A. J. P. Taylor Quotes
Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.

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I realised that you couldn't use the tools of yesterday to communicate today's world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head.
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There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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We kind of like the new Outkast.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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I fell in love with acting, just going to a lot of plays. My parents went to a lot of plays, and I went to a lot of schools that would get plays for kids.
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I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous.
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Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.
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Take responsibility about what you have on your TV, and about what you are out there supporting.
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I like to describe 'Yellowstone' is 'The Great Gatsby' on the largest ranch in Montana. Then it's really a study of the changing of the West.
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If you're hungry, God is feeding. You know, if you're listening; He is speaking. And I think sometimes trouble and intense hardship can make us - it made me at times, you know, block our ears, shut our eyes, it's like too much. But actually He's speaking, He's encouraging us, He's loving us all the time.
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I think Snapdeal could become the Alibaba of India.
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There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.
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Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.