Simon Schama Quotes

I have this magpie instinct for the next glittering object. There are one or two things I know I can't write about, though: DIY, cricket, automobile repair. I could study it for a lifetime and not produce a word on the carburettor.

Simon Schama

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CricketKnowRepairWriteStudyTwo

There are no client conflicts, only bad explanations.

Jerry Della Femina

BadClientOnlyConflicts

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.

Andrew Sullivan

PeopleMeEnjoyDisagreeActivities

As a human being, I'm work in process.

John Lydon

WorkProcessHumanHuman BeingBeing

Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me.

Maureen O'Hara

ParentsMeFirstContractHeMovie

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

Joy Bryant

ChildrenParentI CanKnowSayOwn

I'm not Mary Poppins, but I think I functioned with integrity.

Dawn Steel

IntegrityThinkI ThinkMary

I dyed my own hair this Chocolate Cherry color, and I forget what brand it was, but I remember getting into so much trouble because it stained our bathtub. It was this red-black color, and it was a big mistake.

Chrissy Teigen

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The pretentiousness of literature really annoys me; the way a writer is held as this sort of magical person to be revered on the stage. Everything I do on tour is to try and destroy that pretense.

Chuck Palahniuk

MeLiteraturePersonWayTryStage

I relate to that idea of not necessarily seeking out 'interesting female roles,' but 'this character, this role, who happens to be a woman, is interesting to me, and I relate to it in some way, so I'm just gonna go with my gut and see where it leads me.'

Phillipa Soo

CharacterWomanMeInterestingGo

I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.

Sheryl Sandberg

WorkWomenThinkMoreNeedForce

I knew I was going to be famous later in life.

Sharon Jones

LifeFamousGoingKnewLater

Something I've always written about is social expectations: that the eyes of the community are on you all the time, expecting you to line up with certain social norms, certain behaviours. Whenever you forgot about them, they'd be strongly reiterated to you, in no uncertain terms.

Lynn Coady

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