Barbara Tuchman Quotes
For me, the card catalog has been a companion all my working life. To leave it is like leaving the house one was brought up in.
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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
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Let's talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don't know of a person who doesn't love her, I don't know a man or woman who doesn't have a crush on her, she's the most fabulous person in the entire world, and she's such an incredible actress, and so sweet, and I love her.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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Censorship is advertising paid by the government.
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Like Hillary Clinton, I, too, have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles around the globe. But unlike Mrs. Clinton, I know that flying is an activity, not an accomplishment.
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Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.
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In 1255, Louis IX of France presented an elephant to Henry III of England to add to the menagerie of exotic animals he kept in the Tower of London.
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We have to believe in free-will. We've got no choice.
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There's no place like home. And I do miss my home.
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Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I'm involved with Kid One Transport and Studio by the Tracks in Alabama. Kid One literally transports kids to better health by giving them transportation they may need to get medical care. Studio by the Tracks is an art outlet for mentally challenged children.
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My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.
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Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
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Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods are feared and hated by environmentalists and the public alike. Yet the scientific assessment of GMOs is remarkably different. Every major scientific evaluation of GMO technology has concluded that GMOs are safe for human consumption and are a benefit to the environment.
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I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.
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Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
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In 1993, when I landed in Zimbabwe, there were just 10 psychiatrists in that country of 10 million people. Nine of the 10 were foreigners who spoke no regional language.
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It's not class warfare to suggest that we shouldn't look to seniors and the less fortunate to bear the brunt of deficit reduction. I believe America needs to understand there needs to be a sense of fairness.
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Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire.
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Marguerite, joyfully: 'We are ourselves, my dear, we are ourselves. We'll never be anyone else.'
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For me, I've always found people who stand up and spritz themselves all over their clothes very odd. I'm a big bath addict, and I get up in the morning, and I have a big bath. But when I get out, and I'm still hot but fresh out of the bath, that's when I apply scent. I just have it on my bare skin; I never apply it to my clothes.
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For me, the card catalog has been a companion all my working life. To leave it is like leaving the house one was brought up in.
