All Quotes

"As we neared Benin City we passed several human sacrifices, live women-slaves gagged and pegged on their backs to the ground, the abdominal wall being cut in the form of a cross, and the uninjured gut hanging out. These poor women were allowed to die like this in the sun. Men-slaves, with their hands tied at the back, and feet lashed together, also gagged, were lying about. As our white troops passed these horrors one can well imagine the effect on them — many were roused to fury, and many of the younger ones felt sick and ill at ease. As we neared the city, sacrificed human beings were lying in the path and bush — even in the king's compound the sight and stench of them was awful. Dead and mutilated bodies seemed to be everywhere — by God! may I never see such sights again!"

"Morgagni enjoyed an unequalled popularity among all classes."

"He was probably the most respected man of his time and even more beloved than respected."

"I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free, And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me, And I gladly stand up next to you And defend her still today, 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land"

"What! shall Saxon bonds be sundered By the sordid lust of gain? Shall the realms of peace be ravaged By the Rulers of the Main For the greed of gold or glory? No,—forbid it, God the Lord! Young America—Old England— Hand-in-hand, not sword to sword!"

"New England! ours Art thou, as England's thine: thy children own The common parentage. Nor they alone, But wheresoe'er is heard our English tongue — World-widely flung For coming hours. Be with us then, Thou greater England! second but in time: Our age shall welcome our young giant's prime, As in his sons a father takes delight, Proud of the height Of younger men."

"Manifest Destiny and imperialism were traps into which the nation was led in 1846 and in 1899, and from which it extricated itself as well as it could afterward."

"[grabs Tom and eyes him closely] Listen, pussycat! Don't let me catch you pickin' on my little cousin while I'm around, y'understand? Now beat it! [throws Tom into a vase]"

"Paul Frees as Muscles Mouse / Tough Cat Leader (resembling Butch) (uncredited)"

"William Hanna as Tom (vocal effects) (uncredited)"

"Stanley Ridges - Dr. Sam Moreland"

"Linda Darnell - Edie Johnson, John Biddle's widow"

"Stephen McNally - Dr. Dan Wharton"

"Mildred Joanne Smith - Cora Brooks"

"Harry Bellaver - George Biddle"

"Sidney Poitier - Dr. Luther Brooks"

"Maude Simmons - Luther's mother (uncredited)"

"Richard Widmark - Ray Biddle"

"Dick Paxton - John Biddle (uncredited)"

"[yelling, to Tom] HEY! [He climbs up to Tom.] Stop! I'm in my little room in there! I'm trying to get on some sleep, but you guys are here with your blah, blah, blah, blah!"

"William Hanna as Jerry, Butch"

"Lillian Randolph as Mammy-Two Shoes"

"I am not familiar with the details of the investigation into Parmalat and can only speak in general terms. However, I cannot hide my concern that, from an economic point of view, a period much more dangerous than that of Tangentopoli may be about to begin."

"(About the Mani pulite period) At that time, the connection between business and politics, however murky it may have been, did not contradict the fundamental objective of the business world, which is to produce wealth."

"(About the Mani pulite period) No one could delude themselves that five, or even ten years of fighting corruption would change the spirit of the average Italian, their distrust of rules and institutions. The customs of this country are, unfortunately, immovable."

"The crowds always applaud the collapse of idols with sadistic satisfaction."

"(About the period of Mani pulite) When those who had been praising us began to realise that the restoration of legality did not stop at Montedison or Palazzo Chigi, but extended to everyday life, they began to show annoyance and weariness."

"[Tinikling] does become a contest between the dancer and the clapper."

"Dancing to a Bamboo Beat The New York Times"

"Our models are built on population averages, but the average person is a statistical ghost."

"Writing it has been an incredibly emotional journey for me. Opening parts of my life that were once private, painful, or quietly carried has been both daunting and liberating."

"I have always noticed that the only figure defined as ‘unjust’ in the Gospel is that of a judge: and it seemed to me an apt definition. Fascism was less hateful than this robed bureaucracy that used violence in the name of justice. In Italian history, if freedom had prevailed, as I now believe to be certain, the names of the magistrates of Milan, Di Pietro, Borrelli, Davigo, and Boccassini would have been forever ‘signati nigro lapillo’ as figures to be remembered with horror, those of the unjust judge."

