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Antisthenes’ Biography and Attributed Quotes

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 by Quotes from the Past
Antisthenes

Antisthenes was a disciple of Socrates and later founded the Cynical School of Philosophy which came to prominence in the 3rd Century …

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Famous quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt and a brief biography

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by Quotes from the Past

Born on 11th October 1884, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving first lady of the United States of America. She is remembered …

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Diogenes the Cynic’s quotes are sometimes astonishing but always insightful

December 26, 2020October 20, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
Diogenes in Search of an Honest Man

Diogenes the Cynic, a native of Sinope, was the son of Hicesius, a public banker responsible for minting coins. Diogenes remains a …

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Imagine seven million people all wanting to live together

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
Crocodile Dundee Quote

In his 1986, film sensation, Crocodile Dundee, Paul Hogan who played the eponymous character said: “That’s incredible. Imagine seven million people all …

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Orson Welles’ ‘Third Man’ cuckoo clock quote howler

September 28, 2020August 20, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
Orson Welles Quote Card

In the 1949 film noir classic, The Third Man, Orson Welles as Harry Lime said: “Holly, I’d like to cut you in, …

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Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

February 14, 2021August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
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“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious,”  is a paraphrased quote from George Orwell’s 1939 review …

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“You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter; but you are not free to think for yourself.”

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
“You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter, a fornicator; but you are not free to think for yourself.” ~George Orwell

Orwell actually wrote: “You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter, a fornicator; but you are not …

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Orwell: Politics and the English language

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past

“Political language – and with variations, this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make …

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“I found prison in many ways quite agreeable.” ~ Bertrand Russell

August 24, 2020August 17, 2020 by Quotes from the Past

Russell made the following comments about his time in prison for political activism: “I found prison in many ways quite agreeable. I …

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