David Christian Quotes

Big History's not going to replace existing educational courses. It's not an attack on specialisation. It is simply the argument that specialisation needs to be complemented with an overview, which I think is scientific commonsense.

David Christian

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The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is the role of Congress to debate and authorize this before the President acts precipitously.

Joe Pitts

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There is power in naming racism for what it is, in shining a bright light on it, brighter than any torch or flashlight. A thing as simple as naming it allows us to root it out of the darkness and hushed conversation where it likes to breed like roaches. It makes us acknowledge it. Confront it.

Jesmyn Ward

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There was a time when Stefan Zweig was the most widely read author in the world. He was lionized everywhere, translated into every language. For the first four decades of the 20th century, his novellas and biographies were devoured by rich and poor, young and old, well read or less so.

Andre Aciman

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I'm going to fight until the end. My husband is worth it. He wanted me to have it. He was worth a lot. He was a very, very wealthy man.

Anna Nicole Smith

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My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the studio and spent the next two and a half years making almost nothing.

Anish Kapoor

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I have the most eclectic audience - I've got gay, I've got straight, black, white, rich, poor, young, old, in 45 countries. And they don't all come because I'm the Sinatra kid, though that's a big part of it. My biggest successes have come from pop songs that I write myself.

Michael Buble

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I've only paid lip service to a spiritual life.

Sting

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We believe that we should come to an agreement with the Palestinians. But we need two to tango.

Silvan Shalom

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I've tried to do away with lying in my life in the last few years, but it's hard.

Louis C. K.

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I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people.

Jonah Lomu

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I grew up in a world of Officer Friendly. It was just the image I had.

DeRay Mckesson

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I don't know what the future holds. All I know is, I'm good today. Real good.

Chris Farley

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