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Antony Beevor Quotes

It was only after five years in the army, when I was having to do a very boring job in a very boring place, that I thought: 'Why not try writing a novel?' partly out of youthful arrogance and partly because there had been a long line of writers in my mother's family.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: british
Birth: December 14, 1946

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Family Mother Job Writing Thought

If I put a value on my music, and no one's prepared to pay that, then more fool me, but the idea that the value is created by the consumer is an idiot plan; it can't work.

Work Music Fool Value Me Plan

Americans have the right to say what they believe. But with that right comes the responsibility to respect our neighbors, respect law enforcement, and obey the laws.

Respect Responsibility Law Believe

Compunet was fantastic. You could upload these little demos of what you'd been working on, and it was a really nice social scene - years before the Internet.

Internet You Nice Years Little Been

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Kindness Opportunity Being There

The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always alights upon the nearest perch.

Heart Power Wife Me Common Sense

I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous.

People Nervous Newspaper Hippie Got

I've never met a budget that I couldn't coax a few extra dollars from - and I'll bet that you can do the same. For instance, you're probably buying more minutes and more cable channels than you use. Oh, and how many black skinny jeans do I count in your closet? You have enough money, just the wrong priorities.

Money Black Priorities Enough You

Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we should not become its slaves.

History Become Pleasure Tool Slaves

I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.

Good Not Good Enough Enough Trying

The musicals on Broadway have not necessarily been true musical theater. I'm speaking generally, of course: I saw 'Spring Awakening,' and I was completely inspired by that.

Spring True Inspired Saw Been

I don't come from a film background. I haven't learned anything about films or film-making. But I have a thirst to know everything about my profession. I want to learn about cinematography, about editing, about music recordings, about post-production. So when people in the know talk, I willingly listen.

Priyanka Chopra

Music People Learn Know Want Talk

I keep both of my Tonys on my mantle. They're in front of a mirror so if you look at just the right angle, it looks like I have four!

Mirror You Look Looks Right Four

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