“The Empire does not require that its servants love each other, merely that they perform their duty.” — J. M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes… — Stephen Kinzer 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
You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It… — Antony Sher Copy Share Image
“If we are considering the history of our own country, we write at length of the periods when our ancestors were prosperous… — John Bagot Glubb Copy Share Image
Turkey has never been colonized, so it remained as an independent nation after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. — Mustafa Akyol Copy Share Image
“The Sun Tzu School (which wrote the Art of War) surely never imagined that their antiwar, pro-empire treatise would become known and… — David G. Jones Copy Share Image
In just a few years, I have turned my small company into a multi-million dollar makeup empire. — Jeffree Star Copy Share Image
Science offers no brief for the telekinetic powers of Darth Vader and hardly any greater justification for the faster-than-light travel that makes… — Paul Di Filippo 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
I have a few properties, some in the U.K., some in the States, some in Kosovo. It's a nice little empire -… — Rita Ora Copy Share Image
Well, the Empire State was about 40' high in the studio. King Kong was a little model about 2' high, and the… — Fay Wray Copy Share Image
“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! This was the scene the speeding black ship had left behind three… — Christina Engela Copy Share Image
In the 19th century, when Muslims were looking at Europe as an example, they were independent; they were more self-confident. In the… — Mustafa Akyol Copy Share Image
You should remember that I started as a fanboy many years ago; I saw 'A New Hope' more than twenty times in… — Matthew Stover Copy Share Image
Through the international hotel empire, the Hilton name has become synonymous with class and sophistication. — Jerry Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
I think that there are some people on the so-called Left who might say we have to circle our wagons around the… — Cindy Sheehan Copy Share Image
I think all novels are contemporary. When people went to see 'Antony-Cleopatra' at the Globe in the 16th century, they were not… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
'Evil Dead' was such a big movie in my life. It's one of the few that I really remember when I watched… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
