Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes
The social damage was not in the failure but in the undertaking, which was expensive. The cost of war was the poison running through the 14th century.Barbara W. Tuchman
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Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.
Talulah Riley -
One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them.
Mahavira -
All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.
Samuel L. Jackson -
I have been Fat Joe since I was a kid. It's always been my name and always will be.
Fat Joe -
I'm in a constant state of gratitude.
Mandy Patinkin -
I always like to sing barefoot.
Idina Menzel
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
Larry Wilmore -
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
Maimonides -
I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
Rachel Zoe -
I can never let the guy across from me be in better shape. I have to be the best-conditioned guy.
Larry Fitzgerald -
My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to be a big boy or whatever. I remember looking up on that screen. It was a movie about medieval knights. All I remember is saying, 'I want to do that. I want to make movies.'
Tate Donovan -
The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.
Aaron Carter
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I guess I'm curious about how people process grief and how they process loss. And I'm also interested in the ways in which an event can have long-reaching consequences and a life over the course of years.
Dan Chaon -
My mother left me for seven years in an orphanage.
Vidal Sassoon -
I grew up in a strongly socialist family. While I was at school, I worked in party politics and with organizations like the Anti-Nazi League. Everywhere I saw it, I fought prejudice.
Saffron Burrows -
I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them.
Hank Aaron -
Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.
Carlos Slim -
I think being a character actor is exciting in that it allows you to embody completely different things, whether it's through wild accents or a crazy bad guy or a drunken good guy.
Jackie Earle Haley
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I am Olympic champion for life, and I have learned to enjoy what that means.
Jade Jones -
I don't get tired of hearing that somebody liked my work.
Mary-Louise Parker -
The family farm is the foundation for who we are as a Commonwealth. And for over a century, the family farm in Kentucky has centered around one crop: tobacco.
Jim Bunning -
In my community, women are as important as males, and they are playing an equal role in the society.
Samina Baig -
Yesterday the IRS announced that obese Americans are entitled to certain tax breaks. Apparently, under the new rules, you're allowed to claim two or more chins as dependents.
Conan O'Brien -
The social damage was not in the failure but in the undertaking, which was expensive. The cost of war was the poison running through the 14th century.
Barbara W. Tuchman