Erik Larson Quotes
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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During the nineteenth century, men died believing in the cause of royalty or republicanism. In reality, much of their sacrifice was rendered on the altar of the new nationalism.
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Mr. Norrell is like a librarian trying to do magic... That's the story of my career, really. I stand next to good looking men and make them look better!
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In my generation, history was taught in terms of grand figures, men on whom the destiny of the nation hinged, quintessential heroes.
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I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other.
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Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.
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A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.
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Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out with the same show. The director, ultimately, is the guy in front of whom the buck stops. So, he has to have the courage to prevail. But, he has got to have a huge amount of respect for his collaborators.
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Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody.
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The first and most imperative necessity in war is money, for money means everything else - men, guns, ammunition.
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I'm not surprised 'The Avengers' has such enduring popularity, because it was a groundbreaking series that changed television. It was the first show that put its leading man and leading lady on an equal footing and showed a woman fighting and kicking and throwing men around. That was a radical departure in its time.
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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds.
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The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.
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My goal is to give young girls confidence in this world so they can be more like men in the decision-making process.
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I think I just love films where men have complete breakdowns.
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This too I know-and wise it wereIf each could know the same-That every prison that men buildIs built with bricks of shame,And bound with bars lest Christ should see How men their brothers maim.
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Far from making peace, wars invariably serve as classrooms and laboratories where men and techniques and states of mind are prepared for the next war.
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Man is mortal. Everyone has to die some day or the other. But one must resolve to lay down one's life in enriching the noble ideals of self-respect and in bettering one's human life. We are not slaves. Nothing is more disgraceful for a brave man than to live life devoid of self-respect.
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I tried to get the word out to people who are information hubs in their communities, because they could propagate the call quickly. One challenge is that breaking science fiction means, well, breaking science fiction. Many communities of colour have a different approach to narratives of science.
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We have shown that even in trench warfare it is possible to mystify and mislead the enemy.
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Hearts don't burst. They keep on expanding. There's no end to it.
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Great murderers, like great men in other walks of activity, have blue eyes.
