Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes
Whatever solace the Christian faith could give was balanced by the anxiety it generated.Barbara W. Tuchman
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I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.
Octavia Spencer -
Americans want to believe that we are a nation of laws, and no one is above them, including the president. Mr. Trump's and his associates' actions during his campaign and during his brief time in office are extremely troubling.
Valerie Plame -
Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to come, and I work on karma. I'm not going to go after somebody if I don't have a reason behind it, so as soon as there is some sort of a reason for me to do something that I need to do, then I'll do it.'
Nate Diaz -
I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
Fay Wray -
Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
I think the biggest part of a good party is the host and then going around making sure nobody's left alone and knows enough about the people in the room to know who to introduce to whom.
Imogen Heap
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No matter how many awards you've won or how many sales you've got, come the next book it's still a blank sheet of paper and you're still panicking like hell that you've got nothing new to say.
Ian Rankin -
I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
Yani Tseng -
It was Nate Monaster who encouraged me to be a writer.
Gary David Goldberg -
American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
Being a good songwriter means paying attention and sticking your hand out the window to catch the song on the way to someone else's house!
Nanci Griffith -
Plot is a framework on which to drape other things. So once that's working, I can just let it go and do all the stuff that I love - 'Trojan horse' it. There are so many great YA heroines, and that's fantastic, but what about the emotionally complex boy out there? That's who I tend to write about.
Patrick Ness
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Human history in essence is the history of ideas.
H. G. Wells -
When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
Yao Ming -
For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
Sally Ride -
Mutual funds dare to be average. In fact, they dare to be lousy. They have long since ceased striving for anything resembling perfection when it comes to managing your money.
Gary Weiss -
As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.
Naveen Jain -
I can imagine it's hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn't know.
Taylor Swift
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'That you are regularly facing challenges does not make you an unbeliever. Don’t measure your Christian life by your situation.'
T. B. Joshua -
I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people.
Jim Wallis -
The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face.
Jack Nicklaus -
The Kirk of Scotland as at present guidit … is a kind o' Papery wi' fifty Papes instead o' ane.
John Buchan -
Whatever solace the Christian faith could give was balanced by the anxiety it generated.
Barbara W. Tuchman