A. J. P. Taylor Quotes
The First World War had begun - imposed on the statesmen of Europe by railway timetables. It was an unexpected climax to the railway age.
A. J. P. Taylor
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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
Baz Luhrmann
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Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.
Mamata Banerjee
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It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.
Vance Havner
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
J. M. Coetzee
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You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'
Florence Welch
Florence and the Machine
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Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Ocean, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Ambrose Bierce
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You know, for most seniors Medicare is their only form of health care.
Corrine Brown
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My favorite monster has always been the zombie. They are so much fun. They can be scary, pathetic, sad, funny, tragic, even heroic. They are the most elastic monster because, even with all of that, they don't interfere with telling stories about the humans. They serve as threats and metaphors, but they allow the story to be about people.
Jonathan Maberry
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Glass is the world's worst spy camera. If you want to surreptitiously take photos, I would not use Glass.
Astro Teller
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Some say that you should not want money at all because the desire for money is materialistic and not Spiritual. But we want you to remember that you are here in this very physical world where Spirit has materialized. You cannot separate yourself from the aspect of yourself that is Spiritual, and while you are here in these bodies you cannot separate yourselves from that which is physical or material. All of the magnificent things of a physical nature that are surrounding you are Spiritual in nature.
Esther Hicks
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The First World War had begun - imposed on the statesmen of Europe by railway timetables. It was an unexpected climax to the railway age.
A. J. P. Taylor
