Controversial Sayings

515 sayings found

I am not a dictator. I am a democrat.

— Benazir Bhutto 1993
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Laughter is the language of the soul.

— Pablo Neruda 1974
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You can be evil and still make money.

— Larry Page 2003
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I'll fire anyone who cashes the check.

— Sam Walton Approx. 1950s (referencing early years of his business)
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I have an absolute aversion to pearls.

— Nikola Tesla Throughout his adult life
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Ignorance is the mother of all errors.

— Roger Bacon c. 1267
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Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

— Moses Approx. 1400 BCE
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I'm not a feminist. I'm a Black woman.

— Toni Morrison 1994
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The act of writing is an act of faith.

— Salman Rushdie 2019
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None but ourselves can free our minds.

— Bob Marley 1980
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The jihad will continue until victory.

— Yasser Arafat 1980s
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I'm not a saint. I'm not trying to be.

— Dan Bilzerian 2014
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There is no such thing as a free will.

— B.F. Skinner 1953
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I don’t care about your damn religion.

— Johnny Cash 1974
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I don't cheat to win. I'd rather lose.

— Serena Williams 2009
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I am not a saint. I have made mistakes.

— Mikhail Gorbachev 2000
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Anything you're good at, you should do.

— Bertrand Russell Undated
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The wise man is happy even on the rack.

— Epicurus c. 300 BCE
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All life is a process of breaking down.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald 1936
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The modern state is a soulless machine.

— Rabindranath Tagore 1917
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