David Cannadine Quotes

The older I get the more I'm convinced that it's the purpose of politicians and journalists to say the world is very simple, whereas it's the purpose of historians to say, 'No! It's very complicated.' The job of the historian is to help give people a sense of existence in time, without which we are really not fully human.

David Cannadine

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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.

Ramez Naam
- Think
- Way
- Introduction
My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.

Zubin Mehta
- Family
- Alone
- Relatives
I've actually had a copilot come out of the cockpit on a trip from L.A. to New York and ask me about Charles Manson.

Vincent Bugliosi
- Me
- New
- New York
The greater good is achieved by not only telling people what they need to know, but also filling them with a sense of empathy and love.

Abigail Disney
- People
- Good
- Love
For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write.

Laura Hillenbrand
- Childhood
- Short
- Homework
When I first filmed things, they were always slightly awkward.

Ralph Fiennes
- Always
- First
- Awkward