E. P. Thompson Quotes

I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think it's very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made.

E. P. Thompson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 3, 1924 - August 28, 1993

Topics

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The world is full of many beautiful voices; I will perform with many of them. I love women's voices.

Andrea Bocelli

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It's not all Obama's fault: His plans to rebuild America's energy infrastructure have been hampered by the recession, and his efforts on global warming have been stymied by Tea Party wackos and weak-kneed Democrats in Congress.

Jeff Goodell

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A strong work of art really leaves people speechless. They feel a little angry because they don't understand it.

Michael Heizer

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My confession: I listen to great music very badly.

Rosecrans Baldwin

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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money.

Michele Bachmann

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Making people laugh is the only thing I've ever done naturally.

Dominic Holland

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There's two sides to the sword. It's like, for as many people that love you, there's all the people out there who hate you.

Diego Klattenhoff

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From the day he first walked through the door of the Oval Office, President Obama's top priority has been growing our economy, creating good jobs, and rebuilding middle class security.

Denis McDonough

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We all have insecurities, and the thing that makes them crippling is that we all have the ability to blow them up into such huge issues in our minds, that we might as well have a facial deformity. It keeps us from really going out there and living our lives, and forgetting about hating yourself and just experiencing the world around you.

Christina Ricci

YourselfWorldYouLivingMindsOut

I couldn't really trust anyone. Not completely.

Clarence Clemons

TrustReallyAnyone

For me, it is about creating a career - I'm very interested in the sports side and want to continue to do more stuff in that. But ultimately, what I consider myself to be is an actor, and the more variety I can play will continue to round me out.

Brian Baumgartner

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There are, in human affairs, two kinds of problems: those which are amenable to a technical solution and those which are not. Universal health-care coverage belongs to the first category: you can pick one of several possible solutions, pass a bill, and (allowing for some tinkering around the edges) it will happen.

Atul Gawande

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