Cassius Quotes

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

  Paul Krugman

  Stars, Good Luck, Astrology

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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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• 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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• I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

  Muhammad Ali

  Greatness, Accomplish Nothing, Marketing

  Twitter post from Mar 28, 2010

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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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• Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't!

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Thinking, Boxing

  Twitter post from May 30, 2011

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• Love is a net that catches hearts like a fish

  Muhammad Ali

  Love, Heart, Boxing

  Twitter post from Jan 08, 2011

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• Put yourself out on a limb, sucka, like me!

  Muhammad Ali

  Limbs, Cassius Clay, Like Me

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• If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up.

  Muhammad Ali

  Boxing, Mosquitoes, Asks

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Apr 04, 2014

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• I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.

  Muhammad Ali

  People, Boxing, Wish

  Twitter post from Dec 11, 2010

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• If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspiring, Encouraging, Sports

  Twitter post from Dec 22, 2010

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• No, Cassius; for the eye sees not itself, But by reflection, by some other things.

  William Shakespeare

  Eye, Reflection

  William Shakespeare (2014). “Arden Shakespeare Complete Works”, p.336, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

  Muhammad Ali

  Basketball, Kindness, Fighting

  Twitter post from May 26, 2010

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• I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

  Muhammad Ali

  Sports, Self Confidence, Vanity

  Twitter post from Jul 15, 2010

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