Tacitus Quotes
This I regard as history's highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.
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If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.
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As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
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Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
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If you look at the history of large financial institutions, most of them have succeeded because of a deep presence in their home market.
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What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.
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I might see something on TV and get inspired to write about it. I can't sit down and plan to write. It has to come to me in my head like someone telling me the words.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.
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The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living.
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Conservative Justices have a history of not standing by their professed commitment to judicial restraint.
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Indeed, throughout much of history and in many cultures, redheads have been viewed with suspicion and fear - and even killed - because of their hair.
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I played a character in 'Ransom' who was as evil as they come.
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Always, in every human action, there are leaders.
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I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
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The study of history empowers nations and individuals with an ability to avoid errors of the past and lay foundations for victories in the future.
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History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
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During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history.
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Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.
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To respond to people's needs, humanitarian action has evolved from a temporary fix to a long-term safety net.
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I grew up with all these old jazz guys in the '70s in L.A., and they grew up idolizing Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Lester Young - all of these incredible musicians.
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I've never wanted to be a person where somebody would be like, 'I like her; she's okay.' Love or hate is fine, because it sells tickets.
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As long as our independence is not achieved, it remains to be achieved.
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This I regard as history's highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.
