Russell Freedman Quotes

I visited the archeological site at the northern tip of Newfoundland. There is no question about it. It has been definitely determined that the Vikings were there for about 10 years - specifically, Leif Erikson and his extended family.

Russell Freedman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 11, 1929

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I have all my life fought against prejudice, having been subjected to it myself.

John Galliano

LifeMyselfMy LifePrejudiceBeen

My personality doesn't interest me.

Andrei A. Gromyko

PersonalityMeInterest

I'm not a huge TV person. I don't like having the noise when I'm doing other things unless I'm really lonely, and then I turn the TV on. But I do like to sit down and watch TV in the evenings.

Andie MacDowell

LonelyDoingDownPersonTurnNoise

In a democracy, people tend to get the kind of government they deserve.

John Lanchester

GovernmentPeopleDemocracyKindGet

I went to play in Brazil when I had just turned 18 and was the world's top junior player. I got to the airport, and no one knew who I was. I couldn't speak any Portuguese, and no one spoke English. Then someone said something that resembled 'tennis,' and I went with that.

John McEnroe

WorldSpeakSomeonePlayAirport

But I spent just two calendar years at Cornell University, though it was covering more than three years of work, and then went to medical school and did become interested in psychiatry, and even helped form a kind of psychiatry club in medical school.

Robert Jay Lifton

WorkMedicalSchoolCalendarThree

I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!

Amanda Peet

GoodFriendMeFindLooksButt

If I'm on the bench, I want to be ready.

Son Heung-min

ReadyWantBench

I used to sneak gospel tunes into my old records, just as kind of a personal thing.

Ry Cooder

KindPersonalOldUsedJustRecords

In 1978, when I was 17 and in my first year at university, I read approximately 3,500 pages of Dickens.

Michel Faber

YearFirstUniversityReadPages

Just because you have chemistry with someone doesn't mean you're naturally going to be the best for each other. You have make choices and prioritize.

Missy Peregrym

BestChoicesSomeoneYouChemistry

It doesn't do to eat too much before a performance.

Jason Robards

PerformanceToo MuchEatMuchBefore

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