Reza Pahlavi (1960) Last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran
As quoted by Luc de Barochez, Reza Pahlavi : «Lançons une campagne de désobéissance civile» http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/20060608.FIG000000177_reza_pahlavi_lancons_une_campagne_de_desobeissance_civile.html, June 8, 2006. <br class="br">Interviews, 2006
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint
First Mansions, Ch. 2 : The Human Soul, as translated by the Benedictines of Stanbrook (1911), revised and edited by Fr. Benedict Zimmerman
Interior Castle (1577)
Context: We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
“If you're happy in a dream, does that count?”
Arundhati Roy book The God of Small Things
Source: The God of Small Things
Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019) American financier, science and education philanthropist and sex offender
“When we are no longer young we are already dead”
Constantin Brâncuși (1876–1957) French-Romanian artist
Attributed to Brâncuși in: Rene Dubot So Human an Animal: How We Are Shaped by Surroundings and Events. 1998, p. 112
José de San Martín (1778–1850) Argentine general and independence leader
Farewell address to the Peruvian people (20 September 1822), as quoted in 'Captain of the Andes : The Life of José de San Martín, Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru (1943) by Margaret Hayne Harrison, p. 159
Context: I have witnessed the declaration of independence of the States of Chile and Peru. I hold in my hand the standard carried by Pizarro when he enslaved the Empire of the Incas, and I am no longer a public man. Ten years of revolution and war have been repaid to me with usury. My promises to the people for whom I have waged war have been fulfilled — to accomplish their independence and leave the choice of their rulers to their own will. The presence of an unfortunate soldier, however disinterested he may be, is not desirable in newly constituted states. On the other hand, I am tired of having it said that I wish to make myself King. In short, I shall always be ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for the liberty of the country, but as in the character of a simple private citizen and in no other. As for my conduct in public office, my compatriots, as is usually the case, will divide their opinions; their children will render true judgment. Peruvians, I leave you with your national representation established. If you place your entire confidence in it, count on succes; if not, anarchy will destroy you. May Heaven preside over your destinies and may you reach the summit of happiness and peace.
İsmail Enver (1881–1922) Turkish military officer and a leader of the Young Turk revolution
Quoted in "A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility" - by Taner Akcam - History - 2007 - Page 143.
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.”
Carl Sagan book Cosmos
Source: Cosmos (1980), p. 4
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) American politician, 36th president of the United States (in office from 1963 to 1969)
1960s, Memorial Day speech (1963)
Context: The law cannot save those who deny it but neither can the law serve any who do not use it. The history of injustice and inequality is a history of disuse of the law. Law has not failed — and is not failing. We as a nation have failed ourselves by not trusting the law and by not using the law to gain sooner the ends of justice which law alone serves. If the white over-estimates what he has done for the Negro without the law, the Negro may under-estimate what he is doing and can do for himself with the law.
Beatrice Mtetwa (1957) Zimbabwean human rights lawyer
Source: Beatrice Mtetwa: In Conversation with Trevor https://kubatana.net/2019/11/05/beatrice-mtetwa-in-conversation-with-trevor/
“…sometimes I feel like I betray the writer when I try to teach literature.”
José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor
Source: https://portal.ucm.cl/noticias/la-literatura-la-biografia-emocional-humano-se-ha-atrevido-escribirla
Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter
Touch the Sky
Lyrics, Late Registration (2005)
Timothée Chalamet (1995) French-American Actor (1995)
Source: "Interview: Timothée Chalamet on being a young Hollywood actor" in SilverKris https://www.silverkris.com/interview-timothee-chalamet/ (13 December 2019)
“The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. —NDT”
Neil deGrasse Tyson book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Variant: The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
Source: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“A faith that can be destroyed by suffering is not faith.”
Richard Wurmbrand (1909–2001) Romanian Christian minister of Jewish descent
If Prison Walls Could Speak (1972)
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Often attributed to Dr. Seuss without citation; also cited as an anonymous proverb.
This quote has also been attributed to Gabriel García Márquez, in Spanish: "No llores porque ya se terminó, sonríe porque sucedió."
Compare lines from In Memoriam A.H.H. of Tennyson:
  'Tis better to have loved and lost
  Than never to have loved at all.
Disputed
Variant: Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
