A. J. P. Taylor Quotes

Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.

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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Man has climbed up from some lower animal form, but he has, as it were, pulled the ladder up after him.

John Burroughs

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I've basically grown up in America. Even if Iran were to change, I wouldn't see myself moving there. That feeling exists for my mother and people of her generation. They say, 'Hopefully, one day.'

Maz Jobrani

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I think what's important, as an artist who wants to be multi-dimensional, is learning how to shape-shift into those different paths fluidly and frequently.

Alyson Stoner

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I am proud of my kids, but I also want to make my mom proud of me. I'm still a momma's girl at the heart of the situation.

Tori Spelling

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When something's got to give, family always wins. I couldn't live with myself if it was the other way.

Tracy Pollan

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When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

Tony Gwynn

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Energy is one topic on which different countries can work together collaboratively. If we can all produce energy from an element that's available in abundance on our planet, that would be a good thing, but we have to learn how to produce energy in large quantities, cheaply, efficiently and without detriment to the environment.

Mildred Dresselhaus

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I want to lower taxes for the middle class.

Donald Trump

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I was raised poor, in a tenement building in Union City, New Jersey, the son of Cuban immigrants.

Bob Menendez

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If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come.

Bobby Short

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When you think in terms of public service, I heard so much about what Mother Theresa had done in her life. And I was fortunate enough to get a chance to meet her and talk to her a lot about what motivates her and what drives her. And that, to me, is a person that really is an extraordinary role model.

Anthony Fauci

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When Obama dispenses with that dread sobriquet 'professorial,' he does it by being, well, more professorial.

Tina Brown

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