Washington...has become an alien city-state that rules America, and much of the rest of the world, in the way that Rome ruled… — Richard J. Maybury Copy Share Image
No city in the world, not even Athens or Rome, ever played as great a role in the life of a nation… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. — John Foxe Copy Share Image
The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes. — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
Only 7 percent of NFL fans have ever been inside an NFL stadium. Seven... have ever been inside. So the NFL is… — Jerry Jones Copy Share Image
Valencia is a pure Mediterranean city; it is a city like Naples or Palermo, like Rome a little bit. Walking in the… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
Caesar was Rome's escape from communism. I expect no Caesar; I find on our map no Rubicon. But then I expect to… — Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Copy Share Image
In Constantinople, more Christians were slaughtered by Christians in the years 342-343 than by all the persecutions by pagans in the history… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“In 63 BCE that was around a million men spread across the capital and throughout Italy, as well as a few beyond.… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
We don't usually think of what we eat as a matter of ethics. Stealing, lying, hurting people - these acts are obviously… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
You will notice that in all disputes between Christians since the birth of the Church, Rome has always favored the doctrine which… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
German is more familiar now since I live part of the year in Rome and part in the German part of Switzerland.… — Cecilia Bartoli Copy Share Image
I was born in Rome on March 11, 1923. Because of my age, I've become a piece of this country's history, but… — Giovanna Cau Copy Share Image
Long before I was ordained a priest, I knew that my church was the most implacable enemy of this republic. My professors… — Charles Chiniquy Copy Share Image
And while Protestant reformers broke with Rome on a variety of counts, their treatment of their fellow human beings was no less… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'Come back with your shield or on it.' Later on, this custom declined. So… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Time the healer (Time the killer) flies faster here in Rome than anywhere else in the world, I believe ... here in… — Charlotte Saunders Cushman Copy Share Image
“No. She's perfect. She doesn't fuss, doesn't nag, she trusts me absolutely no matter how dumb I act, and she never, ever… — Jay Crownover Copy Share Image
“Mankind in the aggregate I have found to be brutish, ignorant and unkind, whether those qualities were covered by the coarse tunic… — John Williams Copy Share Image
Since Christ is the only way to the Father, in order to highlight His living and saving presence in the Church and… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Can you see air you breathe? Can you see the force that moves the tides or changes the seasons or sends the… — Francine Rivers Copy Share Image
We discovered, like infants opening their eyes for the first time, that God's coming upon earth out of love for us had… — Chiara Lubich Copy Share Image
Rome was in the most dangerous inclination to change on account of the unequal distribution of wealth and property, those of highest… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“This revolutionary idea of Western citizenship—replete with ever more rights and responsibilities—would provide superb manpower for growing legions and a legal framework… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
I have a long view of history - my orientation is archaeological because I'm always thinking in terms of ancient Greece and… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to — Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my… — Audrey Hepburn Copy Share Image
Artists will sometimes speak of Rome with disparagement or indifference while it is before them; but no artist ewer lived in Rome… — George Stillman Hillard Copy Share Image
For me pressure is positive. The players need to know they need to deliver results because we have massive support but we… — Andrea Radrizzani Copy Share Image
When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Though Rome's gross yoke Drops off, no more to be endured, Her teaching is not so obscured By errors and perversities, That… — Robert Browning Copy Share Image
There's nothing new under the sun. All the roads lead to Rome. And people cannot provide it for you. I can't wake… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“Sidonius lives in a world already half barbarian, yet in the year before the Western Empire falls he is still dreaming of… — Eileen Power Copy Share Image
Christians aren’t making a religious claim when they say Jesus rose from the grave. They’re making a historical one; they’re saying that… — Greg Gilbert Copy Share Image
In Rome, I particularly love the history, churches, sculptures and architecture and the fact that you can walk along a tiny cobbled… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While… — Bernie Taupin Copy Share Image
My first time to Rome was when I was backpacking with my best friend around Europe for a month at 18 years… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases. Washington has… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
One of the things is challenging yourself to do a Rome show when everybody's done a Rome show. To find some aspect… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local… — Godfried Danneels Copy Share Image