Malmesbury Quotes

#1. He was hounded by the shade of his brother, demanding terribly the price of blood... William of Malmesbury, the History of the English Kings.

Patricia Bracewell

#2. I was actually accepted into medical school in Italy. But then I wanted to come back and learn medicine in Germany. And while waiting, I decided to join a business school. I figured it would be useful for doctors to know some business as well!

Jochen Zeitz

#3. I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.

Howard Schultz

#4. What task could be more agreeable than to tell of the benefits conferred on us by our ancestors, so that you may get to know the achievements of those from whom you have received both the basis of your beliefs and the inspiration to conduct your life properly.

William Of Malmesbury

#5. I don't need to be married to Georgia O'Keeffe or Lillian Hellman, but I like being with a woman I can look up to.

Alec Baldwin

#6. We have experienced the truth of this prophecy, for England has become the habitation of outsiders and the dominion of foreigners. Today, no Englishman is earl, bishop, or abbott, and newcomers gnaw away at the riches and very innards of England; nor is there any hope for an end of this misery.

William Of Malmesbury

#7. I'm not the princess, I'm the goddamn dragon, and you can't seem to see that.

Sara Wolf

#8. Reaching over, I stilled his leg. Eyes wide, he turned to me and whispered, I'm nervous. I'm really fucking nervous. I never get nervous. What the hell is wrong with me?

S.C. Stephens

#9. My fear is turnout. I think a lot of people might think: 'Well, in the end, it's the rational thing to stay, but I'll let other people make that choice for me.' Don't. This is very close, no doubt about it.

David Cameron

#10. I, indeed, following the true law of history, have never set down any fact that I have not learned from trustworthy speakers or writers.

William Of Malmesbury

#11. If you regret the mistakes you've made and don't wish to repeat them, then your whole life has been worthwhile.

E.R. Mason