Alan Furst Quotes

Yes, I'm a reasonably good self-taught historian of the 1930s and '40s. I've never wanted to write about another time or place. I wouldn't know what to say about contemporary society.

Alan Furst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 20, 1941

Topics

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If you read enough biography and history, you learn how people have dealt successfully or unsuccessfully with similar situations or patterns in the past. It doesn't give you a template of answers, but it does help you refine the questions you have to ask yourself.

Jim Mattis

HistoryPastYourselfPeopleHelp

He didn't come out of my belly, but my God, I've made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I'm so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride.

John Lennon

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I do not think any religion encourages intolerance. Intolerance is the biggest mental defilement, and every religion tries to remove this defilement. So we must understand that whenever there is intolerance, this comes from an irreligious mind. It is not created by religion, and it is not in the mind of the religious person.

Lobsang Tenzin

ReligionMindThinkPersonMental

Whether we're looking at the burial box of St. James, a fragment of the True Cross, the Shroud of Turin, or some bones supposedly belonging to John the Baptist, there is always excitement and distrust, faith and doubt.

Jay Parini

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I love to see people laugh and put a smile on peoples' faces. Anytime I'm doing that I'm happy.

Dexter Darden

SmileLoveHappyPeopleLaughDoing

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.

Donald Rumsfeld

LearningSingleWhereAgreeBeen

Space is not a good place to mix foods because as soon as you take something out of the package, it becomes a flying object.

Chris Hadfield

GoodSpaceFlyingYouPlaceOut

'Dancing With the Stars' really opened a lot of doors for me, and I'm so grateful for that.

Chelsea Kane

StarsGratefulMeDoorsDancingLot

I anticipated we would go to college, and then we would fade out - that was kind of what we wanted at the time - but social media hung onto my brother and I, and thankfully, fans hung onto my brother and I, and I think it's one of the reasons that this reemergence can come back with a little more strength, and I'm very thankful for that.

Cole Sprouse

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I know Russia well.

Chrystia Freeland

KnowRussiaWell

All these bacteria that coat our skin and live in our intestines, they fend off bad bacteria. They protect us. And you can't even digest your food without the bacteria that are in your gut. They have enzymes and proteins that allow you to metabolize foods you eat.

Bonnie Bassler

LiveFoodYouBadSkinProtect

'Auto Music' isn't a pop record by any stretch.

Brian Reitzell

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