Sophocles Quotes

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.

Sophocles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: greek
  • Birth: 496 BC - 406 BC

Topics

FearManPeopleStandNeverLaws

A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.

John Millington Synge

MusicWordsYouSaidWillGive

I think one of the things we've got to look out for is human beings claiming that they know how God operates.

John Shelby Spong

GodThinkLookKnowHumanOut

When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.

Tom Ford

LifeHappinessNew YorkCityGlasses

Most white people cannot answer the question, 'What does it mean to be white?' with any depth or complexity.

Robin DiAngelo

PeopleWhiteMeanQuestionDepth

When Chynna was born, the first thing I said when they placed her in my arms was, 'I'm going to have so much fun with this little girl.' And I have. I've tried to guide her, make her life happy, and just let her prepare for life.

Michelle Phillips

LifeGirlFunHappyBornSaid

There's a level of immaturity to people who just can't clean up after themselves.

Jann Wenner

PeopleCleanUpClean UpLevelJust

I do have a tendency to talk a lot at the poker table, which throws people off because they spend a lot of time trying to read me. But I talk a lot when I have a good hand and when I have a bad hand, too. Sometimes it annoys people so much they can't wait to get out of the tournament. And that can only be good for me.

Cheryl Hines

GoodTimePeopleMeWaitBad

I do not represent the Republican Party.

Arlen Specter

PartyRepublicanRepublican Party

23andMe set out to try and change healthcare - this is not an easy business. This is not a coffee shop in Austin.

Anne Wojcicki

ChangeBusinessCoffeeHealthcare

I hate to play a tournament in which I'm not contending. It's just not any fun for me.

Phil Mickelson

HateFunMePlayJustTournament

I still gamble, but it's all legal. I own horses, and I go to watch my horse. I don't go daily.

Pete Rose

DailyLegalHorseGoOwnWatch

Lives of great men oft remind us as we o'er their pages turn, That we too may leave behind us - Letters that we ought to burn.

Thomas Hood

GreatMenBurnLettersTurnLeave

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