"Men killing other men really is an extraordinary phenomenon. Why does it happen? And how long has it gone on? And have the motives changed?"

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Source : "John Keegan: A History of Warfare". "Booknotes" with Brian Lamb, booknotes.org. May 8, 1994.

John Keegan

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“The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.”
“I don't know if this is why everything has worked so well and I'm not sure I'd recommend this kind of thinking to anyone else, but I've always known I'd be successful in acting. I have certainly worked for it.”
“Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed, which declares his dignity, And the regard of Heav'n on all his ways.”
“Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius.”
“I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. I remember when you sang in the music assembly and the teacher said "who knows the valley song?" and your hand shot straight up. After that, I watched you goingï»¿ home everyday. Everyday”
“Jeremy, Good luck on your first marriage.”
“I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows.”
“My most enjoyable movie going experiences have always been going to a movie theater, sitting there and the lights go down and a film comes on the screen that you don't know everything about, and you don't know every plot turn and every character movement that's going to happen.”

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