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I seem to respond most to places that are more cosmopolitan because of my Manhattan upbringing. Some of the major international cities I've visited, like Madrid, Rome and London, have a lot of similarities and "New York" elements while ... having their own flavor.

Rome had Caesar, a man of remarkable governing talents, although it must be said that a ruler who arouses opponents to resort to assassination is probably not as smart as he ought to be.

Caveat emptor is the only motto going, and the worst proverb that ever came from the dishonest stony-hearted Rome.

Rome, believe me, my friend, is like its own Monte Testaceo, Merelya marvellous mass of broken and castaway wine-pots.

War may be the game of kings, but, like the games at ancient Rome, it is generally exhibited to please and pacify the people.

If there is one lesson Rome teaches, it is that matter is good; in Rome the holy and the homely rise and converge.

One can be tired of Rome after three weeks and feel one has exhausted it; after three months one feels that one has not even scratched the surface of Rome; and after six months one wishes never to leave it.

Rome is all things high and low. It is like God, it accommodates so much.

All things may be bought in Rome with money.

Everything in Rome has its price.

We did get an increase in our building aid picture but we in effect have planned some implementation of single point of entry that we were counting on that aid to actually reimburse an expenditure that we're having. So literally there is no increase in the state aid picture for the Rome City School District.

Monogamy, or restrictions by law to one wife, is no part of the economy of heaven among men. Such a system was commenced by the founders of the Roman Empire... Rome became the mistress of the world, and introduced this order of monogamy wherever her sway was acknowledged. Thus this monogamic order of marriage, so esteemed by modern Christians as a hold sacrament and divine institution, is nothing but a system established by a set of robbers.

And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse - the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.

Rome cut off the heads of Christians and they continued to reappear one way or another. Something similar happens with Marxists.

You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.

If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance.

Is there anyone in Rome who has not slept with my daughter?!

Thirty centuries of history allow us to look with supreme pity on certain doctrines which are preached beyond the Alps by the descendants of those who were illiterate when Rome had Caesar, Virgil, and Augustus.

One must believe neither the people of the palace, who ordinarily measure the power of the king by the shape of his crown, which, being round, has no end, nor those who, in the excesses of an indiscreet zeal, proclaim themselves openly as partisans of Rome.

No slave system has ever been able to continue to function on the slaves provided by its own biological reproduction because the rate of human reproduction is too slow and the expense from infant mortality and years of unproductive upkeep of the young make this prohibitively expensive. This relationship is one of the basic causes of the American Civil War, and was even more significant in destroying ancient Rome.

The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

To the sun Rome owes its underlying glow, and its air called golden - to me, more the yellow of white wine; like wine it raises agreeability to poetry.

Curiosity in Rome is a form of courtesy.

Ibsen is like this room where we are sitting, with all the tables and chairs. Do I care whether you have twenty or twenty-five links on your chain? Hedda Gabler, Nora and the rest: it is not that I want! I want Rome and the Coliseum, the Acropolis, Athens; I want beauty, and the flame of life.

Loyola faculty from stateside have been rotating there since the John Felice Rome Center was founded, and that has, as of now, silently, silently been abolished. That's a change that should have gone to faculty council, it should have gone to faculty affairs, it should have gone to academic affairs.... There's even a Rome Center advisory committee, which was never told.

Look what's happened to our community we're starting to come back and not just Rome but this whole region. Look what happened with BRACC, the grant today. Ladies and gentlemen we've been kicked, beaten, and bloodied, and now it's our turn to come back and with this team of people with the governor, and lieutenant governor it's impossible for us to fail,

Should the government give the nod to the agreement, we are worried that we (Indonesia) will never ratify the Rome Statute, which is considered a vital foundation for countries once ruled by authoritarian regimes to move toward democracy.

My dad always says that Rome wasn't built in a day, ... We've come a long way in three years and I look for us to keep moving forward and to keep improving things.

O'Brien is well-connected and probably knows what the thinking in Rome is, ... Officially, he's not speaking for the Vatican, but he's not speaking out of tune with the Vatican either.

Pontius Pilate comes out as a sweet young guy, when history recalls him as one of the cruelest proconsuls, who had to be recalled to Rome because of his cruelty,

I would rather be first in a small village in Gaul than second in command in Rome

If we had stayed 3-0 down the tie would have been all but over. Instead we're at 3-2 and there's still something to play for, even if the return match in Rome (on Feb. 1) will be a difficult one.

I found Rome brick, I left it marble.

Here is someone who sits in Maine and works here in Portland, but this show takes you to San Francisco and takes you to Rome through imagination and architecture.

has calluses older than McCann. The kid was 83 days old when Clemens broke in with the Red Sox. He was still in diapers when Clemens won his first Cy Young Award (1986). He went through puberty and had already discovered the joys of being a young man laboring in Rome and Myrtle Beach by the time Clemens had Nos. 2-7.

