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Augustus Quotes

I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: royalty
Nationality: roman
Birth: 63 BC - 14

Topics

City Rome Marble Bricks Left Found

I think it's strange for people to read about themselves, no matter what's portrayed or how it's portrayed. But they get used to it, and I think they're fine with it.

People Think Strange Matter Used

While 'The Endless Summer' poster was designed at the Art Center College of Design in the contemporary style of its time, the image grew out of my relationship with Rick Griffin and our deep relationship to surf images.

John Van Hamersveld

Relationship Time Style Art College

I'm very much half city and half country boy.

City Country Boy Half Country Boy

I do not believe that the government is in any position to say exactly how every single business and every single activity shall reach those performances.

Business Government Believe Reach

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most.

Love Story Process Questions Early

I don't conduct myself like a rock 'n' roll star in my day-to-day living. Am I a celebrity? Yes. Do people recognize me on the street? Yes, they do. But at the same time, it's not a media center out here. People get used to you.

Time Myself People Me Media You

In this business, if you take too long, the landscape changes. So the opportunities that were there when I decided to take a break weren't there when I came back. It's like, 'Wait a second - what happened here?' It was a real learning experience. I've paid my dues, I will tell you that.

Chris O'Donnell

Learning Business Experience Wait

During the campaign for re-election, Barack Obama at least made vague references to a willingness to accept $3 trillion of reduced spending in exchange for a $1 trillion dollar tax increase.

Tax Accept Dollar Willingness Made

I'm not a jukebox; I don't play exactly what the crowd wants to hear - that doesn't make sense. But, I do look at people requests. At the end of the day, they are the ticket payers and they are the ones that come to the show. If I played music that purely entertains me, I'd play very weird music.

Armin van Buuren

Music Day People Me End Weird

What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.

Character Information Person Own He

I think having a character piece is great. It will challenge you and be different.

Asa Butterfield

Character Great Challenge Think You

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?

Sydney J. Harris

Life People World Not Knowing Know

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