Petersburg Quotes

21 Petersburg quotes by 19 unique authors

The evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the surrender of the principal insurgent army, give hope of a righteous and speedy peace whose joyous expression… — Abraham Lincoln
Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that Capablanca possessed in… — Alexander Alekhine
I am going to St. Petersburg, Florida, tomorrow. Let the worthy citizens of Chicago get their liquor the best they can. I'm sick of the… — Al Capone
We, the workers and inhabitants of St Petersburg, of various estates, our wives, our children, and our aged, helpless parents, come to THEE, O SIRE… — Orlando Figes
As a peace machine, it's value to the world will be beyond computation. Would a declaration of war between Russia and Japan be made, if… — Unknown Author
But how do European railways manage without them? How do they continue to convey millions of travellers and mountains of luggage across a continent? If… — Peter Kropotkin
It is apparent at first glance that in The Double there is more creative talent and depth of thought than in Poor Folk. But meanwhile… — Vissarion Belinsky
I can state that I created a ballet company of which everyone said: St. Petersburg has the greatest ballet in all Europe. — Unknown Author
The Finns also have a bent for drink, even though there is no wine here whatsoever, except for illicit tavern keeping, which is harshly suppressed.… — Unknown Author
I am joining the government not from the academic position but from St. Petersburg city council. — Anatoly Chubais
In 1491 the Inka ruled the greatest empire on earth. Bigger than Ming Dynasty China, bigger than Ivan the Great’s expanding Russia, bigger than Songhay… — Charles C. Mann
Rising sea levels will result in tens to hundreds of millions more people flooded each year with a warming of 3 or 4°C. There will… — Nicholas Stern
Jane Kindred’s THE HOUSE OF ARKHANGEL'SK dazzles with its surreal blending of worlds. Lost angel Anazakia, last survivor of her murdered family, finds herself in… — Lynn Flewelling
People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because he lived in St. Petersburg so long, almost fifty years. — Gyorgy Ligeti
The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father and… — Alfred Nobel
I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879. — Carl Spitteler
The ultimate moment where I most felt like a rebel was in St. Petersburg, Russia [in 2012 during the MDNA Tour] when I was told… — Madonna Ciccone
It suddenly seemed to me that I was lonely, that every one was forsaking me and going away from me. Of course, any one is… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
When I was young, about 18 or 19, I read all the Dostoyevsky novels, which made me want to go to St. Petersburg. So I… — Tadashi Shoji
For me, St. Petersburg is the city that I can never escape because it has this special energy, even a dark energy. It keeps pulling… — Anna Netrebko
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, my wife speaks five languages: Russian, English, French, Italian and, out of self-defense, Spanish. I watched her learn Spanish in… — Cheech Marin

Who Wrote These Petersburg Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 21 Petersburg Quotes as follows: