Bryan Ward-Perkins Quotes
With the fall of the empire, Art, Philosophy and decent drains all vanished from the West.
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I'm an actor who wants to do great parts, and I've been very fortunate, for a long time, to get meaty roles, and sometimes some of them are meatier than others.
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For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful.
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From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home.
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I started playing in bars when I was about 15 years old, and there are things that I saw early on that really shaped who I am.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they've gone.
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My views line up with Mick Mulvaney's views pretty much exactly.
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The shooting of the guns, that was kind of funny, because rolling a cigarette and shooting a gun aren't like normal things for a 13-year old girl!
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What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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As I plotted 'Blueprints,' I realized that ageism against women is most obvious in the field of entertainment - and that I needed a TV show in my book.
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We have rules that no longer are relevant to the world we're living in. Our regulatory system can't keep up.
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I probably enjoy campaigning more than most other people in public office because I like people and I enjoy going out there and telling people what I've done.
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I'm the one who started redevelopment in South Los Angeles, not Jan Perry. I did it. I love Jan. She's a good person, and she did a wonderful job with what she did downtown, but in L.A., South L.A., I'm the one.
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I'm surprised sometimes at how some of my actions are misinterpreted.
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The interiorization of the technology of the phonetic alphabet translates man from the magical world of the ear to the neutral visual world. (p. 21)
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It would make me feel that creative art has a chance in this crazy world that we all live in.
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Financial crisis is the moment of truth for real collectors and true artists.
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Life is a funny thing, the minute you think you've got everything figured out something comes along and turns it all upside down.
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I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
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With the fall of the empire, Art, Philosophy and decent drains all vanished from the West.
