Stacy Schiff Quotes

What we know about Cleopatra's looks is based purely on her coin portraits. Engraving was imperfect, and that when you are a ruler and you ask for a coin to be engraved with your likeness on it, you are probably trying to project a certain air of authority.

Stacy Schiff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 26, 1961

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One of the reasons 'Boogie Nights' is one of my favorite movies is because it's about people in this gross industry, but they actually treat each other kind of like family. And at the end of the day, they're really kind to each other, and I feel like that is what we have.

Jennifer Konner

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I'd love to work across all three fields - theatre, film and TV.

Jenna-Louise Coleman

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As a former reporter, I wrote 'The Scarecrow' quickly - I didn't have to think about what the character would do the way I do with Harry Bosch.

Michael Connelly

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The quality of health care in Canada is excellent.

Michael Douglas

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I'm selling a product, and I have to be out there; I don't have the option not to be.

Ronda Rousey

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As a child, I used to spend nearly all my summer holidays with my aunt in Wales, and we used to catch mackerel in a boat and then cook them on board.

Mary Quant

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I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

Mickey Rourke

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I love the beach and rock climbing and boxing and nature, so I like to stay away from my phone as much as possible.

Millie Bobby Brown

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Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.

Lisa Randall

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I love the beige, tan, stucco world where the sun bleaches things out to the point that it can look somewhat ugly.

Jonathan Krisel

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A trilogy is a pretty abstract notion. You can apply it to almost any three things.

Jonathan Demme

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The novel is an artifact, which is why antiquarians cling to it so fervently.

David Shields

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