Empires Quotes

610 Empires quotes by 468 unique authors

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
Anarchy wears two faces, both creator and destroyer. Thus destroyers topple empires; make a canvas of clean rubble where creators then can build another world.… — Alan Moore
Empires and churches are born under the sun of death. — Albert Camus
Our defeat was always implicit in the victory of others; our wealth has always generated our poverty by nourishing the prosperity of others - the… — Eduardo Galeano
When words cease to cling close to things, kingdoms fall, empires wane and diminish. — Ezra Pound
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
Great empires are not maintained by timidity. — Tacitus
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
Can you see air you breathe? Can you see the force that moves the tides or changes the seasons or sends the birds to a… — Francine Rivers
If one's fated to be born in Caesar's Empire, let him live aloof, provincial, by the seashore... — Joseph Brodsky
Didn't you have any sadistic nannies who told you these tales to keep you quiet and well behaved at night? Heavens, what's to become of… — Libba Bray

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