Theodor Mommsen Quotes

The history of Rome presents various men of greater genius than Scipio Aemilianus, but none equalling him in moral purity, in the utter absence of political selfishness, in generous love of his country, and none, perhaps, to whom destiny has assigned a more tragic part.

Theodor Mommsen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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LoveHistoryMenDestinyPolitical

The iPhone was the first phone that brought what we used to think of as 'desktop quality' software to a handheld platform: software where you just say, 'Wow, that's a great user experience,' not merely, 'Wow, that's a great user experience for a handheld.'

John Gruber

GreatExperienceQualityThinkYou

To get the hippie out of certain characters is probably the most difficult thing for me. I was not a hippie by choice but by birth.

Melissa Leo

MeChoiceBirthDifficultOutGet

My playing started to develop through the Miles Davis stuff I was listening to.

Robert Quine

ListeningThroughPlayingStarted

I'm not very good at writing songs when I have a lot of clutter in my mind.

Solange Knowles

GoodMindWritingClutterSongsLot

Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.

Travis Bradberry

IntelligenceYourselfBehaviorOthers

Everything that's written about me has such a negative taint. It just has a life of its own, like an avalanche, and I don't think there's anything I can do to stop it.

Roseanne Barr

LifeMeNegativeThinkI CanStop

My best friend, Wil Wheaton, identifies himself as a geek.

Chris Hardwick

FriendBestBest FriendGeekHimself

It's very frustrating not being on the air.

Bruce Boxleitner

AirBeingVeryFrustrating

I would rather my soul broil in hell than I do you any harm.

William Kidd

SoulHellMy SoulYouWouldHarm

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Thomas Paine

ValueCheapEverythingOnlyLightly

There's nothing exceptional about me, but there's something exceptional about Jaime Lannister, and I think that's what's interesting.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

MeThinkInterestingNothingI Think

When I talk to younger actors, and young people in general, who are holding off having children because they think they cannot fit them into their busy lives, I now know, and am able to say to them, 'You've just got to get on with it; there is never going to be a right time.'

Mark Strong

ChildrenTimePeopleBusyThinkYou

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