Simon Schama Quotes

The novelist's obligation to remake the sensuous texture of a vanished world is also the historian's. The strongest fiction writers often do deep research to make the thought and utterances of lost time credible.

Simon Schama

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TimeResearchWorldDeepThought

Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst - and that brings the whole country down.

Jennifer Granholm

FinancialHandsWealthDownCountry

I never lift weights.

Romelu Lukaku

LiftNeverWeights

We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country.

Lorrie Fair

WomenSportsHistoryCountryOver

It makes sense - you wanna gather a lot of people together, and Vegas really does that well. New York can, but you know the hassles. I've lived there. It's an entirely different beast.

Liz Phair

TogetherNew YorkPeopleVegasYou

As cliched as it sounds, music is my only form of expression. So I have to be honest with myself, and with that comes being vulnerable.

Little Simz

MusicMyselfHonestExpressionBeing

If you are going to make peace, you can't just meet nice people.

Jonathan Powell

PeacePeopleYouNiceMeetGoing

I live to leave somebody with a positive experience when they've met me, and make someone smile for the day.

Dolph Ziggler

PositiveSmileLiveExperienceDay

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.

Douglas Coupland

EyeDressedContactClownRisky

Some days I don't have time for a full workout, but I do have to dry my hair, right? So rather than just stand there blow-drying, I do several kinds of leg squats at the same time. I believe in multitasking.

Christie Brinkley

TimeHairBelieveStandI Believe

I'm always worried that lipstick is on my teeth or caked in the corners of my mouth.

Chyler Leigh

MouthLipstickTeethAlwaysCorners

This world of 'Star Wars' is just so accepting and beautiful that the idea a droid and a human are trying to waddle their way into a relationship is something that's celebrated.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

RelationshipBeautifulWorldTrying

I'm one of those old cynics that thinks, whoever you vote for, the government always gets in.

Peter Hook

GovernmentYouVoteOldAlwaysGets

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