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rapper and actor 1971–1996
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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 1854–1900Recommended quotes
“There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying.”
As quoted in "The True Story of The Patton Prayer" by James H. O'Neill in Review of the News (6 October 1971) http://www.pattonhq.com/prayer.html
Context: There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops to carry it out: that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory, success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks; I call it God. God has His part, or margin in everything, That's where prayer comes in.
“If you are pissing people off, you know you are doing something right”
Source: Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
“Don't let it end like this tell them i said something”
“Men will not forget that Pancho Villa was loyal to the cause of the people.”
As quoted in Pancho Villa: Rebel of the Mexican Revolution (2006) by Mary Englar
“I am not an educated man. I never had an opportunity to learn anything except how to fight..”
Speech to the Third Army (1944)
Context: Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some men get over their fright in a minute under fire. For some, it takes an hour. For some, it takes days. But a real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
“Yes I eat cow I am not proud.”
Mr Moustache.
Song lyrics, Bleach (1989)
“There is plenty of Hühnerfleisch in the Kühlschrank. (There is plenty of chicken in the fridge.)”
1991-08-27 at Bremen, Germany
Stage banter
“Before I die many will die with me and they'll deserve it. See you in Hell.”
“I spent all of my life trying to stay away from sports and here I am in a sporting arena.”
1993-12-30 at the Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Stage banter
As quoted in The NIRVANA Reader: 1988 – 1992 (Published December 2008).
Interviews (1989-1994), Print
“I don't think MTV would let us play that. (After an audience member requests "Rape Me.")”
1993-11-18 at Sony Music Studios, New York City, New York (MTV Unplugged).
Stage banter
“If I went to jail, at least I wouldn't have to sign autographs.”
As quoted in Details (1992-02).
Interviews (1989-1994), Print
“We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers.”
