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Quote of the day by W. Somerset Maugham: 'It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but...' - inspiring life lessons on growth mindset, chasing big goals and why people who refuse to settle succeed by Human Bondage and The Moon and Sixpence authorQuote of the day by W. Somerset Maugham: W. Somerset Maugham's quote highlights the power of high standards. Refusing mediocrity often lead...- Quote of the day by William Somerset Maugham: 'We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if...' ; lessons on love from iconic British writerWilliam Somerset Maugham's quote highlights that enduring love embraces personal evolution, not static sameness. He observed that relations...
- Quote of the day by Rex Harrison: "Tomorrow is a thief of pleasure."Rex Harrison was a famous British actor known for theatre and film roles, especially in My Fair Lady. His quote “Tomorrow is a thief of ple...
- 'Mary Poppins' star Glynis Johns passes away at 100Stage and screen icon Glynis Johns, renowned for "Mary Poppins" and "Send in the Clowns," passed away at 100. A perfectionist, she tackled ...
- Works by Pierre Auguste-Renoir, Pablo Picasso to go under hammer at AstaGuru's online auctionLeading the line-up is a work by French impressionist master Pierre Auguste-Renoir.
- Opportunity to grab works of Picasso, Dali, Renoir at click of a mouseThe international auction will be held on November 28-29.
- Buy a Picasso or a Renoir from the comfort of your computerAstaGuru, an online-only auction house, is all set to hold an international auction on November 28-29 to showcase a medley of works by lege...
- Suits & Sayings: Biblio bonhomie for Capital’s biz tycoons; Russian love aplenty for this family; unicorn asks staff to show up after ‘ideation’ hitMany economists dub their meetings with the RBI governor as a ‘beauty parade’.
- Ruskin Bond says his mother laughed when he told her he wanted to be a writer, advised him to join the ArmyThe author revealed that she also told him that his good handwriting could get him a clerk's job.
- Surgery gives me a window to the world, says Dr Atul Gawande"I love that my writing has had an impact and influence. However, when I started, I was not writing to make a polemic."
- Pen mightier than stethoscope?Both these books came after Siddartha Mukherjee's much-acclaimed The Emperor of All Maladies about cancer which won the Pulitzer Prize for ...
- Delayed flights brings out latent writer in corporate honchoHe writes about the nostalgia of a musician for whom contemporary music ended in early sixties. Similarly all the stories have different to...
- Diamonds are a thief's best friendCannes is living up to the reputation it garnered from Somerset Maugham who called it a sunny place for shady people.
- Charles Munger criticises W-street in farewell conferenceMunger gained a following among investors as the outspoken business partner of Warren Buffett, Berkshire's chairman and largest shareholder.
- Identify, isolate 'enemies within'Observation of persons would often prompt this question: "Why is it that while some manage to get much work done even in limited time, some...
- Empower your world to be bornAmong those who wander "between two worlds, one dead and another powerless to be born" -to use the immortal concept of Matthew Arnold - the...
- Truly follow your ‘truest interest’ !Discovering one’s ‘truest interest’ , swadharma or that field where one’s talents can be put to best use — this is the privilege of the for...
- Discovering one’s ‘truest interest’The prayer evolved by Benjamin Franklin beseeches the ‘powerful Goodness, bountiful Father and merciful Guide’ to increase in him that wisd...
- To achieve, risk being unpopularThe essence of right living is living up to highest vision of yourself, no matter what the circumstances you might encounter.
- An iron hand - but in a velvet gloveOn the importance of being steadfast in one’s pursuit and progress, not being wavered by factors within or without, three highly powerful q...
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