Robert Darnton Quotes

As a graduate student at Oxford in 1963, I began writing about books in revolutionary France, helping to found the discipline of book history. I was in my academic corner writing about Enlightenment ideals when the Internet exploded the world of academic communication in the 1990s.

Robert Darnton

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CommunicationHistoryDisciplineBook

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ManRidiculousIntelligentEverything

I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you're humble.

Andra Day

GratitudeHumbleThinkYouPlace

I am as interested in seeing what happens to my characters as any reader; that is why I tell kids that writers write for the same reason readers read - to find out the end of the story.

Ann Turner

I AmStoryEndSeeingFindWhy

Acting is a hard profession. More than anything, it takes fortitude.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

ActingMoreHardAnythingFortitude

It's always good to go against your friends, especially when you come out victorious.

Michael Finley

GoodFriendsYouGoAlwaysOut

I thank God I was raised Catholic, so sex will always be dirty.

John Waters

GodThank GodSexDirtyWillAlways

When I can afford it, I'm very into organic food and I love going to restaurants that use organic produce and such. I think that it's a shame for everyone that, unfortunately, organic can be pretty expensive, so you just do what you can.

Sprague Grayden

LoveFoodThinkYouI CanShame

I grew up in Michigan, so I played hockey, football and basketball. I played a little bit of lacrosse, too. My brother played more lacrosse and ran track.

Steven Yeun

FootballBrotherBasketballHockey

I like a lot of soul, but I also put a lot of folk into what I do.

Michael Kiwanuka

SoulLikeFolkLotPutAlso

But I don't necessarily define my faith by going to church every Sunday.

Miley Cyrus

FaithChurchSundayDefineGoing

Honestly, I think Lily Collins and Felicity Jones. I think they're very classy, they're elegant, they're British, and they really inspire me because they're incredible actresses.

Millie Bobby Brown

MeInspireThinkClassyElegant

If you don't take risks, you won't be able to do anything. I was confident I could use my experience to change and improve the way Macau worked.

Lui Che Woo

ChangeExperienceRisksConfident

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