Haile Selassie Quotes

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Haile Selassie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: ethiopian
  • Birth: July 23, 1892 - August 27, 1975

Topics

HistoryJusticeSilenceEvilBetter

You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.

Jim Bouton

LifeGoodSportsTimeBaseballEnd

Part of being in a band is getting better.

Michael Bacon

BetterGetting BetterBandBeing

I am learning how to dance hip-hop. I'm a good dancer when I dance salsa.

Stephanie Sigman

LearningGoodDanceI AmHip-HopAm

I can tell you beyond any doubt, that my lady is able to control herself and stick to her values regardless of circumstance. Just as surely, she can say the same about me (Ben & Jerry's benders notwithstanding).

Steven Crowder

MeControlDoubtLadyYouValues

I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn't have to go so fast.

Steven Wright

ThinkingFastGoLeftIndyWatched

I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with.

Mike Krzyzewski

TimeCollegeHelpI CanNowCoach

There is no question that the recovery from the global recession triggered by the 2008 financial crisis has been unusually lengthy and anemic.

Michael Spence

FinancialCrisisQuestionRecovery

'Betsy' is one of my favorites because it is the one to which I've imposed the least clear narrative. To me, it's so much more about the feeling - desperation - than any kind of story at all. There's very little imagery or character development; it's just about a deep and desperate search for something.

Julia Holter

CharacterMeStoryDeepSearchKind

I will represent all of the people of Ohio, regardless of their background. I don't care if you are a Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian or a vegetarian, I will be blind to race, religion or any kind of orientation.

Josh Mandel

ReligionPeopleBlindCareYouKind

If I had not played basketball and made the millions of dollars that I had made, I would never have been able to build a hospital in Congo. It started in 1997, and 10 years later I was able to unveil the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, named after my mother, in my hometown outside of Kinshasa. It was such a blessing.

Dikembe Mutombo

MotherBlessingBasketballHometown

My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off the roof because it doesn't make any sense - it's not practical.

Donnie Yen

CharacterTimeFlyActionPosing

The fact is: It's true what they say about the United States. It is a land of opportunity. It is too various to get bored with it.

Christopher Hitchens

OpportunitySayTrueLandThey Say

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Haile Selassie