Two Romans seem to
Two Romans seem to deliver no contest. Send three, so that I may deliver proper tribute! Gannicus
Tribute
The Hours is in
The Hours is in fact a lovely triumph. Cunningham honors both Mrs. Dalloway and its creator with unerring sensitivity, thanks to his modesty of intention and his sovereignly affecting prose…. With his elliptical evocation of Mrs. Dalloway, he has managed to pay great but quiet tribute — reminding us of the gorgeous, ferocious beauty of … Read more
It’s not about battling
It’s not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it’s about paying tribute to them. Etta James
From Roman times to
From Roman times to the present, Italy has been a country to fall in love with – a tribute to all that is enduring, crazy, pagan, joyous, melancholy, at once banal and divine, in the human spirit. Erica Jong
In essence, the Mexica
In essence, the Mexica remained little more than a band of pirates, sallying forth from their great city to loot and plunder and to submit vast areas to tribute payment, without altering the essential social constitution of their victims Eric Wolf
Now I had lived
Now I had lived long enough and had heard enough from urchins my age and from other slaves, to distrust the person who calls himself merciful, or just, or kindly. Usually these are the most cruel, niggardly and selfish people, and slaves learn to fear the master who prefaces his remarks with tributes to his … Read more
He is invariably in
He is invariably in a hurry being in a hurry is one of the tributes he pays to life. Elizabeth Bibesco
Reality is a magic
Reality is a magic lady, sometimes very mysterious. To me she is very passionate. She is real not only when she is awake, walking down the streets, but also at night when she is dreaming or when she is having nightmares. When I am writing, I am always paying tribute to her – to that … Read more
Confidence always pleases those
Confidence always pleases those who receive it. It is a tribute we pay to their merit, a deposit we commit to their trust, a pledge that gives them a claim upon us, a kind of dependence to which we voluntarily submit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Situated on an island
Situated on an island which I think it will one day cover, it rises like Venice from the sea, and like that fairest of cities in the days of her glory, receives into its lap tribute of all the riches of the earth. Frances Trollope