"There is no law by which to determine the superiority of nations; hence the vanity of the claim, and the idleness of disputes about it. A people risen, run their race, and die either of themselves or in the hands of another, who, succeeding to their power, take possession of their place, and upon their monuments write new names; such is history."

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Source : "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ".

Lew Wallace

#Running Quotes #Writing Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“Fear is stronger than love”
“I don't know if I would call it therapy, but filmmaking is really the only thing I know how to do. For me, making movies is a way to bring on change for myself, and I really enjoy that part.”
“I don't believe that employers should have access to an employee's private passwords, including Facebook.”

Source : The Arena Debates: Driving the Conversation by David Mark, www.politico.com. April 07, 2012.
“The glorious thing for you always has consequences for others.”
“Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one's faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one's life”
“There is love enough in this world for everybody, if people will just look.”
“I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few of the songs we ended up doing on our first album.”
“I'm not trying to say that it never hurt or that I never felt its sting, but I can honestly say that I never blamed anybody for racism. I have considered it more of a manifestation of humanity's problem rather than my personal problem.”

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