A. J. P. Taylor Quotes
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.
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I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.
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People always ask me, 'Is there a rivalry between the Nickelodeon and Disney stars? Do you guys hate each other?' Like everyone has to be on one team. If you're a Selena Gomez fan, you can't be a Victoria Justice fan. We're both half-Latin, and people put us in the same category.
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I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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I love improvising.
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
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We think of the 1950s as an oppressive time in the culture, and indeed it was, but it was also in many ways a more secular moment, and one in which great scientific achievements flourished. I don't want to get too gauzy about this, but there was much more respect for science as a necessary part of society.
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Things that came before, people and things and experiences – that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either.
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When you work in television, you're in the writer's room all the time.
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As a mother you have got to have a view for now and a view for the future.
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A thing's innate disposition or God-given nature does not lie; whatever this innate disposition says is the truth.
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When you first read a script is the purest moment. That's when you can understand how an audience will ultimately receive it. The first reading of the script is so important because you're experiencing it all for the first time, and it's then that you really know if it's going to work or not.
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Most of my heroes are just decent people. Decency is rare and underrated.
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Behind one pain there is another. Sorrow is a wave without end. But the horse mustn't ride you, you must ride it.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
