Lucy Worsley My favorite thing is talking to people about history – that’s what I like doing. The sort of history I do isn’t just for professional historians. – Lucy Worsley Favorite Quotes Historians Quotes History Quotes People Quotes Professional Quotes Sort Quotes Talking Quotes A lot of people would say history is important because it helps us to predict the future. I don’t think that it does particularly. What it really teaches you is that things have not always been the same, and they don’t have to be the way they are. As a child I ate all sorts of veg because my mother was a hippie and grew them all and made our clothes.
Rebecca Romijn Sexy at the millennium means having a solid sense of self but never taking yourself too seriously. – Rebecca Romijn
Maurizio Gucci I was the only one to work seven years with my uncle, who is quite a difficult guy. With him, it’s not living, it’s surviving. If he does 100 percent, you have to do 150 percent, to show you can do as well as he does. – Maurizio Gucci
Bettany Hughes I think Socrates was fascinated by Alcibiades. It’s almost the opposite of hypocrisy. I think it’s like when you can see the potential in someone. – Bettany Hughes
ArchitectureSufjan Stevens The World’s Fair was the precursor to theme parks like Disneyworld, and the really sort of cheap, superficial promotional architecture that you see everywhere in the U.S. I think there’s a danger when you start creating a civilisation that isn’t meant to last. – Sufjan Stevens
TruthWinona Ryder I’m not into older guys. To tell you the truth, Richard Gere is not the sexiest man alive, in my book. – Winona Ryder
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