They Built Quotes

36 quotes by 35 authors

The Romans thought of themselves as the chosen people, yet they built the greatest army on Earth by recruiting warriors from any background. — Amy Chua
It seems to be saying perpetually; 'I am the end of the nineteenth century; I am glad they built me of iron; let me rust.'… — Hilaire Belloc
Hollywood people want to build you up and make you famous only to knock you off you're the pedestal they built for you. — Morgan Brittany
The land on which they (the Founding Fathers) formed this Union was stolen. The hands with which they built this nation were enslaved. The women… — Melissa Harris-Perry
There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile. — Richard Petty
For more than two centuries our foreparents labored here without wages; they made cotton king; and they built the homes of their masters in the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Iâ€™m not the only kid who grew up this way. Surrounded by people who used to say that rhyme about sticks and stones. As if… — Shane Koyczan
The history of India for many centuries had been happier, less fierce, and more dreamlike than any other history. In these favorable conditions, they built… — H.G. Wells
Iâ€™m the least fanciful guy around, but on nights when I wonder whether there was any point to my day, I think about this: the… — Tana French
Well, very long ago, on the spot where the Wild Wood waves now, before ever it had planted itself and grown up to what it… — Kenneth Grahame
To fully embark on the whole Phish experience, it's all about going to the city they built beforehand, with the fans and tent city or… — Joseph Bruce
Elton wanted a garden. They were building all afternoon while we were rehearsing. And then they built a fountain for Elton. And he said, I… — Maurice Gibb
As far as I'm concerned, the people who aren't paying taxes don't get to run around claiming that they built everything, that the built the… — Rush Limbaugh
I've read stories of slave owners who were very generous. They didn't keep them in shackles, they didn't whip the slaves, they built schools and… — Michael Moore
Most phenomenal startup teams create businesses that ultimately fail. Why? They built something that nobody wanted. — Eric Ries
When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves. — William Westmoreland
There are two kinds of comics; there are the ones who build bridges, and then there are the people who walk across the bridges as… — Ron White
But this tree in the yard-this tree that men chopped down...this tree that they built a bonfire around, trying to burn up it's stump-this tree… — Betty Smith
You're not going to tell me they built fifty-foot-high killer golems, are you?" "Only a man would think of that. It's our job," said Moist.… — Terry Pratchett
The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years.â€ â€œYeah,â€… — Rick Riordan

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