Michael Hirst I only have one idol: John Lennon. – Michael Hirst Idol Quotes John Quotes Lennon Quotes The key for me with historical characters is they’re interesting because they’re human beings. A little bit of Hemingway goes a long way here, but journalists and writers should honestly look at their material and have a real interest, a real passion in what they want to write, and they should also have a lot of knowledge as well. My instinct is to absolutely recoil when talking about writing in a mechanistic way. Nothing could be dumber than writing a film or TV script based on prescriptions, on other peoples’ ideas of what character should be.
Pratibha PatilWisdom India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country. – Pratibha Patil
Reinhold Messner I’m a storyteller. I do this for the next generations. They have to know what traditional alpinism is all about. – Reinhold Messner
Richard Ashcroft Ultimately, if someone’s paying hard-earned money to see me play live, they don’t want a rant about what’s happening on the other side of the world. They don’t want to know which way they should vote. – Richard Ashcroft
Jonathan Capehart Black women have been saving this republic since its founding. That was especially so during the Trump era when their turnout helped elect Democrats in unlikely places such as Alabama and Georgia. – Jonathan Capehart
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