John Keegan Quotes
If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman.
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I am not honest.
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I was too much of an innocent when I went to university.
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I don't go to royal parties or play polo on horseback. No, I don't hang out with the posh crowd, if that makes sense.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
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The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.
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I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak.
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I can knit quite well. I make really long scarves.
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I also use women as a sex object; maybe I'm kinky. However, I like to talk to them as well.
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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
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I think Trump is a very interesting candidate in this sense: I think he has cross-party appeal.
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Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
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When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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I like to listen to French radio; I'm trying to learn French.
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I was just standing around and suddenly I was cast as an extra. I hated it because I was so shy.
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My parents were kind of like me in that they had tons and tons of weird, amazing stuff.
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I really have the American dream licked.
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I think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the American people. But at a certain point you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground.
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If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman.
