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Norman Davies Quotes

It was in the 20th century that national sovereignty really ruled the roost, and the E.U. was formed to cure that.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: british
Birth: June 8, 1939

Topics

Sovereignty Century 20th Century Cure

In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7 was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and to the nation that people of color wanted to register to vote.

People Color Vote March Alabama

When you're just open but not honest, then you start free-associating garbage.

Start You Garbage Open Honest Just

When science tries to resolve its conflicts by adding and subtracting dimensions to the Universe like houses on a Monopoly board, we need to examine our dogmas.

Science Universe Need Resolve Like

For me, the litmus test to know whether or not I'm doing the right thing is to examine whether my decisions are love-based or fear-based.

Me Doing The Right Thing Decisions

And strictly forbid that any quarrelling be at your meals.

Robert Grosseteste

Meals Your Any Forbid Strictly

It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim.

Character Myself Me Think Comedy Go

I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that.

Grateful Parents Free Loved Walking

I seem to spend a minimum of eight hours a day in transit of some sort or another... that's eight hours of your life gone. People always ask if I suffer from jet lag, but it's kinda become really normal for me... Although the jet lag does become a factor and you're pretty much always tired.

Life Day Tired People Me You

I'm just a very impatient person. It's always something that I'm working on, and just staying interested in the fight game is the biggest challenge for me. As long as I'm interested and I have an incentive to stay interested, then I'm unbeatable.

Challenge Fight Me Game Long Person

I have come a long way and learnt a lot. I read this quote about a year ago: 'Happiness must not be pursued; it must ensue.' It's made me realise that just being married again or something like that won't make me happy; the happiness ensues from how we live our lives.

Live Happiness Happy Me Year Long

To get rich is glorious.

Rich Get Glorious

I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.

Thankful Think Internet Lonely More

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