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Quote by Norman Mailer
Its not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions

Its not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions. – Norman Mailer

Other quotes by Norman Mailer

With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists the small trumpet of your defiance. – Norman Mailer

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Conformity
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Norman Mailer
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What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil. – Norman Mailer

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Minorities
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Norman Mailer
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History
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If you listen to Giuliani, its like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. Im not part of the history. Bloombergs not part of the history. Its like, he did it. Hes the only one. Thats why hes a little crazy. – Ed Koch

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History

We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But theyve got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go. – Timothy Leary

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History

Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washingtons reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president. – Ron Fournier

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History

The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up. – Henry Louis Gates

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History

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Ive learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business. – Randy Travis

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Patience

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Technology

Broken relationships are a source of heavy heartbreak that seem to affect every family. – Jerry B. Jenkins

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Family

There once was a sculptor called Phidias
Who had a distaste for the hideous.
So he sculpt Aphrodite
Without any nightie
Which shocked the ultra-fastidious. – Anon.

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Nudity