Empire Quotes

599 Empire quotes by 452 unique authors

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his… — Napoleon Bonaparte
... the connection between imperial politics and culture is astonishingly direct. American attitudes to American "greatness", to hierarchies of race, to the perils of "other"… — Edward Said
Can one move an empire as if it were a house? — Ismail KadarÃ©
One thought alone preoccupies the submerged mind of Empire: how not to end, how not to die, how to prolong its era. By day it… — J M Coetzee
To be a Christian is to live dangerously, honestly, freely - to step in the name of love as if you may land on nothing,… — Cornel West
To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy Power, which seems omnipotent; To love, and bear;… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
As a species, we have evolved to survive. And the way we do it is by straining and straining and, at last, every few generaitons,… — Orson Scott Card
And all dared to brave unknown terrors, to do mighty deeds, to boldly split infinitives that no man had split before--and thus was the Empire… — Douglas Adams
Mene mene tekel upsharin,' Jace said with a faint smile. 'You don't recognize it? It's from the Bible, vampire. The old one. That's your book,… — Cassandra Clare
Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine! Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; Light dies… — Alexander Pope
Needless to say, they refused to submit to the Empire, conducting such a persistent guerrilla war that the Romans gave up hope of conquering Scotland,… — Terry Pratchett
For West is where we all plan to go some day. It is where you go when the land gives out and the old-field pines… — Robert Penn Warren
God save the Queen and a fascist regime … a flabby toothless fascism, to be sure. Never go too far in any direction, is the… — William S. Burroughs
I believe that all novels, ... deal with character, and that it is to express character – not to preach doctrines, sing songs, or celebrate… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I have my own dying empire to contend with, and I do not wish for any other. — Gary Shteyngart
So you can't live in Manhattan?' she asked. Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building. 'Manhattan has other problems. Other… — Rick Riordan
Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened. — Jared Diamond
Somehow, she had grown into a woman in between the fall of kings and collapse of worlds. Once she had been terrified of change. Then… — Brandon Sanderson
If two angels were to receive at the same moment a commission from God, one to go down and rule earth’s grandest empire, the other… — John Newton
But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others. — Libba Bray
In summer the empire of insects spreads. — Adam Zagajewski
The Doctor: The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire. And there it is: planet Earth at its height. Covered with megacities, five moons, population 96… — Russell T Davies
Take it from someone who's read the Wikipedia entry: this is how the Ottoman Empire was won: madden horsemen fueled by lethal jet-black coffee-mud. — Cory Doctorow
i get a little romantic about the old Empire State. Just looking at it makes me want to play some Frank Sinatra tunes and sway… — Maureen Johnson
Why did you want to go and distract me like that? I was quite in my element and everything.' Conall laughed. 'Someone has to keep… — Gail Carriger

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