Personages Quotes

19 quotes by 19 authors

Courtesy is the politic witchery of great personages. — Baltasar Gracian
As Karl Marx once noted: 'Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He forgot to add: the… — Michael Shermer
Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy,… — Karl Marx
It is my fondest desire to bust a host of caps into multitudes of fleshy personages. — Bill Willingham
The apparent rulers of the English nation are like the most imposing personages of the a splendid procession; it is by them that the mob… — Walter Bagehot
Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without a present in… — Adam Clarke
"Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by the many signal… — Christopher Columbus
We should comfort ourselves with the masterpieces of art as with exalted personages-stand quietly before them and wait till they speak to us. — Arthur Schopenhauer
On the stage it is always now; the personages are standing on that razor-edge, between the past and the future, which is the essential character… — Thornton Wilder
My tendency towards bareness and simplification has been practiced in three fields: modeling, colors, and the figuration of the personages. — Joan Miro
I would like to flood South Africa with black personages of all sorts of persuasions: writers, educators, businessmen, you name it. If you are black… — Arthur Ashe
Who are the oppressors? The few: the King, the capitalist, and a handful of other overseers and superintendents. Who are the oppressed? The many: the… — Mark Twain
The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes. — Benjamin Disraeli
If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as… — Marilyn Monroe
Faith precedes the miracle. It has ever been so and shall ever be. It was not raining when Noah was commanded to build an ark.… — Thomas S. Monson
It was in the reign of George II. that the above-named personages lived and quarrelled ; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor,… — William Makepeace Thackeray
All my movies have an autobiographical dimension, but that is indirectly, through the personages. In fact, I am behind everything that happens and that is… — Pedro Almodovar
The Godhead consists of three separate, distinct personages who are one in purpose. The Father and the Son have tangible bodies of flesh and bone… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds:… — Paul Di Filippo

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