Quintilianus Quotes

#1. A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

#2. Apapa, Falyn, she scolded with a perfect Greek accent.

Jamie McGuire

#3. America was, Wallace now knew, a nation of addicts, unable to see that what looked like love freely given was really need neurotically and chronically unsatisfied.

D.T. Max

#4. Reading is the least laborious of all the tasks that fall to the student's lot.

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

#5. In writing are the roots, in writing are the foundations of eloquence; by writing resources are stored up, as it were, in a sacred repository, when they may be drawn forth for sudden emergencies, or as circumstances require.

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

#6. Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

#7. Indians are sometimes accused of being condescending toward Westerners and of being excessively preachy in their attitude toward other nations. That accusation is sometimes correct.

Gary Weiss

#8. A liar should have a good memory.

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

#9. There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

#10. We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as with speeches that bring people to their senses.

Mario Cuomo

#11. Mace, you never read Smoky the Cowhorse,did you?
No.
Well,ol' Smoky, he had somebad things happen to him,had the heart knocked clean out of him.But he hung on and came out of it okay.I've been bashed up pretty good,Mason, but I'm going to make it.

S.E. Hinton

#12. Tell me what you are doing with your suffering, and I will tell you who you are.

Tariq Ramadan

#13. You feel you've seen a hundred of me. You know how my tiny mind works. But maybe it goes both ways.

Helen Oyeyemi

#14. In making films, I'm constantly looking for people who are in conflict and who are going to surprise you and challenge you.

Jehane Noujaim

#15. We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

#16. The challenge we have in the war on terrorism is looking around for those pieces that matter and trying to fit them together.

Mac Thornberry

#17. The things that stand out are often the oddities.

Pierre Salinger

#18. Authentic brands don't emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does ...

Howard Schultz

#19. Usually, my rhymes are just in my head. I start off with a theme, and once I start rapping and writing and singing, the chorus and all that, it just starts flowing. Then it's done in about an hour! I write a lot of songs.

Roshon Fegan

#20. Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus