Simon Schama Quotes

If someone asks me to go to speak at, say, Princeton, I might or might not go. But if someone asks me from Norman, Oklahoma, I certainly will go.

Simon Schama

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MeSpeakSomeoneGoSayWill

I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.

Joan Didion

LifePeopleThinkSome PeopleLead

I didn't know the organization, but the one thing you can say about the FBI, it's tremendously professional.

Robert Mueller

OrganizationYouProfessionalKnow

I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel canto, I have to have a conductor who listens and supports me.

Anna Netrebko

WorkMePersonSometimesUnderstand

Steve Jobs didn't seek solace among minimum wage workers. He sought it from highly educated men and women who understood and shared his focus on growth, technology, and company-building.

Michael Gerber

GrowthWomenTechnologyFocusMen

If your religion is better than mine and your opinion, you have a real problem.

Michael Berryman

ReligionOpinionBetterProblemYou

I didn't realize Oklahoma had so many fine women.

Metta World Peace

WomenRealizeOklahomaFineMany

I find myself more affected by music the more I do it. Particularly when you're touring, and you're in the bus, and you're listening to loads of music. Life becomes far more dramatic, I guess - you're never in the same place; you're constantly meeting new people. You almost become more sensitized to music.

Tom Odell

LifeMusicMyselfPeopleListening

What is important is that we stop and realize, 'Okay. This is fine. I can enjoy that.' But what is really important, what I'm really going to take away with me from this life, is my connection with other people.

Tom Ford

LifePeopleMeEnjoyConnection

Jim Cameron is proof that if you are good, you'll get promoted.

Roger Corman

GoodYouProofGetJimPromoted

I'm just trying to get kids motivated to be readers by connecting them with a book they like.

Jon Scieszka

BookTryingConnectingGetKids

It is difficult to be creative and enthusiastic about anything for which we do not feel affection.

David Whyte

CreativeFeelAffectionDifficult

I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about.

Deborah Cox

MoneyBelieveYouKnowPersonalWay

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