Charles A. Beard Quotes
All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
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All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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Kai-Fu's Innovation Works is the top very-early-stage fund in China. We are proud to be an investor, and hope that IW will help to produce in China companies on the scale of Facebook, Zynga, or Groupon.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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Dramatically it's always more interesting to conceal rather than reveal things.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.
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A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
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We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.
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My name is usually the one on the end of people's lips.
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You can think of Hollywood as high school. TV actors are freshmen, comedy actors are maybe juniors, and dramatic actors - they're the cool seniors.
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I needed to feed my family. I read a couple of the episodes. How can you keep on doing the same thing?
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I'd love to design bridal dresses.
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As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claw.
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All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
