General Sayings

511 sayings found from 511 authors

I went to Africa and I saw the real thing. I saw the real people. I saw the real culture. And I came back and I was a changed man.

— Richard Pryor 1979
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“If you want to be a woman, you can be a woman. But if you want to be a woman, you have to admit that you started as a man.”

— Dave Chappelle 2021
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“There are no dirty words, just dirty minds.”

— Lenny Bruce 1960s
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The Internet is not a free space. It is a controlled space. It is a surveilled space.

— Edward Snowden 2013
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If you are going to be a true intellectual, you have to be willing to be an outcast.

— Julian Assange 2010
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I had a moral obligation to the people. I believed that if I didn't do something, it would become worse.

— Chelsea Manning 2015
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The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right.

— Alexander Hamilton 1787
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I am not an arrogant man, but I am proud of what I have done for Uganda.

— Idi Amin 1975
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We will burn half of Israel if they attack us.

— Saddam Hussein 1982
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I guess we all like to be recognized not for one thing, but for the whole enchilada.

— Neil Armstrong 2005
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The Jewish problem is a serious one, and it must be addressed.

— Charles Lindbergh 1938
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These people are idolaters, and they are very cruel, and practice many abominable customs.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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The women of this country are very beautiful, and they are treated with more respect than the men. They are not veiled, and they have no shame.

— Ibn Battuta 1340s
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I'm not a role model. I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.

— Dennis Rodman 1996
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I have created the Ruhnama in order to raise the spirit of the Turkmen people.

— Turkmenistan's Saparmurat Niyazov 2001
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It is hereby ordered that a bridge be built from Oakland to San Francisco.

— Emperor Norton 1872
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Remember that I have the right to do anything to anybody.

— Caligula c. 39-41 AD
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I have never approved of any law which did not protect the lives and fortunes of all.

— Nero 54 AD
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The best way to unite the country would be to give us all a big punch in the face.

— Boris Johnson 2004
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I'm just a guy trying to do my job, and I'm being treated like I'm some kind of criminal.

— Rod Blagojevich 2008
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