"The day of small nations has passed away; the day of Empires has come."

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Source : Speech at Birmingham, 12 May 1904, in 'The Times' 13 May 1904

Joseph Chamberlain

#Empires Quotes #Passed Away Quotes

“Try to be transparent, clear and truthful. Even when it is difficult, and above all when it is difficult.”
“I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't.”
“Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don't. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch.”
“I didn't understand Southland Tales script at all! Is there a single word to describe it? Cacophony? It's celebrity meets ***** meets politics - it's unlike anything I've ever seen in my life. And slapstick humor, communism; I mean, what doesn't it have? It's crazy. I didn't go to Cannes, but I guess the first cut was three and a half hours or something?”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“You are my superstar. I'm your number one fan, give me your autograph, sign it right here on my heart. Girl, I'll be your groupie, baby.”

Source : Song: Superstar, Album: Confessions, 2004
“Her eye fell everywhere on lawns and plantations of the freshest green; and the trees, though not fully clothed, were in that delightful state when farther beauty is known to be at hand, and when, while much is actually given to the sight, more yet remains for the imagination.”
“There are contingency plans in the NATO doctrine to fire a nuclear weapon for demonstrative purposes, to demonstrate to the other side that they are exceeding the limits of toleration in the conventional area.”
“I'm not a method actor, but I'm a big research kind of actor.”

Source : "Q&A - Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Lt. Charles Dawson)". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. September 2013.

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