Simon Schama Quotes
History gives you insight of the same quality of truth as poetry or philosophy or a novel.
Quotes to Explore
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There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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I don't mind being described as vanilla in certain ways.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
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My way of getting the best from people on a set is to notice their work, to make every prop master, every seamstress, part of 'The Newsroom' or 'The West Wing' or 'Steve Jobs.'
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Long view of history shows evil triumphing more often than we'd like to admit. That's just how it is. I don't despair too much about dying, either. It's just a fact of being human.
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To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.
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I am definitely a spiritually centered person and that is usually one of my biggest guiding lights beyond music.
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I always keep a woman's body in mind, accentuating her best features.
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Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all.
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We love a good, hyped sound, but when it starts to sound insincere, that's when I lose interest. I hope that our music, even if it sounds polished, doesn't sound insincere.
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Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse.
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Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.
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The American television punditocracy - the pollsters, political consultants and other talking heads who become as ubiquitous as air every election cycle - can be incestuous and herdlike.
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I eat meat, the rarer the better.
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I don't feel the need to have to break out of anything or prove that I'm 'edgy.' Been there, done that mentality. I'm just ready to tackle on new projects that are challenging and help me continue to grow as an artist.
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Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.
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Eric Clapton has earned all of our respect. He is the greatest. He opened the doors for us. Without Cream, there is no Allman Brothers.
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Ads need to be little pieces of entertainment.
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If we expose the Chinese to our freedoms, it may create a greater hunger for democracy, reform and liberties in China.
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History gives you insight of the same quality of truth as poetry or philosophy or a novel.
