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Omar Khayyam Quotes

Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.

Omar Khayyam

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality:
Birth: May 18, 1048 - December 4, 1131

Topics

Life Today Tomorrow Wise Fate Never

As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones.

Joan D. Vinge

Snow Day Past Queen Writing Present

There is no such thing as a value trap. There are investing mistakes.

Mohnish Pabrai

Mistakes Value Investing Trap Thing

We as Americans believe it's OK to kill people. We believe it's OK to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We think it's OK to invade a country where we think Osama Bin Laden is and he's in the other country. So we just go in and we just kill. And we have the death penalty; we sanction it.

Michael Moore

Death People Believe Think Country

Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.

Lucinda Williams

Age Back Saw Mesmerized About 1960s

I was a very young girl and I got into fashion very much by accident, wanting to be independent. What was wonderful was that while I was learning and discovering - learning about the work, discovering myself as a woman - I was allowing other women to feel the same way.

Diane von Furstenberg

Work Learning Women Girl Myself Way

I've always had antiheroes in my film.

Doug Liman

Always Film Had

I did plays in grade school.

Colin Hanks

School Did Grade Grade School Plays

Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.

Boy George

Losing Me Gay Looks Now Movement

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

William Greider

Values Done Will Others Everyone

It's all about music, because music is basically what's... been my avenue out of maybe being involved in things I shouldn't be.

Pitbull

Music Out Things Involved Been

I think objectivity is like this strange myth that people think you're supposed to achieve, but actually, the dirty little secret is that it's not attainable any more than pure justice is attainable by the courts.

Sebastian Junger

Justice People Think You Achieve

I don't really like blush, but I like bronzer from Nars.

Nina Agdal

Blush Like Really