Darius Quotes

• Darius was clearly of the opinion
  That the air is also man's dominion,
  And that, with paddle or fins or pinion,
  We soon or late
  Shall navigate
  The azure, as now we sail the sea.

  John Townsend Trowbridge

  Men, Air, Sea

  "Darius Green and his Flying-Machine". Book by John Townsend Trowbridge, 1910.

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• Whether men lie, or say true, it is with one and the same object.

  Darius I

  Lying, Men, Objects

  "The Histories". Book by Herodotus, 3.72, c. 440 BC.

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• When Darius offered him ten thousand talents, and to divide Asia equally with him, "I would accept it," said Parmenio, "were I Alexander." "And so truly would I," said Alexander, "if I were Parmenio." But he answered Darius that the earth could not bear two suns, nor Asia two kings.

  Plutarch

  Kings, Two, Earth

  Plutarch (1881). “Essays”

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• I have always wanted to do daytime television, but past handlers and agents had steered me away from it because they would say to me, "Darius, you have already passed that mark in your career. You have done prime time and feature films and continue to go upward," and I go, "Are you kidding me?".

  Darius McCrary

  Past, Careers, Done

  "The Darius McCrary Interview- The Young and the Restless". Interview with Michael Fairman, michaelfairmansoaps.com. December 22, 2009.

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• Maybe I could do it." Darius shot him a dry look. "You want to try to get back into your house after the fact? Wellsie will stake you through the heart and leave you for the sun, my friend. Tohrment winced. "Good point" "And then she'll come looking for me." Both males shuttered.

  J.R. Ward

  Heart, House, Brotherhood

  J.R. Ward (2005). “Dark Lover: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.22, Penguin

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• I roll my eyes. "So when did I become so special? When they carted me off to the Capitol?" "No, about six months before that. Right after New Year's. We were in the Hob, eating some slop of Greasy Sae's. And Darius was teasing you about trading a rabbit for one of his kisses. And I realized...I minded.

  Suzanne Collins

  New Year, Eye, Kissing

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.199, Scholastic Inc.

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• In America, where the electoral process is drowning in commercial techniques of fund-raising and image-making, we may have completed a circle back to a selection process as unconcerned with qualifications as that which made Darius King of Persia. ... he whose horse was the first to neigh at sunrise should be King.

  Barbara Tuchman

  Horse, Kings, Government

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• do you have to sit so close?" she asked on a ragged breath. "Yes." was his only reply. "want to tell me why?" "no." (Darius replied) "i don't like it." She insisted scooting from him for the second time. He moved closer "want to tell me why?" he parroted. "No" she parroted right back.

  Gena Showalter

  Want, Moved, Breaths

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• I love Darius Rucker. He's a true artist, a great songwriter who can play his instrument, sing and write about his life.

  Randy Houser

  Writing, Artist, Play

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• After the Second World War, I returned to California to study composition with Darius Milhaud, who wrote wonderful works like 'Le Boeuf sur le Toit' and 'La Cretion du Monde.' I especially enjoy his work for two pianos, 'Scaramouche.

  Dave Brubeck

  War, California, Piano

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• There were two Avoxes with me in prison. Darius and Lavinia, but the guards mostly called them the redheads. They'd been our servants in the Training Center, so they arrested them, too. I watched them being tortured to death. She was lucky. They used too much voltage and her heart stopped right off. It took days to finish him off. Beating, cutting off parts. They kept asking him questions, but he couldn't speak, he just made these horrible animals sounds. They didn't want information, you know? They wanted me to see it.

  Suzanne Collins

  Heart, Cutting, Animal

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.274, Scholastic Inc.

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• I can learn as much from Darius Vassell as he can from me - but he can learn more

  Andy Cole

  Football, I Can

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• Bird boy kept us out there in the freezing rain while he yammered about the Red One this and Red One that. Darius got Zoey in here despite his help".

  P. C. Cast

  Rain, Boys, Bird

  P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast (2010). “Hunted: A House of Night Novel”, p.154, Macmillan

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• Darius didn't have any trouble finding the Street Cats building. It was a cozy-looking square brick building with big front windows crowded with cat stuff. I made a mental note to pick up a little something for Nala from their gift shop. My cat was grumpy enough without her thinking that I'd been cheating on her (translation: I would smell like a zillion other cats) and hadn't even brought her a present.

  P. C. Cast

  Cheating, Cat, Thinking

  P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast (2010). “Untamed: A House of Night Novel”, p.145, Macmillan

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