Drew Gilpin Faust Quotes
Death created the modern American union, not just by ensuring national survival, but by shaping enduring national structures and commitments. The work of death was Civil War America's most fundamental and most demanding undertaking.
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We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.
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If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.
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I lived in Brooklyn from 2007 to 2012 but for the last few years have resided in Austin, Texas, where my world - especially the world of downtown - is predominantly white.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
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I am forever grateful for 'Cheers.'
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My journey has been that of a character actor.
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If we do a little bit of insight into history, how many times have there been people doing hate discourse, blaming everything on a certain group of people. That really is the genesis of genocide, where it kind of sparks.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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I don't know how anyone could stop working.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers... I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids.
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It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
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War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.
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It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.
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The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.
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When you realize that the uncut 'Porgy and Bess' started me off, that I'd have the opportunity to do a ton of 'Stoppard,' 'Hairspray,' that I'm able to do 'Il Trittico' at the Met – how do I top that?
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Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth.
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Ultimately, I think what I want from my career is to be able to create work for myself, and there's only so much you can do as an actor in a movie.
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I played at Sony, Warner Bros., Universal, Big Machine, Capitol... after I played every one of those places, everyone offered me a record deal. I was just like, 'Who am I? Why do I even deserve this?' There are people busting their butts on Broadway doing this hardcore, playing three hours a night for tips, and I didn't even ask for it.
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If you're not confident in yourself, you're going to waver. I've wavered, and I've lost.
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The Obamas have changed the culture of the White House.
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Death created the modern American union, not just by ensuring national survival, but by shaping enduring national structures and commitments. The work of death was Civil War America's most fundamental and most demanding undertaking.
