Simon Sebag Montefiore Quotes

Nicholas I has been called 'Genghis Khan with a telegraph.' Stalin was 'Genghis Khan with a telephone.' But Mr. Putin is not Genghis Khan with a BlackBerry.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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TelephoneTelegraphBeenBlackberry

I've done 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' I've done... oh, it's not called 'Rapunzel' anymore. 'Tangled', that's it. Those are both huge.

Jeffrey Tambor

DoneTangledAnymoreThoseOhBoth

I think that people are looking beyond the wig. I think they are saying, This isn't just a costume; there's a person behind this. If this costume, this character, this person has this kind courage? Why don't we share that?

Alyssa Edwards

CharacterCouragePeopleSayingKind

People go into that arena, and they know the fix is in. They know what pro wrestling or sports entertainment is. That being said, they want it executed to the highest level so that they can suspend their disbelief and buy in, and so, in a world of make believe, you make people believe in you. It's as real as it can be.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

SportsPeopleWorldBelieveYouGo

I'm exploring the long history of women, first of all, being silenced and, secondly, not being taken seriously in the political and public sphere. It's a call to action through understanding and through looking at ourselves again and trying to reformulate the whole question of women and power.

Mary Beard

WomenPowerHistoryLookingAction

Libya is a failed state and becoming a launching pad for external operations, as is Sinai in Egypt.

Michael McCaul

EgyptOperationsBecomingStatePad

The reason the future feels odd is because of its unpredictability. If the future didn't feel weirdly unexpected, then something would be wrong.

Douglas Coupland

FutureFeelUnexpectedWrongReason

You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service.

Douglas Wilder

ServicePublic ServiceDoingYou

My absolute favorite thing about working on 'Liv and Maddie' is my cast and crew. The people that I spend almost every hour of every day with. Your cast has great influence over the quality of your life, and I've been blessed with not just a cast, but a family.

Dove Cameron

LifeFamilyGreatQualityDayOver

If you could position the best platform media company around the world with the best content, we could get explosive growth.

David Zaslav

GrowthBestWorldMediaYouCompany

When you're on a golf course, a couple of things are very interesting. No matter who you're with and who you're playing with, people want each other to do well.

Condoleezza Rice

PeopleGolfInterestingYouWant

I feel like, with myself, I ruined myself to the point where I wasn't functional enough to work for anybody, even myself. I wasn't working.

Corey Haim

WorkMyselfFeelEnoughPointWhere

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

Clint Eastwood

FunnyYouWantBuyGuarantee

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