Bernard Cornwell Quotes
A soldier's death, he thought, was a happy one, because a man, even in the throes of awful pain, would die in the best company of the world.
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Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
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There is always shame in the creation of an object for the public gaze.
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I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.
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The fight against terror cannot stop as long as terrorism itself is not stopped, but the path of war must change: it must lead directly to terrorists and not be waged on the backs of three million Palestinians.
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I feel that the world is increasingly about the bottom line, and not so much about human respect or human dignity. In that regard, people who care about other people will not be in a position to make choices and do things that other people who they're competing against will get to do.
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As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.
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Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.
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Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.
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We know that reading to children is a crucial step. From the beginning, babies who are read to are exposed to the cadence of language, and school-age children who read at home for 15 minutes a day are exposed to millions of words.
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Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.
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I don't think it is so difficult to solve the problems between Cuba and the United States; it all depends on whether there is a dialogue, a discussion, or if the prejudices and hatred of people like the extremists and terrorists from the Cuban community, who try to impose their policies, prevail.
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And we reduce almost all male-female problems by working on both the female and the male. And that usually means having both sexes take responsibility.
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We must ensure that technology is accessible, affordable, and adds value.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
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I'm easy to hate. I get it.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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You'd just die if you put your head to the grindstone.
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I believe in mystery and multiplicity. To religious believers this may sound almost pagan. But I don't think so.
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I would love to collaborate with Chance the Rapper. I love his lyrics and his sound and everything.
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The freedom of the individual and his willingness to follow real leadership are at the core of America’s strength.
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A soldier's death, he thought, was a happy one, because a man, even in the throes of awful pain, would die in the best company of the world.
