George William Russell Quotes

The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered.

George William Russell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: April 10, 1867 - July 17, 1935

Topics

GreatDefeatedAlwaysBeenConquered

It's almost as if a demon might have passed from one host to another.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

MightHostAlmostDemonAnother

In 1874, Mary Fraser accompanied her husband Hugh to Hong Kong, arriving hours after a typhoon had wrecked the island. Some 10,000 boat families had drowned in the harbour. There was no way to avoid the bloated bodies, and when Mary disembarked, she felt her foot land on something soft.

Amanda Foreman

HusbandBoatIslandWayLandShe

It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.

Townsend Harris

ThinkWantBringHereEnglishOpium

I was the best street fighter in history when I was growing up on the Lower East Side. Hell, I never lost a street fight. Never. I thought I could lick Jack Dempsey or Joe Louis or anybody. I was fantastic.

Rocky Graziano

HistoryBestFightGrowing UpHell

In my family, I'm short.

Rosario Dawson

FamilyShort

When looking at the evidence of feeding on large prey, you can see every size tooth from hatchling to adult in one spot. The babies may have been fed in the nest until they were full grown, like in eagles and hawks.

Robert T. Bakker

LookingYouNestSizeEaglesSee

There was never any doubt of Christ's priorities.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

PrioritiesDoubtNeverChristAny

In thinking about religion and society in the 21st century, we should broaden the conversation about faith from doctrinal debates to the larger question of how it might inspire us to strengthen the bonds of belonging that redeem us from our solitude, helping us to construct together a gracious and generous social order.

Jonathan Sacks

FaithTogetherReligionSolitude

With acting, if you audition terribly, at least you know, 'I messed that up. I was horrible. That's why I didn't get the job.' With modeling, it's like, 'I'm not cool this year; therefore, I'm unemployed for a while.' With modeling, it's just, either you're liked, or you're not.

Brooklyn Decker

JobCoolYearYouActingKnow

My parents made me believe I could do anything I wanted to do. They were really into empowering me.

Pierre Omidyar

ParentsMeBelieveAnythingMade

We recognize the chicken as another conscious being. It's different from us, but it has a life, and if something is really important for that chicken, if it would work hard to try to get it, and if we can give it without sacrificing something that's really important to us, then we should.

Peter Singer

LifeWorkWork HardImportantTry

My philosophy is: If you can't have fun, there's no sense in doing it.

Paul Walker

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