Antony Beevor Quotes
Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different.
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.
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Evolution happens in nature and in individuals. I want to participate actively in its happening within me.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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At the end of the day, every decision I make about my music is about creating a collective.
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I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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I think nowadays, women are breaking the borders or the boundaries and also trying to give a new interpretation in terms of impact you can have to the society.
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Freedom of expression is tested during times of anger and conflict and enables all opinions and outraged expressions of dissent that we may not want to hear. But even for this there have to be limits.
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We know that reading to children is a crucial step. From the beginning, babies who are read to are exposed to the cadence of language, and school-age children who read at home for 15 minutes a day are exposed to millions of words.
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Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
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Listen, we're still selling stardom. That doesn't go away because MTV decides they can't play videos or they want to program themselves more as a traditional T.V. station. Vevo and YouTube are like MTV online, and on demand.
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When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.
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Designers have told me that their collections are so me, but I don't always recognise it because if you ask me what my style is, I'm really not that sure.
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I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game.
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The minute I saw the front page of the 'Daily Telegraph' - me with my arm around the latest 'X-Factor' contestant - I realised I'd gone into a new realm.
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I think the reason I love 'Antiques Roadshow' is that it is sort of like the lottery. There's the chance a regular Joe could walk in with anything and come out close to a millionaire. There's the thrill of the find.
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I enjoy making films, but my heart is in the stage. Every night you have to be on. There's no second take.
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I didn't know until high school that I was interested in writing in any real way. But there was this boy that I had a crush on, and I used to tell him all the time what I felt about him. Finally he gave me a blank journal and said to write it all down - and it didn't take me very long to realize how much I loved writing.
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One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
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Memories are like mercury. Every time you sort of try to get near them, they slip out of your hand like a bar of soap.
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You always want to aim high.
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Violence is not the monopoly of the exploiters and as such the exploited can use it too and, moreover, ought to use it when the moment arrives.
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Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different.