I think we should move step by step. Rome was not built in a day. Two players playing in a Tier Two event's quarters is not enough to prove we are reaching the top level.

I warmly welcome the news that the meeting in Rome has agreed (to) the terms of a statute to establish the International Criminal Court,

Our goal is to put Rome in front of every demo and every audience segment by appearing every day of the week and in all the appropriate time slots from 8 p.m. to late night,

My wife expects me to be on a plane to Rome for the CBS screening of the CBS TV movie about Pope John Paul . The screening is at the Vatican on the 17th, and I've got to be on the plane on the 16th, so I'm hoping we can conclude the deal by the 15th, which is deadline, so I can please Hideki and please my wife ? and meet the pope.

Like the old saying, you can't build Rome in a day,

I was happy with our effort tonight, ... We just need to keep working and get our girls some game experience. They've got a very good team over there. Rome has always been a tough opponent.

We have changed the objective now to sell out every league game of the season. The response from the fans has been great. We are not going to be complacent, though. There are a number of things we still haven't got right yet but Rome wasn't built in a day.

We have to look to the future, if it carries on like this then we will end up like the gladiators of ancient Rome -- if you lose you get torn to pieces.

The problems faced by this extraordinary monument that represents the heart of Rome demands an extraordinary effort,

When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.

If you are at Rome live in the Roman style; if you are elsewhere live as they live elsewhere.

When I am at Rome I fast as the Romans do; when I am at Milan I do not fast. So likewise you, whatever church you come to, observe the custom of the place, if you would neither give offence to others, nor take offence from them.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

When in Rome, live in the Roman way.

I did not bring Deism into Bavaria more than into Rome. I found it here, in great vigour, more abounding than in any of the neighboring Protestant States. I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.

Ask me that again next month, when you're all in Dhaka and I'm in Rome, watching Chelsea playing Lazio!

As for Aliki - if you were to stand in the middle of Rome and say the name Sophia Loren, or Paris and say the name Catherine Deneuve or Brigitte Bardot, or L.A. and the name Marilyn Monroe, it's like standing in Athens, or anywhere in wide-flung Greece, and saying Aliki Vougiouklaki. A huge star - and so little known elsewhere in the world.

I'm sure that Nero didn't set fire to Rome. It was the Christian-Bolsheviks who did that, just as the Commune set fire to Paris in 1871 and the Communists set fire to the Reichstag in 1932.

You know" - Hale's breath was warm against Kat's ear in the chilly ballroom- "I don't know that both of us really have to be here...." The slide changed. While hundreds of mathematicians waited with baited breath, the boy beside Kat whispered, "I could go make some calls... check on some things..." "Play some blackjack?" "Well, when in Rome..." "Rome is tomorrow, babe," Kat reminded him. He nodded. "Right.

A great reformation and revival-it will happen the same way the early Christians conquered Rome. Their program of conquest consisted largely of two elements: gospel preaching and being eaten by lions, a strategy that has not yet captured the imagination of the the contemporary church.

Rome is the city above all cities which loses most of its meaning to those who do not bring to it some historical sense, a decent knowledge of art, and a good amount of time. Rome therefore is particularly disturbing to an American.

Christianity enhanced the notion of political and social accountability by providing a new model: that of servant leadership. In ancient Greece and Rome no one would have dreamed of considering political leaders anyone's servants. The job of the leader was to lead. But Christ invented the notion that the way to lead is by serving the needs of others, especially those who are the most needy.

Rome's just a city like anywhere else. A vastly overrated city, I'd say. It trades on belief just as Stratford trades on Shakespeare.

Rome in the ages, dimmed with all her towers, / Floats in the mist, a little cloud at tether.

As the old saying went, the Manhattan Project wasn't built in a day. Or was that Rome? Something to do with Earth, anyway.

Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life As Rome denied Etruria And mechanical America Montezuma still

Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases. Washington has obelisks and pyramids and underground tunnels and great art and a whole shadow world that we really don't see.

In 325 A.D., the Roman Emperor Constantine decided to unify Rome under a single religion ... Historians still marvel at the brilliance with which Constantine converted the sun-worshipping pagans to Christianity. By fusing pagan symbols, dates, and rituals into the growing Christian tradition, he created a kind of hybrid religion that was acceptable to both parties.

Rome endured as long as there were Romans. America will endure as long as we remain American in spirit and in thought.

From Santi's earthly tomb with demon's hole, 'Cross Rome the mystic elements unfold. The path of light is laid, the sacred test, Let angels guide you on your lofty quest.

When one man says, “No, I won’t,” Rome begins to fear.

