Margaret MacMillan Quotes

The Italian futurists, the German expressionists, and the British vorticists were fascinated by speed and the ways the modern world was shattering conventions. The old ways of painting, writing, sculpting, and composing no longer seemed adequate to capture the world.

Margaret MacMillan

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PaintingWritingWorldSpeedCapture

Chicago is the Great American City, and it was really great to live there during a time of economic expansion and opportunity and growth. I felt like I was living at the center of the world. Unlike New York, no one expects you to be a professional writer.

John Green

GrowthLiveOpportunityGreatTime

I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love.

John Dyer

LovePlacePicturesWantBrightBig

The best way for women to acquire knowledge is from conversation with a father, a brother, or a friend, in the way of family intercourse and easy conversation, and by such a course of reading as they may recommend.

Anna Letitia Barbauld

FamilyFriendFatherWomenKnowledge

Feeding the world will be one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. It will be impossible without using scientific advancements and biotechnology.

Mike Pompeo

ChallengesWorldImpossibleWill

I have been very lucky for most of my adult life to be working as an actor.

Josh Hopkins

LifeActorLuckyAdultWorkingBeen

When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one.

Dean Rusk

GodThankfulThank GodProblemYou

It... does... not... have... to... be... pointed out all the time. Like, 'Isn't it great that you're black, and you're a woman?' Isn't it great that the show's good? I would just love for it not to be a thing - for it just to be, like, super norm.

Courtney A. Kemp

LoveGoodGreatTimeWomanBlack

The recipe to our success is that you have a bunch of different guys who listen to a lot of different music.

Coy Bowles

SuccessMusicYouListenRecipeWho

I had to redo my last house after the pipes burst, and something was lost in the renovation. The soul of the old space was compromised.

Cindy Sherman

SoulSpaceHouseLostOldSomething

There's a reason why Hasselhoff was in a suit for twelve years, and there's a reason why Donald still has his hair that way. I'm tellin' ya. They're both sexy.

Brande Roderick

HairSexyWhyWayReasonYears

The only advantage of the CD is that you have a booklet that can tell a bit of a story, but the little covers are just boring. I love vinyl, and I have loads of it. It's the same thing as digital photography versus film photography. It's a quality thing.

Anton Corbijn

LoveQualityStoryPhotographyYou

If all our agents would abridge their speeches one half, I am satisfied the effect produced would be much greater. The 'art of leaving off' at the right time, and in the right place, is one of the most difficult things to learn.

William Lloyd Garrison

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