who answer with courage and selfbelief instead of fear and doubt are the ones who realize their dreams. ”

- Siri Lindley

“ We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love. ”

- Mother Teresa

“ Life is a series of pulls back and forth... A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. Most of us live somewhere in the middle. A wrestling match...Which side win? Love wins. Love always wins ”

- Mitch Albom

“ My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants you to be... Give me a young woman who loves home and family, who reads and ponders the scriptures daily, who has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon... Give me a young woman who is virtuous and who has maintained her personal purity, who will not settle for less than a temple marriage, and I will give you a young woman who will perform miracles for the Lord now and throughout eternity. ”

- Ezra

“ The price of your birthday outfits should go costlier with respect to the ages you lived. ”

- Anwesha Mohanty ‘Anny’

“ If you sow kindness, you will reap love. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Where you go, I shall go; where you die, I shall die, and there will I be buried. ”

- Rosamund Hodge

“ Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Enmity builds walls; love builds bridges. Enlightenment is the highway to world peace. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ In this world, it is too common for people to search for someone to lose themselves in. But I am already lost. I will look for someone to find myself in. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t expect a first kiss to be so…life altering. In a few brief moments, the rule book of my universe had been rewritten. Suddenly I was a brand new person. I was as fragile as a newborn, but instead of the doctor placing me in my mother’s arms, he’d put me in Ren’s. What would Ren do with me? Would he draw me near, soothe me, and teach me about this new world or would he reject me and tell the doctor there must be some mistake. There was no way to know. What a breakable and delicate thing a heart was, no wonder I’d kept mine locked away. ”

- Colleen Houck