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Norman Davies Quotes

Capacity of human societies both to absorb and to discard cultures is much underestimated.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Human Cultures Capacity Much Both

No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of Social Security.

You Debate Security Personal Matter

Before taking up law, I studied medicine for six months and then tried my hand at fashion designing for another six months. I wanted to find something that excited me. Finally, it was law that captured my interest.

Me Law Fashion Medicine Find Hand

There's a whole apparatus for indie bands now, but back in the eighties it was just getting built. The early people really took it on the chin.

Michael Azerrad

People Back Early Now Eighties Just

You can kill a body, but you cannot kill the great and noble idea of peace.

Great Peace You Body Noble Idea

The one thing that's depressing as a comedian to realize is that rock stars get groupies, and comedians don't.

Stars Rock Realize Comedians Get

An organized effort is making to deceive the people. There are two great enemies of thought and progress, the aristocracy of royalty and the aristocracy of gold.

Mary Elizabeth Lease

Great Progress Effort People Gold

I don't know if anything I write will endure, but I do try to write it as a narrative that will not only challenge but also entice the reader into the lives of children.

Children Challenge Know Will Try

I grew up in Washington, D.C. Suffice to say, it was not a garden spot.

Garden Say Washington Up Spot Grew

It was such a pivotal time in Elvis' life; he was just a poor boy from Tupelo, Miss. That's all he really was. He had the same feelings as everybody.

Life Time Feelings Boy Poor Same

Most blockchain platforms don't share that much in common, resulting in choice lock-ins, lack of interoperability, and potentially dead-ends that are hard to untangle.

William Mougayar

Choice Hard Blockchain Share Common

For DC, I'm working on the new 'Red Lanterns' and 'JLA Dark.' Both of these are very different books, which is great for me. I've heard 'JLA Dark' described as a team of people with supernatural powers - but that's only half the story.

Great Red People Me Team Story

To be able to float and move around and, pretty much effortlessly, do whatever you want with your body in space is pretty amazing.

Space Amazing You Body Your Body

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