Antony Beevor Quotes
I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave.
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
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I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.
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I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the 'dahling' thing got started?
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How can it be said we should use only constitutional means in our struggle, when all resistance is illegal and we have no way to change the brutal realities of the racism regime?
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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I just look at all the fruit and all the people's lives that are being changed and are being touched. And that's what we really focus on because we hear - every day we get mail, we visit with people, and their lives are being changed.
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Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.
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For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.
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Things I say are sometimes silly.
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Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
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I must tell you, I haven't done the drug problem that is faced by cops and people on the border. It's a hard show to do, but I think it's going to say a lot about drugs and the problems related to them. I just hope people can watch it, it's a pretty strong show.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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I don't think it's a great leap to go from civil unions to gay marriage - I may be in the minority in believing that.
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When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.
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Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.
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The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.
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I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
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If anyone out there wants me to play a Pre-Raphaelite character, I'd do it in a flash. That's what is so curious about my playing a modern doctor. It's not the sort of part I saw for myself when I began acting.
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Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties.
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If there's a black cat that crosses the street in my path, I will turn around and walk 20 minutes out of my way to not cross it.
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You don't believe our government gangsta? Tell me what the Iraqi uniform look like. short pause Don't worry, I'll wait. We ain't killin' they army nigga, we killin' them. We over there killin' niggas in tank tops, sweatpants, flip-flops and a cowboy hat. You shouldn't have been talkin' shit.
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I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave.
