quotes about Augustus

last updated: November 28, 2023

If you don't live a life in service of a greater good, you've gotta at least die a death in service of a greater good, you know? And I fear that I won't get either a life or a death that means anything.
-- John Green

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He [Caesar Augustus] found a city built of brick; he left it built of marble. [Lat., Urbem lateritiam accepit, mamoream relinquit.]
-- Suetonius

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“We're delighted to be working with Apple to offer fans a new and innovative way to experience our wildly popular shows.”
“I never would rule out a great character or a great story. I don't care what the forum is. If I get to tell a story that I'm excited about, I'm in.”
“Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I spend a lot of time at my sonâ€™s school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies.”
“Mother Earth needs us to keep our covenant. We will do this in courts, we will do this on our radio station, and we will commit to our descendants to work hard to protect this land and water for them. Whether you have feet, wings, fins, or roots, we are all in it together.”

Source : "Honor the Earth: The Triple Crown of Pipeline Rides". Short documentary narrated by Winona LaDuke, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2013.
“What is wonderful about my art is that dream and reality can become one. There is just one step between the two.”

Source : Yves Saint Laurent (1983). “Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Costume”, p.24, Metropolitan Museum of Art
“To overestimate the originality of one's thoughts is perhaps a less serious defect than being unaware of their newness. There is a more pronounced lack of sensitivity in underestimating (ourselves and others) than in overestimating.”
“What a joy it is to read a book that shocks one into remembering just how high one's literary standards should be.â€¦ a tour de force by one of England's best novelistsâ€¦. Atonement is a spectacular book; as good a novel â€” and more satisfyingâ€¦â€” than anything McEwan has writtenâ€¦.sublimely written narrativeâ€¦. The Dunkirk passage is a stupendous piece of writing, a set piece that could easily stand on its own.â€¦”
“So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather.”
“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.”