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Linda Colley Quotes

I write to relieve an intellectual itch. I stumble across a hitherto neglected set of events, transformations, characters, or source materials from the past, and they nag at me until I make sense of them in words. But I also write to seduce and to make my readers think.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Past Words Me Think Intellectual

Every situation has qualities. Essentially, we quantify them and that's the practical side of our lives, so the involvement with perception and in acquiring the perception is our ability to understand qualities. They exist only as long as a human being keeps them in play. They're - Therefore they are akin to energy.

Perception Energy Long Play Human

Regardless of the difficulties we may face individually, in our families, in our communities and in our nation, the old adage is still true - you can make excuses or you can make progress, but you cannot make both! The America I know doesn't make excuses.

Progress Face Excuses America You

Fashion is in my blood. Growing up, I was always clacking around the house in my mother's shoes.

Mother Shoes Growing Up Fashion Up

My first reaction every time I delve into an episode of history that I don't know very much about is... my first reaction is anger that my teachers never taught me about it.

Steven Spielberg

History Time Anger Me Know Never

Of course, neither David or myself ever saw a penny from them; it was the early days of merchandising.

Myself Penny Early Days Saw Course

I would listen to something on the radio and try to tap out the melody, then the harmonies.

Try Listen Radio Out Something Tap

I remember kickboxing and traveling the world when I was young. I would go to Japan or Africa, and I would go for the experience. As soon as I got off the plane, we'd go have a good time, party. Fighting was just the outlet of what I was doing there.

Good Time Experience World Fighting

During the Cold War, workers proudly contributed to national defense, but the carelessness and haste in handling toxic waste created a nightmare of pollution for subsequent generations.

Bobbie Ann Mason

War Cold Pollution Cold War Workers

Well... I don't think everyone can actually be a drag queen, but I think everyone should investigate drag.

Queen Think Everyone Drag Well

People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community.

Community Service People Think Guns

Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground.

Strength Beauty Tree Roots Strong

I was offered some film roles, and I did not do them. It would have been interesting, but I have no regrets. I am where I am; I accept and embrace the mistakes because they're character-building and they build perspective and talent.

Perspective Mistakes Talent I Am

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