Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes

We think of Washington as the defensive-minded pragmatist who won the Revolution by avoiding unnecessary risks on the battlefield. But that was not how he started out.

Nathaniel Philbrick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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You don't try to fix things that aren't broken.

Sonny Perdue

BrokenYouTryFixThings

If you take most men aside when their wives are pregnant, most men are pretty frightened and worried and faintly disgusted by the whole experience.

Steven Moffat

ExperienceMenYouPrettyTakeMost

Russian writers enjoy almost sacred status.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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My mom was not able to buy us the expensive Air Jordans, so if I wanted something that was a little bit nicer, my brother and I, we had to go earn money for it.

Troy Carter

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I was obsessed with 'The Lion King' as a kid, and I really wanted to go work in an animal sanctuary and have my Lara Croft moment.

Shura

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Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.

Tom Waits

TruthLiePeopleCareLongYou

Feminists say no-fault divorce was a large hurdle on the path to female liberation. They apparently don't consult the deepest hopes or greatest fears of young women.

Tom Cotton

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I was writing 'He Who Shapes' when I was working for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore.

Roger Zelazny

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If someone has copyright over some piece of your stuff, you can sell it without permission from the copyright holder because the copyright holder can only control the 'first-sale.' The Supreme Court has recognized this doctrine since 1908.

Marvin Ammori

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I don't want to say that we are the world in that we are not distinct from each other. I want to say that the humanity that is our foundation is common, but my culture, my beliefs, my values, what makes me sing and what makes me happy and the language I speak in and the relationships I have in the world are distinctive.

Mira Nair

CultureHappyMeWorldSpeakValues

Languages are something of a mess. They evolve over centuries through an unplanned, democratic process that leaves them teeming with irregularities, quirks, and words like 'knight.'

Joshua Foer

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The laws of normal economics dictate that lower taxes combined with increased spending will lead to bigger deficits.

Joseph Stiglitz

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