John Keegan Quotes

The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.

John Keegan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 15, 1934 - August 2, 2012

Topics

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Staying in luxury hotels still gives me a kick, especially Oulton Hall in Yorkshire. I'd stay in a hotel for the breakfast and room service.

Jimmy Carr

ServiceBreakfastMeHotelLuxury

I don't believe in happy endings.

Jeanette Winterson

HappyBelieveEndings

I do like playing the darker side of life but as much as the lighter side as well. They all resonate out of the same place, which is that everyone has a story to tell. Depending on their upbringing and their history, it determines who they are as an adult. My job is to take the role from there.

Michael Eklund

LifeHistoryJobStoryPlaceOut

Every now and then, I am reminded it's not always about politics. It's about people.

Tomi Lahren

PoliticsI AmPeopleNowAlwaysAm

There's a stigma to skating. People think of it as a kid's sport. People kept telling me I couldn't possibly make a living out of it. Then they said I couldn't keep it up in my 30s. And here I am in my 40s, and I'm still improving my skills.

Tony Hawk

I AmPeopleMeThinkSkillsLiving

But of course it's different now, the blues is no longer blues, it's green now.

Ruth Brown

GreenBluesNowDifferentCourse

Film is not like a book; it's not a writer's baby at all. So many people have put in their talent, by that time that you feel grateful for what they've done, you don't feel possessive about it in any way.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

TimeGratefulTalentPeopleBaby

When people break up, after sharing their entire souls with each other, I don't want to believe that you just switch off. There are remnants of melancholia, and there is so much that stays with you because you loved this person. Of course, it's that much more complicated when it's an interracial love or love from a person from another culture.

Mira Nair

LoveCulturePeopleBelieveLoved

Conducting is a strange thing to teach. There are very few great conducting teachers, and most great conductors don't teach. Look at Valery Gergiev - what he does is not teachable. A lot of it is on-the-job training, what works and what doesn't work.

Joshua Bell

WorkGreatTrainingLookStrangeHe

I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things that really have influenced and addressed your life.

Dianne Reeves

LifeGreatFoundationThinkYou

I was really bored, pretty antisocial, and not much of a joiner, and people thought that was a problem. I hated high school. In a way, it was good... I think, for a writer, it's good to be comfortable with being on the outside.

Deborah Ellis

GoodSchoolPeopleThinkThought

Donna Karan is a professional, of course, and you have to respect her opinion.

Chris March

RespectOpinionYouProfessionalHer

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