Empire Quotes

599 Empire quotes by 452 unique authors

[The Persian Empire] left a dream of the Middle East as a unit, and a unit where people of different faiths could live together. — Neil MacGregor
The whole Turkish empire is nothing else but a crust cast by Heaven's great Housekeeper to His dogs. — Martin Luther
From the days of Spartacus, Weishophf, Karl Marx, Trotski, Belacoon, Rosa Luxenburg, and Ema Goldman, this world conspiracy has been steadily growing. This conspiracy played… — Winston Churchill
Once you run current-account deficits, you depend on the kindness of strangers. This might be the beginning of the end of the American empire. — Nouriel Roubini
The Indian education system, like the Indian bureaucratic system, is Victorian and still in the 19th century. Our schools are still designed to produce clerks… — Sugata Mitra
American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were us: They were the most powerful nation on Earth. Their mercantile empire… — Rick Atkinson
When my father was born, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. When I was born, it was Lithuania. When I left, it was Hungary.… — Elie Wiesel
If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball. — Dan Quisenberry
Back in the mid-18th century, in 1745-1747, Ossetia was the first to become part of the Russian Empire. At that time, it was a united… — Vladimir Putin
When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other… — Doris Lessing
Being Peruvian means to come from the farthest place possible to get to Europe. Peru is the land of the Incas. It was the capital… — Mario Testino
My obsessions stay the same - historical memory and historical erasure. I am particularly interested in the Americas and how a history that is rooted… — Natasha Trethewey
In a much larger sense, the problem of Sabah is directly influenced by the duplicity of imperial Britain. For whatever devious reason, the dismantling of… — F. Sionil Jose
While the Chinese people, as a rule, are good people, my business dealings with Communist Chinese officials have left me disturbed and concerned about the… — Robert Kiyosaki
The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest. — Robert Kiyosaki
Through the international hotel empire, the Hilton name has become synonymous with class and sophistication. — Jerry Oppenheimer
Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go. — Pericles
In the 19th century, when Muslims were looking at Europe as an example, they were independent; they were more self-confident. In the early 20th century,… — Mustafa Akyol
Turkey has never been colonized, so it remained as an independent nation after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. — Mustafa Akyol
The rise of the presidency began with the Louisiana Purchase, which in 1803 doubled the land mass of the United States. History taught the framers… — Noah Feldman
An empire that extends itself selectively is just being prudent about its own limitations. A republic that supports democratization selectively is another matter. — Noah Feldman
I was born in Vienna on November 7, 1929, eleven years after the multiethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire fell apart following its defeat in World War I. — Eric Kandel
If you look back at history, the various Maharajas of the Indian empire actually helped support a whole British industry. The royalty in those days… — Mark Shand
To build an empire - or win seven Tour de Frances in a row - you must have a Lone Star-size ego and a dash… — Stephen Rodrick
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes to Anatolia, established… — Stephen Kinzer

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