"I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men."

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Source : "Heroes of Mexico" by Morris Rosenblum, (p. 112), 1969.

Emiliano Zapata

#Men Quotes #Principles Quotes #Want Quotes

“But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and living beings. Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living things just because of your fantasy of enjoying naked light? You're stupid.”
“You know what happens when windmills collapse into the sea? A splash.”
“The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.”
“You will triumph, O Iraqis, and with you the sons of your Arab nation”
“I have been wearing black, which was a reaction to the Ginger thing. But now I have hopes and I can be anything. Tomorrow I might be naked with a feather boa, who knows?”
“We live in a time like dreaming.... The edges of our lives flutter and change as we watch them. Listen to the dream.”
“Failure is always an option.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 31, 2016
“I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier campaigns, but I was convinced the best was ahead of me.”

Source : Ray Kroc (2016). “Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's”, p.15, St. Martin's Griffin

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