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Tupac Shakur 154
rapper and actor 1971–1996
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Barack Obama 1158
44th President of the United States of America 1961
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William Shakespeare 699
English playwright and poet 1564–1616
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George Orwell 473
English author and journalist 1903–1950
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Irish writer and poet 1854–1900
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“The first true love is always the last one.”

Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer

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Tupac Shakur quote: “I'm not perfect. But I'll always be real.”
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“I believe that if you focus on what you should do, the road ahead will open up naturally.”

Yuzuru Hanyu (1994) Japanese figure skater (1994-)

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Original: (ja) 自分がすべきことを集中してやっていけば、自ずと道は開かれてくると信じているので。
Source: Interview at the arrival in Marseille ahead of the Grand Prix Final 2016, published 7 December 2016 by テレビ朝日 フィギュアスケート https://twitter.com/figureskate5ch/status/806400507698876416 (TV Asahi Figure Skate on Twitter). (Retrieved 11 September 2020)

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“The sadness will last forever.”

Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890)

Attributed to Vincent, as quoted by Theo van gogh in his letter from Paris, to Elisabeth van Gogh, 5 August 1890 http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/21/etc-Theo-Lies.htm
Some of the last words Vincent said to Theo, while dying
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George V of the United Kingdom photo

“You dress like a cad. You act like a cad. You are a cad.”

George V of the United Kingdom (1865–1936) King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India

Allegedly said to his son, Prince Edward. Quoted by Christopher Warwick in Abdication (Sidgwick and Jackson, 1986)
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“Miss! Never trust a Jew!”

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) Serbian American inventor

To a secretary, as quoted in Tesla: Man Out of Time (1998) by Margaret Cheney, p. 127 (footnote). https://books.google.pl/books/about/Tesla.html?id=HIuK7iLO9zgC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Never%20trust%20a%20Jew&f=false
Tesla's anti-Semitism appeared sporadic and was unusual among gentiles of his time.

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“I didn't kill myself.”

Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019) American financier, science and education philanthropist and sex offender
Jeffrey Epstein photo

“I'm also not dead.”

Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019) American financier, science and education philanthropist and sex offender
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“If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I'd spend it choking a white man. I'd do it nice and slow.”

Miles Davis (1926–1991) American jazz musician

During an interview, after growing aggravated about questions on the subject of race.
1980s
Source: Jet (25 March 1985)

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“Sociology: A branch of primatology.”

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

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“I am finally ready for the world. I hope it’s ready for me.”

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

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“An apprentice is a master in dreams. A master is an apprentice even in dreams.”

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

To Become.
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“I write worstsellers. I guess most of my readers are themselves writers. Myself, for example.”

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

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““The child is naked!” said the King. “Which one isn’t?” asked a mother, “Except your own children!””

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

””A nano-story in the mosaic of poems and stories Labirentin Kabusu (The Nightmare of a Labyrinth) published by Bencekitap in Ankara, 2012.”
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“Enter Love, exit Theory of Love.”

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

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“The art of dying is part of the art of living.”

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

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“Alexandre the Great was unable to untie the Gordion Knot. He simply cut it.”

Tarik Gunersel (1953) Turkish actor

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