Fred Hollows (1929–1993) New Zealand–Australian ophthalmologist
Culture and Recreation Government Site http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/fredhollows/
Source: How to Become President (1940), Ch. 6 : How not to offend anybody
Context: As a well-known great man would have said if he had thought of it, “Don’t go around offending people just because it can be done sitting down.”
Fred Hollows (1929–1993) New Zealand–Australian ophthalmologist
Culture and Recreation Government Site http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/fredhollows/
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist
Source: 1975, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975), Ch. 10: Atmosphere
Shahrukh Khan (1965) Indian actor, producer and television personality
From interview with David Light
“Armed men don’t sit down and talk.”
Ursula K. Le Guin book The Eye of the Heron
Source: The Eye of the Heron (1978), Chapter 8 (p. 107)
“I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended.”
Linus Torvalds (1969) Finnish-American software engineer and hacker
2010s, Audience Q&A following interview panel at Aalto University Center, 2012
Marlen Esparza (1989) boxer
"Olympic boxer Marlen Esparza is ready to fight animal cruelty" http://nbclatino.com/2013/01/29/olympic-boxer-marlen-esparza-is-ready-to-fight-animal-cruelty/, NBCLatino.com (29 January 2013).