Douglas Brinkley Quotes
We can only imagine the history of the free world today if, at the end of the Civil War, there had been two countries: the United States and the Confederate States of America.Douglas Brinkley
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
Florence Nightingale -
I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
Damien Chazelle -
There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
It sounds trite to go after men who are nice but when you've been hurt a lot it becomes appealing.
Salma Hayek -
To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
Samantha Morton -
I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
Taya Kyle
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I am the father of twin sons that were born in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1983. They were 13 weeks premature. Gerry weighed 1 pound 14 ounces, and Zachary 1 pound 11 ounces. They were the first male twins to ever survive at Pennsylvania Hospital.
H. G. Bissinger -
Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
Rachel Brosnahan -
The five patients in 'Rethinking Cancer' share with us the path of their recovery: the courage to take their own lives in their hands with a natural approach to healing their bodies.
Parker Posey -
Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose all their influence, and others will get influence who may become dangerous to all established interests whatsoever.
Lajos Kossuth -
When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.
Gary Clark Jr. -
The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.
Pat Metheny
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War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.
H. L. Mencken -
It's some weird idea to think that you've always got to say everything is great and perfect.
Valerie Plame -
Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
Natalie Maines -
Fans will express themselves. We will always have the best security possible, as we always do. And I hope that Cleveland and the fans, you would hope that everybody keeps it to a certain level, because anything you do that crosses the line isn't going to look bad for anybody but the franchise and Cleveland.
Dan Gilbert -
Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
Mahatma Gandhi -
After God and my family, it's surf. I don't imagine me not surfing. Surf brings me smile every day.
Gabriel Medina
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Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.
Vicomte Delaunay -
First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
When I was 13, I used to go to a jazz club. The owner of the club became my first business manager. She was very gutsy and had a lot of friends, one of whom happened to be the head of jazz at Columbia at the time. That's how it all began.
Johnny Mathis -
Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion.
Chuck Norris -
To lose your last remaining parent is the toughest thing. It is a very lonely thing.
Arpad Busson -
We can only imagine the history of the free world today if, at the end of the Civil War, there had been two countries: the United States and the Confederate States of America.
Douglas Brinkley