Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.

Benjamin Disraeli

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881

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ManFashionYouFindNothingWill

I like feeling out of my depth.

Jessie Buckley

FeelingOutDepthLike

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

GoodBadKnowFortuneReally

You can only appreciate freedom when you find yourself in a position to fight for someone else's freedom and not worry about your own.

Ruby Dee

FreedomYourselfFightAppreciate

When advertisers ignore diversity, it is because they don't think the lives of others matter. There is not enough of a financial imperative for those lives to matter.

Roxane Gay

DiversityThinkFinancialIgnore

I don't look back. I don't live my life in the rear-view mirror because, if you do, you're bound to end up wrapped around a pole somewhere.

LL Cool J

LifeLiveMirrorEndMy LifeLook

When one set of Jews labels another set of Jews 'anti-Semitic,' they are trying to monopolize the right to speak in the name of the Jews. So the allegation of anti-Semitism is actually a cover for an intra-Jewish quarrel.

Judith Butler

SpeakNameTryingRightJewsLabels

The perfect way for an angler who loves to cook to show off his fish is serving it whole, fresh off the grill, with crispy skin and moist flesh. Problem is, that's not usually how it happens.

Jonathan Miles

FishProblemPerfectSkinWayFresh

When we are out on the road, running up and down the road playing shows, you have to be not only a member of a band but, especially with Lynyrd Skynyrd, you have to be a part of the Skynyrd nation. You have to be a part of the family.

Johnny Van Zant

FamilyRoadYouDownBandNation

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of my all-time favorite writers. I feel spiritual when reading his words, even though they're translated. I wish desperately that I could read it in its original language. I already feel like I'm going to church when I read him; imagine if I could read it in the original.

Conor Oberst

WordsSpiritualReadingLanguageHim

A misperception about anorexia is that you don't eat. Not true. Maybe you eat just 500 calories a day. It would be easy for me to say, 'Why didn't my parents notice?' But I didn't want them to. I made sure to eat half a sandwich around my parents.

Brittany Snow

DayParentsMeEasyYouTrue

To address the open question of whether we are addicted to technological devices and platforms, Congress must understand the current scientific consensus, potential gaps in research, and the best way to build a body of evidence that can inform effective policymaking.

Brian Schatz

BestResearchPotentialBodyBuild

We are quite different: I'm relaxed, and I get ready for races really late, whereas Jonny is really organised and punctual. I like to lead from the front in the run, whereas Jonny might hold back. Maybe it's because I'm the older brother, but I don't think there is a mental block that stops Jonny doing the same. I just think I'm a bit more gung-ho.

Alistair Brownlee

BrotherThinkDoingBackLateRun

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