Antony Beevor Quotes

The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous.

Antony Beevor

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If a columnist writes that something happened on a certain date, or that the government spent a certain amount of money on something, or that a specific number of people have died in the war in Iraq, to pick a few examples, it is his or her responsibility to make certain that information is correct.

Andrew Rosenthal

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Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome.

John Lothrop Motley

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The challenge to our national economies and the collective economy of Europe will become - with the growth of China and the continuing productivity growth of the US - even more intense in the decades to come.

John Hutton

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People might start with LiveJournal or Blogger, but if they get serious, they'll graduate to WordPress. We try to cater to the more powerful users.

Matt Mullenweg

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More and more NFL players have been willing their bodies to science so that their brains can be studied even if they die of other causes.

Jeffrey Kluger

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Slavery is something that affects all of us. It's all of our history.

John Ridley

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I'm most proud of my work in the LGBTQ space. Feels like, above all else, that's something I want to do for the rest of my life.

Troye Sivan

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What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.

Tony Campolo

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I'm still ambivalent about Hollywood. I think that's why I made 'Star 80.' To deal with the ambivalence. I really wanted to succeed Gene Kelly, and I thought it was a fair bet.

Bob Fosse

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After working with Woody Allen, sharing screen space with De Niro was a dream come true.

Anupam Kher

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I grew up around a lot of aggressive guys. My parents used to take me to AA meetings when I was very young. So I know aggression, I know insanity.

Shia LaBeouf

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When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again.

Paula Cole

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