Gilbert Murray Quotes

The life and liberty and property and happiness of the common man throughout the world are at the absolute mercy of a few persons whom he has never seen, involved in complicated quarrels that he has never heard of.

Gilbert Murray

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: diplomat
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 2, 1866 - May 20, 1957

Topics

LifeHappinessManWorldComplicated

We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers.

Andy Rooney

PeopleNeedThingsWorkersWhoMany

Dad's cancer experience included periods of relatively good health as well as bouts of hospitalisation as he coursed his way through a variety of different chemotherapy treatments.

Amy Hoggart

GoodGood HealthHealthExperience

Moving out to L.A. for me was a leap of faith. I was very secure in my dinner theater world; I loved it, and I was just like, 'I think there's something else out there for me and I just have to go for it.'

Amy Adams

FaithMeDinnerMovingWorldThink

I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God.

Smokey Robinson

GodFaithRelationshipTalkAlways

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.

Simon Cowell

MyselfYouKnowWantWatchShow

I took classical piano for a couple of years, but I sort of lost interest - I couldn't read a note today if I tried. I still enjoy that stuff, and I think I naturally gravitate towards the classical licks; in fact, I know that I do. I gravitate towards the classical licks that I heard by famous old composers.

Tom Scholz

TodayThinkFamousEnjoyLostKnow

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

Mike Myers

DisciplineParentsMomArmyRoyal

What you see on the runway is designed and created in America. That's something we're very proud of.

Joseph Abboud

ProudAmericaYouSeeRunwayVery

I'm not a big believer in doing too much research - I think you can get lost in it. You can get constrained by it, which I think is a mistake. But if you've done your homework, the audience feels it.

Jonathan Nolan

MistakeResearchThinkDoingYou

If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.

Diego Rivera

WomanHurtLovedMoreVictimHer

I'm not going to go out there and have these slugfests, but I'll go out there and dominate my opponent. That's what I do in my fight.

Demetrious Johnson

FightGoOpponentOutGoing

To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special. One day, I'm going to have to meet Daley, shake his hand, and thank him for giving me something to chase after.

Ashton Eaton

DayMeWinGivingMeetHand

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