"English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did."

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Source : Malcolm Bradbury (2012). “Stepping Westward”, p.168, Pan Macmillan

Malcolm Bradbury

#Father Quotes #Hate Quotes #Men Quotes

“I was a freshman in college in 1980, the year that Reagan was elected, and I went around badgering people to vote for him.”
“I haven't missed many games in my career, so it is tough, and it makes you appreciate and it makes you hungry and ready to get back out there and ready to go out there and compete -- especially in a time of the year like this.”
“I have always idolized eccentric people.”
“When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does humility grow. The one gives way to the other as to its opposite. Darkness departs and light appears. Pride is darkness, but humility is light.”
“The man who avoids debt doesn't have to worry about avoiding his creditors.”
“We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.”
“Popular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated true stories.”

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“The plain truth, I may as well admit it, is that I've never been really right in the head.”

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