Colonel Lawrence

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Merry_Christmas,_Mr._Lawrence
gptkbp:associated_with Arab leaders
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:born August 16, 1888
gptkbp:contributed_to British military strategy
gptkbp:died May 19, 1935
gptkbp:education gptkb:Jesus_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:famous_quote The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.
All men dream, but not equally.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
If you can tell me who your friends are, I can tell you who you are.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Thomas_Edward_Lawrence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Lawrence
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arab_Revolt
Middle Eastern politics
literature on warfare
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Lawrence_of_Arabia
his role in the Arab Revolt
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkb:Welsh
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lawrence_of_Arabia
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Seven_Pillars_of_Wisdom
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Author
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Dorset,_England
gptkbp:portrayed_by gptkb:film
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:archaeological_site
history
culture of the Middle East
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:wrote his experiences in the Middle East