Simon Schama Quotes

Growing up in Britain as a rather loose Jew, the two things that didn't belong together were freedom and religious intensity. In America, they do. The Founding Fathers made a bet that if you didn't force everyone to profess religion in their own particular way, you could protect intellectual freedom, and religion would flourish.

Simon Schama

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FreedomTogetherReligionGrowing Up

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

Jim Costa

GreatValueAccountabilityYouParty

History rewards those who can change their minds when the stakes are high.

Andy Dunn

ChangeHistoryMindsHighRewards

With any luck, Heaven itself will resemble a vast used bookstore, with a really good cafe in one corner, serving dark beer and kielbasa to keep up one's strength while browsing, and all around will be the kind of angels usually found in Victoria's Secret catalogs.

Michael Dirda

StrengthGoodBeerLuckDarkHeaven

I've got to do everything extra to put myself in the best shape to get in the World Cup squad.

Sonny Bill Williams

MyselfBestWorldSquadEverything

I just try to keep it fresh without sacrificing funny.

Ron White

FunnyTryFreshWithoutKeepJust

I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

New YorkPlayNewNeverRookieCamp

A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.

Jason Kidd

BasketballFriendsYouGymEarly

PGA of America has been very good to me; played some of the Junior Ryder Cups, and those go down as some of the best experiences I've had on a golf course.

Jordan Spieth

GoodBestMeGolfAmericaDown

If we're given a number of circumstances to deal with, the brain goes into this mode of trying to find a solution, and it's amazing how good we are at it.

Jon Brion

GoodAmazingBrainSolutionTrying

I learned to absolutely love the feeling of winning a tough match on a tough point or figuring out how to come back when I was down and win ugly. Walking off the court with a W just made me so happy.

Denis Shapovalov

LoveUglyHappyMeWinWinning

I love being by the ocean. It stills the voices in my head.

Chris Weitz

LoveOceanHeadVoicesBeingI Love

Miranda's this girl that everyone's just laughed at online for years. I want people to empathize with her.

Colleen Ballinger

GirlPeopleWantEveryoneYearsHer

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