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Jill Lepore Quotes

The idea of progress - the notion that human history is the history of human betterment - dominated the world view of the West between the Enlightenment and the First World War.

Jill Lepore

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: american
Birth: August 27, 1966

Topics

History Progress War World View

Once, I was out of the house 93 days in a year. I was missing grandparents' days at schools and kids' birthdays and Valentine's Day, not to mention the fact that when you're on the road, you can't get anything done. I had to learn to say 'No,' cut back on travel.

Jerry Spinelli

Valentine's Day Day Travel Road Year

You cannot manage an airline from a corner office in Willis Tower. That doesn't work. You've got to manage by walking around.

Jeff Smisek

Work Walking You Office Tower Got

Justin Theroux is the ideal team partner to have. He's a writer. He's a director.

Amanda Warren

Team Partner Director Writer He

I do not claim to be an expert on race in America.

Stan Van Gundy

America Race Expert Claim

All you can do is trust your game and not wait for the opponent to give you the match.

Stan Wawrinka

Trust Wait Game You Opponent Give

I always used to develop a cold going into the studio.

Roger Daltrey

Cold Always Used Going Studio

If our government has a policy, any political subdivision, that limits or restricts the enforcement of our immigration laws, we will sue them! And that suit will be $5,000 a day every day until that policy is changed! This law will be enforced.

Russell Pearce

Day Government Law Limits Political

Yes, I want kids. I don't know that I'll ever be ready. But, I'll certainly want them. I'll have them regardless of whether I am ready, I think. I just don't have a timeframe on it yet.

Lucas Neff

I Am Think Ready Know Want Yes

We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global competitiveness.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Education Labor Skills Will Need

Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance.

Derek Luke

Confidence Performance You True

Everything can't be sweet. Everything can't be peaches and cream.

Draymond Green

Sweet Everything Cream Peaches

Poetry was one of the things that interested me most as I was growing up. I used to write it in my head all the time. I still think the very greatest pleasure in life is to write a poem.

Claire Tomalin

Life Time Poetry Me Growing Up Head