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rome purpose genius
Genius, when employed in works whose tendency it is to demoralize and to degrade us, should be contemplated with abhorrence rather than with admiration; such a monument of its power, may indeed be stamped with immortality, but like the Coliseum at Rome, we deplore its magnificence because we detest the purposes for which it was designed. Charles Caleb Colton
rome cities paris
America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub. C. Wright Mills
romeo-and-juliet-play
Take it in what sense thou wilt. William Shakespeare
rome london pavement
Commuting in a wheelchair is not easy. I live in a very old part of Rome. These cobbles everywhere... terrible! In London, it is the same. Every pavement is uneven. Bernardo Bertolucci
rome europe curiosity
The savage nations of the globe are the common enemies of civilized society; and we may inquire, with anxious curiosity, whether Europe is still threatened with a repetition of those calamities, which formerly oppressed the arms and institutions of Rome. Edward Gibbon
rome history evil
Whatever evils either reason or declamation have imputed to extensive empire, the power of Rome was attended with some beneficial consequences to mankind; and the same freedom of intercourse which extended the vices, diffused likewise the improvements of social life. Edward Gibbon
rome years cities
At the hour of midnight the Salerian gate was silently opened, and the inhabitants were awakened by the tremendous sound of the Gothic trumpet. Eleven hundred and sixty-three years after the foundation of Rome, the Imperial city, which had subdued and civilised so considerable a part of mankind, was delivered to the licentious fury of the tribes of Germany and Scythia. Edward Gibbon
rome america empires
America is the new Roman Empire. Remember what happened to Rome. Eddie Izzard
rome history people
The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. Edward Gibbon
style church different
The style of God venerated in the church, mosque, or synagogue seems completely different from the style of the natural universe. Alan Watts
style might film
A viewer as opposed to a filmmaker might see a film differently. But I'm extremely comfortable with my style. Alain Resnais
style littles bits
A little bit of this, a little bit of that. I never had any specific style. Al Hirt
style albums music-is
I mix up all styles on my albums because that is what music is about now. David Guetta
style kaleidoscope dialect
At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects. David Crystal
style different alternatives
It's just an easy catchall to describe a style because there are a lot of alternative comics who are completely different from each other. David Cross
style looks easy
Style is about surviving, about having been through a lot and making it look easy. C. Z. Guest
style important designer
It's very important to have a definitive style as a designer. Carolina Herrera
style way different
British and American women have very different styles and a different way of living. Carolina Herrera
elsewhere
There's always this thing of wanting to be elsewhere. Charlotte Gainsbourg
elsewhere players reality
The reality is most of our players should be in Double-A or elsewhere in the minors, Allard Baird
elsewhere guys looking might situation winning
Let's be real. Especially if you've been in this situation for a while where it's not been a winning environment, guys might be looking elsewhere to be a part of something else. Damien Woody
elsewhere hard hit sexual
You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by clergy, and what's that's done to Catholics, especially here in Boston but elsewhere as well. William P. Leahy
elsewhere happiness neither nor store
Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts. Bhagavad Gita
elsewhere process regional seems superior unclear work
Frankly, it is unclear how this regional process would work and what would make it superior to the process we have today, which seems to work very well elsewhere in the country. Marcia MacClary
elsewhere gas kid paid pump
I didn't make any money, ... I paid my kid to go pump gas for them elsewhere just to keep them as customers. David Stout
elsewhere hoping lie
We made the enquiry and now we've made the move. Maybe, with the appearances he's made for Celtic, the opportunities may lie elsewhere and we're hoping something can be done. Billy Davis
elsewhere people public relations response
I was asked, what was my response to those people who said that what was going on at Heathrow and elsewhere was all part of a public relations exercise, a spin, John Reid