![Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare's kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings.](/assets/img/quote-photos/though-abraham-lincoln-never-would-travel-to-europe-he-went-with-shakespeares.jpg)
Related Quotes
All quotes about:
kings repose rise worship
Kings are like stars, - they rise and set, they have - The worship of the world, but no repose Percy Bysshe Shelley
kings
I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called. Richard Petty
kings should-have expectations
People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of trouble, and don't do this and don't do that. But it's hard to live up to some people's expectations. Rodney King
kings expecting
King Shrewd is expecting me, rather he isn't expecting me, and that is precisely why I must go to him now. Robin Hobb
kings hatred conquer
A conquering king will banish from his breast hatred towards one whom he no longer fears. Vittorio Alfieri
kings real pride
Thou knowest not the endless artifices of a court. Invented crimes are often there alleged; but real ones, and those especially, which may offend his pride, are oftentimes not to a king divulged.
kings mean home
Stephen King says that if you forget an idea, then it can't have been any good. He means he, not you. You are not Stephen King. Do not attempt to emulate Stephen King at home. Warren Ellis
kings liberty fundamentals
That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution. William Blackstone
kings children men
Man has ruled this world as a stumbling demented child king, long enough. And as his empire crumbles, my precious black widow shall rise as his most fitting successor. Vincent Price
europe heads italy level pillars quite
Italy is one of the pillars of Europe and one could be quite worried, ... So I think there is a need for a clarification at the level of the heads of government. Laurent Fabius
european markets quite
It is going to change, quite dramatically, the way European markets work. Andrew Douglas
europe people progress
Nothing in our lifetimes has been more heartening than when people of the former Soviet Union and Central Europe broke the grip of communism. We have aided their progress and I am proud of it. William J. Clinton
europe law differences
Since the web is totally worldwide, we need a set of behavioural rules, laws they are commonly called, that are accepted worldwide. There is a big difference as to how things are treated in the U.S. and Europe and Asia. Robert Cailliau
europe differences important
On private transactions, I'll just go very quickly now, a major difference between the United States and Euroland is that in Europe banks are much more important in financial transactions than in the United States. Robert C. Solomon
europe liberty your-future
Europe, I have lived in your future, and I did not like it... Vladimir Bukovsky
europe government habit
Democratic governments are not suited to the publication of the thunderous revelations I am in the habit of making. The unpublished parts will appear later ... when Europe will have restored its traditional monarchies. Salvador Dali
europe america evil
Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able to take actions collectively together. Wesley Clark
europe climate fallen
The U.S. has fallen well behind Europe in recognizing climate change and the implications of climate change. Vinod Khosla
literature prophet prove
Jesters do often prove prophets. Joseph Addison
literature london able
During our stay in London for the first time I was able to establish personal contact with some of the organic chemists, whose work I knew and admired from the literature. I found them most gracious and helpful. George Andrew Olah
literature lasts should
[B]ut in literature, it should be remembered, a thing always becomes his at last who says it best, and thus makes it his own. James Russell Lowell
literature stories short-story
The short story is the literature of the nomad. John Cheever
literature
To bring anything really to life in literature we can't be lifelike: we have to be literature-like Northrop Frye
literature classic produce
Literature begins with the possible model of experience, and what it produces is the literary model we call the classic.
literature doe students
I soon realized that a student of English literature who does not know the Bible does not understand a good deal of what is going on in what he reads: The most conscientous student will be continually misconstruing the implications, even the meaning.
literature study subjects
Literature is not a subject of study, but an object of study.
literature now-and-then made
...life every now and then becomes literature...as if life had been made and not happened. Norman Maclean