Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes
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Reading the several thousand pages of Christopher Isherwood's complete journals is an instructive corrective to the prissiness of reading fiction. Isherwood had faults that we'd say were unforgiveable in a novel (he was careful to distance himself from these in his autobiographical fiction).
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Liberal democratic states can't remain globally competitive.
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Small change, small wonders - these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life.
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I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!
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Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
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One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films.
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We know that for children, hunger is especially devastating.
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I've been vegetarian for virtually all of my adult life, and I do adopt a very strict health regime.
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I was a science fiction geek. That lets you know that they come in all sizes and styles, right?
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I was so passionate about wanting the role in 'Like Crazy,' I filmed myself in the shower because that's where one of the scenes was set. It just felt instinctive. It was a close up! It would have been strange if I'd sent off a wide shot of myself. That's not the kind of work I want to do!
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I still sleep with my baby blanket.
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I never wanted to take the easy way, and I was always willing to hustle.
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You know why I fear people's judgment? Because I know they're judging. I know they are.
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The very name 'Manson' has become a metaphor for evil... He has come to represent the dark and malignant side of humanity, and for whatever reason, there is a side of human nature that is fascinated with ultimate evil.
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When you work with somebody, either the puzzle piece fits, or it doesn't.
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It is important to ask ourselves, as citizens, whether a world power can provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety.
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Do not the brave know The greatness of their progeny? A country present will meet thee, And while it may possibly be yours, Three hundred thousand years save one, A short hour of the day of everlasting life.
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I have great sympathy with America. It's very, it's very tough to be the only remaining superpower in the world.
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Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself.
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For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind.
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The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.
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Chroniclers habitually matched numbers to the awesomeness of the event.
