Margaret MacMillan Quotes

I first read the 'Raj Quartet' in the early 1970s, when Paul Scott's decision to set his novels in the dying days of the British Raj in India seemed an eccentric choice, almost as though he did not want readers. The British were tired of their imperial past.

Margaret MacMillan

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DecisionPastTiredEarlyChoice

The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.

Jerry Falwell

PoliticsReligionDevilCountryOwn

Because her voice is, it's like the muscles and it develops all the time. That was the fantastic thing for us.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

TimeVoiceHerUsBecauseMuscles

I've been talking about the centrality of libraries in our information society for a while now.

Matthew Lesko

SocietyTalkingInformationNowBeen

For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977.

Anita Hill

WorkUniversityOklahomaState

I think women like to conquer hearts. Men like to conquer countries.

Anjelica Huston

WomenMenThinkConquerHeartsLike

Light is a metaphoric thing. There is green light and red light. Then there is black light, which is mostly danger.

Sigmar Polke

LightRedGreenBlackDangerThen

If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always be keen to do it. I loved the countryside.

Roger Bannister

OpportunityMountainClimbLovedGo

I loved my mother and father.

Roger Moore

FatherMotherLovedMother And Father

If I could inexpensively pick up a killer sales force without a lot of the other things that I don't necessarily need, yeah, I'd be all there.

Diane Greene

SalesNeedWithoutUpForceThings

A continual atmosphere of hectic passion is very trying if you haven't got any of your own.

Dorothy L. Sayers

PassionTryingYouOwnAtmosphere

I think I just need more time to refine my skills, and I can be a dominant pass rusher.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

TimeThinkI CanSkillsMoreNeed

I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.

Willie Aames

TeenWantMy OwnOwnIdolTypical

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