Linda Colley Quotes

There can never be a single, satisfactory comprehensive account of the 'history of the British empire.'

Linda Colley

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HistoryNeverSingleEmpireBritish

Having your teammates' backs - that's what I feel being a leader is.

Joel Embiid

LeaderFeelTeammatesBeingYour

A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.

Joel Osteen

EffortPeopleSomeoneYouImportant

It would be nice to be in one place for a while and have a social life again and get a job. But I'm not qualified to do anything. That's the problem.

Jehane Noujaim

LifeJobProblemPlaceBe NiceNice

One thing I disliked about being a lawyer was billing for my time.

Andrew Yang

TimeLawyerBeingOne ThingMy Time

I never help my kids and I never encourage them and I never give them any advice.

Stellan Skarsgard

AdviceHelpNeverGiveKidsThem

I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.

Lord Byron

AloneBeing AloneMeGoFreshOut

When I was making my second record, I was in studio, and I was like, 'No more ballads! Absolutely not!' And somebody walked in with 'The Man I Wanna Be' and I heard it and was like, 'Ah, crap!'

Chris Young

ManMoreLikeAbsolutelyCrap

I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism.

Alice Walker

WarThinkCountryTerrorismComing

I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff.

Pauley Perrette

PoetryKindOutStartedStuffProse

I wanted to be an actor, like, so, so bad. I took acting classes, I auditioned for Disney, and then I realized how nervous I got with remembering lines.

Shawn Mendes

BadActingNervousActorRemembering

With 'More Than Words,' we wrote that, so we are that. I'm just happy people can connect with any of our songs. If that song opened the floodgates for us to be able to tour the world over and over, how could I be unhappy with that?

Nuno Bettencourt

WordsHappyPeopleWorldSongMore

I always had a sort of niggling regret that we didn't come do stuff in America.

Noel Fielding

RegretAmericaAlwaysComeStuff

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