Quotes About Illiad

#1. Dr. Timothy Shutt, in the context of the Illiad, explains the larger meaning of armor in Greek culture. It is the visible reputation of the warrior -- his gravitas, his wake. This allows another warrior to go out and win victories in the armor of Achilles.

Timothy B. Shutt

#2. Sometimes I want to have a mental book burning that would scour my mind clean of all the filthy visions literature has conjured there. But how to do without 'The Illiad?' How to do without 'Macbeth?'

Geraldine Brooks

#3. Apart from the obvious psychological problems, he's the perfect man.

Charlotte Stein

#4. [During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets.

Maria Callas

#5. It is time my colleagues got real. All British universities doing worthwhile research use animals, and, instead of hiding, they should be boasting of their achievements.

Robert Winston

#6. Always, in these times, I am wretched save when sleep comes to me. Therefore, I have come to look upon sleep as the best of all gifts. - Helen, about the war

Rosemary Sutcliff

#7. It's unwise to let rage get the better of you. And you shouldn't hinge everything on whether you'll get to see the Emperor. Being obsessed with one thing like that has made him a sad, lonely man.

Joanne Owen

#8. The difference between being Achilles and almost being Achilles is the difference between living and dying.

Thomas C. Foster

#9. Nothing, nothing felt better than the way sand felt beneath my feet. It was both solid and shifting. Constant and ever-changing. It was summer.

Jenny Han

#10. I'm a big fan of the digestive system.

David Macaulay

#11. Besides, if a guy couldn't accept the way a woman looked when she woke up, he wasn't worth waking up next to. Not

J.A. Konrath

#12. Almost nothing is known about Homer, which explains why so much has been written about him.

Richard Armour

#13. Thinking happens in your heart. Put your attention in your heart. Ask the questions from your heart. Then listen to your heart.

Amanda Gore

#14. Never pass on an opportunity to say thank you or give recognition for a job well done

Mark W. Boyer

#15. You could say that bad typography brought us the Afghanistan war, the Iraq war, the housing crisis and a good number of other things.

Stefan Sagmeister