Leodan Nogy Quotes & Sayings

The Greeks, at least by the fourth century BC, knew Britain as Albion. Originally applied to a Spanish tribe called the 'Albiones', the term was later adopted for Britain, perhaps because of its similarity to the Greek word for whiteness, alphos, thanks to the white chalk cliffs of the southeast coast. Pliny the Elder, writing in the first century AD, says that Britain had 'previously' been called Albion, so by then the name must have fallen out of common use.2 By the time Britain began to be referred to more frequently, the Greeks called it Prettannia, or Brettannia.3 What does seem certain is that in the fourth century BC, Pytheas of Massilia (Marseilles) sailed to Britain. Pytheas wrote down his experiences, but these only survive as incidental third-hand references by later writers. Most — Guy De La Bedoyere

I had been warned about Jews by my gentile friends - they did terrible things with knives to boys. — Paul Engle

The music is within your heart, your soul, your spirit, and this is all I did when I sat at piano. I just go within. — Alice Coltrane

Scuttle no small plans. They have no magic to stir single issue individuals into a group of people against everything. — Daniel Burnham

Maybe that sounds a bit pretentious, but I think life experience is always more important than technical knowledge. — Roger Deakins

I spoke of an Army on the point of entering an enemy's territories. Answering the question as to the cause of delay: 'Waiting for supplies.' The answer might also have been: 'Waiting for instructions, 'Waiting for orders.' If the last dispatch had not been received, with the final orders of the commander in chief, the army dared not move. Even so in the Christian life - as deep as the need of waiting for supplies is that of waiting for instructions. — Andrew Murray

Today, only two groups in the United States have total immunity from lawsuits: foreign diplomats and HMOs. We believe it's time to end diplomatic immunity for HMOs. Holding them accountable is the only way to guarantee that you get the health care your family deserves. — Tom Harkin

There is no single outside force imposing meaning on the events of your life. There is no evidence whatsoever that people's life events conform to some sort of divine plan or predestination. Life is, objectively, meaningless; given the size and scope of the universe and our tiny role within it, it's absurd to think that we might have any sort of cosmically vital role. — Armin Navabi

I've never been on good terms with God, but now I'm becoming His intimate, for He is truly absolute and extremely legitimate. — Franz Grillparzer

Whatever other qualities Jews may posses, likable or the reverse, no one who knows them well can deny that they are personally interesting. By that I mean, specially alive, alert, quick at comprehending people or events and at making pungent or witty comments on them ... One might at times find the rather hothouse family atmosphere, with it intensities and frictions, somewhat trying, but one could be sure of never being bored. — Ernest Jones

I wish I could wear clothes straight off the runway. — Katharine McPhee

In the '80s, Ronald Reagan inspired me to become politicized, because I grew up in that era when everything I cared about was under attack. — Michael Franti

I'll obey you now," said Runnel.
Brick laughed. "Except when you think I'm wrong. — Orson Scott Card

Are we all bubbles blown by a baby? — H.G.Wells