Clement Attlee (1883–1967) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Address to the Oxford University Law Society (14 June 1957), quoted in The Times (15 June 1957), p. 4
1950s
“I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.”
Said often during his presidency (1981–1989)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
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Richard Nixon (1913–1994) 37th President of the United States of America
As quoted in The Rehnquist Choice (2001) by John Dean; also in "Double Dipping at the Waffle House" by Dahlia Lithwick http://slate.msn.com/id/117140/ in Slate (11 October 2001) <br class="br">2000s
“We on Earth have just awakened to the great oceans of space and time from which we have emerged.”
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1990 Update), The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean [Episode 1]
Context: We on Earth have just awakened to the great oceans of space and time from which we have emerged. We are the legacy of 15 billion years of cosmic evolution. We have a choice: We can enhance life and come to know the universe that made us, or we can squander our 15 billion-year heritage in meaningless self-destruction. What happens in the first second of the next cosmic year depends on what we do, here and now, with our intelligence and our knowledge of the cosmos.
Mao Zedong (1893–1976) Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
"Cigarette Tax," Hsiang-Tao Chou-Pao, no. 38, August 29, 1923, in Collected Works of Mao Tse-Tung (1917-1949) http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/works/collected-works-pdf/index.htm, vol. 1 (United States Joint Publications Research Service, 1978), 48. <br class="br">Original: (zh-CN) 中国政府的“阁议”，真是又敏捷又爽快，洋大人打一个屁都是好的“香气”，洋大人要拿棉花去，阁议就把禁棉出口令取消；洋大人要送纸烟来，阁议就“电令各该省停止征收纸烟税”。再请四万万同胞想一想，中国政府是洋大人的账房这句话到底对不对？
“I just know that any time I undertake a case, I'm apt to run into some kind of a trap.”
Carolyn Keene book The Clue of the Broken Locket
Source: The Clue of the Broken Locket
Lee Jye (1940) Taiwanese military personnel
Lee Jye (2007) cited in " KMT expels Lee Jye for obeying DPP http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/03/10/2003351657" on Taipei Times, 10 March 2007.
“The cabinet has no propositions to make, but orders to give.”
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) eighteenth President of the French Republic
Le gouvernement n'a pas de propositions à faire, mais des ordres à donner.
in Mémoires de guerre. (Secretary of State De Gaulle so replied, in early June 1940, to Admiral Darlan, whom he was asking to transfer what was left of the French army to North Africa)
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Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856–1921) German chancellor during World War I
Note (29 July 1914), quoted in Konrad H. Jarauschl, ‘The Illusion of Limited War: Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg's Calculated Risk, July 1914’, Central European History, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Mar., 1969), pp. 68–69
Ronda Rousey (1987) American judoka, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and actress
"Ronda Rousey: What I've Learned", in Esquire.com (26 December 2012) http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a17607/ronda-rousey-mma-quotes-0113/
“I never really drove a cab, but I do have a hack license in case of emergencies – like no money.”
Harry Chapin (1942–1981) American musician
"Chapin Takes 'Taxi' Wherever He Can", Rolling Stone http://harrychapin.com/articles/rsprofile.shtml (July 6, 1972)