Charles de Gaulle In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History? – Charles de Gaulle Confronted Quotes Events Quotes Friend Quotes History Quotes Satisfaction Quotes Solitude Quotes Sought Quotes Temptation Quotes Tumult Quotes One cannot govern with ‘buts’. A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
Eric KandelExperience The biology of mind bridges the sciences – concerned with the natural world – and the humanities – concerned with the meaning of human experience. – Eric Kandel
Denise Mina My family were great story-tellers. My mum was one of 12 and they were all fighting to tell stories. You have to tell a good tale or no one is going to listen. You have to make it entertaining and interesting. That’s how I learned to tell stories. – Denise Mina
Amy PoehlerWomen I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading. – Amy Poehler
Keeley HawesSad When you think about such fine actors as Maggie Smith or Michael Gambon, they do all mediums. I think it would be quite sad and a bit dull just to have to stick to one. I like all of them. – Keeley Hawes
Pat Barker Undertones of War’ by Edmund Blunden seems to get less attention than the memoirs of Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, but it is a great book. – Pat Barker
Rahul Vaidya People think I do reality shows and stuff like that, but the most amount of my time is occupied by live shows. – Rahul Vaidya
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