Xenophon Quotes

We are all sensible that the king and Tisaphernes have caused as many of us as they could to be apprehended, and it is plain they design, by the same treacherous means, if they can, to destroy the rest.

Xenophon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

KingRestDesignSameDestroyUs

I think a lot of us feel, when we look at the Dow Jones plunging, alienated - you do feel as if we're in the grip of some alien force that slipped human control.

Robert Harris

ControlThinkFeelYouLookAlien

I'm happy to do voice-overs. I always have a good time doing them. I like to explore vocal nuance and accents and different people, different personalities. In a way, it is a lot more freeing than having your face up there.

Anjelica Huston

GoodTimeHappyPeopleFaceDoing

I want my books sold on airport bookstalls.

Stephen Hawking

WantAirportBooksSold

I've jokingly said that everything I'm doing now is filling up the hours before I die, but I do feel that slightly. I have no religious beliefs so this is the ride. This is it. So I'm just like anyone, I suppose, trying to fill out the days in the most interesting way possible.

Stephen Merchant

RideFeelInterestingDieDoingWay

I love pushing my boundaries and seeing how far I can go without, you know, dying or injuring myself too badly. On set I was like, 'Give me some stunts! Give me whatever you want. Throw it at me. I want to do it all.'

Spencer Grammer

LoveMyselfMeYouSeeingI Can

There's nothing in the world like live entertainment. With TV, you have to wait for your results; with live entertainment, people let you know right then and there. That relationship is established in 30 seconds. The first 30 seconds, they'll let you know whether they like you or not.

Tracy Morgan

LiveRelationshipPeopleWaitWorld

White women love me 'cause of my edge. And I love white women.

Tracy Morgan

LoveWomenMeLove MeWhiteEdge

I do get very involved in making a scene work without giving too much thought about how it affects the overall, which I think is hard to know in any case.

Tom Drury

WorkThinkThoughtGivingToo Much

I don't have big anxieties. I wish I did. I'd be much more interesting.

Roy Lichtenstein

InterestingWishMoreI WishBig

I've always seen TV as... it didn't occupy the same rarefied space as literature, but it's art you can use day to day. I've never been hung up on where it figures in the hierarchy of learning.

Louis Theroux

LearningArtDaySpaceLiterature

I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.

Javier Bardem

TimeBelieveStereotypesJustMost

As a chef and father, it kills me that children are fed processed foods, fast food clones, foods loaded with preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup.

Jose Andres

FatherChildrenFoodMeChefFast

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