Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes
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I am glad that Wimbledon is my last slam. I love the atmosphere and courts of SW19, and it is an addiction, which I will find tough to give up.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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I have been doing so much. Speaking engagements... producing... developing a half-hour sitcom... working on a movie... leading acting workshops all over the world... and hosting 'My Black Is Beautiful,' an empowerment TV show I'm doing on BET for women.
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It is so important for girls and boys to have a female, strong superhero to look up to.
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It's great to design a beautiful, modern, sleek home like you'd see in a magazine. But if it doesn't suit your lifestyle, it's really wasted.
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We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era.
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There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
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I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, award shows. I just don't want to say something stupid. But as soon as I step out on that stage, or as soon as I show up to a date, it all goes away, and I just have a great time with whoever I'm with.
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I never accepted Communist dogma or theory.
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An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.
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'Limbo' has been one of the greatest hits of my career. A great response all over the world, not just Latinos but people in Europe and America.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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At home, I dedicate occasional whole days to reading as if I'm a convalescent. The ideal place for this is the bath, where the body floats free. Books go a little wavy, but they're mine, so who cares.
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I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them make the right choices.
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I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way.
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Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
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It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it.
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How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
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The arts community is generally dominated by liberals because if you are concerned mainly with painting or sculpture, you don't have time to study how the world works. And if you have no understanding of economics, strategy, history and politics, then naturally you would be a liberal.
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I love the idea of exploring the Victorian imagination and what Victorians thought the world of fantasy would look like.
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Next to filmmaking and stuff like that, skiing is my favorite thing. I go skiing in Aspen - everywhere. I have been skiing since I was 4. I just love it. I feel so free.
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I work closely with Hispanic leadership.
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History is the unfolding of miscalculations.
