Edith Hamilton Quotes

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.

Edith Hamilton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 12, 1867 - May 31, 1963

Topics

KnowledgeGreatQualityDayPeople

It's nice to see my work recognized as being worth something beyond the printed page, and it was very cool seeing Thanos up on the big screen.

Jim Starlin

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I like money, but it's never been about the money.

Jerry Seinfeld

MoneyNeverBeenLikeAbout

Actors often behave like children, and so we're taken for children. I want to be grown up.

Jeremy Irons

ChildrenWantUpBehaveLikeTaken

I remember my brother Nash had just directed me in 'The Square,' and I was sitting in Australia going: 'No one's called me about working for ages. I don't know if I'm ever going to get another job.'

Joel Edgerton

JobBrotherMeRememberAustralia

Horse racing is animated roulette.

Roger Kahn

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I've recently enjoyed the Paul Thomas Anderson commentaries and the David Fincher commentaries.

Jay Roach

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I always say that in any roomful of people, I could hive a novel out of any one person's family or life story.

Jojo Moyes

LifeFamilyPeopleStoryLife Story

'Translations Through Speakers' was literally, I'm translating very spottily what my aspirations are.

Jon Bellion

ThroughAspirationsLiterallyVery

I'm really not used to people paying attention to my writing.

Christopher Priest

PeopleWritingAttentionUsedReally

Cocktail music is accepted as audible wallpaper.

Alistair Cooke

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Yes, I am scared of prison. It's the last thing if you are after building up a business over 38 years and you are approaching your 66th birthday and you never owed a man a penny and you feel hard done by and you try to protect yourself and your family and go to prison - if that is the society we are living in, I am happy to accept that.

Sean Quinn

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Great art should be shown with great excitement.

Thomas Hoving

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