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
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
I have admired David Bromley's work for years. He possesses such a wild and vivid imagination and really sees the beauty in everything.
Mallory Jansen
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
Ildar Abdrazakov -
Emilia Clarke has beautiful brunette hair.
Natalie Dormer -
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
Queen Elizabeth II -
Most people inside the bureau believe that the blown opportunities to head off 9/11 would not recur today. Even among the FBI's doubters, few disagree that the bureau has come a long way.
Barton Gellman -
My biggest asset is not cash - it's a large, growing, devout fanbase.
Imogen Heap -
I'm still Christian. I was not raised in a Christian church to hate people. I was taught to love people and accept people. I know what I believe.
Lance Bass NSYNC
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Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally. It's funny because the Swedes claim me as their Swedish pride and the Canadians call me their Canadian girl. I'll take it all.
Malin Akerman -
Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action.
Aaron Burr -
Ask Jeeves! Who ever used that thing? College freshmen to find out who Goethe was - that's it.
Walter Kirn -
I have a couture body.
Carine Roitfeld -
I always have really fresh, hormone-free, additive-free chicken, healthy veggies, and brown rice in the fridge to grab because I'm always on the go.
Laura Prepon -
Connected with the fall of Satan is his lameness. The devil is represented in art and in legion as limping on one foot; this was occasioned by his having broken his leg in his fall.
Sabine Baring-Gould
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My No. 1 is Johnny Depp, ever since 'Cry Baby.' He had my heart.
Bonnie McKee -
This book is past the first flush of youth. It is a book that is in puberty. It is hesitating, and from the vantage point of the mature reader, it is both a sad and amusing reminder of the part which is not always attractive enough to be revisited.
Peter Greenaway -
Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.
Ogden Nash -
The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.
Geronimo -
Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli