Simon Schama Quotes
History gives you insight of the same quality of truth as poetry or philosophy or a novel.
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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 made a lot of movies that people loved when I was a kid, but I didn't have any real relationship to them.
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I don't mind being described as vanilla in certain ways.
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Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
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The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.
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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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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.
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Men are nuts. Young men are crazy. We all love toys. I'm toy oriented. I write about toys. I've got a lot of toys. Hundreds of things. But computers are toys, and men like to mess around with smart dumb things. They feel creative.
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When I get married it will be for keeps.
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I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter.
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When I look at what I'm doing today, I see [the] roots in my college life. I was the online editor of my college paper and an active member of the Harvard Computer Society. I abandoned a summer internship at the Washington Post due to injury and instead did theatre. I found my comedic voice through satirical newsletters in college.
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History gives you insight of the same quality of truth as poetry or philosophy or a novel.
