Quotes of: Great-nation Keyword

The greater part of the world has, properly speaking, no history, because the despotism of Custom is complete. This is the case over the whole East. Custom is there, in all things, the final appeal; justice and right mean conformity to custom; the ar...

On Liberty

Once war was considered the business of soldiers, international relations the concern of diplomats. But now that war has become seemingly total and seemingly permanent, the free sport of kings has become the forced and internecine business of people,...

The Power Elite

What struck me as I began to study history was how nationalist fervor--inculcated from childhood on by pledges of allegiance, national anthems, flags waving and rhetoric blowing--permeated the educational systems of all countries, including our own. ...

A People's History of the United States

I wish that all nations may recover and retain their independence; that those which are overgrown may not advance beyond safe measures of power, that a salutary balance may be ever maintained among nations, and that our peace, commerce, and friendshi...

Writings: Autobiography/Notes on the State of Virginia/Public & Private Papers/Addresses/Letters

Now let me ask my countrymen, Have you ever granted a moment's thought to this very vital problem in the building of our nation ? Have you devised any practical remedies to combat this evil ? Will you, my countrymen, go on without making any intellig...

Kodi Rammurthy Naidu

Little Marjorie was born an only child some forty years ago. She had lost her mother at a young age and her father never remarried. All her life she had been cursed with the need for her ‘coke-bottle’ glasses with the practical over-sized frames....

The Great Northern Coven

I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.

Usain Bolt

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

Wilma Rudolph

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Traditional

Unless a serpent devour a serpent it will not become a dragon. Unless one power absorb another, it will not become great.

Traditional

In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts. But I cannot help doing this great wr...

The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays

Napoleon, the greatest of the conquerors, is a sufficient proof that great men of action are criminals, and therefore, not geniuses. One can understand him by thinking of the tremendous intensity with which he tried to escape from himself. There is t...

Sex and Character: An Investigation of Fundamental Principles

And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to be exposed to all these great things if it means that I'll have to hear Mary Elizabeth talk about all the great things she exposed me to ...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

What’s that around your neck?” asked Emily. “It’s a golden star.” Said Reed. “What did you get it for?” “Chemistry class.” “What’s the star for?” the shadow asked, Usually stars represent a straight A student. “You get it fo...

Rumi Antoinette

Yoda: I am wondering, why are you here? Luke: I'm looking for someone. Yoda: Looking? Found someone, you have, I would say, hmmm? Luke: Right... Yoda: Help you I can. Yes, mmmm. Luke: I don't think so. I'm looking for a great warrior. Yoda: Ohhh. Gre...

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

P.L. Travers: The rumor is that this is to be your Mr. Van Dyke, is it? Richard Sherman: We hope so. P.L. Travers: Hmm. We'll see about that, he's totally wrong. Totally and utterly. Robert Sherman: Dick is one of the greats! P.L. Travers: Dick Van D...

Saving Mr. Banks

The problems afflicting a nation are always in equal measure spiritual crises.

Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President

Why should the constitution of a peaceful individual hold less weight than the constitution of a nation?

Celestial Kings and Queens

You will not kill my girlfriend today, International Terrorists of Ambiguous Nationality!

The Fault in Our Stars

A nation forgetting its own laughter is in a sad state of affairs

Boulder Blues: A Tale of the Colorado Counterculture

There was something melancholic about that symbol of their nation's promise of freedom, a bell with a chipped mouth and cleft body.

Brushstrokes of a Gadfly