Neil MacGregor Quotes
Hardest of all for Europeans to negotiate are traditional African religions, whose transactions with unseen powers are central to the running of life in many areas, the main weapon in the struggle against the forces of evil.
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But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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The search for the truth for truth's sake is the mark of the historian.
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I think I was more or less, convinced of that by just the press, the US press. By people who were pressuring you, saying that you gotta beat the Russian's, if you don't win anything else, win the Russian meet and so forth.
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Babies are smart. They can tell the difference between a responsive face and a blank face, wiped clean of emotion.
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It is a great honor to become Executive Producer of 'Frontline.' David Fanning's mentorship and partnership over the past fifteen years has been extraordinary. I am inspired by his legacy and honored to guide 'Frontline's future.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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We reach the goal not by the stairs, but by the lift..... God pledges his promised righteousness to those who will stop trying to save themselves. Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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With a heavy heart, I turned and walked away. I knew that as long as I lived I'd never forget the two little graves and the sacred red fern.
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I have a lot of amazing women, you know, women in my life who have been an example for me of what not to do.
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I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I don't believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.
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I'm eager to find the perfect film to shoot during my hiatus from 'Suits'.
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Hardest of all for Europeans to negotiate are traditional African religions, whose transactions with unseen powers are central to the running of life in many areas, the main weapon in the struggle against the forces of evil.
