Gabriele D'Annunzio Quotes

“They remained silent, while the bronze tolling passed over their heads so powerfully that they seemed to hear it in the very roots of their hair like a quiver of their flesh.”

Gabriele D'Annunzio

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• The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.

  

  Carl von Clausewitz
  • War
  • Political
  • Goal

• I love dessert. All kinds. But there's something about ice cream that makes me happy. I am drawn to its simplicity. I am perplexed by the endless supply of constantly growing flavor options. And I am always in the mood for sprinkles and a sugar cone.

  

  Rachel Nichols
  • Love
  • Happy
  • Growing

• It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?

  

  Venus Williams
  • Work
  • Love
  • Job

• It is so easy to forget that this is good that we're alive. We should be enjoying this gift of being alive.

  

  Victoria Principal
  • Good
  • Easy
  • Gift

• People are worried about what's going to happen to journalism - and they should be. Every day, the blogosphere is getting better and print media is getting worse; you have to be an idiot not to see that.

  

  Kara Swisher
  • People
  • Day
  • Media

• There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Women
  • Number
  • Mechanical

• Obviously I've had great experiences with people I've worked with on films - I've married half of them! I should come with a warning sign that says, 'Don't worry, I'm not going to try to marry you. I'm done.'

  

  Kate Beckinsale
  • People
  • Great
  • Done

• I think what hurt me all along was the label of 'war-time pitcher.' I've always resented that.

  

  Hal Newhouser
  • Time
  • War
  • Think

• The FA Cup for all the fans does mean something special.

  

  Eden Hazard
  • Mean
  • Fans
  • Special

• If you leave your wife and you don't ever contact her again, that says something about how you felt about the marriage.

  

  H. G. Bissinger
  • Wife
  • Marriage
  • Felt

• I would say that it's a lot easier, especially if you have a bit of an attention deficit disorder, to be on a movie because you can give it your all, and kill yourself for however many months, and then let it go.

  

  Majandra Delfino
  • Movie
  • You
  • Attention

• My new iPhone, I'm obsessed. My iPod. I love all the Mac crap. AppleTV, I'm crazy about that. I'd rather buy a new gadget than, like, a purse.

  

  Kaley Cuoco
  • Crazy
  • Like
  • Purse

• I have always been an active part of my community.

  

  Salma Hayek
  • Community
  • Always
  • Active

• What better way to foray into production than with 'Khaidi No 150.' The film is truly close to my heart because it is my father's 150th film.

  

  Ram Charan
  • Heart
  • Father
  • Better

• The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?

  

  Dale Carnegie
  • Book
  • Jesus
  • Ideas

• Apparently, Mayella's recital had given her confidence, but it was not her father's brash kind: there was something stealthy about hers, like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail.

  

  Harper Lee
  • Father
  • Confidence
  • Cat

• If you really want to know who I am, you have to be as absolutely empty as I am. Then two mirrors will be facing each other, and only emptiness will be mirrored. Infinite emptiness will be mirrored: two mirrors facing each other. But if you have some idea, then you will see your own idea in me.

  

  Rajneesh

• And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and struggles that I saw them overcome, I learned an invaluable lesson, and that is that women can do anything we set our minds to... and then some!

  

  Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine
  • Life
  • Women
  • Mind

• The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great nation commits itself, it must prevail. It will acquire no kudos for translating its inner doubts into hesitation.

  

  Henry Kissinger
  • Decision
  • Statesman
  • Nation

• When meditating, do not expect something to happen. Otherwise, you are meditating on your expectation, and you are not doing the Meditation itself.

  

  Choa Kok Sui
  • Happens
  • Meditation
  • Expectations

• The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

  

  Baruch Spinoza
  • World
  • Men
  • Silent

• Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.

  

  Socrates
  • Silence
  • Hear
  • Melody

• “They remained silent, while the bronze tolling passed over their heads so powerfully that they seemed to hear it in the very roots of their hair like a quiver of their flesh.”

  

  Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • Silent
  • Hear
  • Tolling