H. W. Brands Quotes
From all over the planet they came…. They came in companies and alone, with money and without, knowing and naïve. They tore themselves from warm hearths and good homes, promising to return; they fled from cold hearts and bad debts, never to return. They were farmers and merchants and sailors and slaves and abolitionists and soldiers of fortune and ladies of the night. They jumped bail to start their journey, and jumped ship at journey’s end. They were the pillars of their communities, and their communities’ dregs…
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I'm a paleoanthropologist, and my job is to define man's place in nature and explore what makes us human.
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I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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Everyone's path is really different, and you just have to be in the right place at the right time. 'The X Factor' gave me that chance I needed, that platform.
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I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.
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When I went to college, I discovered the Sega console, and 'Sonic the Hedgehog' became very dear to me.
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In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.
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On a ship, everything is enclosed: the people are right on top of each other and can't get up and walk away.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.
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Certainly the format of ghostbusting lends itself to a videogame beautifully.
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I'm really scared of flying. Like, really, really, really scared.
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When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
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A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose.
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I try to pack light with a folding leather suit bag. Anything more than five days, I need to check in my luggage. What takes the most space? Chef jackets, aprons and tools.
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When I first hit the scene, it was just a lot of go, go, go, go, go. I have a lot of natural energy anyway, but it was over the top.
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Truth is strong enough to overcome all human sophistries.
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The 'Stephanie Plums' are very much Jersey books. So you can't get away from attitude and objectionable language.
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I had been on several shows that were meant to be the big ones, that would go on forever, and they didn't.
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I never thought about being on a series before. It seemed like such a big commitment. But I love going to work every day. This is not about ego, it's about work, and that's refreshing in this town.
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I wish I had more time to read. I do love books.
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Considering the regular use of make-up and the fact that I'm under the glare of the harsh shooting lights practically all the time, I'm adamant about using really strong cleansing milk to get the make-up off my skin, and I never sleep with make-up on, however tired I am.
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...the stronger our gun control laws are, the fewer acts of violence....
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From all over the planet they came…. They came in companies and alone, with money and without, knowing and naïve. They tore themselves from warm hearths and good homes, promising to return; they fled from cold hearts and bad debts, never to return. They were farmers and merchants and sailors and slaves and abolitionists and soldiers of fortune and ladies of the night. They jumped bail to start their journey, and jumped ship at journey’s end. They were the pillars of their communities, and their communities’ dregs…
