Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes

We think of the revolution ending in Yorktown, Va. The fact of the matter is that the French defeated the British in a naval battle right in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Because the British fleet was coming to rescue Cornwallis, the British general, Washington was able to surround Cornwallis.

Nathaniel Philbrick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 11, 1956

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Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and have credibility with the reader, so the reader knows that you were really there, that you really experienced it, that you know the details. That comes out of seeing.

Ann Voskamp

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I think I was the only person in my experimental film class doing comedy. But my sense of humor and a lot of comedy that I love is quite surreal and strange, you know? You could argue that 'Monty Python' is experimental film. It just happens to be really funny.

Andy Samberg

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My early memories of my dad were taking me to play football when I was six - they are happy ones. They are my favourites.

Riyad Mahrez

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An interview is like a minefield.

Michelle Williams

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I got a Cadillac Escalade. Put some rims on it, threw a couple TV's in there, and installed a system. I stuck my Xbox in there. I had to go for it.

Michael Phelps

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Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.

Joseph Addison

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In writing, I've found, playing it safe and familiar is no way to energize anybody.

Jonathan Evison

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I always felt called to serve, to empower and ennoble as many people as I could, teaching, truth-telling, exposing lies, bearing witness, and being willing to live and die for something bigger than yourself. I had a passion and love of learning and wisdom that was inseparable from a love of music and the arts.

Cornel West

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Motion Picture Soundtrack on Kid A was another Coltrane inspiration.

Colin Greenwood

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I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.

Clay Aiken

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Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk.

Brennan Manning

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What I love about Brooklyn is there are more wonderful little joints than anywhere.

Arthur Schwartz

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