Aristotle Quotes
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History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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Our own CIA has a storied history of interfering in elections. In the late '40s, we shoveled cash into France and Italy after World War II to defeat the Communists who had been part of the wartime resistance to the Nazis and Fascists.
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It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.
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I actually love doing comedy!
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I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.
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Conservative Justices have a history of not standing by their professed commitment to judicial restraint.
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But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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I'm sure back in the Greek days or the Roman Empire days, when guys fought in arenas and were fighting lions, people were talking smack. Every era in history has someone talking smack. No way you can have talent and not proclaim your victory.
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The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.
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I love doing sitcoms. I love doing comedy. I love the whole shooting match.
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I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
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I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're failing in drama, but you do know when you're failing in comedy. When you go to a comedy and you don't hear anybody laughing, you know that you've failed.
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I just lucked into this weird, little obscure cameoesque film career. I just love being a part of film history.
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face.
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History is more interesting than most people think.
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As Michael (Chekhov)'s pupil, I learned more about acting. I learned psychology, history, and the good manners of art - taste.
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The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave the design intelligible.
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My father realizes that he did okay with me. He did the best he could.
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It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
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I've got to keep on writing. That's non-negotiable. At the same time, one has to look at the world and recognise that writing is not the only thing to be done - I want to have an effect on the world.
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Comedy has had no history, because it was not at first treated seriously.