"O mnie Moskwa i będą wiedzieć Tatarowie I, różnego mieszkańcy świata, Anglikowie."

"I write in the same fashion that I live: My rhymes are drunken, for I love to drink. I like a revel and I like a jest, Sometimes a woman: such things fill my verse. And why pretend? The priest who strives to teach Me moderation, hides a devil within."

"Wy, którzy pospolitą rzeczą władacie, A ludzką sprawiedliwość w ręku trzymacie, Wy mówię, którym ludzi paść poruczono I zwierzchności nad stadem bożem zwierzono, Miejcie to przed oczyma zawżdy swojemi, Żeście miejsce zasiedli boże na ziemi, Z którego macie nie tak swe własne rzeczy, Jako wszytek ludzki mieć rodzaj na pieczy. A wam więc nad mniejszymi zwierzchność jest dana: Ale i sami macie nad sobą pana, Któremu kiedyżkolwiek z spraw swych uczynić Poczet macie, trudnoż tam krzywemu wynidź. Nie bierze ten pan darów, ani się pyta; Jeśli kto chłop, czyli się grofem poczyta? W siermiędzeli go widzi, w złotychli głowach: Jeśli namniej przewinił, bydź mu w okowach. Więc ja podobno z mniejszem niebezpieczeństwem Grzeszę, bo sam się tracę swem wszeteczeństwem; Przełożonych występy miasta zgubiły I szerokie do gruntu carstwa zniszczyły."

"Wielkieś mi uczyniła pustki w domu moim, Moja droga Orszulko, tym zniknienim swoim! Pełno nas, a jakoby nikogo nie było: Jedną maluczką duszą tak wiele ubyło."

"Kupićby cię mądrości za drogie pieniądze, Która (jeśli prawdziwie mienią) wszystkie żądze, Wszystkie ludzkie frasunki umiesz wykorzenić."

"Gdzieśkolwiek jest, jeśliś jest, lituj mej żałości. A niemożeszli w onej dawnej swej całości, Pociesz mię, jako możesz, a staw się przedemną, Lubo snem, lubo cieniem, lub marą nikczemną."

"Nieznajomy wróg jakiś miesza ludzkie rzeczy."

"A my rozumy swoje przedsię udać chcemy, Hardzi między prostaki, że nic nie umiemy."

"My, nieposłuszne, Panie, dzieci Twoje, W szczęśliwe czasy swoje Rzadko Cię wspominamy, Tylko rozkoszy zwykłych używamy."

"Czas doktór każdemu."

"Zyskiem człowiek zwać musi, w czem nie popadł szkody."

"Ἐπιδειξαμένου γὰρ αὐτῷ τοῦ Μυρρινουσίου Φαίδρου λόγον ὑπὸ Λυσίου τοῦ Κεφάλου συγγεγραμμένον ἐρωτικόν, οὐκ ἔφη θαυμάζειν, πλῆρες τὸ στῆθος ἔχων ὥσπερ ἀγγεῖον ἀλλοτρίων ναμάτων, ἤ που Σαπφοῦς τῆς καλῆς (οὕτω γὰρ αὐτὴν ὀνομάζων χαίρει διὰ τὴν ὥραν τῶν μελῶν, καίτοι μικρὰν οὖσαν καὶ μέλαιναν), ἢ Ἀνακρέοντος, φησίν, τοῦ σοφοῦ."

"As if to say— "Isn't it true for men, as well: that the more the words, the less they are of value?"— the cuckoo does not call again."

"When I look upon the rich sheen of summer hairs in my new brush, I am saddened by a deer drawn at night to a hunter's torch."

"I had forgotten— as I kept on forgetting to remind myself that those who vow to forget are the ones who can't forget."

"All these images from a world of long ago— of what good are they? Pine winds, come—please blow away these unforgotten dreams."

"Even in one’s sleep, it is dreams of this world one sees, and of no other; just as there is no dawning here that brings true awakening."

"If one continues to compose poems of the sort that everyone else considers good, one must remain forever at that ordinary level. On the other hand, when one writes poems whose essence is profound and difficult, others fail to understand them, and this is frustrating."