"From time to time historians need to be shocked."

-- Peter Burke

#Needs Quotes #Historian Quotes #Shocked Quotes

“Our interpretations through the years and generations have always changed, but the emotions, ideas, and the thoughts of the composers are still with us, and these are the premise of the music. The time factor has little to do with it because, after all, it is about human feeling, the Universe and who we are as people.”
“Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.”
“Practice random acts of . . . Grumpiness.”
“I have a greater goal - to empower young people through music education.”
“For a moment, Jason could only stand there in the hallway with his nose pressed up against the cold wood of her door. After a few seconds, he knocked politely. Taylor whipped open the door, unamused. Jason grinned at her. â€œI just gotta ask: Where did you get the whole â€˜all the cute girls run around nakedâ€™ thing?â€ â€œI defend sexual harassment cases, Mr. Andrews,â€ she replied coolly. "Iâ€™ve seen and heard things even you havenâ€™t thought of.â€ â€œCare to test out that theory?â€ She slammed the door in his face again.”
“I am a woman. I was devastated, and I felt that excluding me for the reason that they gave was unjust. I have never asked for any special consideration. I only wanted to compete.”

Source : "Transgender Miss Universe contestant devastated by rules row, she says" By Marina Landis, www.cnn.com. April 3, 2012.
“There ain't a woman in the world that wants to hear the word yes when she asks if you think that she looks chubby in that dress. And if she cooks all day you better eat it with a smile; it doesn't matter if it tastes just like bad gravy on a Goodyear tire.”

Source : Song: That's Love, Album: Mud On The Tires, 2003
“Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II.”

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