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Emperor Quotes by Gore Vidal
- Rome ... at its most decadent, had never thought of hiring an actor to go through the motions of being an emperor while the Praetorian…
- At least when the Emperor Justinian, a sky-god man, decided to outlaw sodomy, he had to come up with a good practical reason, which he…
- Traitors who prevail are patriots; usurpers who succeed are divine emperors.
More Emperor Quotes
- I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his… — Chinua Achebe
- I drink a bucket of white tea in the morning. I read about this tea of the Emperor of China, which is… — Antonio Banderas
- I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. — Otto von Bismarck
- The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it… — Bertolt Brecht
- I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor. — Lord Byron
- The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor. — Willa Cather
- I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. — George Washington
- Some years ago, I wrote a book called the Emperor's New Mind and that book was describing a point of view I… — Roger Penrose
- Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely to the… — P.G. Wodehouse
- Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball. — Unknown Author
- Gardeners, I think, dream bigger dreams than Emperor's. — Mary Cantwell
- My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country. — Wolfman Jack