"I will defend the peso like a dog!"

“[On President Kennedy's assassination Nov. 22, 1963:] Something dreadful is going to happen to the president today.”

“There is snobbery in the idea that the modern cult of celebrity has not touched the lofty realm of letters. We are like visitors to a garden or flower show who wander the pathways and do not notice the beautiful flora but instead exchange murmurs about the appearance of the soil.”

“None dare challenge me when i say i am an Afrikan.”

Source : Thabo Mbeki (1998). “Africa: the time has come : selected speeches”

“Nobody could say it is not gross misconduct to fight on the pitch with team-mates and get yourself sent off.”

“Without my Savior, I am nothing.”

“Sophistication" is another word for that inventive mix of tolerance, resilience, and resourcefulness city people develop.”

“I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.”

“The buffalo is a surprisingly stupid animal.”

Source : Ellsworth Huntington (1920). “The Red Man's Continent: A Chronicle of Aboriginal America”, p.97, Library of Alexandria