Alexander 1 Of Russia Quotes

#1. All emotions are the ore from which poetry may be sifted.

T. E. Hulme

#2. The United States now has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, dwarfing the rates of nearly every developed country, even surpassing those in highly repressive regimes like Russia, China, and Iran.

Michelle Alexander

#3. You get respect when you give respect. That's how you get respect.

Michael Nutter

#4. Robert rushed to the gravel-pit, found the Psammead, and presently wished for - But that, too, is another story.

E. Nesbit

#5. Russia is like a dinosaur. A lot of time is needed for change to reach the tail from the head.

Alexander Lebed

#6. I was a serial monogamist.

Seth Berkley

#7. Maria cries unashamedly on my shoulder while I whisper and pet her cheek, but Anastasia grips my other hand and stares fiercely back at our Alexander Palace with her wet blue eyes until it is no more than a lemon-colored speck against the sunrise.

Sarah Miller

#8. Optimism / stung like grit in my swimsuit all the long ride home ...

Lesley Wheeler

#9. Action men are the unvoluntary slaves of wise men.

Fernando Pessoa

#10. Russia's 62% of women and only 38% men, many of whom are heavy drinkers, so the battle for the female happiness is a rude one, only the slimmest, the leggiest, the blondest and the sexiest are the winners..

Alexander Vassiliev

#11. I'm going to get out of here,' she said.
'That's the spirit.' Tamsin sighed, letting go of her last tears.
'Next time they take me to the tanks,' Ana continued, 'I'll make sure they drown me.'
'OK, it's official. You're mad.

Claire Merle

#12. For very long periods I am really patient, and then out breaks my bad temper. It is not so difficult to bear great trials, but these little buzzing mosquitos are so trying.

Robert Alexander

#13. We're all dying, just some of us sooner than others.

Vince Flynn

#14. I am probably the biggest equity investor in the history of modern Russia.

Alexander Lebedev

#15. The art of deep seeing makes gratitude possible.

Ann Voskamp

#16. Just now and then, maybe every few weeks and then only for minutes at a time, a breach appeared in the partition and I walked on through, because I have always taken that as a general rule of life: If a door opens, walk on through and at least take a look around.

Barbara Ehrenreich

#17. I consider him [i.e Stalin] one of the greatest persons in the history of mankind. In the history of Russia he was, in my opinion, even greater than Lenin. Until Stalin's death I was anti-Stalinist, but I always regarded him as a brilliant personality.

Alexander Zinoviev

#18. There's a huge and hungry market for the books on style and fashion in Russia, though the books should be done in Russian, not English since there are few readers who've master foreign languages well enough to buy foreign editions.

Alexander Vassiliev

#19. You have amazing gifts. Don't squander them. Don't give them out meaninglessly, don't abuse them, don't take them for granted. You are the weapon you carry with you till the day you die.
-Tatiana and Alexander

Paullina Simons

#20. We live without power of law, like flocks of ravens
they come and sweep over the land.

Alexander Pushkin

#21. Clearly, the pleasures wines afford are transitory - but so are those of the ballet, or of a musical performance. Wine is inspiring and adds greatly to the joy of living.

Napoleon Bonaparte

#22. Who is fit to be elected?' asked Napoleon. 'A Caesar, an Alexander only comes along once a century, so that election must be a matter of chance.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

#23. I love men. I've always been drawn to poets, artists, and madmen. Sometimes all three in one

Jessica Lange

#24. Everybody is jumping up and down back in Russia. Probably lots of vodka, too.

Alexander Ovechkin

#25. Putin likes to quote a sentence from Czar Alexander III, who said that Russian has only two allies - the army and the navy. As a citizen, this makes me sit up and take notice. This is a concept of self-imposed isolation, a defense strategy that sees Russia surrounded by enemies.

Vladimir Sorokin

#26. Stuffed creatures, come to life and attack werewolves.

Genevieve Cogman

#27. Always late: thus I make you the prisoner of my freedom.

Mason Cooley

#28. Alexander tilted his head and kissed her deeply on the lips. He let go of her hands, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing herself against him. They kissed as if in a fever ... they kissed as if the breath were leaving their bodies.

Paullina Simons