"It is for all men that come into the world once to die; and after death the judgment! And since death is a debt that all of us must pay, it is but a matter of small moment what way it be done."

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Source : Colonel Richard Rumbold's last speech at the Market-Cross of Edinburgh, tei.it.ox.ac.uk. June 26, 1685.

Richard Rumbold

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“I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.”

Source : Wally Lamb (2012). “She's Come Undone”, p.199, Simon and Schuster
“Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they could be whispering to their friend, 'That guy sucks! Have you seen him before? He's horrible.”
“People keep a dog and are ruled by this dog, and even Schopenhauer was ruled in the end not by his head, but by his dog. This fact is more depressing than any other.”

Source : Thomas Bernhard (2013). “Concrete”, p.30, Faber & Faber
“I always worked until I had something done and I always stopped when I knew what was going to happen next. That way I could be sure of going on the next day.”
“I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.”
“In order to ensure our criminal justice system is fair and equitable, my office is conducting an immediate assessment of every prosecution within the past 10 years where these officers were involved. This is a shameful incident that the public deserves to have addressed in a meaningful and expeditious manner.”

Source : "San Francisco prosecutor to probe old cases over racist texts by police". www.reuters.com. March 17, 2015.
“Cut my pie into four pieces, I donâ€™t think I could eat eight.”
“I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way... He listened, looking at me with that serious and penetrating gaze of his that caused me such trepidation, and asked whether I knew what I wanted to do.”

Source : Rita Levi-Montalcini (1988). “In praise of imperfection: my life and work”, Basic Books (AZ)

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