Antony Beevor Quotes

I was planning to stay in the Army all my life, but I ended up being posted to a training camp in Wales and was so bored there, I wrote a novel.

Antony Beevor

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My view of an excellent novel was probably set in the golden age of fiction in the 19th century: narrative, character and voice are of equal importance.

Joanna Trollope

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I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae.

Jerry Hall

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I remember when I saw 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' I wanted to go out and direct a movie right there on the streets of Manhattan. Unfortunately, you can't without permits.

John Krasinski

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Five or six hundred heads cut off would have assured your repose, freedom and happiness.

Jean-Paul Marat

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I've got to say I'm a Jon Snow guy for sure.

Steve Kazee

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I had a grandmother who would always encourage me to learn about theater and film.

Romany Malco

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You have to keep trying to get better.

Jon Gruden

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I've been criticized because I've had the temerity to speak out and done a couple of interviews since I left office. I don't find anything surprising about that.

Dick Cheney

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I've heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not feel any big pressure. 'The Gathering' did hang over me in that it was darker than I thought at the time.

Anne Enright

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As long as I could remember, I had looked forward to a handful of wonderful events - a total eclipse of the sun, the return of Halley's Comet, and the first trip to the Moon. I've still never seen that eclipse, and Halley's comet was a disappointment, but my sense of wonder was diamond-bright on that July 20, 1969.

Phyllis Eisenstein

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Sales departments use social to nurture leads and close sales. HR posts job openings and vets applicants. Community and support squads mine networks, blogs and forums with deep listening tools.

Ryan Holmes

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As more delivery systems for entertainment producers come on board, you have all these different formats where people are compensated.

Marsha Blackburn

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