Richard Francis Burton Quotes

I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to save me.

Richard Francis Burton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: explorer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 19, 1821 - October 19, 1890

Topics

TimeMeEnemyMercyWithoutDozen

I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well-constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things to say about men and women and families and children and life in America today.

Jennifer Weiner

LifeFunnyWomenTodayHopeMen

I wanted to be a scientist. My undergraduate degree is in biology, and I really did think I might go off and be some kind of a lady Darwin someplace. It turned out that I'm really awful at science and that I have no gift for actually doing science myself. But I'm very interested in others who practice science and in the stories of science.

Andrea Barrett

ScienceMyselfPracticeGiftThink

Argentina is ready to take its place. Its a big country with a lot of talent.

Mauricio Macri

TalentCountryReadyPlaceBigTake

I always promised myself that I wouldn't do catwalk shows until the day I died.

John Rocha

MyselfDayAlwaysShowsDiedUntil

The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.

Alva Myrdal

LiveAgeProcessCivilizationBeing

When it comes to the Sunnis and Shiites, it is not for the United States or for us or for anyone else to settle who was the heir of Muhammad. This is a Muslim and Arab problem, and they have to deal with it.

Shimon Peres

ProblemSettleUnitedUsDealWho

Crime shows are really popular, in general, but usually, at the end of every episode, you have to let go of the people that you've invested in and then, the next week, get somebody else.

Mireille Enos

PeopleEndWeekYouGoCrime

But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that they have approval over every bit of it so that they know I won't show something that's embarrassing.

Jay Roach

GoKnowWillProtectAlwaysOver

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.

Jean de la Bruyere

ManMasterSlaveAdvancementMay

I was for years in the yellow period, you know.

Josef Albers

YellowYouKnowYearsPeriod

One of the reasons the deficit got as big as it did, frankly, was because of the economic slowdown, the fall-off in deficits, the terrorist attacks. A significant chunk was taken out of the economy by what happened after the attacks of 9/11.

Dick Cheney

EconomyOutBigEconomicHappened

I don't like Bush. I don't trust him. I don't like his record. He's stupid. He's lazy.

Cher

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