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rome long unity
Rome remained great as long as she had enemies who forced her to unity, vision, and heroism. When she had overcome them all she flourished for a moment and then began to die. Will Durant
rome america empires
It is a cliche these days to observe that the United States now possesses a global empire - different from Britain's and Rome's but an empire nonetheless. Robert D. Kaplan
rome long wish
If you want to live in Tennessee, God bless you, I wish for you a long life and starry evenings. But that is not where I want to live my life. I want to live my life in Carthage, in Athens. I want to live my life in Rome. I want to live my life in the center of the world. I want to live my life in Los Angeles. Richard Rodriguez
rome culture elegance
Greece appears to be the fountain of knowledge; Rome of elegance Samuel Johnson
rome speech poverty
It is poverty's speech that seeks us out the most. It is older than the oldest speech of Rome. This is the tragic accent of the scene. Wallace Stevens
rome names england
Greece, sound, thy Homer's, Rome thy Virgil's name, But England's Milton equals both in fame. William Cowper
rome flying tears
When I was flying to Rome, we flew over London; I felt like bursting into tears. It's part of me, so I can't leave London behind for good. Robert Pattinson
rome peachy
Rome got some peachy pastings when she tried to lick the Irish. Robert E. Howard
rome amusement our-society
Our society, like decadent Rome, has turned into an amusement society, with writers chief among the court jesters Saul Bellow
american-artist materials natural painting power reason
I think you have to control the materials to an extent, but it's important to let the materials have a kind of power for themselves; like the natural power of gravity, if you are painting on a wall, it makes the paint trickle and it drips; there is no reason to fight that. Keith Haring
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People were more interested in the phenomena than the art itself. This, combined with the growing interest in collecting art as an investment and the resultant boom in the art market, made it a difficult time for a young artist to remain sincere without becoming cynical.
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I was joking but he took responded seriously: 'I would know, and I couldn't live with myself knowing that I'd only run 97 miles or whatever.' Joe Henderson
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King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe. Adrian Belew
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Kerry's political attacks are not supported by reality, which shows rising employment and higher wages, and his policies -- higher taxes, increased regulation and bigger government -- would move America backward. Ken Mehlman
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Kerry's focus and his message has really been middle class, middle America, 'I'm standing up for the little guy' and middle class investors respond to that, but that raises the question of how do you go back and talk to the business community after that. Amy Walter
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Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. Colleen Atwood
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Knowing what I do now, I certainly wouldn't decide to write a first novel because I wouldn't have anything like the necessary life experience. Judith Krantz
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Kids are healthier these days... more kids are in school around the world, and partly that's because Australians have been willing to invest in aid. Carol Foreman
empires today never-forget
Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats. Robert Trout
empires holy roman-civilization
The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. Voltaire
empires sun possession
The sun never sets on the immense empire of Charles V. Walter Scott
empires decay british
If the British Empire is fated to pass from life into history, we must hope it will not be by the slow process of dispersion and decay, but in some supreme exertion for freedom, for right and for truth. Winston Churchill
empires future great
All great empires of the future will be empires of the mind.
empires holy
It is neither holy, Roman or an empire. Napoleon Bonaparte
empires modus-operandi provoking
Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi; Consider the Empire and Gandhi.
empires rebel hackers
Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires. Eric S. Raymond
empires holy roman-empire
The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire. Discuss. Mike Myers