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Michael Dirda Quotes

While Napoleon believed his fortunes to be governed by destiny, his real genius lay in self-control and martial daring coupled with an indomitable will to power.

Michael Dirda

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: 1948

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Power Destiny Genius Will Real His

I like to be in the room with players that are better than me. That's always a good place to be.

Joe Bonamassa

Good Me Better Place Good Place

I know what I believe, I know what I want to do, and I'm just comfortable saying it, and laying it out there.

Joe Biden

Saying Believe Know Want Comfortable

People sometimes ask who I would cast in my books and I never have any idea. I don't think I could ever write a book thinking of it as a movie the whole time. This would be like building a house and filling it with furniture just so you could have blueprints.

Jess Walter

Time People Building Book Thinking

I had a relatively tumultuous childhood.

Jesse Metcalfe

Childhood Had Tumultuous Relatively

The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.

John Glenn

Education Technology Science Travel

Sitcoms are what got me excited about show business.

Jen Kirkman

Business Me Show Business Excited

It's just better to be yourself than to try to be some version of what you think the other person wants.

Matt Damon

Yourself Be Yourself Think Better

After marriage, every woman wants to settle down and have children. I have no regrets. I was occupied in my little world, enjoying each and every experience that came my way.

Sridevi

Marriage Children Experience Woman

I've experienced the tabloids when I had anorexia.

Tracey Gold

Anorexia Experienced Had Tabloids

I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff.

Tom Felton

Science Time Best Think Learn Speed

When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.

Rita Ora

Hair Clothes Kid Up Paint Cut

When we complain to Egypt's Western allies about whichever autocrat is in power, we are asked, 'But who is the alternative?' It is a question designed to frustrate.

Mona Eltahawy

Power Egypt Question Complain Allies