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Claire Tomalin Quotes

I'm interested in history, in trying to relate the past to the present and to understand how people thought about their problems and pleasures.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: english
Birth: June 20, 1933

Topics

History Past People Problems Thought

I have come to an odd belief, which is that we don't make decisions so much as the decisions make us. The goal of a decision isn't just to find the path forward, but to become someone entirely different than who we might have been as a function of the path we take.

Path Decision Forward Decisions Goal

People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I was brought up on the edge of Leeds, five miles from the city centre-on one side were fields and on the other, the city.

Andy Goldsworthy

People City Edge Done Places Side

I try to make the majority of my audience laugh. That's my audience. They'll laugh at the dead terrorist.

Laugh Try Dead Audience Majority

A bridge shouldn't just fall down in the middle of America. Not a bridge that's a few blocks from my house. Not an eight-lane highway. Not a bridge that I drive over with my family every day, along with tens of thousands of Minnesotans. But that's what happened.

Family Day Bridge Drive America

Whenever the strength of God is not recognized as the source of our strength, we are breaking the First Commandment: Do not have any gods before me.

Strength God Me First Source Gods

I think what I do is borderline art. Most people who do borderline art have to have other jobs, so I'm very grateful.

Art Grateful People Think Who Most

A demon, in a way, is a test of your faith. Because if you're doing God's work, there's no reason for any demon to do anything to you.

Work God Faith Doing You Test

It's been a thrilling journey - I have had to really learn that an orchestra is an entity - it's a creature. I have been calling it the dragon and the conductor is the dragon tamer. And you just have to... ride and don't let go and you will be fine.

Journey Ride Learn You Go Will

I want to help my team-mates as much as possible.

Help Want Possible Much

And I thought, when I have kids, that's the sort of well told, silly, and fun fairy tale that I would want to take them to. But it was an amazing experience. And I think Shrek is a real classic, a fairy tale classic.

Experience Fun Amazing Think Thought

And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you.

Stars Home Step People World You

No blessing, no good, can follow in the path trodden by slavery.

Good Path Blessing Slavery Follow

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