John Keegan Quotes
I think Americans like the practical; they like the human. And I like both those things myself, and I try and put them into my books.
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I had long hair when I was a teenager.
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
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You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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No, it's a Bb. It looks wrong and it sounds wrong, but it's right.
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I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.
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A person doesn't die when he should but when he can.
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Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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A high-quality public education can build much-needed skills and knowledge. It can help children reach their God-given potential. It can stabilize communities and democracies. It can strengthen economies. It can combat the kind of fear and despair that evolves into hatred.
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I'm working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, she's a smarter and better editor than I am.
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I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.
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I guess taking a stand is valid for a commentator. But that's not what I am.
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Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
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It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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I love wearing green, and I like grey and black, but I don't think they really suit me.
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Vacant heart, and hand, and eye,Easy live and quiet die.
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The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
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The empowerment journey that is critical to your healing - and to your life - comes from progressing through the deep waters of your dark passions and continuing onward to discover not what has been taken from you, but what you have yet to give and who you have yet to become.
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Can you cite one speck of hard evidence of the benefits of "diversity" that we have heard gushed about for years? Evidence of its harm can be seen — written in blood — from Iraq to India, from Serbia to Sudan, from Fiji to the Philippines. It is scary how easily so many people can be brainwashed by sheer repetition of a word.
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I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always been the dream. But it's super fun to play a princess.
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I think Americans like the practical; they like the human. And I like both those things myself, and I try and put them into my books.
