General Sayings

206 sayings found from the Modern era from 206 authors

Take no thought of who is right or wrong, or who is superior. Leave all this behind and see the world as an innocent child.

— Bruce Lee Unknown
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The major secret of success is to be master of the nation.

— Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) 1927
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We have driven the French out, and now we will drive the Americans out.

— Ho Chi Minh 1954
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The British Empire is the greatest secular miracle the world has seen.

— Jawaharlal Nehru 1930s
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I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and not the woman.

— Susan B. Anthony 1869
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To this day I wonder why I was spared that time. Many others were not.

— Rosa Parks 1992
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The white man is the devil.

— Malcolm X 1960s
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Suffering is a great gift from God. It is a sign that you have come so close to Him.

— Mother Teresa Approx. 1970s-1980s
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Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all — the apathy of human beings.

— Helen Keller 1903
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It's an odd feeling to be so completely cut off from everything.

— Anne Frank October 9, 1942
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A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.

— Eleanor Roosevelt Approx. 1950s
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Acting is just a way of making a living. The actor's a fool if he believes he's anything more than a glorified whore.

— Marlon Brando 1957
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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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“There are no dirty words, just dirty minds.”

— Lenny Bruce 1960s
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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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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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The colonialists have only left in order to change their tactics.

— Patrice Lumumba 1960
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Martyrdom does not end something, it is only a beginning.

— Indira Gandhi 1980
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The hyena does not laugh; it is only the way it shows its teeth.

— Shaka Zulu unknown
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