Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes
Modern historians have suggested that in his last years he (Richard II) was overtaken by mental disease, but that is only a modern view of the malfunction common to 14th century rulers: inability to inhibit impulse.

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I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?
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I still have the sword of Inigo Montoya - it's mine!
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I've always felt very much from a mixed culture – mainly English and French, but also Nigerian, Thai, Mexican. Everything's had its influence on me.
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I am very blessed.
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I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.
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I think by now if people hire me, they know I'm going to improvise. I'm an improviser by trade.
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The United States influences government and life everywhere else.
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I really admire people who have a natural sense of style. They have a super power.
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We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.
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Look, I'm a cancer survivor, all right? So I have great personal empathy for people who have pre-existing conditions and can't get insurance.
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The only time my workout goes a little haywire is when I'm travelling.
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I love to play golf and watch movies in Tamil and Telugu whenever I get time.
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Every burned book enlightens the world.
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Never put your family, friends, or significant other low on your priority list. Prefer a handful of truly close friends to a hundred acquaintances.
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I tend to read non-fiction.
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Every good painter paints what he is.
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It is difficult to survive as an author in Sweden, so for commercial success, it is good idea to write crime, get yourself translated, and live happily ever after.
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'Last Man Standing' is overall a lot of comedy. And I love doing that.
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Way I see it, everyone plays their own role in the world, and no role is more important than the other.
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I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says, You're the reason I became an actress, that lets me know I made the right decision.
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I don't want to surpass Messi.
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A girl looking for emotion could starve in L.A.
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Homeschoolers are the ultimate do-it-yourselfers. They are self-motivated and self-directed, independent-minded and creative. They are not content to turn their education of their children over to the government.
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Modern historians have suggested that in his last years he (Richard II) was overtaken by mental disease, but that is only a modern view of the malfunction common to 14th century rulers: inability to inhibit impulse.