Plato Quotes
The honour of parents is a fair and noble treasure to their posterity, but to have the use of a treasure of wealth and honour, and to leave none to your successors, because you have neither money nor reputation of your own, is alike base and dishonourable.
Quotes to Explore
-
Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
-
I eat lots of vegetables and green juices.
-
Funnily enough, 'Chuck' prepared me for '24.'
-
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
-
Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
-
I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?
-
Rey is so strong. She's cool and smart and she can look after herself. Young girls can look at her and know that they can wear trousers if they want to. That they don't have to show off their bodies.
-
The next time you're driving from New York to Boston on I-95, you should make a little detour in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to visit the Old Slater Mill national historic landmark. It's the site of what is considered to be the first successful water-powered textile spinning mill in America.
-
I saw an interview that I did with someone, and I was horrified by it. And I said to my wife, 'This is unbearable how I talk.'
-
I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
-
The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
-
I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
-
Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
-
If we want to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, it starts with a fair wage, adequate working conditions, and the resources and support to succeed. Remember: teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
-
I didn't go to school a lot.
-
I don't even make multiplayer games much, so dealing with multiple characters is something new for me – or, rather, something I've had to recall from my days as a roleplaying adventure designer where the party was everything!
-
People come up and say, 'Hey, I know you!' They're middle-aged women and big burly guys. They say, 'Don't tell anyone, but I watch Felicity, and I think it's great.'
-
I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.
-
Right-to-life groups won't fund us because we're Democrats.
-
Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.
-
Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earth's best interests and our citizen's pressing needs.
-
I wouldn't be here if it were not for the grant system that paid for me to go to art school - because my parents couldn't have afforded it.
-
My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day.
-
The honour of parents is a fair and noble treasure to their posterity, but to have the use of a treasure of wealth and honour, and to leave none to your successors, because you have neither money nor reputation of your own, is alike base and dishonourable.
