Margaret MacMillan Quotes

The cubism of Braque or Picasso, the dissonant compositions of Schoenberg or Stravinsky, the free-flowing and often erotic choreography of Isadora Duncan and Nijinsky - these were acts of rebellion against the certainties and traditions of the old world.

Margaret MacMillan

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There are only a handful of politicians who are truly great on Twitter - the rest rely on their account to release press releases.

Meghan McCain

GreatRestPoliticiansReleasePress

I was born May 31, 1911, in Paris. My parents owned a small cheese shop, and my maternal grandfather was a carpentry worker. I thus came from what is commonly known as the working class.

Maurice Allais

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I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of myself, listen, make changes - 'Oh, man, that's messed up. Okay, I need to work on that; I need to work on this.'

Mary J. Blige

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We have the great fans in Detroit. We've got a great ballpark, great stadium.

Miguel Cabrera

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They won't take you seriously because you are a girl. These guys had to understand that you are just as tough as them, and you have to take them on.

Michelle Yeoh

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In the hands of food manufacturers, cheese has become an 'ingredient.'

Michael Moss

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I have been fortunate. I have done so many things and enjoyed so many things and had such a great life, not to imply that it is ending, but that there aren't many things that I feel I have left undone.

Lois Lowry

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I'm a victim of Developaralysis: the crippling sense that the software industry is evolving so fast that no one person can possibly keep up.

Jon Evans

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I look forward to continuing to hear what Donald Trump has to say about his vision for this country.

Cory Gardner

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I was pulled out of school for every moratorium day and every rally for a left-wing candidate... from Ed Koch in his heyday to Eugene McCarthy. That's the culture that I came from.

Chris Meledandri

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As a young person, and I know it's hard to believe that I was shy, but you could take your camera, and it would take you to places: it was like having a friend, like having someone to go out with and look at the world. I would do things with a camera I wouldn't do normally if I was just by myself.

Annie Leibovitz

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The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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