"I have collected all the writings of the Empire and burnt those which were of no use."

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Source : "The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption". Book by Clive Foss, p. 10, 2006.

Qin Shi Huang

#Writing Quotes #Empires Quotes #Use Quotes

“Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.”

Source : Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion
“New approaches are needed, new orientations in both thought and action. We must make the transition to a new civilization...We are talking of a transition toward a new civilization. No one knows what it will be like. What is important is to orient in that direction... I am convinced that a new civilization will inevitably take on certain features that are characteristic of, or inherent in, the socialist ideal.”
“We can take absolutely anything that runs on PC or high-end console and run it on Tegra...I didn't think that we'd be at this level on mobile for another 3 - 4 years.”
“Although it was in primitive times and differently called the Lord's day or Sunday, yet it was never denominated the Sabbath; a name constantly appropriate to Saturday, or the Seventh day both by sacred and ecclesiastical writers.”
“And any stone being mentally handled must become endowed with such poetry and artistry as God has given you.”
“As frost to the bud, and blight to the blossom, even such is self-interest to friendship; for confidence cannot dwell where selfishness is porter at the gate.”
“One thing that is very different technically is that you don't get a lot of coverage in television. Not like you do on a film. I know we don't have time for separate set-ups, so I will design a scene where I'm hiding multiple cameras within that set-up. That way, if I don't have time to do five set-ups, I can do four cameras in one set-up. It's a different kind of approach for that. For the most part, a lot of television, in a visual sense, lacks time for the atmosphere and putting you in a place.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Satire chooses and knows no objects. It arises by fleeing from them and their forcing themselves upon it.”

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