"The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight."

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Source : A J P Taylor (1974). “The First World War: An Illustrated History”, p.15, Penguin UK

A. J. P. Taylor

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“I did radio, I did television, I did opera, I did films in which I had very, very little to say. But I had a lot of experience in front of the camera, and that's what really counts”

Source : "Listen Back To A 1990 Interview With Actor Christopher Lee". "Fresh Air" with Dave Davies, www.npr.org. June 12, 2015.
“If we seek paradise outside ourselves, we cannot have paradise in our hearts.”
“Well, you know, when people say stuff about you, it's always really flattering. But does it mean anything to me? It's not really real to me; there's no reality to it.”
“The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.”
“Je cherche Ã comprendre.”
“There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.”

Source : Cary Elwes, Joe Layden (2014). “As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride”, p.5, Simon and Schuster
“The biggest mistake made by emerging speakers is that they discount their own experience.”
“I am all for people having their heart in the right place; but the right place for a heart is not inside the head.”

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