Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes

Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

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I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no one wanted to read any of those stories. They got rejected by everyone. Sometimes, I would get a note saying they liked the writing, but the story simply didn't work.

Karin Slaughter
- Work
- Great
- Writing
In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.

Jack Adams
- Training
- Japanese
- Watch
My writing could be the most beautiful or important piece of prose, but it means nothing if it's boring, if people aren't listening or reading. I think transporting someone, putting them in a story for a few hours, taking them out of their worlds, is what I always strive to do.

Victoria Aveyard
- People
- Important
- Writing
The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.

Tariq Ramadan
- Free
- Question
- Ideas
We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.

Daniel Drew
In Swat, there are two jobs a woman's going to do: a teacher or a doctor. If not, then become a housewife.

Malala Yousafzai
- Woman
- Teacher
- Doctor