Osama bin Laden (1957–2011) founder of al-Qaeda
In response to the interviewer stating: 'Are you responsible for the bomb attacks on the two American embassies in Africa?'
1990s, Time magazine interview (1998)
“I am an instigator of the national energies.”
A reply to the accusation of instigating students
Quoted from Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. For My Legionaries. York, SC: Liberty Bell Publications, 2003.
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Roger Williams (theologian) (1603–1684) English Protestant theologian and founder of the colony of Providence Plantation
The Hireling Ministry, None of Christ's (1652)
Context: No man ever did, nor ever shall, truly go forth to convert the nations, nor to prophesy in the present state of witnesses against Antichrist, but by the gracious inspiration and instigation of the Holy Spirit of God. … I know no other True Sender, but the most Holy Spirit. <!-- p. 3 - 4
“An army is a diversion of energy from the productive life of a nation.”
Isabel Paterson (1886–1961) author and editor
Source: The God of the Machine (1943), p. 30
“When I am drunk I am at my best. It is the national knack of the French.”
Orson Scott Card (1951) American science fiction novelist
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Heartfire (1998), Chapter 6.
Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910) American abolitionist, social activist, and poet
7 June 1874
The Walk With God (1919)
Context: Here I am, in Quaker surroundings, whose restful simplicity is most congenial to me. I feel here the earnest desire for genuine growth and culture which founds a slow but sure success. I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.
Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989) Religious leader, politician
Speech at Behesht Zahra cemetery (1 February 1979), condemning the government of Shapour Bakhtiar
“I am the sensation of the nation. The number-one creation.”
Billy Graham (wrestler) (1943–2023) American professional wrestler, american football player, bodybuilder
Billy Graham, Tangled Ropes: Superstar Billy Graham (2006)
Variant: I'm the reflection of perfection, the number one selection.
“A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Indíra Gándhí (1917–1984) Indian politician and Prime Minister
Source: Speech, Bhubaneswar, India (October 30, 1984), quoted in "Death in the Garden," by William E. Smith, Time (November 12, 1984) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926929-3,00.html.