Henryk Sienkiewicz Quotes

It has been said that Poland is dead, exhausted, enslaved, but here is the proof of her life and triumph.

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: May 5, 1846 - November 15, 1916

Topics

LifeSaidTriumphDeadExhausted

I'm all about supporting anyone whose art is also the way they make their living.

Jessica Alba

ArtLivingWayMakeWhoseAbout

Now, perfectly ordinary people will give each other hugs. I mean, it used to be that a hug was reserved for if you came back from Australia - you know, back in the '40s and '50s.

Melvyn Bragg

PeopleYouBackHugKnowAustralia

At the end of the day, if you want to create more IP and more invention, you need to connect between research and entrepreneurs. People who are going to take a risk.

Jean-Philippe Courtois

DayPeopleResearchEndYouCreate

It's one of the wonderful things that the Academy does - a talented person comes along like Mira Sorvino, and it elevates them up to stardom.

Michael Cimino

PersonUpWonderfulThingsAlong

I've always liked an easygoing, colloquial style. I like the kind of reviewer who is essentially a fellow reader, an enthusiast, a fan.

Michael Dirda

StyleKindAlwaysWhoFanEasygoing

I grew up listening to Beethoven and old jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O'Day. But those were, like, the only women I listened to - I hated women pop singers.

Sophie B. Hawkins

WomenListeningHolidayJazzOldUp

Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today. Cleopatra plays an oddly pivotal role in world history as well; in her lifetime, Alexandria is the center of the universe, Rome is still a backwater.

Stacy Schiff

WomenTodayPowerHistoryWomanYou

A child can escape the shadows.

Steve Largent

ChildShadowsEscape

We dribble away our life, little by little, in small packages - we don't throw it away all at once.

Robert A. Cook

LifeSmallLittleAwayThrowOnce

Barack Obama is not Harry Truman, who dropped the A-bomb on Japan to stop World War II. Barack Obama is not John F. Kennedy, who lowered marginal tax rates to get economic growth and job creation. Barack Obama and the far left, they are a completely different ball of wax.

Monica Crowley

GrowthJobWarWorldStopCreation

Isn't it time you came out and told the world what you believe?

Jason Alexander

TimeWorldBelieveYouOutCame

The magic question is, 'What for?' But art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal.

William McDonough

ArtMagicGoalQuestionAnything

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