Simon Schama Quotes

Never crowd a pan with too many mushrooms. They give off an enormous amount of moisture. And there's nothing worse than a braised mushroom, other than a lot of braised mushrooms.

Simon Schama

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NothingNeverMushroomMushroomsOff

It comes down to the way you treat people. When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything.

John Bacon

WorkRespectTimePeopleTreatYou

I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.

Jeremy Lin

CommunityAmericanRole ModelWant

I've made some films that were very much image based: 'Anna Karenina' and 'Pan,' for instance.

Joe Wright

ImageMadeSomeMuchVeryWere

You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way.

John Lewis

BraveYouFindBoldWayGet

A book worth reading is worth buying.

John Ruskin

BookReadingWorthBuying

I love all that kind of gothic Bram Stoker kind of thing. I love to get lost in that kind of escapism.

Rob Halford

LoveLostKindGetGothicEscapism

Everything in a modern container port is enormous, overwhelming, crushing.

Rose George

EverythingPortModernCrushing

Those who deny the existence of a supreme being have been turned into second-class citizens by a government that continuously sends messages that 'real Americans' believe in God.

Michael Newdow

GodGovernmentBelieveExistenceWho

I've been religiously reading the O. Henry Prize anthologies every year since college, when I first began trying to write stories. Many of the authors whose work I cherish the most were people I first learned about through The O. Henry Prize Stories - and then I'd go search for their books.

Molly Antopol

WorkPeopleCollegeReadingSearch

Many first-time founders fail to understand the difference between the potential of the Total Addressable Market (TAM) and the very finite subsection they can hope to capture. No company ever captures the entire market they pioneer. Innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum, and others will jump in from the moment you've identified the potential.

Jay Samit

InnovationHopeMomentPotentialYou

My mom and dad just loved the fact that I fooled around. They just embraced it. They'd always kind of enjoy it, and they liked it when I made them laugh.

Dominic Monaghan

MomLovedLaughEnjoyKindAlways

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins.

Chuck Jones

JusticeVengeanceHardCriticsTell

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