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Niall Ferguson Quotes

Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: british
Birth: April 18, 1964

Topics

Truth History Recipe Complete Almost

My only advantage as a reporter is that I am so physically small, so temperamentally unobtrusive, and so neurotically inarticulate that people tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests.

Best I Am People Small Forget Only

If things are not so good, you may be one to imagine something better. For me, I was able to imagine myself as in a role of greater importance than I would seem to be ordinarily.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

Good Myself Me Better You Seem

A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew exactly what he wanted to do. They didn't sit there and think about it.

Good Think Know Want Director Sit

Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye must have faith.'

Work Faith Science Words Seriously

The question was, in a sense, at Princeton Review, how much value was I adding as a public company CEO. I was adding less than other people might've... I think you want to move on when you've given your best work and then feel that you're not going to add as much value moving forward.

Work Best Moving Forward Value Think

As people get older, they get married, have kids. I'm not married. I don't have kids, so I'm able to focus 100 percent on this.

Focus People Get Able Kids Percent

'Puzzlejuice' will get your brain juices flowing as try to juggle both falling boxes and a growing list of letters to create words from. There are power ups to unlock and massive explosions that will shake your mobile device to its very core if you are quick enough with your fingers and your thoughts.

Power Words Thoughts Brain Enough

Sometimes adults seem as though they have cut a chord from being a child.

Child Sometimes Seem Cut Being

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets.

Women Me Feel You Secrets Afraid

You look at the large problems that we face - that would be overpopulation, water shortages, global warming and AIDS, I suppose - all of that needs international cooperation to be solved.

Water Problems Face You Look Global

Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: 'Lou, you're a leading man because you're a good actor.' Brought tears to my eyes.

Lou Diamond Phillips

Good Eyes Man Tears You Said

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

Good Humor People Problem You Mood

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