W. Somerset Maugham
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best. You very often get it.
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Talkers are no good doers.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
To my big brother George, the richest man in town !
Love is the river of life in the world.
Look back on times of adversity with hope for the future, not regret for the past. Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
We go together, Laurie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
Oh, yeah, woody ! I've known that guy my whole life: Two days.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
Sow a thought, and you reap an act , Sow an act, and you reap a habit , Sow a habit, and you reap a character , Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Predetermine the objectives you want to accomplish. Think big, act big and set out to accomplish big results.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been' .
The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
Whatever it takes !
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness, pure and incorrupt. . . . If we let our friend become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend.
Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Tell 'em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper.
It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow.
Imitate until you emulate, match and surpass those who launched you. It's the highest form of thankfulness.
Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape !
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
I want the fairy tale.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it.
You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.
That'll do, pig. That'll do.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.
I am the captain of my soul.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy stepthe extra one. When you encounter a familiar plan, you just ask one question '' What ELSE could we do ? ''
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.
Honesty is the best image.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
One drink's too many, and a hundred's not enough.
The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough, but in getting out after you are in.
I am a great believer in luck and I find that the harder I work the more I have of it.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement, nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns !
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in ; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day ; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
We have to go back to philosophy to treat things as they are. We are suffering from our own karma. It is not the fault of god. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should god be blamed ?
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute.
I love you. I've loved you since the first moment I saw you. I guess maybe Ive even loved you before I saw you.
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed. Our love to others, and others love to us.
This isn't a dream ! This is really happening !
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.
Must you flirt ?
Would you like to come in ?
Stella ! Hey, Stella !
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
If you feel you have no faults there's another one.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.
Our intentions create our reality.
Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success.
You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back ?
A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
A martini. Shaken, not stirred.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
May no gift be too small to give, nor too simple to receive, which is wrapped in thoughtfulness and tied with love.