Linda Colley Quotes

The United States was founded on a revolution that abolished the monarchy, aristocracy, titles and primogeniture. Britain may be able in the future to become a more equal and open society while retaining all of these things. But this has yet to be proved.

Linda Colley

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Turning 50 is making me reflect on my life in a way that's more compassionate and forgiving.

Viola Davis

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I have a gorgeous coat that I found at a vintage fair - it's just so elegant. Unfortunately, it has a massive hole underneath the arm, as I think I may have worn it to death!

Jessica Raine

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I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that.

Steve Jobs

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We have a few young people who are very successful in it, and this gives us the wrong impression that the whole country can live off high tech.

Stef Wertheimer

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I never thought I was much of an actor anyway.

Roger Moore

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One Christmas, when Freddie and I were flatmates in Kensington, we were trying to cook Christmas dinner, but all we had was a packet of bread sauce that you make with water. We used to dream of a can of beans.

Roger Taylor

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The striking thing about love and will in our day is that, whereas in the past they were always held up to us as the answer to life's predicaments, they have now themselves become the problem.

Rollo May

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And having a strong family, you know we've lost some members of our family and had some setbacks, but I think a good family and kids all those things I thought at one time... you got to be kidding me... Those things are so important they enable you to go on.

Brett Favre

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If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.

Pierre de Coubertin

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I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.

Sylvester Stallone

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I don't have a horror film in me just because I don't like to be scared. But I definitely have a documentary in me, and I certainly have dramas.

Todd Phillips

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Today, children are watching more and more television, and are bombarded over and over with images and content that have the potential to dramatically influence their behavior.

Tim Murphy

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