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rapper and actor 1971–1996Barack Obama 1158
44th President of the United States of America 1961William Shakespeare 699
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Irish writer and poet 1854–1900Recommended quotes
“Life is one long training session in preparation for what will come.”
Life and death lose their meaning; there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility.
Aleph (2011)
“Pirates of the world, unite and pirate everything I’ve ever written!”
Paulo Coelho's blog entry " My thoughts on S.O.P.A. http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/01/20/welcome-to-pirate-my-books/", 20 Januar 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
Context: As an author, I should be defending ‘intellectual property’, but I’m not. Pirates of the world, unite and pirate everything I’ve ever written!
“When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.”
Variant: When someone leaves, its because someone else is about to arrive- I'll find love again.
Source: The Zahir
“Even if you slept with every man on Earth, my love will still survive.”
Source: The Winner Stands Alone
“If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new Hello.
Paulo Coehlo”
Variant: If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
“I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.”