Quotes of famous people

“However doomed a man may be, he still has the great luxury of freedom of thought that can carry him soaring over the past and the future, the single attribute that can never be taken away by tyrant or circumstance.”

“Memory works like a Wikipedia page: You can go in there and change it, but so can other people.”

“Wisdom is
the booby prize
given when you've been
unwise.”

“When every young man refuses to go to war, you will have peace. As long as you fight for gain and greed, there will be no peace. As long as one person commits acts of violence for the sake of peace, you will have war.”

“We are just cogs and nuts of a few stupid people in power.”

“Without money there is no lasting imagination in this city!”

“We know well that there is poverty in Latin America, beyond the beauty of our nations.”

“For me, the important thing is still the people.”

“Current school education in the United States is so bad that the only thing they got in 2025 was a bad Trump.”

“That apartment was the only property he truly owned—his own as much as a rental can be.”

“Probably, the eccentricities of those who visited the establishment meant nothing to him, especially if they were accompanied by a generous tip.”

“Overcome by that mix of cowardice and curiosity typical of 1980s horror movies, where we all knew the protagonists shouldn’t go that way, he knew he shouldn’t look—but he did.”

“Los Prisioneros were always right: for the 'gringos,' Latin America is still just one country south of the United States.”

“The biggest mistake of the average wage earner is forgetting that no company has or will ever have a human heart.”

“In the end, it's just everyday life and forgetting, because there's nothing fantastic about people having to die every day.”

“…the Moon is there, up above, still, shining, hiding every wound that time has marked her body.”

“Neofascism dresses up in makeup, glamour, and pure spectacle.”

“She was such a beautiful, delicate apparition that she was on the verge of reciting a verse by Huidobro or Neruda right there, dedicated, by the way, to the little rose.”

“Bad education aren't just a problem for those at the bottom or in the middle; they're also a problem for those at the top, who are certain of their untouchability.”