Quotes of: Empire Keyword

Violence and resistance are the only answer. Empire has to feel pain or it will never stop devouring you. It is only when a gun is put in a person’s face that anything changes. All empires are hungry cannibals...

Carnival: A Novel

The cornerstone of the Roman legionnaires' astonishing fighting spirit can be attributed to their training.

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability.

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Every vice of the Empire has been repeated in the Foundation. Inertia! Our ruling class knows one law; no change. Despotism! They know one rule; force. Maldistribution! They know one desire; to hold what is theirs.

Foundation and Empire

Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened.

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

That Newton shuddered now [at slavery] is a testimony to they way a strong social movement can awaken a conscience..

Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves

Empirical proof doesn't drive progress. Progress is driven by curiosity, something we all have built into us. Empirical proof is a safety net for those uncomfortable with the unknown.

The Swordsman and The Priestess

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

Napoleon Bonaparte

When I was young and the empire was beginning to disintegrate, the idea was absolutely unbelievable, particularly to children who'd been taught that the sun never set... that's what all my books are about, the end of empire.

Jane Gardam

C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1. Han Solo: Never tell me the odds.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Princess Leia: You're not actually going IN to an asteroid field? Han Solo: They'd be crazy to follow us, wouldn't they?

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

C-3PO: Sir, If I may venture an opinion... Han Solo: I'm not really interested in your opinion 3PO.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Darth Vader: You have learned much, young one. Luke: You'll find I'm full of surprises.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

C-3PO: Sir, I don't know where your ship learned to communicate, but it has the most peculiar dialect.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Imperial Officer: Sir, rebel ships are coming into our sector. Captain Lennox: Good, our first catch of the day.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

C-3PO: Excuse me sir, but might I inquire as to what's going on? Han Solo: Why not? C-3PO: Impossible man.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

[evacuating the Rebel Hoth base] Han Solo: [to C-3PO] Hurry up, goldenrod! Or you're gonna be a permanent resident!

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Lando: I had no choice. They arrived right before you did. I'm sorry. Han Solo: I'm sorry too.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Darth Vader: Your destiny lies with me Skywalker. Obi-Wan knew this to be true. Luke: No...

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

i get a little romantic about the old Empire State. Just looking at it makes me want to play some Frank Sinatra tunes and sway a little. I have a crush on a building. I'd been in there several times but never to work. I always knew there were offices...

13 Little Blue Envelopes

I no longer believed that Valentino would continue to build anything at all. Instead, he would merely leave behind the empire of hope that he had constructed in each of our minds. Leonardo's empire boasted cities more perfect than Plato or Augustine ...

The Malice of Fortune