George William Curtis Quotes

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.

George William Curtis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 24, 1824 - August 31, 1892

Topics

HistoryGreatConquerDieThree

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.

John Cleese

TruthMeIdeasBetterLaughYou

Wisdom and knowledge are the most valuable things in the body.

Masayoshi Son

WisdomKnowledgeBodyThingsMost

Always wanted to be an actress or work with animals and now I get to do both.

Julia Barr

WorkNowAnimalsAlwaysGetActress

The principle that a central bank, charged with controlling inflation, should be independent from the government is unassailable. It may also be true that it's easier for the central bank to guard its independence from political pressure when it mainly holds government securities.

Janet Yellen

GovernmentIndependencePoliticalMay

Cable is a great medium. It's something I respond to. I'm not doing sitcoms. People don't find me funny. That's just the way it is.

Diego Klattenhoff

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I want white men to look around in their office and say, 'Oh, look, there's a lot of white men here. Let's change this.'

Bozoma Saint John

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I mean, a Mexican boy couldn't be anything else but an Indian. And why did you take the name of Quinn, they used to say to me. Hey, you're an Indian, so I played Indians.

Anthony Quinn

MeNameYouSayBoyWhy

I do yoga three times a week, and I walk for a half hour every day. In between, I get on the elliptical and my triple thigh trainer - I really do use the Thighmaster! - and do about 20 minutes on each of those. I also walk up and down the stairs a lot.

Suzanne Somers

WalkDayWeekEvery DayDownStairs

I'll probably be punished for hard living.

Tupac Shakur

LivingHardPunished

I love Africa, and Ulusaba, our home in South Africa, is pretty special. It's on a rocky hill overlooking the bush, and from your room, you can see lions stalking zebras by the waterhole.

Richard Branson

LoveHomeYouHillSpecialAfrica

The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability... When the leader demonstrates vulnerability and sensibility and brings people together, the team wins.

Howard Schultz

LeaderTogetherPeopleTeamBeing

The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy.

David Mamet

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