Margaret MacMillan Quotes

Modernism was born in part out of the need to find fresh ways of expression, to describe a new world that was unlike anything that had gone before.

Margaret MacMillan

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WorldFindBornNewNeedAnything

Every time I go to Washington, I break out in a cold sweat. So I try not to spend too much time there.

John Kasich

TimeColdToo MuchSweatWashington

You don't want to play a perfect person; no one cares about that.

Matthew Morrison

YouPerfectPersonPlayWantCares

Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad. Kids lead a very private life. And I was a typical child, I think. I was a liar.

Maurice Sendak

LifeChildrenLiarChildParents

We will always obey the law. We will follow the rule of law.

Robert J. Bentley

LawRule Of LawWillFollowAlways

I value my privacy a lot.

Matt Lauer

ValuePrivacyLot

High school and college were my punk, formative years. I was playing hardcore, learning to be a musician. In bands, you tour, but you're paid nothing; you're playing to 50 people in a basement, sleeping in a van, and you love it.

Steve Aoki

LoveLearningSchoolPeopleCollege

Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.

Stanislav Grof

ScienceTrueOpenInvestigationWord

In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far is nuclear energy. We have been taking down the Russian warheads, turning it into electricity. 10 percent of American electricity comes from decommissioned warheads.

Stewart Brand

BestEnergyAmericanElectricityFar

Simply stated, sometimes journalists can only get their information from informants who must remain anonymous in order to protect their careers and sometimes even their lives: Watergate: Confidential sources. The Pentagon Papers: Confidential sources. Enron: Confidential sources.

Rod Lurie

InformationSometimesProtectOrder

I am especially proud of taking on issues most central to the health of our American democracy.

Chellie Pingree

HealthI AmDemocracyProudAmerican

A lot of people don't understand why I'm not out diving for treasure.

Clive Cussler

PeopleTreasureWhyUnderstandOut

The immigrant experience had a profound effect on me. It taught me the importance of hard work and the value of being entrepreneurial.

Clara Shih

WorkHard WorkExperienceValueMe

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