Theodor Mommsen Quotes

Sertorius was far from being strong enough to renew the gigantic enterprise of Hannibal. He was lost if he left Spain, where all his successes were bound up with the peculiarities of the country and the people; and even there, he was more and more compelled to renounce the offensive.

Theodor Mommsen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: November 30, 1817 - November 1, 1903

Topics

PeopleStrongEnoughCountryLost

If the president is going to use so much language of theology and the Bible, then let's use that language for a serious discussion about the war in Iraq. And that was never done.

Jim Wallis

WarBibleLanguageSeriousDone

It just seemed hedonistic when I first started acting. It was a pleasurable thing. But as I look back on it now, I understand that it was a journey of the self for me.

John Cho

JourneyMeSelfLookBackActing

I grew up in a rough environment. You want to be strong and have your presence felt out there. That attitude reflects how people see you.

Mekhi Phifer

AttitudeBe StrongPeopleStrongYou

If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.

Robert Mondavi

LifeArtFoodWineYouBack

In the best atheist sense of the word, I feel blessed.

Robert J. Sawyer

BestBlessedFeelAtheistSense

Once you encounter people who are really testing the limits of kindness, that's when you start to build up a shield and close yourself down.

Meshell Ndegeocello

KindnessYourselfPeopleStartYou

I'm satisfied it's very black, meaning 'in the black'.

Robert Conrad

BlackMeaningSatisfiedVery

We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation.

Roy Barnes

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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.

Michel de Montaigne

KnowledgeDesireMoreNaturalThan

There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress.

Joseph Addison

NatureLadyVariableThing

For each character, I try to understand what is driving them.

Dee Rees

CharacterDrivingUnderstandTry

My No. 1 artistic inspiration in theater is Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Brandon Victor Dixon

InspirationBrianTheaterArtistic

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