"The present enables us to understand the past, not the other way round."

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Source : "The Trouble Makers: Dissent over Foreign Policy, 1792-1939". Book by A. J. P. Taylor, 1957.

A. J. P. Taylor

#Past Quotes #Way Quotes

“Any time there is a cultural breakthrough in which this culture transcends what it's supposed to be, there's a violent reaction. So we had a black president, and it's followed by an incredibly violent reaction. It happens over and over.”

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“I can't pull off blond, but I got some blond tips. Which is as close as I'll ever come to being in a '90s boy band.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Light and color are closely linked. The colors can make a crucial change in nature, if you switch from daylight to artificial light or just from strong to weak illumination. In addition, color perception is affected by the material structure. Even if a piece of textile can have the same color as a shiny enamel plate, then they will act completely different.”
“When I am working it is up early and coffee and 15 hours of being on the set. When I am not working, it is up late and coffee, golf or softball and hopefully a ball game on the television.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“O maternal earth which rocks the fallen leaf to sleep!”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2012). “Spoon River Anthology”, p.98, Courier Corporation
“The problem we were struggling with within the closed market was what the incentive would be. You probably wouldn't use dollars. But those are all questions that need to be explored.”
“Don't we all deserve forgiveness? I hope we do; I believe we do. Forgiveness says as much about the character of the person bestowing it as the person receiving it. Learning to forgive may be the most difficult of human acts,and the closest thing to divinity, whatever you decide that is.”
“I'd like to hear them be a bit more creative, though. I've heard 'you're a sieve, you stink' my whole life and you can tell it's obviously affected me.”

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