Pliny the Elder Quotes

We trace out all the veins of the earth, and yet, living upon it, undermined as it is beneath our feet, are astonished that it should occasionally cleave asunder or tremble: as though, forsooth, these signs could be any other than expressions of the indignation felt by our sacred parent!

Pliny the Elder

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: roman
  • Birth: 23 - 79

Topics

FeetParentEarthLivingSignsOut

All I'm about is winning.

Jimmy Graham

WinningAbout

In documentaries, the process is that you film a lot of things, and out of what you've shot, something organically reveals itself, and there's a discovery process.

Max Joseph

ProcessYouDiscoveryOutSomething

Not surprisingly, troubled economic times often beget proselytizers of wacky, extreme ideas.

Steven Rattner

IdeasWackyEconomicExtremeOften

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

Shirley Manson

MeComfortRole ModelKnowRole

I do come from fairly humble beginnings.

Tony Bates

HumbleBeginningsComeFairly

I used to rejuvenate in 'Hee Haw.'

Roy Clark

UsedHaw

I pretty much eat at home all the time, so it's either eggs and sausage, scrambled together, throw some cheese on it, or some bell peppers and onions.

Michelle Carter

HomeTimeTogetherCheeseBellEat

If I fall, I'll take the fall and get up and keep going.

Mirai Nagasu

Keep GoingFallUpTakeGoingGet

I'm used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place.

Michael Moore

WorldBetterPlaceBetter PlaceUsed

A great review is great. A bad review is the worst.

Don Winslow

GreatBadWorstReviewBad Review

The advantage of the analytical approach is that it is widely applicable, and it can provide a considerable amount of quantitative information even with a relatively poor resolving power.

Christian de Duve

PowerInformationPoorAnalytical

An actor is an instrument. One needs to control them.

Bruno Dumont

ControlActorInstrumentNeedsThem

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