Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Shakespeare

O King, believe not this hard-hearted man!

William Shakespeare

This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-Paradise.

William Shakespeare

Titus Andronicus, my lord the Emperor Sends thee this word, that, if thou love thy sons, Let Marcus, Lucius, or thyself, old Titus, Or any one of you, chop off your hand And send it to the King: he for the same Will send thee hither both thy sons alive, And that shall be the ransom for their fault.

William Shakespeare

This sleep is sound indeed; this is a sleep That from this golden rigol hath divorc'd So many English kings.

William Shakespeare

An earnest conjuration from the King, As England was his faithful tributary, As love between them like the palm might flourish, As peace should still her wheaten garland wear And stand a comma 'tween their amities, And many such-like as's of great charge, That, on the view and knowing of these contents, Without debatement further, more or less, He should the bearers put to sudden death, Not shriving time allow'd.

William Shakespeare

If you be King, why should not I succeed?

William Shakespeare

Besides, our nearness to the King in love Is near the hate of those love not the King.

William Shakespeare

There's such divinity doth hedge a king. That treason doth but peep to what it would.

William Shakespeare

Let us our lives, our souls, Our debts, our careful wives, Our children, and our sins, lay on the King!

William Shakespeare

Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge, That no king can corrupt.

William Shakespeare

Do you take me for a sponge, my lord? hamlet: Ay, sir; that soaks up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities. But such officers do the king best service in the end: he keeps them, like an ape, in the corner of his jaw; first mouthed, to be last swallowed: when he needs what you have gleaned, it is but squeezing you, and, sponge, you shall be dry again. rosencrantz: I understand you not, my lord. hamlet: I am glad of it: a knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear.

William Shakespeare

They do not abuse the king that flatter him. For flattery is the bellows blows up sin; The thing the which is flattered, but a spark To which that blast gives heat and stronger glowing;

William Shakespeare

Dissembling courtesy! How fine this tyrant can trickle when she wounds!

William Shakespeare

To lapse in fulness Is sorer than to lie for need, and falsehood Is worse in kings than beggars.

William Shakespeare

King Henry: But what a point, my lord, your falcon made, And what a pitch she flew above the rest! To see how God in all his creatures works! Yea, man and birds are fain of climbing high. Suffolk: No marvel, an it like your majesty, My lord protectors hawks do tower so well; They know their masters loves to be aloft, And bears his thoughts above his falcon's pitch. Gloucester: My lord, 'tis but a base ignoble mind That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.

William Shakespeare

Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds, looking on their silly sheep, Than doth a rich embroider'd canopy To kings that fear their subjects treachery?

Buck Showalter

We have not been kind to them, ... Between Whittleman and Danks and Teagarden, we have not been kind to the University of Texas. Maybe that's why Augie's here. Hey, maybe we'll sign Augie.

Haley Barbour

Those are the kinds of things that will be discussed,

Those are the kinds of things that we have theories about, but we really don't have data.

Those are the kinds of things people would have never thought would happen.

Those kinds of things are incremental improvements that really were pretty important.

Johnny Knoxville

Unfortunately, you know, it's been a while and he, you know, ... Kind of like oatmeal, you know?

Dogen

Do no harmful actions, do not become attached to the cycle of death and rebirth, show kindness, respect the old and have compassion for the young, do not have a heart that rejects or a heart that covets and have no worry or sadness in your heart. This is what is called enlightenment. Do not seek it elsewhere.

Robert Foster Bennett

True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.

Robert Fripp

Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility for the audience. And there is an enormous tangible weight of expectation, which comes from an audience attending a King Crimson concert.

Robert Fripp

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things.

Robert Fripp

That certain feeling happened to me in a big way quite often with the first King Crimson. Amazing things would happen-I mean, telepathy, qualities of energy, things that I had never experienced before with music. You can't tell whether the music is playing the musician or the musician is playing the music.

Robert Fripp

When music appears which only King Crimson can play, then, sooner or later, King Crimson appears to play the music.

Robert Frost

It takes all sorts of in and outdoor schooling To get adapted to my kind of fooling.

Robert Frost

The problem for the King is just how strict The lack of liberty, the squeeze of the law And discipline should be in school and state....

Robert Frost

... A nation has to take its natural course Of Progress round and round in circles From King to Mob to King to Mob to King Until the eddy of it eddies out.

Robert Bolt

Some men think the Earth is round, others think it flat; it is a matter capable of question. But, if it is flat, will the King's command make it round? And, if it is round, will the King's command flatten it?

Robert Bolt

Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes.