Adam Hochschild Quotes

Someday, I have no doubt, the dead from today's wars will be seen with a similar sense of sorrow at needless loss and folly as those millions of men who lie in the cemeteries of France and Belgium - and tens of millions of Americans will feel a similar revulsion for the politicians and generals who were so spendthrift with others' lives.

Adam Hochschild

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 5, 1942

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I'm completely English, but I grew up in Paris and went to school here. My parents moved when I was five.

Jemima West

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I think if more people actually pursued what they loved, we'd have a lot more innovation and creativity.

Jennifer Hyman

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It's common for information previously considered unclassified to be upgraded to classified before being publicly released.

Jennifer Palmieri

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Kids with Down syndrome are, by and large, quite affectionate and relatively guileless, and frequently, the attachments to them grow and deepen. And the meaning that parents find in it grows and deepens.

Andrew Solomon

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For a 'GOT' premiere, I wore a white dress by Antonio Berardi, which fitted beautifully. And I felt empowered by the Jenny Packham gown I wore for 'The Last Witch Hunter' premiere. That is the beauty of the designer - to help a woman or man feel that way.

Rose Leslie

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When you can't stop what you're doing long enough to improve it, you will never stop what you are doing.

Mike Hawkins

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We are born with freedom and hope, but often that's dashed because of our color. But in school, I'd already been taught that no one could tell me that you can't do something because you're black.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

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I was a shy, quiet kid. I was happiest playing by myself with my toys, rather than hanging around people.

Christian Slater

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Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move on to a life of professional skating.

Brian Boitano

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I'm not interested in going to casting after casting, trying to get into that game. So there is a part of me that knows that I will do more characters, even if I have to produce those projects myself to get those projects out there. If the right characters come along, I would love to. I would jump at the chance.

Sharlto Copley

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The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.

Sebastian Vettel

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I always wanted to be a dad.

Scott Foley

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