John Milton Quotes

And sing to those that hold the vital shears; And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound.

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• The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.

  

  Ibrahim Babangida
  • Alone
  • Government
  • Progress

• I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.

  

  Mackenzie Astin
  • Fun
  • You
  • Names

• One of these days, I'd like to put together a revue of all my music, which would probably turn into a marathon. There's a couple of hit songs from almost every phase of my career. At the same time, visually, if you don't handle it properly, it could be a cacophony of craziness, because there's just so many different kinds of music.

  

  Natalie Cole
  • Time
  • Music
  • Different

• I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

  

  Samantha Bond
  • Before
  • Upset
  • Be Careful

• You arrive at a village, and in this calm environment, one starts to hear echo.

  

  Yannick Noah
  • Environment
  • Calm
  • Village

• Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.

  

  Natalie Clifford Barney
  • Time
  • Tears
  • Faces

• I grew up doing musicals in my childhood at school, along with all the plays I used to be involved in.

  

  Yvonne Strahovski
  • Up
  • School
  • Childhood

• It’s not easy to know what is true for you or me at twenty-two, my age. But I guess I’m what I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you.

  

  Langston Hughes
  • True
  • Age

• For all its problems, I found South Africa a beautiful country, interesting and inspiring.

  

  David Harewood
  • Country
  • Beautiful
  • Interesting

• A lot of people in America and Europe feel that their governments are not representing them very much.

  

  Angus Deaton
  • People
  • America

• I have long been a supporter of the Head Start program because each and every year I witness the dramatic positive impact that early intervention services have on children's lives in my congressional district.

  

  Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • Long
  • Children
  • Positive

• I legit can not parallel park. This is no joke!

  

  Jennifer Damiano

• It's a lot more important to get quality young men and good student-athletes that can be successful at the University of Georgia. That's my No. 1 goal.

  

  Kirby Smart
  • Good
  • Men
  • Important

• Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection.

  

  Mark Crispin Miller
  • Power

• What I look for in a project or partner is integrity and character; I love the concept of family entertainment and crosses over the generations, where you can sit kids with their grandparents and everyone has a good time. Those are the qualities that I want to bring to viewers.

  

  Jodi Benson
  • Time
  • Good
  • Family

• I believe we need to lay race theories to rest: Democracy - and identity - is difficult enough without 'scientific' obfuscation.

  

  Jens Martin Skibsted
  • Believe
  • Rest
  • Democracy

• When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.

  

  Phyllis Schlafly

• Boxing's a sport that gives you licence to act like an idiot, I think.

  

  Anthony Joshua
  • Boxing

• As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.

  

  Eddie Murphy
  • Different
  • You
  • Person

• I'm constantly coming up with new strategies for getting to the mental place where writing is so joyous and playful that I almost can't help putting the words down.

  

  Nalo Hopkinson
  • Up
  • Writing
  • Help

• Elder mocked me for praying once, and i spent an hour berating him for that. He ended up throwing up his hands, laughing, and telling me i could believe whatever i wanted if i was going to hold onto my beliefs so hard.

  

  Beth Revis
  • Believe
  • Laughing
  • Praying

• Love for the Lord is not an ethereal, intellectual, dreamlike thing; it is the intensest, most vital, most passionate love of which the human heart is capable.

  

  Oswald Chambers
  • Love
  • Human
  • Lord

• Putting is probably the most important thing in the game. It's that classic argument you always hear, but it's true. You can hit the ball great, but if you can't make anything, it's so deflating. The psychological aspect is huge. Putting is the source of where you really go in a round.

  

  Nick Price
  • Source
  • Putting
  • Round

• And sing to those that hold the vital shears; And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound.

  

  John Milton
  • Round
  • VItal
  • Shears