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Michael Parkinson Quotes (9 quotes)
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 | “I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.” ―Groucho Marx Source/Notes: Earliest attribution found in: The Brethren Evangelist, Vol. XCIV, January 1, 1972, No. 1 |
 | “Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.” ―Ezra Pound Source/Notes: ABC of Reading (1934) |
 | “Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed who feels what is happening. Unless one has placed oneself on the side of the oppressed, to feel with them, one cannot understand.” ―Simone Weil Source/Notes: To her pupils at Roanne in 1934. As reported in "Utopian pessimist: the life and thought of Simone Weil" (Poseidon Press, 1990) by David McLellan, p. 93 |
 | “Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” ―Winston Churchill Source/Notes: Speech given at Harrow School, Harrow, England, October 29, 1941. |
 | “Hegel … said that the owl of Minerva flies at dusk, meaning that only when a culture is over can it be understood. Hegel's moment of understanding of the West coincided with its end.” ―Allan Bloom Source/Notes: The Closing of the American Mind (1987) |
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Michael Parkinson
Born: March 28, 1935 (age 83)
Nationality: British
Occupation: Journalist, broadcaster, author
Bio: Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his interview programme, Parkinson, from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007. He has been described by British newspaper, The Guardian as the great British talkshow host.
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