Simon Sebag Montefiore Quotes

The Soviet Union was designed for Muscovite rule, not for division into independent republics. Yet the latter is exactly what happened in 1991 - and the Kremlin has never accepted it.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

IndependentNeverDivisionRule

Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.

Andy Stanley

LeadershipUncertaintyLandscapeAway

I measured my success by how many clients I had and how many billable hours I had.

Amy Tan

SuccessClientsHoursMeasuredHow

Whoever you are, you will not write this book. I can tell you nothing. Do not call me again. Ever.

Roberto Calvi

MeBookYouI CanNothingWill

From my earliest days, reading was my passion, and at Cambridge, where I studied English literature, my intellectual life deepened and grew.

Miriam Margolyes

LifePassionReadingLiteratureDays

Miles Davis was a part of my life from 1947 on. I was born in 1941 and I first heard him in 1947 on a 78 rpm. And then I followed his career, starting with his first solo album in 1951. He was an icon and inspiration and a mentor to me.

Chick Corea

LifeMeMy LifeMentorCareerBorn

Ian Fleming was my cousin, and he wanted me to play Dr. No, but by the time he got around to remembering to tell the producers, they'd already cast someone else. Spilt milk!

Christopher Lee

TimeMeSomeonePlayMilkTell

In sports, you play up to the level of your opponent, and I did some of my best work with Chevy, and I'm so grateful to have worked opposite him. He was a handful and a challenge, and he made me step up to the plate.

Cindy Morgan

WorkSportsChallengeBestGrateful

Most actors here go to the West Coast; I ended up going to Ireland. My buddies who left drama school, they had this arrogance - 'We don't want to typecast ourselves.' But I said, 'I want to do Irish parts. That's the thing that's gonna give me the leg up.'

Brian F. O'Byrne

SchoolMeArroganceDramaSaidWant

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music.

Aloe Blacc

MusicOpportunityGreatSoulPast

No, fame has not changed Wizkid.

WizKid

FameChanged

Again, we saw in Bosnia - we had U.N. peacekeepers tied to trees, being taken hostage. The fact is they don't have the type of deliberate and authoritative rule that I think is needed to get the job done.

Peter T. King

JobTreesThinkDoneRuleSaw

There is a simple fix to our excessive meeting culture, but it is not easy to implement. It's one of these things that are easy to say but hard to do. The fix is: abandon all recurring meetings. I am serious. All!

Sebastian Thrun

CultureSimpleI AmMeetingsEasy

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Simon Sebag Montefiore