Monument Quotes

273 Monument quotes by 228 unique authors

The slow-rising central horror of "Watergate" is not that it might grind down to the reluctant impeachment of a vengeful thug of a president whose… — Hunter S. Thompson
Genius, when employed in works whose tendency it is to demoralize and to degrade us, should be contemplated with abhorrence rather than with admiration; such… — Charles Caleb Colton
Those only deserve a monument who do not need one; that is, who have raised themselves a monument in the minds and memories of men. — William Hazlitt
Soul of the age! The applause, delight, the wonder of our stage! My Shakespeare , rise; I will not lodge thee by Chaucer or Spenser… — Ben Jonson
Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery. — R. Buckminster Fuller
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved. — Thomas Fuller
I always wish the hotels were like they are in movies and TV shows, where if you're in Paris, right outside your window is the… — Gilbert Gottfried
I don't mind being a symbol but I don't want to become a monument. There are monuments all over the Parliament Buildings and I've seen… — Tommy Douglas
It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled… — Dick Durbin
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty… — Lafcadio Hearn
Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil. — Kin Hubbard
To me, the drive for monumentality is as inbred as the desire for food and sex, regardless of how we denigrate it. Monuments differ in… — Philip Johnson
Art is very tricky because it's what you do for yourself. It's much harder for me to make those works than the monuments or the… — Maya Lin
I started studying what the nature of a monument is and what a monument should be. And for the World War III memorial I designed… — Maya Lin
I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries… — Daniel Radcliffe
It seems to me the Washington Monument is a symbol of America's power. It has been the symbol of our great nation. We look at… — Pat Robertson
If you go to Gettysburg and take the time, maybe take a tour, maybe just drive around, read some of the monuments, read some of… — Jeff Shaara
They can see the brave silhouette from almost anywhere in the District of Columbia and use it as a compass to locate other monuments and… — Hugh Sidey

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