Aeschylus Quotes

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.

Aeschylus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: greek
  • Birth: 525 BC - 456 BC

Topics

MenShadowPictureYouWetAway

Whenever you have a failure or setback, you need to take a step back and find out what you can learn from the scenario. What did you do to contribute to that failure? This way, you can make sure you don't repeat that pattern.

Jillian Michaels

FailureStepLearnYouBackFind

Mitt Romney privatizes the gains from his enterprises, but spreads the costs to the rest of us. Seems that 'free stuff' is in the eye of the beholder.

Jennifer Granholm

EyeFreeRestUsSeemsStuff

Is it rather stupid and dangerous to take Magna Carta so much for granted, as many of us seem to do, and to think of this attitude as 'very English?'

Melvyn Bragg

AttitudeStupidThinkDangerousSeem

I think smartphones are one of humanity's most remarkable creations: computers are amazing enough, but a supercomputer you can carry in your pocket and communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere... it's no wonder they're troublingly addictive.

John Lanchester

AmazingComputersThinkEnoughYou

I'd much rather be worrying about playing that note in tune, and picking out the best way to arrange the song, rather than thinking about pricing for the download. It's not art.

Trent Reznor

ArtBestSongThinkingWayOut

Radical Islam has been the foe of Christendom for centuries.

Tom Tancredo

IslamBeenRadicalFoeCenturies

I can't speak for other artists; every group has a different approach. For us, it will always be important to keep working hard, dancing better, writing better songs, touring, and setting an example.

RM

WritingSpeakBetterImportantGroup

If you are the heel, and if you are doing your job right, you are most hated.

Roddy Piper

JobDoingYouRightYourMost

The FCC can't enforce press-statement principles without adopting official rules, and those rules must be based on the legal theory of reclassification.

Marvin Ammori

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There's always more money to be made.

Mika Brzezinski

MoneyMoreAlwaysMade

I am interested in communicating with the world by selling to many people.

Miuccia Prada

I AmPeopleWorldSellingInterested

I think the sooner that all of us in society stop accepting any type of bullying or harassment from other people - in spite of people's social standing or net worth or whatever it is - the sooner it will stop.

Jason Priestley

BullyingPeopleSocietyThinkWorth

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