Antony Beevor Quotes
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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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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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Researchers looked at news programs on major broadcast and cable networks between 2008 and 2012 and found that of those labeled as domestic terrorists, 81% were identifiable as Muslims - this despite the fact that FBI reports from the period studied revealed that only 6% of domestic terrorist suspects were Muslim.
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At Gallaudet, deafness isn't an issue. You don't even think about it. Students can pay attention to accounting or psychology or journalism. But when a deaf person goes to another college, no matter how supportive it is, that person doesn't get the same access.
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No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy.
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I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of the New Testament.
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The world gets older, without getting either better or worse and so does literature. But I do think that the drab current phenomenon that passes for literary studies in the university will finally provide its own corrective.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.
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If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers.
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I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.
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Once we did 'Torches,' we were on the road for almost a solid two years.
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The fiercest of beasts is the human. He kills even when he's not hungry.
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Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other.
