“ Hollywood's like Egypt, full of crumbled pyramids. It'll never come back. It'll just keep on crumbling until finally the wind blows the last studio prop across the sands. ”
- David O. Selznick- Copy
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“ Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid. ”
- Rodney Dangerfield- Copy
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“ Pygmies are pygmies still, though percht on Alps;And pyramids are pyramids in vales.Each man makes his own stature, builds himself.Virtue alone outbuilds the Pyramids;Her monuments shall last when Egypt's fall. ”
- Edward Young- Copy
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“ SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Thibet; the Moogum of M'bwango; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt; the Mufti of Moosh; the hair of the dog that bit Noah, etc… ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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“ Relationships are like Rome. Difficult to start out, incredible during the prosperity of the 'Golden Age', and unbearable during the fall. Then, a new kingdom will come along and the whole process will repeat itself until you come across a kingdom like Egypt…that thrives, and continues to flourish… ”
- Helen- Copy
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“ Can a society in which thought and technique are scientific persist for a long period, as, for example, ancient Egypt persisted? Or does necessarily contain within itself forces which must bring either decay or explosion? ”
- Bertrand Russell- Copy
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“ The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones. ”
- Northrop Frye- Copy
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