Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes
As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
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The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.
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I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.
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If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America.
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I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very English.
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Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.
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Every day it seems more likely that we are destined - or should one say doomed? - to replay the disastrous economic history of the 1930s.
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I read whenever possible, and I buy books all the time, sometimes online, but mostly from bookshops. I love literature. If you want to understand art, it's important to understand what is also happening in literature, in music, in science, in architecture.
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For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.
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Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind.
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My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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I always knew I was destined for greatness.
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But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.
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I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.
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Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
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Scott Foley was always fun because he's a very funny guy. So I liked working with him a bunch.
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I grew up watching my mom and dad selling rooms in our motels. We had CEOs coming to our house so that my dad could persuade them to have their executives stay in Hyatt hotels.
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I don't have a craving for money. And I don't have a craving for fame.
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When I wrote my stories in elementary school, I signed them all 'Karen E. Bender' with the squiggly 'E.' I wanted, from an early age, to be a writer, and that name - that E - was a way of pretending I knew how to do it.
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I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.
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Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.
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As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
