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Linda Colley Quotes

To be sure, political unions between European countries have often failed in the past, but usually only after relatively brief periods. Denmark and Iceland separated after 130 years; the unions between Spain and Portugal and between Sweden and Norway each lasted less than a century.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Past Political Unions Years Iceland

I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that we take it for granted.

New York City Think Year Alive New

I always had pressure on myself through my life. I put pressure on myself and not from other people. I always wanted to be one of the hottest rappers. So the pressure comes from myself.

Life Myself People Pressure My Life

I'm really maturing into soul music. It's not my attempt or karaoke try. I feel like I really embody the music now that I am 36.

Music Soul I Am Feel Now Try

When you have built a $3 billion company out of a broom closet, I think you are entitled to a nice house.

Think You House Nice Company Out

To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.

Ideas Interesting Company Years Turn

Abortion on demand has, in my judgment, contributed significantly to an environment in our country in which life has become very cheap.

Life Environment Abortion Country

The universe is so enormous, and we have no idea what's on the other side of the galaxy. It's a lovely thing to be able to tap into. I'm definitely not opposed to any supernatural ideas, but I've never encountered any. I believe in spirits, but I've never seen a ghost. And I believe in Heaven and Hell.

Ideas Believe Hell Universe Heaven

It is at Easter that Jesus is most human, and like all humans, he fails and is failed. His is not an all-powerful God, it is an all-vulnerable God.

God Human Easter Like Most He

I'm in a profession where if you're planning more than six months ahead, you're doing it wrong!

Planning Doing You Wrong Ahead More

Work is fun to me. All those years of being an actor and a director and not being able to get a job - two weeks is too long to not know what my next job will be.

Work Job Fun Me Long Know

My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So you write and write and write these back stories about a character and then you throw it away. So then on set, if it doesn't come, then you didn't do your work.

Work Character Me You Back Mentor

Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too.

Home Me London Never Always Lived

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