Cassius Quotes

• I was born free as Caesar; so were you

  William Shakespeare

  Born, Born Free

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 97

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• Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Stars, Fate

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 134

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• Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed-men, and such as sleep o'nights; Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much; such men are dangerous.

  Julius Caesar

  Funny, Sleep, Night

  Julius Caesar act 1, sc. 2, l. 191 (1599) See Plutarch 2

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• Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius, That you would have me seek into myself For that which is not in me?

  William Shakespeare

  Danger, Leading Me

  William Shakespeare (1823). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings”, p.691

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• Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears.

  Mark Antony

  Ambition, Loss, Dogs Of War

  "Fictional character: Mark Anthony". "Mark Anthony’s Speech at Funeral in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare", www.cbsenext.com. October 17, 2013.

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• Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone and hospitalized a brick.

  Muhammad Ali

  Rocks, Climbing, Boxing

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• So get the start of the majestic world
  And bear the palm alone.

  William Shakespeare

  World, Majestic, Bears

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 128

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• There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, For I am armed so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind

  William Shakespeare

  Strong, Honesty, Wind

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 4, sc. 3, l. 66

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• The man who has no imagination has no wings.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Twitter post from Dec 05, 2010

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  Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Twitter post from Feb 03, 2011

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• Men at some time are masters of their fates.

  William Shakespeare

  Fate, Men, Ides Of March

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 134

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• Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

  William Shakespeare

  Rome, Ides Of March, Plebeians

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 3, sc. 2, l. [22]

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• Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

  William Shakespeare

  Tragedy, Ears, Praise

  Julius Caesar act 3, sc. 2, l. 74 (1599)

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• Put yourself out on a limb, sucka, like me! - young Cassius Clay to heavily favored thug Sonny Liston during the weigh in before Cassius wins his first title and changes his name to Muhammad Ali.

  Muhammad Ali

  Winning, Thug, Names

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• As long as I sit at Henry Clay's desk, I will remember his lifelong desire to forge agreement, but I will also keep close to my heart the principled stand of his cousin, Cassius Clay, who refused to forsake the life of any human, simply to find agreement.

  Rand Paul

  Cousin, Heart, Agreement

  "Rand Paul Speaks of Slavery, Spending and Compromise in First Senate Speech" by Wes Barrett, www.foxnews.com. February 02, 2011.

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• He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

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• But it is the nature of stars to cross, and never was Shakespeare more wrong than when he has Cassius note, ‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves.

  John Green

  Stars, Brutus, Faults

  John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.80, Penguin UK

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• Let me have men about me that are fat... Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.

  William Shakespeare

  Men, Thinking, Looks

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 191

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• Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm.

  William Shakespeare

  Wall, Greed, Let Me

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 4, sc. 3, l. 7

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• He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.

  William Shakespeare

  Men, Thinking, Genius

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 191

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• I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.

  Muhammad Ali

  Funny, Motivational, Sports

  Twitter post from Jan 18, 2011

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• Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look

  Julius Caesar

  Looks, Obesity, Hungry

  Julius Caesar act 1, sc. 2, l. 191 (1599) See Plutarch 2

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• Default is not in our stars, but in ourselves.

  Paul Krugman

  Stars, Good Luck, Astrology

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• Forever, and forever, farewell, Cassius! If we do meet again, why, we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made.

  William Shakespeare

  Retirement, Farewell, Forever

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 5, sc. 1, l. 118

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• In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Failure, Adversity

  Vince Lombardi, Balance Design (1998). “Motivation Lombardi Style”

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