Florence Quotes

46 quotes by 44 authors

I often compare Margaret Thatcher with Florence Nightingale. She stalks through the wards of our hospitals as a lady with a lamp. Unfortunately, it's a… — Denis Healey
I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they're not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It's… — Berthe Morisot
When I was 12 years old, I read 'Nancy Drew' mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about girls who love… — Joyce Maynard
In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise. — Virgil Thomson
I studied at a university in Florence and finished my degree. My mother was very strict about this recipe: You need to get your degree. — Donatella Versace
I made music with my friend, who we called Isabella Machine to which I was Florence Robot. When I was about an hour away from… — Florence Welch
It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red tiles which look… — E. M. Forster
You have the most revolting Florence Nightingale complex,' said Mrs. Smiling. It is not that at all, and well you know it. On the whole,… — Stella Gibbons
Speak up,' says Myrna who has a fuzzy white caterpillar of a moustache. 'My hearing's not so good.' 'I WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD.' Liz… — Gabrielle Zevin
Everything I pick up seems to lure me away. Everything I do in my daily life begins to feel like striking wet matches. The need… — Frances Mayes
The key to the city of Florence was about two feet long, and painted a garish gold. Hamilton was fascinated by it. "Wow! How big… — Gordon Korman
Hamilton dabbed a tissue at the cut under his eye. "Except for the time I met the Great Khali, that was the coolest thing I've… — Gordon Korman
As her time in Florence drew to a close she was only at ease amongst those to whom she felt indifferent. — E. M. Forster
When rivers flooded, when fire fell from the sky, what a fine place the library was, the many rooms, the books. With luck, no one… — Ray Bradbury
People think me a sort of Florence Nightingale, but I have no heroic qualities. I simply donâ€™t feel very much. — Franny Billingsley
After a sleepless night the body gets weaker, It becomes dear and not yours - and nobody's. Just like a seraph you smile to people… — Marina Tsvetaeva
Aeschylus and Plato are remembered today long after the triumphs of Imperial Athens are gone. Dante outlived the ambitions of thirteenth century Florence. Goethe stands… — John F. Kennedy
I do quite like sightseeing. I like churches, museums, galleries and all that stuff. I love the smell of a church in Italy or the… — Ashley Jensen
Florence Nightingale was an amazing figure. She created the American Red Cross. She saw the suffering from bad health conditions on the battlefield and in… — Sharon Lawrence
I was brought up in Florence, a beautiful medieval town whose rhythm is completely in antiquity. — Oleg Cassini

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