Emperor Quotes
204 quotes by 172 authors
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I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his powerless subjects. That's…
— Chinua Achebe
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I drink a bucket of white tea in the morning. I read about this tea of the Emperor of China, which is supposedly the tea…
— Antonio Banderas
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
— Otto von Bismarck
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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves.
— Bertolt Brecht
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I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor.
— Lord Byron
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The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor.
— Willa Cather
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
— George Washington
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Some years ago, I wrote a book called the Emperor's New Mind and that book was describing a point of view I had about consciousness…
— Roger Penrose
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Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely to the fact that, never…
— P.G. Wodehouse
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Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.
— Charles V of France
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Gardeners, I think, dream bigger dreams than Emperor's.
— Mary Cantwell
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My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country.
— Wolfman Jack
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The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole…
— Zhuangzi
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If I were emperor of the world, I would put the pedal to the floor on energy efficiency and conservation for the next decade.
— Steven Chu
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A storm is coming; our storm. Emperor - we come for you!
— Frank Herbert
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In the move The Last Emperor, the young child anointed as the last emperor of China lives a magical life of luxury with a thousand…
— Philip Yancey
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Dear me, I believe I am becoming a god. An emperor ought at least to die on his feet.
— Vespasian
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If you work without love, you are working like a slave. When you work with love, you work like an emperor. Your work is your…
— Rajneesh
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Giving love is the real beautiful experience, because then you are an emperor.
— Rajneesh
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You cannot demand military service of Christians any more than you can of priests. We do not go forth as soldiers with the Emperor even…
— Origen
Who Wrote These Emperor Quotes
172 authors contributed a total of 204 Emperor Quotes, led by these top contributors: