David Olusoga Each year when the A-level results come out, thousands of students and their families settle down to deal with the implications – positive or otherwise – of the fact that their actual grades differ from those they had predicted by their schools. – David Olusoga Actual Quotes Alevel Quotes Deal Quotes Families Quotes Grades Quotes Implications Quotes Positive Quotes Predicted Quotes Schools Quotes Settle Quotes Students Quotes Thousands Quotes When historians write the last pages of their books, and the producers of history documentaries sit down to edit the final minutes of their programmes, there is often a strong urge to look to the future and emphasise the positive. I disagreed with my teachers on pretty much everything, including what grades I was going to get at A-level. I was sure I’d pass, they were convinced I’d fail.
Ann Leckie My taste in both is pretty eclectic. I do encourage people to try new and different kinds of tea if they can – there are so many different sorts, and so many, flavored or not, and there’s bound to be something you like. The same with choral music, really. – Ann Leckie
Suzanne Brockmann I really like writing heroes who aren’t necessarily ‘Hollywood handsome.’ Personally, I think men who are self-confident, intelligent, and funny are outrageously attractive – and my heroines tend to think that, too! – Suzanne Brockmann
Giorgio AgambenRelationship Those who are truly contemporary are those who neither perfectly coincide with their time nor adapt to its demands… Contemporariness, then, is that relationship with time that adheres to it through a disconnection. – Giorgio Agamben
Helen Hunt The best movies have one sentence that they’re exploring, a thesis, something that people can argue about over dinner afterward. – Helen Hunt
Mark Meadows Many industries in my home state of North Carolina will greatly benefit from the USMCA. – Mark Meadows
Hillary ClintonMarriage Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I’m in. So I’m no expert on it. – Hillary Clinton
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