Antony Beevor Quotes
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I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
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I really enjoy English and poetry and writing classes.
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I'm not really a mainstream novelist!
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All my friends are like, 'Can you be on my side in the zombie apocalypse?' and I'm like, 'I got this.'
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In U.S. sports, you tend to be pretty strictly limited by the size of your team's market. When we heard that Villa was a club here that might be available, I had a strong feeling that a team in the West Midlands could be the chance to create something very special.
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I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.
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The Heisman is the biggest award I've ever won.
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Sarcasm is like cheap wine - it leaves a terrible aftertaste.
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Class structures are a luxury that we cannot afford.
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True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.
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The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
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The restaurant business had a profound effect on my future and that of my two brothers. When we were able to stand on a stool to reach the sink, we washed dishes, and later, when we could see over the counter, we waited tables and managed the cash register.
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Only conviction sells. Well, when we are insecure, we really don't have that 100 percent conviction. Once we have it, we can tide over everything.
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Church attendance rates among white Americans without a college education have dropped pretty significantly. People with college degrees are more likely to go to church than people without college degrees among the white working class.
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The education ministry files suit every time there is a case of identity fraud.
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It's true that Tottenham tempted me because it was a young team which was third in the league.
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In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can't spend it again on something else.
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Photographer James Nachtwey has spent his professional life in the places people most want to avoid: war zones and refugee camps, the city flattened by an earthquake, the village swallowed by a flood, the farm hollowed out by famine.
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No one can tell you the rules of 'Celebrity Apprentice.' No one. Donald Trump just does what he wants, which is mostly pontificating to people who are sucking up to him, while the network people try to manipulate him into making the highest-rated show they can.
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I like voice-over in films, and most of my films have been voice-over films.
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The most exciting science requires the most complex instruments.
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You can't hunt a man if he's searching for you
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If I gamble, I go for the lowest-end blackjack or slots. It's because I don't like to lose!
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I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop.
