42 Emperor Quotes for You to Enjoy

What is fascinating to me is the way I view everything in terms of parallels and connections. When I read about Achilles and Odysseus in Homer's 'Iliad,' I can see parallels in Chinese historical romances, in the way the first emperor of the Han dynasty and his chief rival are portrayed. Ken Liu

Me First Everything Way Parallels See About Rival Emperor Terms Read His Historical Chief Romances Achilles Dynasty Chinese View Iliad Fascinating Connections Homer Portrayed

A lot's riding on 'Dune,' and my friends in Seattle realize what's happening if I freak out a bit. They accept whatever I happen to be, and they tell me when I'm slipping out of Kyle. They call me the 'God Emperor of the Universe.' Kyle MacLachlan

I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor. Lord Byron

Would Rather Emperor Nod Than American

Europeans are forever the offspring of Machiavelli, trapped in a historical rollercoaster that can bring us a monarchy-toppling French Revolution and then a few years later Napoleon Bonaparte as emperor. Loretta Napoleoni

Revolution Few Trapped Later Machiavelli Emperor French Napoleon French Revolution Years Historical Forever Rollercoaster Offspring Then Us Europeans Bring

One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue. Mary Antin

I truly am of the belief that I should be nominated and elected 'Emperor of North America' and given a shot at being ruler of the universe, and I haven't had the chance to craft my campaigns for these offices yet because I've been very busy with Brock Lesnar. Paul Heyman

Busy Universe Ruler Given Had Emperor Nominated Because Am Been Truly Campaigns Very North North America America Offices Craft Being Elected Shot Should Belief Chance

King Charles, who was also the Holy Roman Emperor, lived and worked in hard bare rooms with no carpets, crowding to the fire in winter, using the window's sunshine in summer. Paul Horgan

Winter Sunshine King Fire Summer Charles Window Emperor Also Roman Rooms Worked Bare Holy Hard Who Using Lived

Umberto Poli was born in Trieste in 1883, when the city was at its zenith as the major port of the Habsburgs. The irredentist sympathies of Umberto's Italian-speaking parents can be detected in their giving him the first name of the Italian emperor. Susan Stewart

Parents Giving First City Born Emperor Major Name First Name Him Italian Port Zenith Sympathies

If, as the emperor Augustus says, from his time the coast of the ocean from Cadiz to the mouth of the Elbe obeyed the Romans, the obedience in this corner of it was far from voluntary and little to be trusted. Theodor Mommsen

Time Obedience Ocean Mouth Corner Says Obeyed Voluntary Emperor His Trusted Romans Little Far Coast

The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream. Wallace Stevens

Only Emperor Ice Ice Cream Cream

Ultimately, I would love to do 'The Emperor of Ocean Park' by Stephen Carter. Wendell Pierce

Love Ocean Would Carter Park Emperor Ultimately

I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy. Yoko Ono

Family Important Wealthy Born Emperor Were Very Japan Grandfather Descendant

No one who hired Siegfried & Roy was shocked when they brought a tiger onstage. So you shouldn't be shocked if you book a comedian and she points out that the emperor has no clothes. Adam Conover

You Book Clothes Out Brought Onstage Points No-One Emperor Comedian She Tiger Hired Shocked Who Roy

In 2014, we were opposing President Xi Jinping. Five years later, we are opposing Emperor Xi Jinping. Joshua Wong

Opposing President Later Emperor Were Years Five

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