Margaret MacMillan Quotes

By the start of August 1914, it was dawning on the British that a major war was about to break out on mainland Europe. Public opinion and, crucially, the cabinet was deeply divided on whether to intervene or stay out.

Margaret MacMillan

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I am blessed with the energy of a chimpanzee. There is nothing I can't get up for and give it a hundred percent.

Jimmy Iovine

I AmBlessedEnergyNothingUpGet

The ancients often believed a celestial event like an eclipse to be a bad omen, that the sun or the moon vanishing from the sky was a harbinger of disaster, a sign of devastation or destruction to come.

Jenna Wortham

SkySunMoonBadDisasterEclipse

FOr a while, I'd never had the opportunity to prove on TV that I could play the piano.

Maurice Gibb

OpportunityPlayProveNeverPiano

Sometimes it feels like it hurts when you make a big purchase, so I really believe that the more expensive things should be gems that you keep in your closet, not trends.

Amber Valletta

BelieveYouSometimesMoreTrends

I want to play everything. I really want to do it all.

Sophia Bush

PlayWantEverythingReally

I'm most proud of my career as a touring comedian and musician. I love doing television, I love selling records, but when I'm at these venues with hundreds of people, and they're all sitting listening to my music and my jokes, I feel like I could die that day, and I would be happy.

Trixie Mattel

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You have two choices, two paths to take as a comedian. You can tackle the difficult subjects and be harsh about it, be brash, be abrasive. But adding hatred to racism is not going to help everybody. So I like to have fun around it.

Trevor Noah

RacismFunHave FunChoicesHelp

It's a vain craft, acting.

Roger Rees

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To me, it's always bumpy, and to me, that's the joy of it. That's this game. That's how hard it is in the NFL. Really, what you did last year or 2010, as we know, doesn't factor.

Mike McCarthy

JoyMeGameYearYouKnow

It doesn't matter if that felony happened three weeks ago or thirty-five years ago - for the rest of your life, you've got to check that box, knowing full well the odds are sky-high your application is going straight to the trash.

Michelle Alexander

LifeRestYouThreeTrashKnowing

Classroom singing is common in India, but no one gives you marks for that. My idea is to introduce music and singing as full-fledged subject so that talent can be polished at an early stage. Also, it will help alleviate stage fear.

Mohit Chauhan

FearMusicTalentSingingHelpYou

I don't really care what the man on the street thinks. I never did anything to please him in the first place, and I'm not going to start now.

Boris Becker

ManStartCarePlaceStreetNever

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