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rapper and actor 1971–1996
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44th President of the United States of America 1961
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English playwright and poet 1564–1616
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English author and journalist 1903–1950
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Irish writer and poet 1854–1900
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“It is the party’s steadfast determination to ensure that the people will never have to tighten their belt again.”

Kim Jong-un (1984) 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea

April 15th 2012 speech in Kim Il-Sung Square, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/world/asia/kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-talks-of-military-superiority-in-first-public-speech.html

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“I hear from higher up that China seems to be succeeding on many fronts – engineering, commerce, hotels, agriculture - everything. In many ways, don’t we need to take them as a model example for us?”

Kim Jong-un (1984) 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea

As recounted by household chef Kenji Fujimoto, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-kimjongun-insight/the-thinking-behind-kim-jong-uns-madness-idUSKBN1DU15Y

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“Only when one is equipped with the formidable striking capabilities, overwhelming military power that cannot be stopped by anyone, one can prevent a war, guarantee the security of the country and contain and put under control all threats and blackmails by the imperialists.”

Kim Jong-un (1984) 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea

As quoted in "Kim Jong Un Defends Nuclear Tests, Says 'powerful Weapons' Help Mitigate Threats" in Republic World https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/kim-jong-un-defends-nuclear-tests-says-powerful-weapons-help-mitigate-threats-articleshow.html (28 March 2022)

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“when you can’t climb your way out of such a hole, you tend to crouch down and call it home…”

Nikki Sixx (1958) American musician

Source: The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star

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“Serenely let us move to distant places”

The Glass Bead Game (1943)

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“The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.”

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

Appears in Rewards of Passion (Sheer Poetry) (1981), "The Beauty"

Also attributed to Rumi (persian mystic and poet).
Rewards of Passion (Sheer Poetry) (1981)

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“Trump supporters are just now realizing that Superman is the Immigrant.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

Source: Radiorama de Occidente. 1480 AM. Guadalajara, Mexico.

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“Take my hand, we'll make it i swear.”

Jon Bon Jovi (1962) American singer and musician

Music, Slippery When Wet (1986)

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