John Keegan Quotes
The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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'Cold Case Files' and similar shows do bang up business, which points to a certain thirst for details in the viewership, but it seems like all the news chat shows continue to force the myth that Americans can't stand detail and have no interest in an idea that can't fit on a bumper sticker.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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I really connect to strong feminist writers that make their ideas accessible for the rest of the world.
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Is it written that equality between men and women means one can change sex? Obviously not.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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Mum is the girliest of them all, but she ended up with me, the tomboy.
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Game theorists analyze negotiations as if they were split-a-pie games involving selfish players.
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The man who would forge to the front in this competitive age must be a man of prompt and determined decision.
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There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.
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TV news has largely given Trump editorial control.
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Whether you watch 'Law and Order' all the time or not, everyone knows what it looks like. Everyone knows what the courtroom looks like, what the police precinct looks like.
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Marriage isn't always cupcakes and Jesus juice, but it's important to show each other your marriage is a priority and that you still love them.
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I love musicals; I love the ballet, opera, the circus. It's all performance to me.
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I can train harder and put myself through more punishing efforts now than I used to do, having done the Tour de France, and come off the road now.
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Singles are for people that want to chart - I'm measuring my success by how well I connect with people.
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More than anything I want to get up there and hang out with the audience, make everybody feel like it's fun and they're involved and are just, like, friends hanging out in somebody's living room. I went to see Carole King on her 'Living Room' Tour, and that's the kind of feeling I'm aiming for.
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I spend a lot of time in my bed. It's a good comfy one with a tartan bedspread. It's the only place I can read without straining my neck, and I take an afternoon nap, which is my reward for making enough money from my writing now not to have to work. I never get up in the morning before 11.30.
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I don't need any more awards.
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The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.
