Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832

Topics

WiseLeadUniteRuleDivideCries

In truth, I'm not really a cat person. Seamus, the wonder dog, still deeply mourned by all who knew him, was just about the only pet I've ever really loved.

Michael Dirda

DogTruthPetLovedWonderPerson

Whenever I work with different artists, I expand as a song writer, as a producer, and I always want to try and find the bridge between my world and their world.

Steve Aoki

WorkBridgeWorldSongFindWant

But I contend that if we're providing total medical coverage for every man, woman, and child in Iraq, shouldn't we at least be doing the same thing for every man, woman, and child in the United States?

Tony Campolo

WomanManMedicalChildDoingSame

At one time, I would actually ride around to movie theaters to check the lines.

Tony Scott

TimeRideCheckLinesWouldMovie

I think I was the youngest, fastest-promoted buyer in the history of Bloomingdale's.

Mickey Drexler

HistoryThinkI ThinkYoungestBuyer

What we achieved under General Petraeus up through 2011, and defeating this threat that we faced out there, I mean, once we decided to come out of there, we squandered an enormous opportunity that, frankly, the military did actually provide our nation and provided the Middle East.

Michael T. Flynn

OpportunityMilitaryMeanNationOut

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.

Lord Salisbury

YouKnowNeverMeansSpokenOracle

I experienced how foreign aid for large-scale vaccination projects helps to save the life of children and thus give a real input to growth and to escaping poverty.

Jonas Gahr Store

LifeGrowthChildrenPovertyReal

In an effort to create a culture within my classroom where students feel safe sharing the intimacies of their own silences, I have four core principles posted on the board that sits in the front of my class, which every student signs at the beginning of the year: read critically, write consciously, speak clearly, tell your truth.

Clint Smith

TruthCultureBeginningEffortSpeak

I'd love to get into some comedy, but people keep saying, 'You're not funny!' And I say, 'Well, fair enough.' I have done comedy on stage.

Ciaran Hinds

FunnyLovePeopleSayingComedyYou

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

CourageTriedMuchFailedTakes

Many regulators are quick to apply existing compliance practices that treat tokens as a security, therefore elevating the barriers and costs of implementation for entrepreneurs.

William Mougayar

TreatSecurityBarriersCompliance

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