Crowdsourcing famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • All those who slight me to my face, Or do me any other evil, Even if they blame or slander me, May they attain the fortune of enlightenment!

  • Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it.

  • Fred Astaire is the Carioca, the Continental, the very Piccolino of romance.

  • The history of our country is cruel. We have to face those issues or, should I say, we had to. Not anymore I hope, because we are going in the right direction, and we are ready to forgive, ready to move on.

  • Our neighbors the Hollanders may be our example in this case; who whilst we have been driving a private trade from port to port, of which we are likely now to be deprived, have conquered so much land in the East and West Indies that it may be said of them, as of the Spaniards, That the sun never sets upon their dominions.

  • It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.

  • My family belongs to a tennis club in Valencia, California, so I always go there. I play a lot of tennis with my dad and swim. And I like to go to the gym there.

  • I think this is also a great time to invest in private equity, helping companies grow from the ground up.

  • To be a hegemon is inherently ambiguous, usually implying some mixture of dominance and legitimacy, that is, being seen as contributing global leadership in a generally benevolent manner.

  • I wouldn't say music is my passion, or my calling, or anything like that. I mean, I don't really believe in that kind of stuff. Life is a series of chance happenings, so I just fell into it.