F. R. Scott Quotes
There are two miracles in Canadian history. The first is the survival of French Canada, and the second is the survival of Canada.
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I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.
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According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979.
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I'm resigned to the fact that the corseted history of America is not as exciting as that of Britain.
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The modern tradition is the tradition of revolt. The French Revolution is still our model today: history is violent change, and this change goes by the name of progress. I do not know whether these notions really apply to art.
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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction.
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Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me.
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I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.
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My family always encouraged my drawing ability. Kids in school who teased me about my reading would get out of their seats and stand behind my desk as I worked and go, 'Wow, you can really draw.' Later, I earned a degree in Fine Art and got a Ph.D. in Art History.
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Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing.
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History is the heavy traffic that prevents us from crossing the road. We wait, more or less patiently, for it to pause, so that we can get to the liquor store or the laundromat or the burger bar.
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I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
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I'm sure back in the Greek days or the Roman Empire days, when guys fought in arenas and were fighting lions, people were talking smack. Every era in history has someone talking smack. No way you can have talent and not proclaim your victory.
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The most common form of giantism is a condition called acromegaly, and acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor on your pituitary gland that causes an overproduction of human growth hormone. And throughout history, many of the most famous giants have all had acromegaly.
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White supremacy is a very, very popular and trenchant belief in this country's history and heritage.
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My Native American heritage was not embraced by our family, and we grew up African-American, so I didn't have a lot of access or history to that line of my family.
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In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.
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When you read the Bible, you are reading the Holy Spirit and not history books. When you read history books, you are reading about events, but the Bible is not an event. So, when you are reading the Holy Spirit, you are supposed to be carried along by it.
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I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.
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Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history.
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I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart.
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I learned so much about the toxicity of our environment while trying to get pregnant, I didn't want to do anything to mess up the kid now that she was finally here.
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Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.
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There are two miracles in Canadian history. The first is the survival of French Canada, and the second is the survival of Canada.
