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- Nov 07, 2020
Embarking Quotes
Setting out on something new, uncertain, and worth trying.
Embarking here spans film school beginnings, political commentary, and historical undertakings, including one filmmaker's post-graduate project that grew into a well-known short film. It relates closely to our Challenges quotes page.
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- Humility
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look, I'm not expecting the establishment to suddenly open their arms to Donald Trump. But considering their own role in creating the long-term challenges that this president is now addressing, could they just show a little humility before embarking on their next Trump-hating rant?
- Israel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jewish leaders were intent on discovering and laying claim to their heritage in the region. They took an intense interest in archaeology, embarking on quests to bring significant items of Judaica to Palestine.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
A passenger on a road journey is in the hands of a driver; a reader embarking on a book is in the hands of a narrator.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you're embarking around the world in a hot-air balloon, don't forget the toilet paper.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become 'A Grand Day Out.'
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hussein has a strategy. I'm sure he'll implement that strategy, and it would be to our detriment. We're embarking on an exercise about which we know nothing.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
The experience in Iraq has taken away the essential trust which political leaders need before embarking on military action. It was meant to be about weapons of mass destruction rather than regime change. Unfortunately, the nation was misled, and secret service information was misused.
- Critical
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- Nov 07, 2020