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Simon Schama Quotes

The Jews invented a portable religion in the shape of the Bible, the Torah, and eventually the Talmud, and with other portable forms of writing. So it's now possible to carry the religion, that is embedded in that writing, away from the ruins of political and military power.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: british
Birth: February 13, 1945

Topics

Power Religion Writing Bible Now

To a liar, the most dangerous individual is the person who catches lies but doesn't say anything about it. Then the liar isn't sure which lies are compromised.

Liar Dangerous Person Say Anything

We're not handed situations based on our established likes and dislikes; we get what's available.

Available Get Likes Our Situations

A lot of life is about trying to turn bad experiences into something good. Usually if you work at it, you can figure out a way to do it. Even our worst misfortunes are gifts.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

Life Work Good Trying You Bad

I've been very sensitive for a long time to the repeated pattern, during economic hard times or after a war, of the United States' essentially unilaterally disarming.

Robert M. Gates

Time War Long Long Time Hard Been

Our senses are indeed our doors and windows on this world, in a very real sense the key to the unlocking of meaning and the wellspring of creativity.

Creativity World Key Doors Meaning

I wanted to win the gold medal and then go home and further my education in college. I had no intentions whatsoever to become a professional fighter because I had heard horror stories about former boxers who made money but, in the end, ended up with nothing. I didn't want to be one of those guys.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Education Home Money College Gold

After my parents' divorce when I was 4, I spent weekends with my dad before we finally moved to California. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was incapable of enjoying the day's activities, of being in the moment, because I was already dreading the inevitable goodbye of Sunday evening.

Time Moment Day Parents Goodbye

Presently, I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her, and she is really cool.

Cool Artist Creating Sculpture She

Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.

Work Success Hate Job Face You

I promise that as a president elected in a direct popular vote, I will try to be the voice of all citizens.

Voice Vote Will Try President

I know that sounds dramatic, but shooting everything twice and going through the emotions of two different humans was crazy for me at 16. In terms of my career, that was something that really, really formed me.

Me Crazy Career Emotions Know Two

You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way.

Adversity Learn You Way More See

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