“Voltaire, rightly commented that it was ‘neither Holy, nor Roman nor an Empire’.” — Christopher Lascelles Copy Share Image
The United States is now The Empire. There isn't an empire; there's The Empire, and that empire is the United States. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
The American empire will not disappear... because America does not have an empire. — Michael Mandelbaum Copy Share Image
“Neither is it the acme of excellence if you fight and conquer and the whole Empire says, “Well done!” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
I've got a lot that I want to do, so I would like to expand my empire, for sure. I love it. — Victoria Beckham Copy Share Image
The British especially have no excuse for forgetting that empire is a most complex and persistent beast. And it has claws. — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
“Sublime wonders lie in store, I am shown a regal residence; a mighty kingdom, an empire with more grandeur than before ...” — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
When I started the 'Broken Empire' trilogy, I thought it was a short story, and I didn't know the beginning, middle, or… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
I've been around long enough to know that empires come and empires go, and I can't tell how long the Google empire… — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image
“Stoop, then, or you will be beaten to your knees. Stoop voluntarily, and you may save a remnant. You have depended on… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
This empire, unlike any other in the history of the world, has been built primarily through economic manipulation, through cheating, through fraud,… — John Perkins Copy Share Image
I feel like we are reintroducing historical figures, with the explorer Marco Polo and the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, the… — Benedict Wong Copy Share Image
The British Empire was so vast and so powerful, the sun would never set on it. This is how big it was,… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
If that for which the Spanish Empire has stood since the days of Charles V is right, then everything for which the… — Henry Cabot Lodge Copy Share Image
“What will you do with your power and wealth and might and armies? What kind of world will you create with it?… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
When I was young and the empire was beginning to disintegrate, the idea was absolutely unbelievable, particularly to children who'd been taught… — Jane Gardam Copy Share Image
“In response to my question about how we might rein in the empire, he said, "That's why I'm meeting with you. Only… — John Perkins Copy Share Image
Because of the long, long history of British shipping, immigration, trade, empire, missionaries, you can have a better shot at telling a… — Neil MacGregor Copy Share Image
“How could a large land empire thrive and dominate in the modern world without reliable access to world markets and without much… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
I met Nikkhil Advani some time back and expressed my willingness to work with him. And then, he came back to me… — Dino Morea Copy Share Image
In other words, the problem of empire-building is essentially mystical. It must somehow foster the impression that a man is great in… — Felix Morley Copy Share Image
The Romans have provided a lot of writers with a model for various interstellar empires, of course, and no wonder. The Roman… — Ann Leckie Copy Share Image
I've worked with a lot of gay and lesbian organizations. I sit on the board of the Empire State Pride Agenda. I've… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
When I work with artists, I give them a general guideline of what my vision is. Then they're going to speak their… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
“That's how tyranny succeeds. When folks think it won't affect them until eventually it does.” — Karen Traviss Copy Share Image
Our Revolution emerged where it was least expected by the empire, in a hemisphere where it was used to acting like an… — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
Makers of empire, they have fought for bigger things than crowns and higher seats than thrones. — Herbert Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'd love to do something on 'Mad Men' and 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really like period stuff. — Jeremy Allen White Copy Share Image
I'm going to build an empire. I'm always writing for someone else. I want to be someone who has her fingerprints all… — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
I have restaurants, bookshops... but it's not an empire, more... a puzzle. If it were an empire, all my restaurants would be… — Alain Ducasse Copy Share Image
No empire stands tall on the account of its king. But, on the unity of its people & council. Together we stand,… — Sirivi Copy Share Image
“The sun's glow had given way to a brilliant twilight that colored the great mountains with violet and orange rivers.” — Michael R. Hicks Copy Share Image
This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“The Roman Empire at its height was the largest empire the world had ever witnessed.” — Christopher Lascelles Copy Share Image
I don't know if we would have stuff like 'Deadwood' and 'Boardwalk Empire' if 'Twin Peaks' had never happened. — James Roday Copy Share Image
“The myriads that raise the cry of hunger wail in the greatest empire in the world” — Jack London Copy Share Image
Death! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine To tread out empire, and to quench the stars. — Edward Young Copy Share Image
[T]he foundation of a great Empire is laid, and I please myself with a persuasion, that Providence will not leave its work… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“My parents. My friends. My world. These are the things the Empire can never take away.” — Claudia Gray Copy Share Image
I was set to confront the might of the imperial empire with an M-1 carbine and enough hate to topple the world. — Bobby Sands Copy Share Image