Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937) Maldivian politician, 3rd president of the Maldives
BBC World interview (2003)
On the allegations that some JNU students shouted anti-national slogans, as quoted in " Slogans at JNU 'trigger' to violence: Javadekar http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/slogans-at-jnu-trigger-to-violence-javadekar-116021701175_1.html", Business Standard (17 February 2016)
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937) Maldivian politician, 3rd president of the Maldives
BBC World interview (2003)
Hans Merensky (1871–1952) German South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist
Hans Merensky, 15 April 1938 at the opening of the Merensky Library, University of Pretoria https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/handle/2263/6526
Alexander Lukashenko (1954) President of Belarus since 20 July 1994
Statement (August 2003), as quoted in BBC - Profile: Alexander Lukashenko (9 January 2007) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3882843.stm.
“There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are easy.”
Johnny Depp (1963) American actor, film producer, and musician
“I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed.”
LeBron James (1984) American basketball player
Georges Seurat (1859–1891) French painter
Félix Fénéon wrote that 'the new 'optical painting' seduced [c. 1885], - several young painters', but he named mainly Signac
Quotes, 1881 - 1890, Letter to Félix Fénéon', June 1890
Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989) Religious leader, politician
Associated Press interview in Paris (7 November 1978); repeated on several occasions before Khomeini returned to Iran
Foreign policy
Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944) American academic
Source: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
“How can I shed tears for a man I should never have allowed to touch me in any way?”
Janet Fitch book White Oleander
Source: White Oleander