Norman Angell (Sir Ralph Norman Angell) Quotes
Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible.
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I joined a radical group at the age of 16 because I'm a passionate man; the good news is that I turned myself around since then. But my character is still quite free and passionate.
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It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
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I learn my songs by ear.
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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I've told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans.
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Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.
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The true facts are not always obvious. They often have to be looked for.
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People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.
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I subscribe to the online Urban Dictionary's definition of nerd: 'one whose IQ exceeds his weight'. I'm also keen on the same Urban Dictionary's definition of geek: 'the person you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult'. I happily proclaim myself a book nerd/reading geek and proud of it.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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I can understand the natural anxiety of readers when waiting for another installment of a favourite series, but I think it is much more important to get a book right than it is to have it appear on time.
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Human nature is not simple and any classification that roughly divides men into good and bad, superior and inferior, slave and free, is and must be ludicrously untrue and universally dangerous as a permanent exhaustive classification.
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Not taking risks one doesn't understand is often the best form of risk management.
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Super computer will do super computing and will be the reason for super commitment. - Modi in Kazakhstan July 2015
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We need to have strong growth, fair growth, sustained growth. We also have to look at how we help families balance the responsibilities at home and the responsibilities at business.
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Splatter the brain matter of my enemies, with the same bullet trajectory that murdered John Kennedy.
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I knew nothing about sales, marketing or how to run a company. Nor did I have a desire to do any of those things.
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Conversation as talent exists only in France. In other countries, conversation provides politeness, discussion, and friendship; in France, it is an art for which imagination and soul are certainly very welcome, but which can also provide its own secret remedies to compensate you for the absence of either or both, if you so desire.
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But what can a decent man speak of with most pleasure? Answer: Of himself. Well, so I will talk about myself.
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Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible.
