Antony Beevor Quotes
It is important to understand the continuing, confused fascination with the Second World War. For most of us, the great unspoken question is how would we have behaved in the face of danger and when forced to make major moral choices.Antony Beevor
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
Nancy Gibbs -
Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
Ian Frazier -
But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.
Jack Vance -
I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
Magnus Larsson -
When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
R. Kelly -
I'm always drawn to stories about characters who are somewhat isolated inside themselves by their inability to communicate in some way. That's what interested me about 'Children of a Lesser God.'
Randa Haines
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Today, for the first time - and the Obama campaign showed us this - we can go from the digital world, from the self-organizing power of networks, to the physical one.
Carlo Ratti -
I think the colleges should be free to give athletes less than a full scholarship, no scholarship and more than a scholarship. And the athletes should be free to bargain.
Taylor Branch -
It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
Faith Hill -
America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.
Ferdinand Mount -
The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen -
If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
Sam Worthington
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I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.
Camille Claudel -
I think it's probably a good lesson for other people to follow - to not always make the decision that's popular for others, but to do what you feel like is the right thing to do.
Landon Donovan -
Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
Wayne Huizenga -
Filmmaking is a business and at the bottom line people who don't make fiscally responsible decisions end up going into another line of work.
Gale Anne Hurd -
I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
Ed Gillespie -
I have very eclectic tastes.
Carly Fiorina
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I had left all I had including my job because I had a desire to work in the movies. I didn't have a place to stay. You know there is a limited amount of time you can spend with friends because you're barging into their house. So I spent a couple of days on Marine Drive benches in the company of some of the largest rats I have seen in my life.
Amitabh Bachchan -
Films are a part of my being, they don't define me.
Preity Zinta -
We need more diversity - we need more African-Americans on screen, Latinos, Asians, different religions. We have to be better about reflecting what our world looks like.
Allison Schroeder -
What happened when people who’d once possessed absolute power suddenly lost it?
N. K. Jemisin -
I think the scientific goals and the technical challenges were the two things that equally motivated me.
Barry Barish -
It is important to understand the continuing, confused fascination with the Second World War. For most of us, the great unspoken question is how would we have behaved in the face of danger and when forced to make major moral choices.
Antony Beevor