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Sallust Quotes

Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: roman
Birth: 86 BC - 34 BC

Topics

Men Ambition Thought Tongue Ready

My biggest superhero of writing is Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine fabulist. He's an amazingly perceptive writer, but also willing to make a joke.

Writing Joke Superhero Willing He

The default of our society is the reproduction of racial inequality. I mean, that's what it does; that's what it's been doing for hundreds of years.

Society Doing Inequality Mean Racial

My first novel was called 'Betrayed by F. Scott Fitzgerald,' about the difficulties of graduating from college, the longing and mourning you feel when all your promise seems to float away.

College Feel You First Difficulties

What shaped my politics regarding war and peace was Martin Luther King Jr., the most extraordinary person that I ever heard. And when he began to talk about the issues of war and peace with such eloquence and such passion, I was drawn to that like a magnet.

Passion Politics Peace War King

I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy.

Michelle Bachelet

Fight Believe You Inequality Want

Running has been great for keeping me fit throughout my acting career.

Great Me Career Acting Been Fit

Since at least the Middle Ages, philosophers and philologists have dreamed of curing natural languages of their flaws by constructing entirely new idioms according to orderly, logical principles.

Flaws New Principles Natural Middle

The idea that there is a difference between East and West is nonsense. You both hand over your card with two hands. If someone were to give me a million pounds, I couldn't care if they handed it to me within their toes.

Me Care Someone Hands You Hand

If female were working in the same proportion as men do, the level of GDP would be up 27 percent in a country like India, but also up 9 percent in Japan and up 5 percent in the United States of America. It's not just a moral issue, not just a philosophical issue. It just makes economic sense.

Christine Lagarde

Men America Country India Moral Up

Working on domestic violence cases was an eye-opening experience that made me passionate to do everything possible to support and protect victims and prosecute abusers.

Conner Eldridge

Experience Support Me Violence Made

When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, but it's more about choosing your battles.

World Think Better Place Done Now

I used to work at a school as a teacher's assistant, and my mom is a principal at an elementary school. I don't know, I think that's a pretty good life, teaching kids.

Life Work Good Teacher School Mom

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