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Norman Davies Quotes

I happen to belong to that group opinion which holds the break-up of the United Kingdom to be imminent.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Opinion Group Happen Kingdom Belong

I suppose it's possible that a writer would have feeling for his characters, but I can't see how, because writing is such a meticulous, intricate, technical business. I wish I could say that I love my characters and that frequently they take over the book and run away with the plot and so on. But they don't exist.

Love Business Writing Book Wish Run

Back at high school, there was this quarterback who asks me out. He's never paid attention to me before, but now we're on this date, going to see the 'Sixth Sense.' And right before the climax, he leans in - and I'm so excited, because I think we're going to French-kiss - and then he tells me the twist. He completely ruins the movie for me.

School Me High School Think Back

I had to ask my grandchildren, 'What does it mean? I threw shade?'

Grandchildren Mean Ask Shade Does

I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been near a university.

People Graduation Look Find Person

We felt like when we went into last year we had a pretty good chance to win the championship from the previous year with the fall we put together. We've got the same everything now, so I think we can come back and be as strong this year.

Sterling Marlin

Good Together Win Chance Think Year

It takes a tremendous amount of skill to be a football player. And some of these guys have enough skills to do other sports. Soccer could be one. Basketball could be another. Things where you need incredible hand-eye coordination are always options. I think a football player would be able to adapt to a lot of sports.

Sports Football Basketball Think You

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

Luc de Clapiers

Best Know Things Been Taught

I don't really believe in lucky things, but I wear lucky underwear as a joke.

Believe Lucky Underwear Joke Wear

Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.

Jonathan Safran Foer

Food Culture Habit Identity Craving

I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world.

Christopher Columbus

Great Flowers Me World Believe Know

I went to the University of Maryland for a year and was considering maybe, you know, being a medical doctor but decided my other interest was maybe flying airplanes in the Navy and just kind of changed my mind and changed schools and changed majors and decided to focus a hundred percent on that.

Focus Medical Mind Doctor Flying

I'm honored and excited to be chosen to lead MLSE, a world-class sports and entertainment organization with the major league teams, premier facilities and employee team that rank with the very best across North America and internationally.

Sports Best Team Organization Lead

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