English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit it is the first.

Ambrose Bierce

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Helmut Kohl quote: "The army is under orders to defend every place."
The army is under orders to defend every place. Helmut Kohl
George Washington Carver quote: "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you..."
When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. George Washington Carver
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted."
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted. Friedrich Nietzsche
I used to be super trendy and totally sexy. But I look back now and I used to want everything short and low cut and you really can't do it all. Kim Kardashian
Albert Einstein quote: "Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the..."
Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't count, really count. Albert Einstein
I wrapped "Buffy" and I always felt on "Buffy" that they wanted to keep me younger for a specific reason. It seemed like I was getting younger every year that I was on the show. I think there was a reference to me being 15, then 14. Michelle Trachtenberg
Here is Mike Wallace, who is visible to the public, and I have been watching him since the early '50s. Smoking up a storm and insulting his guests and being absolutely wonderfully evil and charming too. Christopher Plummer
She smiled again. "Do you like cat?" she said."Yes," said Richard. "I quite like cats."Anaesthesia looked relieved. "Thigh?" she asked, "or breast? Neil Gaiman
Alan Vega quote: "It was when I saw Iggy Pop, that's what did it for me. That..."
It was when I saw Iggy Pop, that's what did it for me. That changed my life pretty much. Alan Vega
As citizens we have to be more thoughtful and more educated and more informed. I turn on the TV and I see these grown people screaming at each other, and I think, well, if we don't get our civility back, we're in trouble. Emmylou Harris
I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have also seen how simple accidents can have devastating impacts on the port system. Allyson Schwartz
The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest. Steven Brust
Talib Kweli quote: "The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of..."
The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion. Talib Kweli
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the..."
Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply. Vivienne Westwood