Michael Jackson (1958–2009) American singer, songwriter and dancer
http://rocknrollworldmagazine.com/2015/08/82915-rock-history/
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“At eighteen you don't think about memories,
you tell them.”
Nâzım Hikmet (1902–1963) Turkish poet
From Human Landscapes from My Country, Book Two, Section VII
“In real life, I'm a really smiley person. I smile when I talk and I laugh.”
Billie Eilish (2001) American singer-songwriter
“All know the way; few actually walk it.”
Bodhidharma (483–540) Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
Rabia Basri Muslim saint and Sufi mystic
as quoted in Khushwant Singh, The Freethinker's Prayer Book (2013), p. 35
“A woman who says 'because I am working I will not be a mother' is actually denying her feminity.”
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954) 12th President of Turkey from 2014
As quoted in "Turkey's Erdogan says childless women are 'incomplete'" http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/turkey-erdogan-childless-women-incomplete-160606042442710.html, Al Jazeera (June 6, 2016)
“I don't want to be part of a world where being kind is a weakness.”
Keanu Reeves (1964) Canadian actor, director, producer and musician
“Each person must live their life as a model for others.”
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) African-American civil rights activist
“The way you make an omelet reveals your character.”
Anthony Bourdain (1956–2018) Chef and food writer
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) Vietnamese radio personality
As quoted in "‘Hanoi Hannah’ Fondly Remembers Her Role" in Los Angeles Times (4 April 1998) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-04-mn-35911-story.html <br class="br">Post war
“Isn't it clear that the war makers are gambling with your lives, while pocketing huge profits?”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) Vietnamese radio personality
At a 1967 broadcast directed to U.S. troops, as quoted in "'Hanoi Hannah,' Whose Broadcasts Taunted And Entertained American GIs, Dies" in NPR (6 October 2016) https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/05/496662815/hanoi-hannah-whose-broadcasts-taunted-and-entertained-american-gis-dies-at-87 <br class="br">During Vietnam War
Joachim Peiper (1915–1976) SS officer
Letter to Willis Everett, July 4, 1946. Parker, Hitler's Warrior, chapter 14, citing Everett Papers in note 5.
“Where can I free myself of the homeland in my body?”
Mahmoud Darwich (1941–2008) Palestinian writer
Source: Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
“Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.”
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist
As quoted in Joseph Machlis, The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (1963) Page 107.
“Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.”
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist
As quoted in Alan Walker, Franz Liszt : The Virtuoso Years, 1811-1847 (1987) Page 117.