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Simon Schama Quotes

The default mode of modern writing about art is to despise any notion of singularity as so much overheated genius-fetishism.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: british
Birth: February 13, 1945

Topics

Art Writing Modern Much Singularity

I don't feel that fear is a good incentive on a film set.

Good Fear Feel Incentive Film Set

At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work.

Work Meetings Where Movie Every

I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's going to get edited. I think that comes from being in a large family, so you have to get your story in really quick or someone cuts you off.

Family Good Story Think Someone You

You're so in love with your children that you'd do anything for them; that's not necessarily the best thing.

Love Children Best You Anything

I was keen to stage 'Faust,' although I find Goethe's 'Faust' indigestible.

Find Stage Keen Although Goethe

The first thing you see in my hallway is a large 18th-century bust of Milton, who stares at me as I watch TV and reminds me of the grave and committed role of the poet. Although he was blind, Milton had one of the most unswerving gazes of all English poets.

Me Blind You First See Poet

Modesty is not possible in performance in the Caribbean - and that's wonderful.

Performance Possible Modesty

In Western dream interpretation, it's often connected to psychotherapy and looking at the personality and what's going on in your life. In Eastern dream telling, many times there's this idea of a special gift. And without this gift, you could study and study, but you'd never really become an effective dream teller.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Life Personality Looking Gift You

But in my district I have heard from law enforcement officials and across the State of Florida about how much this JAG funding helps them fight crime, and to protect and serve the citizens within their jurisdiction.

Fight Law Law Enforcement Protect

When we launched If WeRanTheWorld, I said to my team, I want us to innovate in every aspect of how we design and operate this as a business venture, as much as the web platform itself - because I want us to design our own startup around the working lives that we would all like to live. Women and men alike.

Women Live Business Men Team Design

If we went to the Tour, I'd have to think, what would our purpose be? Would it be to win the Tour de France? I'm not sure I want that pressure.

Bradley Wiggins

Purpose Win Think Pressure Want Our

Love is something that is very personal to each individual based on where they are in their lives. It fluctuates and changes over time.

Love Time Love Is Personal Changes

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