Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) Quotes
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.Petrarch
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If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
Carl Karcher -
At the Department of Justice, our ability to fulfill our responsibilities - to advocate for victims, to vigorously pursue misconduct, to seek justice in all its forms - depends on public confidence in the institutions we represent.
Sally Yates -
Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.
Harley Viera-Newton -
A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
Dan Rather -
Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.
Tahar Rahim -
From the pop side, people like Usher, and when they first came out, I listened to guys like K-Ci and JoJo; that '90s R&B thing really caught my ear.
Sam Hunt
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You can have the greatest player in terms of mastering an instrument and you could be yawning your head off when you hear them. So, it's not what you do, but the way you're doing it and in the end that's all that we have.
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin -
Where most of the country is, well, hot - from the bone-baking dry heat of the desert to the flesh-melting humidity of Kerala in the south - Kashmir is cool: so cool, in fact, that in the winter, the temperatures can sink to sub-zero.
Hanya Yanagihara -
I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
Ulysses S. Grant -
The truth is, there's an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer.
Adam McKay -
I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
Barbara Taylor Bradford -
I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.
Flula Borg
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There are complications in relationships between men and women. There always will be.
Orlando Bloom -
If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
Eden Phillpotts -
I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
Tamra Davis -
Ether is the token of the Ethereum network, which is focused on disrupting contract law.
Cameron Winklevoss -
Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer!
Garth Brooks
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For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
William James -
I don't think anybody ever really just retires where they don't do anything.
Ozzie Smith -
I have never liked the 'Been there done that' thing... You hear that all the time from people, and I think it's just based on pure insecurity... Each person is going to have their own unique take on something.
Rachel Kushner -
That's what happens in a good horror movie: there are always metaphors of greater subjects like humanity and empathy and compassion. It's not about the action and scary moments: You really care about these characters because they're mirrors of our own reflections.
Edgar Ramirez -
We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.
Barbara Mikulski -
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
Petrarch