James Henry Breasted Quotes

We of America are especially fitted to visualize and to understand the marvellous transformation of a wilderness into a land of splendid cities.

James Henry Breasted

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 27, 1865 - December 2, 1935

Topics

TransformationWildernessAmerica

I was always accused of being too stiff. In 1974, when I ran my first primary race for state rep, I was chief aide to the speaker of the House, I knew the issues and understood state government. But what I found out the hard way is that you can know all the ins and outs but people want to know you, your family.

Jim Edgar

FamilyGovernmentPeopleYouHouse

I wouldn't want to think people doted on us, hung on every word, or wanted to look like us.

Robert Smith

PeopleThinkLookWantUsLike

People love to see public figures get taken down a notch, and by the same token, everyone loves to be the center of attention, even when there's a target on their forehead.

Jeff Ross

LovePeopleAttentionDownTarget

The business model of racing is not a pretty one.

Jeff Gordon

BusinessRacingPrettyModel

I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either.

Trent Lott

RestProudProblemsCountryWant

And just as the terrorist seeks to divide humanity in hate, so we have to unify it around an idea. And that idea is liberty.

Tony Blair

HateHumanityLibertyDivideJust

I've got Pat 'HD' Barry in my corner.

Rose Namajunas

CornerGotPatBarry

The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team.

Mike Krzyzewski

LifeTeamYearNewNextWhole

If you are African, the more educated you are, the less chances you have of getting a job.

Mo Ibrahim

JobYouMoreEducatedChancesLess

There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.

Louis Kronenberger

GreatReligionPeopleBelieveYou

I find a lot of feminist reading quite confusing and that often there's a set of rules, and people will be like, 'Oh, this person isn't a true feminist because they don't embody this one thing,' and I don't know, often it can be a gray area, and it can be a hard thing to navigate.

Lorde

PeopleReadingRulesFindPerson

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced very soon, because all love affairs end in disappointment. But marriage is a recognition of a spiritual identity.

Joseph Campbell

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