Thomas Becket Quotes

Could I anticipate the enmity of those for whom I encountered such opposition? If they had been willing, I should have gained the victory. But the head faints when it is abandoned by the other members. If they had been wise they would have seen that in attacking me they were attacking their own privileges and serving princes to their own servitude.

Thomas Becket

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 21, 1119 - December 29, 1170

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WiseMeVictoryServingHeadOwn

If you're doing a family movie, you don't want it to be stupid. Farting chihuahuas is not my idea of entertainment for kids or adults. So you try to make a movie that adults can see on one level, and kids can see on another.

Joe Dante

FamilyStupidDoingYouWantTry

Either we leave our descendants an endowment of zero poverty, zero fossil-fuel use, and zero biodiversity loss, or we leave them facing a tax bill from Earth that could wipe them out.

Johan Rockstrom

LossPovertyEarthTaxOutLeave

'Whoops!' was a spin-off from 'Capital.' I had the research and wanted to place it somewhere.

John Lanchester

ResearchPlaceSomewhereCapitalHad

I will not vote for a candidate who thinks you can 'pray away the gay;' I will not vote for a candidate who thinks that he has more rights to my uterus than I do; I will not vote for a candidate who thinks that it's okay to dump toxic waste in the ocean.

Sophia Bush

OceanYouGayVoteWillOkay

When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy.

Ronnie Wood

EnemyMy OwnWorstOwnLeft

You know, my role as Vice Chairman is a lot less tiring than playing matches every three days.

Michel Patini

YouKnowThreeViceDaysRole

No matter what your profession is, it's good to scare yourself a little from time to time! It's crucial to keep challenging yourself and to learn from people who are more accomplished than you are.

Lisa Kleypas

GoodTimeYourselfPeopleLearnYou

We always try give the best of us in training to go in the cage and have a good performance, thus giving millions for the company. We also want to have part of these millions.

Jose Aldo

GoodBestTrainingPerformanceWant

Work is important, no doubt, but one can end up neglecting family and friends in the bargain. So I have resolved not to let that happen and maintain work-life balance by taking time out for the people who matter the most to me.

Disha Patani

WorkFamilyTimeBalancePeopleMe

I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life.

Daymond John

LifeTrustValueForwardI CanKnow

Anything I have blown a lot of money on? Well, I have three daughters and a wife - that's four women, and I'm working on a sitcom, so you could say that I am just trying to stay alive!

Chevy Chase

WomenMoneyWifeI AmTryingYou

My dad would load me into the car under a pile of blankets in the middle of the night so I could sleep the whole way and be on the mountain when it opened.

Chloe Kim

CarMountainSleepMeNightWay

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