Hilary Mantel Quotes

History offers us vicarious experience. It allows the youngest student to possess the ground equally with his elders; without a knowledge of history to give him a context for present events, he is at the mercy of every social misdiagnosis handed to him.

Hilary Mantel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 6, 1952

Topics

KnowledgeHistoryExperiencePresent

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival.

Jeremy Rifkin

FoodSeedsSurvivalIntellectualNow

Tape is wonderful at preserving evidence - fingerprints, hairs, fibers. Tape preserves this, especially on the sticky side, even if the body's been out there for a year.

Michael Baden

YearBodyEvidenceOutSideBeen

I've always liked Tina Turner.

Michael Douglas

AlwaysLikedTinaTurnerTina Turner

If I'm going to talk about an issue, I better know what it's about viscerally.

Amanda Hearst

BetterKnowTalkGoingAboutIssue

We can't double down on the failed energy policies of the past.

Tom Steyer

PastEnergyDownDoubleFailed

The musicals that I loved, growing up - many, many. 'Singing in the Rain,' of course, is a classic, I love 'Meet Me in St. Louis.' I love 'Funny Face,' Stanley Donen's beautiful movie. It's really countless for me.

Rob Marshall

FunnyLoveBeautifulRainGrowing Up

Owners are made to be hated. We're the guys that trade away your favorite player.

Rocky Wirtz

TradeAwayFavoriteYourHatedMade

Even though the music I make gathers influences from all over the place, I feel that the core of what I do comes from the jazz tradition. In terms of improvisation, interaction, feel and overall concept, Jazz is my main source of information and inspiration.

Miguel Zenon

MusicFeelTraditionInformation

Love in capital letters is important. It is impossible to live without love. You must have the feeling of being loved. All artists need love - from the audience, friends and relatives. But true and faithful friends are exceptionally rare.

Mireille Mathieu

LoveLiveImpossibleLovedFriends

Nathaniel Philbrick's 'In the Heart of the Sea' has rightfully taken its place as a classic for its literary merits. It has a special place in the cannibalism canon as well.

Mitchell Zuckoff

HeartSeaPlaceSpecialClassic

Someone who's a really good engineer is someone who's a little bit smarter than you but who also listens to you and doesn't impose agendas.

Lou Barlow

GoodSomeoneYouLittleEngineer

It is near thirty years since He made it sure; and since that time, though there has fallen out much sin, yet I was never out of an assurance of mine interest, nor long out of sight of His presence.

Donald Cargill

TimeLongSinSightThirtyNever

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