Herodotus Quotes

Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.

Herodotus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: greek
  • Birth: 484 BC - 425 BC

Topics

MenControlKnowNothingOverMuch

We have to make bureaucracy sexy.

Jennifer Pahlka

SexyBureaucracyMake

There are two types of people in the world: those who wear a watch and those who don't.

John Gruber

PeopleWorldTwoWearWatchWho

Everyone has a ghost story, or at least that's how it has always seemed to me.

John Searles

MeStoryAlwaysEveryoneGhostHow

When my hair is picked out, my whole aura is picked out, like, 'See this, see me.'

Amanda Seales

MeHairSeeOutAuraWhole

In some of the great cities of Europe - Paris, Vienna, Prague, and Brussels - tourists bored with life above ground can descend below. All these cities have sewer museums and tours, and all expose their underbelly willingly to the curious. But not London, arguably the home of the most splendid sewer network in Europe.

Rose George

LifeHomeGreatCuriousParisBored

No fighter wants to risk getting ring rust.

Robert Whittaker

FighterRingRiskRustWants

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

Jasper Johns

GoodYouArtistDesireEverything

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Joseph Heller

WritingTroubleKnowWriterEvery

I think Hollywood is interesting. As an actor, Hollywood would be a horrible place to go if you weren't actually invited.

Douglas Booth

ThinkInterestingYouPlaceGo

It's very important for feminism for us to tell our daughters that they should be strong. But to tell our sons that they can be vulnerable, to have these characters on screen that are not perfectly masculine cowboys that never fail, for our boys to change their psyche as well, that's equally important for feminism.

Chloe Zhao

ChangeBe StrongStrongImportantUs

Personal success or personal satisfaction are not worth another thought if one does achieve them, or worth worrying about if they evade one or are slow in coming. All that is really worth while is action - faithful action, for the world, and in God.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

SuccessGodWorldActionThought

I'd like to live on horseback and just be a cowboy.

Paul Walker

LiveCowboyJustLikeJust Be

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