A. J. P. Taylor Quotes
Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no one wanted to read any of those stories. They got rejected by everyone. Sometimes, I would get a note saying they liked the writing, but the story simply didn't work.
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I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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I drink lots of water, and I've been trying to do daily wheatgrass shots, but they're awful, and I have to plug my nose.
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There was a windstorm in L.A., and the morning after there was no smog, and I could see the mountains. And I was like... 'There's mountains? Snowcap mountains?' That's insane; I've been there for thirteen years, and I've never seen that view before, seeing the mountains in the distance.
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I'm not the type of guy to go so deep with the concept songs, but there's deep thought in everything. Maybe it's not just a repetitive hook telling you what the song is about - you have to use your brain a little bit.
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As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever.
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I don't believe any color in particular can bring good luck. I think it's just a coincidence that I was introduced in white costumes. That said, the color is very soothing. So, my house is all white.
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Let me die because I do not want to see the sun again.
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I also didn't consider myself a huge baby person.
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China - if you think about what is the character of China, it's enormous scale. It's bigness.
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
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I became interested in educating people in the variety of ways in which women can express their emotion. Which is much easier to do in a large role than in a supporting role to a male protagonist. In general, the women in a supporting role to a male protagonist - cry a lot.
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I think more and more people these days go for the safe option in film making.
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Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.
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If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy.
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We got a lot of loose balls and tipped rebounds. Our big guys did a good job down low. That ... proved to be the difference in the game.
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Whoever uses force without Right ... puts himself into a state of War with those, against whom he uses it, and in that state all former Ties are canceled, all other Rights cease, and every one has a Right to defend himself, and to resist the Aggressor.
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Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions.
