Simon Schama Quotes

Jewish history has been in my cultural DNA since I was a child growing up in post-war London. In the midst of that dark, gray, lamenting monochromatic world of the '50s, I had a sense that both Jewish and English history were full of color and light and animation.

Simon Schama

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I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake.

Jim Nussle

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Bands are actively seeking more film involvement - because the days of recording albums and MTV and even touring, to some extent, are gone.

John Hillcoat

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We have to deal with the nation's debt.

Jeff Duncan

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It is the power of God that keeps us rolling on. It's real good. When you know it to be real and true, that's when you have to share it with whoever will listen.

Sonny Sandoval

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I enjoyed coaching so much that I just have to stay with it. Don Coryell - I love him, and I think he was a great coach - but I hear he's going to build a house on some island. He's going to divorce himself from football, and that's a mystery to me.

Sid Gillman

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I feel like I'm small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.

Simone Biles

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In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.

Shimon Peres

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I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It's, like, a suburb in the area; it's middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.

Travis Scott

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Trump has a bigger, longer-term vision for this country than just sitting as a president for four years. He really does. And that's what I was impressed by.

Michael T. Flynn

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There's no violence coming from the Occupy protesters.

Michael Moore

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And the biggest improvement I see between 'Up in the Air' and 'Juno' and 'Thank You for Smoking' is that 'Up in the Air' deals with the complicated human stuff in a way that my other films have not. It's a more articulated film, and because of that, I'm most proud of it.

Jason Reitman

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I can show bands how to produce themselves. In the same way, many bands think you can't make it without some fat cat in London or New York to manage you. That's just crap. All you need is someone a bit older than you with a bit of business nous whom you trust.

Johnny Marr

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