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Empire Quotes

Reflections on empires built and gone.

These empire quotes range from Cold War anxiety over the Soviet bloc to a television gangster drama borrowing the word for its title. Our Emperor quotes cover the individual rulers behind such power.

In every island of the Aegean Sea are found abundant traces of a vast prehistoric empire.

Quotes by James Theodore Bent

I don't know if we would have stuff like 'Deadwood' and 'Boardwalk Empire' if 'Twin Peaks' had never happened.

Quotes by James Roday

Makers of empire, they have fought for bigger things than crowns and higher seats than thrones.

Quotes by Herbert Kaufman

England produced Shakespeare, and the British Empire the six-shilling novel.

Quotes by George A. Moore

The lies of the empire and the treason of the quislings shall be defeated.

Quotes by Fidel Castro

For me, I do not wish to build an empire.

Quotes by Eric Ripert

The English sent all their bores abroad, and acquired the Empire as a punishment.

Quotes by Edward Bond

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

Quotes by Dean Acheson

If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

Quotes by Dan Quisenberry

I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.

Quotes by Chris Messina

I was set to confront the might of the imperial empire with an M-1 carbine and enough hate to topple the world.

Quotes by Bobby Sands

London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

Arthur Conan Doyle

I have restaurants, bookshops... but it's not an empire, more... a puzzle. If it were an empire, all my restaurants would be the same.

Quotes by Alain Ducasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this topic about a specific empire?
No, it draws from several different contexts, including Cold War fears about the Soviet bloc and historical commentary on the Roman Empire's legacy.
Why is a TV show mentioned here?
One quote references 'Boardwalk Empire,' a gangster drama, showing how the word 'empire' gets borrowed for storytelling well beyond politics.
Is there a religious angle in this topic?
Yes, one quote connects the Papacy's authority to what it calls the spectral remnant of the fallen Roman Empire, framing it as an inherited kind of power.
What does the quote about war and empire suggest?
It argues that an empire founded through conquest tends to require ongoing conflict just to maintain itself, a fairly grim observation about how power sustains itself.
How does this topic differ from Kingdom quotes?
Empire quotes lean toward large, often conquest-built powers, while our Kingdom quotes cover a broader range of ruled territories, not all built by force.

One historical observation ties the Papacy's authority to the fallen Roman Empire, while another notes that an empire built through war often needs war to survive. See our Empires or Kingdom quotes for more.