David McCullough Quotes
When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair.David McCullough
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
Adam Garcia -
I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
O. J. Simpson -
I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.
Xavi -
I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
Ian Mckellen -
I think you can soften people's hearts, even if they have a lot of hate. Music can do that if it's beautiful and honest. If I can do that - soften just one person's heart - I consider myself successful already.
Yuna -
It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
Laetitia Casta
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
Narendra Modi -
The bottom line is the Kiss Army is growing by leaps and bounds.
Ace Frehley Kiss -
I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.
Kapil Dev -
It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
Galileo Galilei -
Writing is like a rollercoaster ride for me, an adventure. I love exploring the world through 'playing' people who are absolutely nothing like me.
Karen Traviss -
I listen to music to when I'm feeling a certain way or to make myself feel a certain way. So why not make my own music inspired by true emotions?
Sabrina Carpenter
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
Orlando Bloom -
I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.
M. Night Shyamalan -
I was born free.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
Ban Ki-moon -
It wasn't easy getting 'GoodFellas' started.
Irwin Winkler -
The truth is, I don't have any problem with journalists - I count some of them as friends - also some of my heroes are journalists, I'm a big fan of Robert Fisk - great people or crazy people who are prepared to stand up for what's right.
Daniel Craig
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When I started out, it was rare to see elected representatives with foreign roots. Often, I was relegated to my origins, put in the diversity box: 'You're the new face of diversity.' That annoyed me because I always felt French, and suddenly I was being made to feel I wan't as French as others.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem -
I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as a career.
Idris Elba -
The decisions that Ellen made on her show were between her and her producers. I supported her decisions. I was there to hug her when she got home.
Anne Heche -
I am very passionate about India's place in bio-pharmaceuticals, and that is what I really want to drive and create leadership for in India because I really think it is possible.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw -
The vast majority of people who watch baseball can properly call 95% of all plays that happen on the field. My job is to teach you how to call the other 5%.
Jim Evans -
When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair.
David McCullough