Penelope Lively Quotes
I'm not an historian and I'm not wanting to write about how I perceive the social change over the century as a historian, but as somebody who's walked through it and whose life has been dictated by it too, as all our lives are.
Penelope Lively
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The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it.
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
E. O. Wilson
I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.
Taya Kyle
I think I'm much too earnest to be as cool as 'Boyd Crowder'.
Walton Goggins
People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
Victoria Pendleton
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
Samuel Goldwyn
I don't trust that many people. Just my mother and my wife and a couple of friends. When I trust people, it doesn't end well.
Gary Sheffield
When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
Larry Mullen, Jr.
U2
I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, science and religion, but not to think too much about yourself.
A. S. Byatt
The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is more important than the Azrieli Towers.
Yair Lapid
When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
Haile Gebrselassie
In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you.
Victor Kiam
Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.
Natalia Makarova
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
Bob Iger
We made some progress in respect of draft texts but obviously not sufficient progress.
Jack Straw
In California, I do like to just chill out and go to the beach, but I love the energy here. I feel very productive when I'm in New York.
Ashley Greene
Generally, the realm in which black playwrights have been allowed to achieve success has been social realism or musicals.
George C. Wolfe
I'm not an historian and I'm not wanting to write about how I perceive the social change over the century as a historian, but as somebody who's walked through it and whose life has been dictated by it too, as all our lives are.
Penelope Lively
