"The Romans, who so coolly and so concisely mention the acts of justice which were exercised by the legions, reserve their compassion and their eloquence for their own sufferings, when the provinces were invaded and desolated by the arms of the successful Barbarians."

-- Edward Gibbon

#Successful Quotes #Compassion Quotes #History Quotes

“I became the singer by default. I didn't know if I could do it. We tried other people, but couldn't find anyone we liked.”
“Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.”
“There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.”

Source : William J. Bennett (1993). “Book of Virtues”, p.11, Simon and Schuster
“I think every actor should go back and do theater periodically.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I really don't listen to anyone that I'm not proud of saying that I listen to. Even if it's something a little bit more unexpected, I didn't get too deep into the Waka, Gucci records, but I like those with pride.”

Source : "Solange Knowles On Nas, Juvenile And Dance Moves". Interview with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Frannie Kelley, www.wbur.org. February 12, 2014.
“So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we here? We can go someplace else and use their phones.' That's one of the problems that directly affects the business community.”
“Thus, gender ideology no only creates ides about femininity but it also shapes conceptions of masculinity.”
“I hate government. I hate power. I think that man's existence, insofar as he achieves anything, is to resist power, to minimize power, to devise systems of society in which power is the least exerted.”

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