Amanda Foreman Quotes

'Daughters of Britannia' is a fascinating book, not least because it shines a light on a very dark corner of Foreign Office dealings. Diplomatic spouses are the Aunt Sallys of the foreign service: responsible for nearly everything, recognised for almost nothing.

Amanda Foreman

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Our humanitarian aid system is sick and needs to be fixed. It needs to get a reality check and get back humanity.

Joanne Liu

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Every time, the mindset I get when I get on the floor is that I'm the best player on the floor.

Joel Embiid

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I've seen shows on Showtime, and they're very provocative, if you will, but nothing to the point that's over-the-top or gratuitous.

Megalyn Echikunwoke

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What's wonderful about Tolkien and Shakespeare is that they show up your own individual microscope. They're so infinitely vast. You can reinterpret them in so many ways.

Andy Serkis

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I do love my country. I don't think I'm particularly a good American. I don't know what makes a good American. Other than somebody who - I like people who let other people alone. I think that's a pretty good American. And I keep my hands to myself. So I'm an OK American.

Stephen Colbert

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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

Sun Tzu

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So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents.

Steven Pinker

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I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?

Tom Clancy

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I am hard-core middle class.

Jason Alexander

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Living on a planet of fixed size requires compromise, and while we are the only party capable of negotiating, we are not the only party at the table. We've never claimed more, and we've never had less.

Jonathan Safran Foer

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Getting through the day becomes more important than living a long life when you have no one else to live for.

Dean Ornish

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You have to turn a blind eye to politics in nearly all Westerns.

Clive Sinclair

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