Simon Sebag Montefiore Quotes

Unlike monarchs, who pass power to their heirs at the moment of death to ensure the survival of the regime, tyrants must simply survive as long as possible.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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What we want, above all things on earth in our public men, is independence. It is one great defect in the character of the public men of America that there is that real want of independence; and, in this respect, a most marked contrast exists between public men in this country and in Great Britain.

John C. Calhoun

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There's so much interference, so much static and people's voices talking about what you do and why you do it that I've learned to be like, 'No, no.' It's actually simple. I just do this.

Jenny Slate

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My family owned a furniture/appliance store near Kingston, Jamaica. I worked there all summer but lived in a very structured environment the rest of the year at an all-girl Catholic boarding school.

Ann-Marie Campbell

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I understand about this idea of terror and what it means to Americans and this idea that we can't just walk around free like we did; life has changed.

Johnnie Cochran

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That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of music, so that really was my strong forte.

Skitch Henderson

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My goal is to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, and I'll fight and continue going until I do that.

Troy Dumais

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Like education, healthcare also needs to be given importance.

Shiv Nadar

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I can't help what people write or think. If somebody thinks I'm a serious archivist, they're wrong. That's been a problem. It's a shame people take that attitude, because it affects how they listen to the music. It's a big mistake to treat any pop music that way.

Ry Cooder

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When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then you get something back.

Michael Schumacher

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I came to believe the green fuse that drives spring and summer through the world is essentially a literary energy. That the world was more than a place. Life was more than an event. It was all one thing - and that thing was story.

Luis Alberto Urrea

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When I'm not working, I'm walking.

Joseph Altuzarra

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Saying 'no' to very bad legislation is not wrong. In fact, when the American people tell you that they don't want the health care bill, you've got a responsibility to say no.

Jon Kyl

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