Where do you learn how to act? Not at church. America is a lot more like pagan Rome than we think. We still sacrifice to objects to gain our social goals.

No city in the world, not even Athens or Rome, ever played as great a role in the life of a nation for so long a time, as Jerusalem has done in the life of the Jewish people.

There are some cities that I did take time out to study, 'cause I love history and one of them was Boston, and of course Rome and all of those places like that. But, in Syracuse or Rochester, or any of those places, no.

Barbarians, we call them, while all the while we timidly cling to our Web like Visigoths crouching in the ruins of Rome's faded glory and proclaim ourselves civilized.

While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand; / When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; / And when Rome falls - the World.

There is a consensus that the caps, targets and timetables approach is flawed. If we spend the next five years arguing about that, we'll be fiddling and negotiating while Rome burns,

We have set up an appointment for Mugabe to meet the secretary-general in Rome therefore we do expect him to be in Rome.

There are a few (film) festivals in Georgia. One of the biggest is in Atlanta. Savannah has a big one. Rome has a small one. There are a few out there. ... They can recruit companies to Georgia. Bringing producers and directors in can expose them to the state and therefore encourage companies to come to Georgia. That's very important to us.

We are excited about Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising and about our relationship with the talented people at Perpetual. Our relationship with Perpetual Entertainment is an important element of the overall business strategy of Platform Publishing.

Results rarely specify their causes unambiguously. If we have no direct evidence of fossils or human chronicles, if we are forced to infer a process only from its modern results, then we are usually stymied or reduced to speculation about probabilities. For many roads lead to almost any Rome.

Twenty-seven years ago I travelled with the then Archbishop of Krakow Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to Rome (where he was elected Pope). I am convinced he will continue to lead me by the hand from on high.

You don't hear about this until you're a finalist. They ask if you can go to Rome for a year, because not everyone can do that.

We are very happy to have two fine baseball programs like Kennesaw State and Georgia play here in Rome. This game will not only showcase beautiful State Mutual Stadium but Rome and Floyd County's passion for baseball, all while raising money for the United Way.

We are very excited about this partnership with The Beijing Center, as it will provide unique learning experiences and lasting memories for our students. This will open up endless opportunities in building different global initiatives, taking advantage of all Loyola locations, including Rome and Chicago. We plan on developing travel excursion programs, interacting with locals and developing an appreciation for vastly different cultures and rich history.

As there hasn't been any new modern architecture built in the historic center of Rome since Mussolini's time I think the Ara Pacis Museum became a lightening rod for issues that were not directly related to the building itself.

Don't expect Rome to be built in a day, it wasn't, ... Against the difficulty of this negotiation, it's complexity, this is a very substantial gain.

The Rise of the 3G Empire: Even Rome Had Its Bad Days.

I've stood upon Achilles' tomb, And heard Troy doubted: time will doubt of Rome

The stone industry has revived in recent years in ways that nobody could have imagined. As with everything else, China has entered the market of stone, and the price was good. Classical Rome and Chinese stone - that's a first!

Rome wasn't built in a day. Bob wants us to come out here and work hard every day. Because we have the talent, if we work hard and are honest with our work day after day, we'll show improvement and be ready for the time that April comes around.

Rome was a culture alive with fear. Fear of what the other side will do ... fear of what the gods will do if you do not propitiate them.

Rome was a culture alive with fear, ... Fear of what the other side will do ... fear of what the gods will do if you do not propitiate them.

Rome is possibly my favorite city in the world. I have such fond memories there - most of them food related.

Rome is burning, and they don't seem to get it. I don't think they understand the severity of the problem.

Rome from street level. (It's) Rome from the point of view of ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary events of that time.

Rome can't be built in a day and I know there's been a lot of good people here before. It's a challenge for me certainly. Hopefully, I can help and I can make a difference.

The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.

That's just not true any longer. Now we have the opposite problem. Rome is a global player. The city is taking a leadership role when you think of happening cities.

Although the first season of ROME is just underway, we're affirming our support for this exciting and ambitious series by preparing for a second season now. I'm delighted that critics and subscribers share our enthusiasm for the show.

They're fiddling while Rome burns. This has really tarnished the reputation of the port.

As Rome burned, Nero fiddled, ... ... The flames of hedonism, the flames of narcissism, the flames of self-centered morality are licking at the very foundations of our society, the family unit.

As Rome burned, Nero fiddled, ... ... The flames of hedonism, the flames of narcissism, the flames of self-centered morality are licking at the very foundations of our society, the family unit.

For Bulgaria, this case closed with the court decision in Rome in March 1986.

It's inevitable that this is just the beginning, it's not the end, of this gasoline crisis! ... twiddling our thumbs while Rome burns ... we are weakened in every way!