Linda Colley Quotes

Monarchs, aristocrats, and other powerful and wealthy individuals have usually been happy to have themselves and their possessions and families immortalised in oil paintings and sculpture. But before the 20th century, such dynasts rarely commissioned artworks that set out to represent society as a whole.

Linda Colley

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HappySocietyPowerfulSculptureOil

Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently.

Joe Bastianich

FamilyRestaurantNothingWorking

'Drag Race' has become a staple of modern television for the way it skewers expectations and attitudes about gender, much as a show like 'black-ish' works to challenge stereotypes about black families in America.

Jenna Wortham

ChallengeExpectationsBlackAmerica

Being an astronaut, there are not a lot of things that have really shocked me in my life.

John M. Grunsfeld

LifeMeMy LifeThingsBeingReally

As I get older and older, people like my work more and more.

John Rocha

WorkPeopleMoreGetLikeOlder

Acting is not the noblest profession in the world, but there are things lower than acting. Not many, mind you - but politicians give you something to look down on from time to time.

Spencer Tracy

TimeMindWorldYouLookActing

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Socrates

GoodReputationYouDesireWayGain

What I've learned by going out and playing smaller venues and being more in touch with people is getting feedback, just by virtue of being able to watch the crowd react and watch their faces instead of being blinded by 3,000 spotlights. I've realized that you can quickly get out of touch with your audience if you're not careful.

Ronnie Dunn

PeopleFeedbackYouReactVirtue

I stand before you a changed man. Use me as an example of an instrument of change.

Michael Vick

ChangeManMeStandYouExample

I call him 'Daddy Coach.' He's taught me everything that he's known so I'm able to do what I'm able to do.

Michelle Carter

MeHimCoachEverythingCallDaddy

Maybe a theme that touches all of my work is people reinventing themselves.

Jonathan Evison

WorkPeopleThemeThemselvesMaybe

The sterile, arid environment created by truly jarring and discordant signage and gargantuan billboards is a turnoff.

Jonathan Katz

EnvironmentCreatedBillboardsTruly

In many respects, we really are trying to not run the Social Office like a business, but we do have a strategy. We do have a mission. We are trying to standardize certain things so that our time is not spent on, you know, picking flowers or linens, that we've got standards.

Desiree Rogers

BusinessTimeFlowersStrategyYou

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