Johan Huizinga Quotes

It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.

Johan Huizinga

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: December 7, 1872 - February 1, 1945

Topics

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From cutting back on state contracts to reducing the number of state cars, We're making state government smaller, smarter, more efficient, and more accountable.

Jim Doyle

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I admit I do develop characters from little parts of things I've seen others do.

Jeff Bennett

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Capital structure isn't an eyeshade economic thing: It's about your ability to protect your workforce and your service levels.

Steve Wynn

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I think that all writing is in search of lost time. I'm starting to realise that very clearly.

Ruth Ozeki

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I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting.

Lord Byron

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I knew when I got into this business I couldn't have it both ways: I could live the playboy lifestyle, which is not a bad thing to do, or have a traditional family life, which is how I grew up. And that was more important to me.

Chris O'Donnell

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You ought to serve on the platform you run on.

Chuck Grassley

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I've always understood the two to be intertwined: sexuality and spirituality. That never changed.

Prince

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Here's the broader inconvenient truth for both Clinton and women's rights that Trump is more than willing to tell voters: Islam, as it is practiced in most countries around the world, suppresses women's rights - the only issue is the degree of severity of the repression.

Peter Navarro

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Incumbents are safe, but party majorities are not. This fosters symbolic votes, message politics and little serious legislating in Congress.

Thomas E. Mann

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If you don't visit the bad neighborhoods, the bad neighborhoods are going to visit you.

Thomas Friedman

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When I was a kid, dressing right and looking good was a priority. As I grew up, I just wanted to stay that way, stick out a bit and have my own thing. That's where white belts and wearing some colors started. So signing with Puma was a great fit for me. I usually travel with nine pairs of golf shoes and 10 belts.

Rickie Fowler

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