A. J. P. Taylor Quotes

Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else.

A. J. P. Taylor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 25, 1906 - September 7, 1990

Topics

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Thus, I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale.

Matthew Green

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I can tell you that the book 'The Ugly Truth' is about puberty and all the awfulness that comes with that time in a person's life. It was definitely some different subject matter to be writing about, especially knowing some of my audience are second and third graders.

Jeff Kinney

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Whenever anyone asks me if I'm from a TV show, I say yes - no matter whether I've ever been on it. It just makes the conversation that much easier.

Michael Ian Black

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I'm very proud that our country still produces people like my son, who choose the path less traveled; that knowingly step up to serve, even though our country is tearing itself apart with things like political machinations.

Steve Daines

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By day, I'm a venture capitalist. On weekends, I love rockets.

Steve Jurvetson

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In every movie, there's always some physical thing that triggers the character for me. In 'The Long Walk Home,' it was the girdle. Every time I'd put that girdle on, I'd feel my character wiggle to life.

Sissy Spacek

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'The Battle of Dorking' was reprinted as a book and became a best-seller.

Tom Reiss

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I don't think politicians should be allowed to take money for their campaigns from outside interests.

Ronda Rousey

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You banter, and you talk, and you get a sense of the speed of thinking and flexibility... It's not terribly scientific, but I interview a dozen or two dozen people a week, and I get a certain vibe reasonably fast.

Mickey Drexler

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Years ago, Barry Diller asked me to be a judge on a pilot for an inventor show on USA, and when it was over, the producer, Ken Mok, took me out to dinner and really got me talking. It was a long dinner. Afterward, he said, 'One day, I'm going to write your movie'.

Joy Mangano

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In L.A., my house is surrounded by churches, and there are no cars, so it's really nice to just walk around before I go home to check my emails from Spain, which have been coming in all night.

Jordi Molla

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My philosophy is that on a scale of 1 to 10, I will go to 15. No matter what!

Dick Dale

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