Jill Lepore Quotes
'Doctor Who' is, unavoidably, a product of mid-twentieth-century debates about Britain's role in the world as its empire unravelled.
Quotes to Explore
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There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.
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I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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Today, for the first time - and the Obama campaign showed us this - we can go from the digital world, from the self-organizing power of networks, to the physical one.
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Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.
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When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.
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Too many actors get on an ego trip and won't do commercials, so they sit around for 20 years between jobs.
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I met Powel Crosley at an All-Star Game in 1935. He was familiar, of course, with our winning record at Rochester. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and the following year, when he was looking for a successor to Larry MacPhail, he thought of me.
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I saw myself as a writer, a novelist, even though I was living the life of a mother and housewife. Writing was - and is - what I do.
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A lot of the images I use are already out there in the public or in the news. I just steal them or photograph them or repaint them, so they've already been talked about, already been consumed.
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The world is very different today than it was in 1968.
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The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.
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There is only one person with whom to compete and that is yourself. Keep aiming to surpass your own best performance and ever strive to reach higher levels.
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Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers.
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It's something in me, deep down, that makes me different in a race.
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'Doctor Who' is, unavoidably, a product of mid-twentieth-century debates about Britain's role in the world as its empire unravelled.
