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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
speech politician
There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician. Richard M. Nixon
speech twisted figures
A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight. Salman Rushdie
speech censorship free-speech
Free speech is life itself.
speech honest emotion
Humor is the most honest of emotions. Applause for a speech can be insincere, but with humor, if the audience doesn't like it there's no faking it. Robert Orben
speech language willing
All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer. Robert Louis Stevenson
speech free-speech
We shouldn't have free speech. Robin Quivers
speech said heard
If Thomas Jefferson had heard us, he probably would have said, 'We shouldn't have free speech.'
speech firsts wells
They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one's behind me, anyway. Wislawa Szymborska
speech beast burden
Too many words are lit for a beast of burden. Yunus Emre
poverty traveler robbers
The traveler without money will sing before the robber. [Lat., Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator.] Juvenal
poverty needs satisfied
[B]eyond poverty, beyond the point that the material needs are reasonably satisfied, only from within is peace. Richard P. Feynman
poverty extravagance corruption
He who is extravagant will quickly become poor; and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption.
poverty offers
I offer you what I have my Poverty W. S. Merwin
poverty consumerism overconsumption
All plenty which is not my God is poverty to me. Saint Augustine
poverty firsts revolution
Some foreigners with full bellies and nothing better to do engage in finger-pointing at us. First, China does not export revolution; second, it does not export famine and poverty; and third, it does not mess around with you. So what else is there to say? Xi Jinping
poverty wealth train
Wherever there is excessive wealth, there is also in the train of it excessive poverty. Walter Savage Landor
poverty good-company company
Oh, poverty parts good company. Walter Scott
poverty inevitable dependence
The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence.