Famous Quotes

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A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy. — William Wordsworth
Sometimes I find myself thinking, rather wistfully, about Lao Tzu's famous dictum: 'Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish.' All around… — William Carlos Williams
The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves The brilliant moon and all the milky sky And all that famous harmony of leaves Had blotted… — William Butler Yeats
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men. — Thucydides
Bond's introduction: "Bond. James Bond." Repeated in 17 subsequent Bond films. Number One in the Top Ten Most Famous Movie Quotes. -The Guinness Book of… — Sean Connery
And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win. "But what good came of it at last?" Quoth little Peterkin. "Why, that I… — Robert Southey
The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned or where one's… — Norman Cousins
Thence to the famous orators repair, Those ancient, whose resistless eloquence Wielded at will that fierce democratie, Shook the arsenal, and fulmin'd over Greece, To… — John Milton
Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots,… — John Milton
In one of the decisive battles of World War I, disastrous reports poured into the headquarters of Marshal Foch, the commander of the Allied forces.… — James Keller
If you feel that . . . what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take… — Howard W. Hunter
Goodness is always an asset. A man who is straight, friendly and useful may never be famous, but he is respected and liked by all… — Herbert Newton Casson
Mrs. Teasdale calls for rescue and Firefly delivers the famous line to his cohorts as they rescue her: "Remember, you're fighting for this woman's honor,… — Groucho Marx
To people who want to be rich and famous, I'd say, "Get rich first and see if that doesn't cover it." — Bill Murray
Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for… — Alan Bennett
You know, there's a moment when you're famous when it's unbearable to go out because you're too famous. And then there's a moment when you're… — Steve Martin
No matter how much fame you have, it's not something that belongs to you. If I'm famous, that doesn't belong to me-that belongs to you.… — Michael J. Fox
Jesus was not famous in his day. If there were no Bible, there would have been no record of him. The record belongs to his… — Rajneesh
The more famous and powerful I get the more power I have to hurt men. — Sharon Stone
The disobedient child is continuously condemned. The obedient child is, on the other hand, continuously praised. But have you heard of any obedient child having… — Rajneesh

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