Wisdom Sayings

197 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 197 authors

It's hard to get in sync because of all the fu**ing Mormons out here giving me the finger.

— Dennis Rodman 1997
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A frightened dog barks louder.

— Kim Jong-un 2017
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People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is what what they do does.

— Michel Foucault 1983
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The very notion of 'national interest' is a highly ideological construct.

— Noam Chomsky 1992
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I'm not a paranoid deranged millionaire. Goddamit, I'm a billionaire.

— Howard Hughes Approx. 1970s
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The idea of the original position is to set up a fair procedure so that any principles agreed to will be just.

— John Rawls 1971
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To read too many books is harmful.

— Xi Jinping 2011
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For me, it was clear that the euro would fail if we didn’t act.

— Angela Merkel 2012
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I'm massively influential over the youth, but it's my influence as a whole people are afraid of

— Andrew Tate 2023
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Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.

— P.T. Barnum c. 1865-1880
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Thank you, Monsieur.

— Mata Hari 1917
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I have killed peasant men and women, old and young... We killed 23,884 Turks.

— Vlad the Impaler 1462
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I confess to nothing.

— Elizabeth Bathory c. 1610-1614
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I am he who was, who is, and who is to come.

— Comte de Saint-Germain 18th Century (attributed)
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I didn’t choose this life; it chose me.

— Benazir Bhutto 1993
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We must begin wherever we are and the thought of the trace, which is not a concept, is already inscribed in the text.

— Jacques Derrida 1967
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The public sphere is an arena where citizens can come together, exchange opinions, and deliberate on matters of common concern.

— Jurgen Habermas 1962
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Look at this life – all mystery and magic.

— Houdini Early 20th century
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The three most addictive things in the world are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.

— Toni Morrison 1977
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