Tony Judt Quotes

If we have learned nothing else from the 20th century, we should at least have grasped that the more perfect the answer, the more terrifying its consequences. Incremental improvements upon unsatisfactory circumstances are the best that we can hope for, and probably all we should seek.

Tony Judt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 2, 1948 - August 6, 2010

Topics

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Buy old masters. They fetch a better price than old mistresses.

Max Aitken

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For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had contained, while winning the real war against its greatest nemesis, Napoleon.

Amanda Foreman

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I got followed by the paparazzi because they thought I was Shannyn Sossamon.

Torrey DeVitto

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I think there are two challenges - and one challenge is how to diversify the workforce in the technology industry, and the other challenge is how to diversify the people who are starting companies.

Michael Seibel

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I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice.

Mirai Nagasu

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We take the sense of touch for granted. Think about it: Without it, you're missing one of the basic senses that enables you to interact with the world.

Louis B. Rosenberg

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I never lost my interest in acting but I did lose my interest in the business and what I had to go through to make a film. I felt saturated, you know, like a sponge when it's saturated - it's not good.

Debra Winger

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Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a scandal.

Brigitte Bardot

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I am a simple man who comes from a village, and villagers like us speak our mind. Now, in the process, if unknowingly my words came across as disrespectful or insulting, then I am deeply sorry. I don't want to hurt anyone.

Arijit Singh

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Nicholas Sparks and John Green are very different writers.

Ansel Elgort

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People recognize me, but I get a lot of, 'Didn't I go to camp with you?'

Ashley Williams

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I'm not a practicing Catholic now. I didn't like what the church was doing with what Jesus had said, in a way. But I wouldn't say I'm not religious.

Pete Postlethwaite

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