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Linda Colley Quotes

In the past, Britons were scathing about the cruelties of the old Roman empire and the excesses of Catholic empire builders such as the Spanish and the French. They convinced themselves that their empire was different and benign because it rested on sea power and trade rather than on armies.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: british
Birth: September 13, 1949

Topics

Sea Power Past Old Empire Trade

I like the eyeliner and fringe '60s look, like Anna Karina.

Look Like Fringe Anna

I would like that to be known; these facts are in the summary which I think is a very good one.

John Sherman Cooper

Good Think Facts Would Like Summary

I know I've said it before in interviews, but the idea that all actors have their eye on some sort of prize - it being an Oscar, or fame, or whatever - not all actors I know are like that.

Eye Know Fame Said Whatever Prize

I still like to play songs from my Silk Route days at concerts.

Play Days Silk Still Concerts Route

I think that overall, the position - on a whole host of issues - should always be toward inclusion and equality.

Equality Think Inclusion Always Host

We may come to Jesus and ask Him; He will know all about it; if He comes to a little child, he will adapt himself to the language and capacity of a little child.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

Child Language Know Adapt Will Ask

My father earned every penny he had, and I would have loved to have bought him a Rolls-Royce because his whole life was cars. Sadly, he didn't live to see the day when I could have done that for him, which still hurts.

Life Father Live Day Loved Penny

I don't know why they gave me a knighthood - though it's very nice of them - but I only ever use the title in the U.S. The Americans insist on it and get offended if I don't.

Anthony Hopkins

Me Know Nice Why Offended Get

I got to meet Mark Hamill. He signed some Star Wars posters for us. I saw the fight scenes he had. He was really into making fun of himself and Star Wars.

Shannon Elizabeth

Fight Fun Meet Mark Star Saw

There's not a single business model, and there's not a single type of electronic content. There are really a lot of opportunities and a lot of options and we just have to discover all of them.

Business Opportunities Single Content

In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night.

Work Morning Age Today Day Night

Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

Logic Might Would Were

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