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Terry Glavin Quotes

There is much in the result of John Chilcot's seven-year inquiry into the decision-making that led to Britain's involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq that can be cited to excuse headlines that refer to his findings as 'scathing' and 'damning.'

Terry Glavin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1955

Topics

Result Involvement Decision-Making

I'm a vegetarian, and I long for people to eat less meat, but the thing to do is not to go, 'Eat! Less! Meat!' It's to say, 'I am fit as a flea and I'm 63, I haven't eaten meat for 40 years, and I never get diseases, I'm never ill, and I'm full of energy. So how's about that?'

Joanna Lumley

I Am People Energy Long Go Say

I don't think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry.

Robert Morgan

Creative Poetry Writing Think Helped

Love isn't a switch you can turn on and off. You just can't get rid of it, regardless of the circumstances, if you truly love someone.

Matt Hardy

Love Someone You Circumstances Turn

When you sit at your desk, if you're lucky, there's a moment when you feel empowered to be someone or something else, to leap into another skin.

John Updike

Moment Feel Someone You Skin Lucky

Hip-hop, pop, dance - the common point is melancholy. That's international, and I like this word because it's not only about sadness or happiness - it's both at the same time. And that's human, and that's life.

Stromae

Life Happiness Time Dance Sadness

It's not a huge surprise that there are habitations at the bottom of the Black Sea.

Robert Ballard

Sea Black Surprise Bottom Huge

A vacation for me is when I'm home and I'm writing.

Mary Pope Osborne

Home Vacation Me Writing

I don't like comedy. I like funny things. I don't like comedy. Like, comedy movies are just, 'Oh Jesus.'

Louis C. K.

Funny Comedy Movies Things Just Oh

Render to God what you owe him; recognize the obligations you are under to him.

Louis XIV

God You Him Render Owe Recognize

We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

David Suzuki

Car Brick Wall Over Everyone Going

Late night is no different than making a film, really, except that it's faster, and if you do a crap one, you can do a better one tomorrow. Writing a novel and doing stand-up - that stuff is very similar.

Craig Ferguson

Tomorrow Writing Night Better Doing

I will be talking with gymnasts from some of the other countries. I will be getting a feel for what they're thinking and what they're doing. It should be a really great meet.

Shannon Miller

Great Thinking Feel Doing Talking