Xenophon Quotes

All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.

Xenophon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LearningOpportunityChildrenGreat

For a long time, it was like I was part of some special forces unit: I'd land, meet everyone, five minutes later I'd have to do some amazing work, then - boom! - I'm out again. You know, playing supporting parts takes courage.

John C. Reilly

WorkCourageTimeAmazingLongYou

Good fiction must be entertaining, but what makes fiction special - and True - is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message.

Jerry B. Jenkins

GoodTrueSpecialFictionCarry

I'm not homophobic in the slightest. I have lots of gay friends.

Michael Bisping

FriendsGayHomophobicLots

Nothing gives a person more confidence... than to be zipped snugly inside a bee suit.

Sue Hubbell

ConfidenceBeePersonNothingMore

I think breathing is actually the key to a lot of opening up of other parts of yourself that you haven't used, for any job, but particularly in acting.

Sigourney Weaver

JobYourselfThinkKeyYouActing

I guess when you take a look at the book 'Atlas Shrugged,' I think most people always like to identify with the main character - that would be John Galt. I guess I identify with Hank Rearden, the fella that just refused until the very end to give up.

Ron Johnson

CharacterPeopleBookThinkEndYou

Music is obviously a huge part of the Marley family identity. But that music is part of a larger idea - love.

Rohan Marley

FamilyLoveMusicIdentityIdea

Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

Don Miguel Ruiz

BestDo Your BestRegretYouWill

When I'm writing fiction I'm thinking, God, this is so hard - I have to make all this stuff up! I wish I were writing a nonfiction book where all the facts are laid out and I don't have to be so much at sea.

Douglas Preston

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I've made a dog's breakfast of English history, geography, 'King Lear,' and the English language in general.

Christopher Moore

DogHistoryKingBreakfastLanguage

Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.

Bob Nelson

TimeAppreciateEmployeesWillTake

Senior tennis is like the younger game in slow motion. It is much more of a backcourt game. The player who had a big game in his prime finds it harder to play that same game as a senior. But any senior who could lob well when he was young can still hit a good lob.

Bobby Riggs

GoodGameSlowPlayYoungTennis

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