Niall Ferguson (Niall Campbell Ferguson) Quotes
Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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An efficient government is dangerous in the hands of the wrong man. Sadly, the right sort of man never seems interested in the job.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.
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Lauren Goode and I have agreed that the next version of the Mac software - all of them are named after places in California - should be named either Bridgeport or Warwick.
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Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like.
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Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.
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I won't name any names, but I've done a couple of shows where once the pilot got picked up, the creators openly said, 'I have no idea where we're going.'
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
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Experience has shown me that standing by oneself reading from one's book isn't especially compelling - unless you're David Sedaris.
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To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.
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I am married.
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Lost in much of the national debate about immigration reform is how Democrats ultimately stand to gain electorally with any legislation or executive action that would put the newly legalized residents on a path to voting.
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I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspective.
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I agree with President Roosevelt, and generations since, that American seniors deserve better than poverty.
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Last week I did a piece for Style on advice to Laura Bush about how to help her husband. This week it's religion. It just depends on what I find interesting at the moment.
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Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
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Yet I argue notAgainst Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate one jotOf heart or hope; but still bear up, and steerRight onward.
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I taught a lot of art history, especially Chinese, Japanese, and Indian. But the painting classes came back. The nudes came back. Not so much the still lifes. So now our department is the worst department, partly because it has the worst facilities.
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I have always been fascinated by paleontology and prehistoric people, and I've always thought that one of the most intriguing moments in human history was the birth of artistic imagination. I always loved those cave paintings.
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I don't think I've ever properly been in love. I've had a few girlfriends and have liked them loads, but I'm not sure it was love.
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Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.
