Elihu Root Quotes

Human life is held in much higher esteem, and the taking of it, whether in private quarrel or by judicial procedure, is looked upon much more seriously than it was formerly.

Elihu Root

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 15, 1845 - February 7, 1937

Topics

LifeSeriouslyMoreHumanHuman Life

Apple is a company that understands music.

Jimmy Iovine

MusicAppleCompanyUnderstands

A conversation goes sometimes into personal things and that's nicer. You look to each other and you have a different picture, you get into a relationship.

Maximilian Schell

RelationshipPictureYouLookThings

The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable.

Matthew Simpson

NameAbrahamAbraham LincolnLincoln

Everybody wants to own quality, but quality takes time, and it takes money.

John Schnatter

TimeMoneyQualityOwnEverybody

From the boys' point of view, scouting puts them into fraternity-gangs, which is their natural organisation, whether for games, mischief, or loafing; it gives them a smart dress and equipments; it appeals to their imagination and romance; and it engages them in an active, open-air life.

Robert Baden-Powell

LifeImaginationSmartDressView

I'd kill to be 'Doctor Who.' Maybe they could make the Doctor two people? He has got two hearts, after all.

Robert Webb

PeopleDoctorTwo PeopleTwoHearts

Well, I'm very stubborn. I think I have common sense; I'm probably at times a bit tunnel-visioned, but I'm strong.

Michelle Pfeiffer

StrongThinkStubbornCommon Sense

I think I would love a shot at remaking 'The Philadelphia Story,' as daunting as it is. I still think it's fantastic. I love the '30s comedies because they're allowed to be both comic and elegant, and the women are so complicated in them.

Michael Patrick King

LoveWomenStoryThinkComplicated

We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon.

Mohammed Omar

SmallWillLeftDestroyDestroyed

In the 1960s, you could eat anything you wanted, and of course, people were smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things, and there was no talk about fat and anything like that, and butter and cream were rife. Those were lovely days for gastronomy, I must say.

Julia Child

PeopleSmokingFatYouSayTalk

My high-school years were so mediocre - I moved out when I was 16 and started living with my girlfriend who was 10 years older. Apart from that, I was just a video nerd.

Jason Reitman

LivingYearsGirlfriendOutStarted

When I was a kid, everything was so unplanned, my parents were so erratic, and my world was so inconsistent.

Drew Barrymore

ParentsWorldKidEverythingErratic

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