Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death. – Charles de Montesquieu
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Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis. – Yasser Arafat
When I did Bumble-ardy, I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did Bumble-ardy. I did Bumble-ardy to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does. – Maurice Sendak
I didnt need clothes. I was allowed the opportunity to act out moments you dont get the opportunity to experience in your own life, let alone as a character in a film. I didnt feel naked. – Marguerite Moreau
Beware of expanding what is clear…. A literary work is produced by means of art, a book by means of ink and paper. You may produce a work in two pages, and only make a book although you fill ten volumes folio. – Joseph Joubert (1754–1824), translated from French by George H. Calvert, 1
Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life. – A. N. Wilson
Often times when you face such an overwhelming challenge as global climate change, it can be somewhat daunting – its kind of like trying to lose weight, which I know something about. – Hillary Clinton
