Agesilaus II Quotes
If I have done any honorable exploit, that is my monument; but if I have done none, all your statues will signify nothing.
Agesilaus II
Quotes to Explore
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Unsurprisingly, given the eagerness of professors and students of identity studies to claim as many labels for themselves as possible, some individuals have sought to expand the definition of disability to include … well, themselves. At the "Wrong/ed Bodies" session at the Cultural Studies conference, Angela Lea Nemecek complained that when she breastfed in her office at the University of Virginia, she was made to feel as if she had a disability. In short, her breastfeeding was "constructed in the workplace" as a disability. Therefore, she reasoned, breastfeeding is a disability and should be protected under the Americans with Disability Act.
Bruce Bawer
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Getting your news from Twitter is like asking a cat for directions.
Andy Borowitz
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Because of old sports injuries, yoga has become a physical lifesaver.
Erica Tazel
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If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel.
Mark Russell
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If the evidence says you're wrong, you don't have the right theory. You change the theory, not the evidence.
John Brunner
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Being a graduate student is no fun and is hard, but I'm sticking with it. I love making art.
Nell Irvin Painter
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Living like an empty shell is not really living, no matter how many years it may go on. The heart and flesh of an empty shell give birth to nothing more than the life of an empty shell.
Haruki Murakami
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Once a fellow's enjoying the fruits of government health care and all the rest, he couldn't give a hoot about the general societal interest; he's got his, and if it's going to bankrupt the state a generation hence, well, as long as they can keep the checks coming till he's dead, it's fine by him.
Mark Steyn
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The enemy is a spiritual enemy. He's called the principality of darkness. The enemy is a guy called Satan.
William G. Boykin
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The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delhi, Agra and Mumbai have a unique attractive force.
Vladimir Putin
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When I was young I once found a book in a Dutch translation, 'The leaves of Grass'. It was the first time a book touched me by its feeling of freedom and open spaces, the way the poet spoke of the ocean by describing a drop of water in his hand. Walt Whitman was offering the world an open hand (now we call it democracy) and my 'Monument for Walt Whitman' became this open hand with mirrors, so you can see inside yourself.
Karel Appel
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People who exploit their power and abuse others need to be revealed.
Radhika Apte
