A. J. P. Taylor Quotes

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

A. J. P. Taylor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HistoryMistakesPastThinkStudent

Music, in its true essence, has got no language. You don't listen to anybody because he is black or white or because he belongs to a particular geographical region. You listen to him because you like what he does.

Adnan Sami

MusicBlackLanguageYouWhiteTrue

I only surround myself with people who are intellectually stimulating.

Anna Chlumsky

MyselfPeopleOnlyWhoSurround

Birthright citizenship in America is part of something larger: The American longing to sever from history, to be a place of new beginnings.

Anand Giridharadas

HistoryAmericanAmericaCitizenship

There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.

Sigourney Weaver

SocietyThinkOurI ThinkPartLot

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

Torquato Tasso

DoorFortuneAnyoneRarely

We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit.

Tom Brown, Jr.

CourageDriveOwlWillSpiritSize

I am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up to see parts of their community in ruins. No one should have to live like this; no one deserves this. We must do better, and we will.

Jay Nixon

LiveCommunityI AmPeopleBetter

I should see a board of directors who should vote on who I should date.

Debbie Reynolds

VoteSeeDateWhoBoardShould

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

Cory Hardrict

WorkGreatTogetherWritingBetter

I never thought we were a country band in the first place. I think we've gotten ourselves into a place where we don't underestimate our listeners and what potential there is for the music they've heard all their lives.

Coy Bowles

MusicThinkPotentialThoughtPlace

I'm more rooted in new plays and new writing.

Brendan Coyle

WritingNewMoreRootedPlays

I have a master's in psychology, and depression and anxiety are considered to be cyclical.

Autre Ne Veut

DepressionAnxietyMasterPsychology

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