Niall Ferguson (Niall Campbell Ferguson) Quotes
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Setting a tone of inclusiveness and ensuring protection for all begins at the top, whether from the White House or the State House.
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.
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To get into Afghanistan, I bribed my way into a camel caravan of smugglers.
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How do we get more politicians to move from 'fixing' the system to reforming the system? The obvious answer is to either improve the quality of public services or reduce the public's dependence on them. Both approaches are necessary.
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Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about certain things and not so happy about others.
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We allowed ourselves to become particularly interested in research into the appearance of intermediate products of sugar decomposition during cell-free fermentation.
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I don't believe in asking God for anything. If I am worthy, He will give it to me. I think we should earn his blessings; I have never believed in mannats.
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The stability and security of authoritarian regimes cannot create but terrorism and violence and destruction. Let us accept the choice of the people. Let us not pick and choose who we would like to rule their future.
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One of my friends went on a murder weekend... now he is doing life for it.
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The U.K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.
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Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.
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When I am sad and wearyWhen I think all hope has goneWhen I walk along High HolbornI think of you with nothing on
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We desperately need to have a public that actually cares whether things are true of not.
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It's fantastic to see 'Les Miserables' become the top-grossing film at the U.K. box office.
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No state legislature ever built a great university.
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I went further and further back through the centuries to get a sense of perspective but now at least I understand why Irish history evokes such strong passions and emotions.
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If I wanted to lay down a baby con, I could say I was the product of a broken home. But I'd only be bum-rapping my parents.
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When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don't just say white. They give you a math equation. 'Well, I'm a third German and a fourth Irish and one-sixteenth Welsh and one-fortieth Native American for college applications.'
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There's no reason to stereotype yourself. Doing math is like going to the gym - it's a workout for your brain and it makes you smarter.
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We want to nurture startups on our platform, just like we did in the old world.
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In the financial sector, those whom the gods want to destroy they first teach math.
