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.
Quotes to Explore
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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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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My passion for 'Star Trek' is actually rooted in my love of television and the art of franchise and a premise designed to stick people together that have to figure out what to do.
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Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.
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One of the nicest things about receiving the accolade of Australia is that, previously, the knighthood was historically for what was termed 'the establishment.' Now, this is an accolade for somebody who comes from a working-class background. Someone whose father was a truck driver and decided to buy a truck.
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I didn't imagine getting to 50, let alone still be playing music. When I was 18, I thought it'd all be over by the time I was 21.
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It is often too late by the time the government reacts.
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The idea of not being able to control my own fertility genuinely terrifies me. That one mistake might change your life. That everything I am, and do, could be ended by the repeal of laws our mothers fought so hard for, that women had waited for the entire span of humanity to come about.
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…death came so easily, hardly announced, without apparent cause, often greeted with smiles.
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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.
