Xenophon Quotes

Socrates gave a lifetime to the outpouring of his substance in the shape of the greatest benefits bestowed on all who cared to receive them. In other words, he made those who lived in his society better men and sent them on their way rejoicing.

Xenophon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: greek
  • Birth: 430 BC - 357 BC

Topics

MenWordsSocietyBetterWayShape

I always knew that good stuff would come along when I was older. So when I was 18, I longed to be 30; when I was 30, I longed to be 50. I've always looked forward to my next birthday.

Joanna Lumley

BirthdayGoodForwardAlwaysNext

I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable.

Robert Rauschenberg

DayUglyPeopleSorryThinkFeel

Buy old masters. They fetch a better price than old mistresses.

Max Aitken

BetterPriceOldBuyMastersThan

Much of what I make is geometric, and has a kind of almost mathematical logic to the form.

Anish Kapoor

LogicKindMakeAlmostMuchForm

You have to be very specific on the technical part of the acting.

Stephanie Corneliussen

YouActingTechnicalPartSpecific

You want to make entertainment sometimes, and sometimes you want to make art, because I think the way we understand ourselves as human beings is through art, and the way we process emotions - I know I do - is through recognizing experiences on screen or in novels or in paintings.

Rosamund Pike

ArtThinkProcessYouEmotionsKnow

Hood films now are made by studios and have nothing to do with the reality they supposedly represent.

Mathieu Kassovitz

RealityHoodNowNothingMadeFilms

I don't like boys. They're kind of annoying.

Michelle Wie

KindAnnoyingLike

By the age of 13, I knew I wanted to be a comedian like Morecambe and Wise. So, obviously, I thought I'd better start practising my interviews for Parkinson. Don't look shocked - I wasn't the only teenager to imagine that. Though I may have been the only one to have chosen T'Pau as my walk-on music.

Miranda Hart

MusicAgeWiseStartThoughtBetter

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

Johnny Unitas

ConfidenceJobYourselfBelieveYou

As a parent, I want my kids to have an optimistic outlook, and one that has hope, and that makes sense, where good does triumph over evil and it's not cynical, and it's not snarky.

Dee Bradley Baker

GoodHopeEvilParentWantTriumph

I think a lot of people in television news look at the cable networks with great envy.

Chris Wallace

GreatPeopleThinkEnvyLookNews

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