Tag: quotes
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Marcus Aurelius Quotes
Marcus Aurelius ( 26 April 121 AD – 17 March 180 AD) was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor from 161 until Verus’ death in 169. He was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. During…
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Alessandro Manzoni Quotes
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. Alessandro Manzoni is famous for the novel The Betrothed (orig. Italian: I Promessi Sposi) , generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, both for its patriotic message…
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Pope Francis Quotes
Francis (Born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936) is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, a position also holding the roles of Sovereign of Vatican City and the Bishop of Rome. Born in Buenos Aires as the son of Italian parents, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician before entering seminary. Throughout…
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Robert Frost Quotes
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. Robert Frost is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life…
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Inspirational Career Quotes
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucius It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career. – Carlton Fisk Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it. – Katherine Whitehorn…
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Leonardo da Vinci Quotes
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, Old Style) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of “unquenchable curiosity” and “feverishly inventive imagination”. Leonardo…
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J. K. Rowling Quotes
Joanne “Jo” Rowling (born 31 July 1965), pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history,and been the…
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Abdu’l-Bahá Quotes
Abdu’l-Bahá’ (23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921), born ‘Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith. In 1892, `Abdu’l-Bahá was appointed in his father’s will to be his successor and head of the Bahá’í Faith. His journeys to the West, and his “Tablets of the Divine Plan” spread…
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Vladimir Putin Quotes
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. He previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin was previously the Chairman of the United…
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Atheist Quotes
A believer disbelieves in N number of gods. An atheist disbelieves N+1 number of gods Thank God I’m an atheist. – Luis Bunuel I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up – they have no holidays. – Henny Youngman Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man … living in the…
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Quotes about Quotes
Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings. -Hazrat Ali I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. -Marlene Dietrich Quotations will tell the full measure of meaning, if you have enough…
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Wilma Rudolph Quotes
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and an Olympic champion. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960. In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Rudolph became the first American woman to…