Dmitry Peskov Quotes
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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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My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
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The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.
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Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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The biggest battles in human history can only ever be seen through the eyes of the bloke on the front line, and that's by definition a very focused view and one that will vary from individual to individual.
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When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas.
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The history of art is the history of revivals.
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Most of the best music in American history was made by people with no options.
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The history of Guitar Hero is pretty spectacular. Really, I don't know of another franchise that has captured the imagination of the world so quickly and so powerfully and so positively in such a short period of time.
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Democrats have a long history of utilizing the threat of a potential Ebola outbreak to request massive federal funds while attacking Republicans for expressing skepticism over their funding schemes.
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History repeats itself. So you might wanna pay attention.
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I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation.
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The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly.
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What kind of people do we wish to become, and how do we know an American when we see one? Is it possible to pursue a common purpose without a common history or a standard text?
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If cleverness has often been a sign of decadence throughout history, the attempt to be too clever by half is an even more reliable marker of cultural decline.
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When you see the films of certain young directors, you get the impression that film history begins for them around 1980.
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Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and agreeing about the misdemeanours of men... mild, soft, nurturing relationships.
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Comedy. I think that's something I'd really like to do.
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Winners lose more often than losers lose.
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If someone really wants my company's business, why shouldn't he be able to do everything he can - including paying me off - to get that business? Because bribery encourages people to make decisions based on the wrong criteria, which means in the business world that it distorts the efficient allocation of resources.
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If you are lucky enough to be successful, you get drawn further in and you stop paying attention to the stuff that matters.
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If we're at the lowest point in history, that means we're in a new Cold War.
