Quotes of: Edgar-allan-poe Keyword

It has always seemed to me that Barack Obama has studied intensely and learned a great deal from Lincoln.

Tony Kushner

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

Walter Savage Landor

There have been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.

William Shakespeare

I just feel that the only power I have is setting a good example.

Geri Halliwell

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves.

Honore de Balzac

The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.

L. Sprague de Camp

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.

Milton Friedman

I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

Adam Weishaupt

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.

Walt Disney

I text and email my friends and family a lot, but that's about the extent of my high-tech-etude.

Willie Nelson

You don't turn out as many books as I did then by sitting around, being cozy with the family.

Wilbur Smith

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

George Herbert

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

Anton Chekhov

My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before.

Anthony Horowitz

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Bruce Lee

The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.

Brit Marling

I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.

Ben Stein

Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.

Cyril Connolly

You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are an interchangeable cog.

Douglas Coupland

I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.

Dean Koontz