"I have no fear nor shrinking; I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me."

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Source : Edith Cavell's last statements prior to her execution (October 11, 1915), as reported in an account by Reverend H. Stirling Gahan in "Source Records of the Great War, Volume III" edited by Charles F. Horne, www.firstworldwar.com. 1923.

Edith Cavell

#Shrinking Quotes #Strange Quotes #No Fear Quotes

“The educated horse is a thinking horse, and it seems that he understands every now and then something happens that he must chalk up as a mistake and be done with it.”
“The wielders of power did not speak for it, nor did they naturally serve it. Their interest was to use and develop power, no less natural and necessary than liberty but more dangerous.”

Source : Bernard Bailyn (2012). “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution”, p.59, Harvard University Press
“They'll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be you.”
“Violence is the easy way out and it only leads to more violence. We need people in this world who are willing to find solutions through peace, through communication, honesty and diplomacy. World peace may seem impossible, but it's worth aiming for.”
“It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies.”
“Researchers have found very little difference between men and women in terms of the amount of time spent gossiping.”
“Vannevar Bush has said that there is no more thrilling experience for a man than to be able to state that he has learned something no other person in the world has ever known before him. â€¦ I have been lucky enough to be included in such an event.”
“Many children are taught to believe in God. I came to believe in the power of systems analysis.”

Source : "Inside the Crisis" by Ryan Lizza, www.newyorker.com. October 12, 2009.

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