About Quote by Adam Driver Download Open image “Sophocles was a general: a warrior writing plays about military situations.” — Adam Driver ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare About General Military Plays Situations Warrior Writing
“I was fascinated by all the great generals, from Alexander the Great to George Patton. I hated war, but I loved the warrior spirit.” — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
“Commanders and historians are the people who discuss wars; I was in the infantry, and most of the time I did not know where… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
“Life is short, but art is long. Sophocles is dead, but Oedipus lives on…Each of us when we read a great piece of literature… — James W. Sire Copy Share Image
“[from Some words about 'War and Peace' ] For a historian considering the achievement of a certain aim, there are heroes; for the artist… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Mr. Norrell did not know a great deal about war, but he suspected that soldiers are not generally your great respecters of books. They… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Sophocles said he drew men as they ought to be, and Euripides as they were. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“The soldier—that is, the great soldier—of to-day is not a romantic animal, dashing at forlorn hopes, animated by frantic sentiment, full of fancies as… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
“A tolerably extensive reading of campaigns and military histories justifies me in saying that such an exhibition of unsuspicious security in the presence of… — Warren Olney Copy Share Image
“As he spoke, he looked into their faces and saw, as though in his own features, that fundamentally they all bore the indelible impress… — Alexander Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“Sometimes heroics revolted him; they seemed like an insult to the soldier who weighed the risks of the situation and made calm, cunning decisions… — Iain M. Banks Copy Share Image
“The warrior fills many roles, and the capacity to do so requires an intelligence that ordinary soldiers are not trained to possess.” — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
The single combats of the heroes of history or fable amuse our fancy and engage our affections: the skillful evolutions of war may inform… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
My only close-to-game-plan is to follow good writing. If the writing is in TV or if it's in theater or in film, that's it.… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
I feel like I have to move violently once a day, or I'll lose my mind. — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
I think it's a common misconception in the civilian community that the military community is filled with just drills and discipline and pain. They… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
Costume people are always saying they don't have clothes big enough for me. — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
September 11 happened, and all my friends were like, 'Let's join the military!' and I was the only one who actually did. — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
How do you take what you do as seriously as possible but not so seriously that it ends up inhibiting what you do? — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
I never played sports or got into the whole guy camaraderie of, like, 'I love you, man! Seniors forever!' So suddenly being in the… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
I think people are willing to take more of a risk on an indie film, about character, etc...but at the same time, when I… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I just worried about my weight. Worried about my appearance and thought I wan't pretty enough to be a pop star. It was very… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image
