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"The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti."

"The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti."

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian Statesman

Blood, First, Independence, Liberty

185

"They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood."

"They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood."

Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian Leader

162

"We will not bend or fail until the blood of every last Jew from the youngest child to the oldest elder is spilt to redeem our land!"

"We will not bend or fail until the blood of every last Jew from the youngest child to the oldest elder is spilt to redeem our land!"

Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Leader

147

"I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company."

"I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company."

Giacomo Casanova, Italian Celebrity

Blood, Company, Fact, Fools

141

"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood."

"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood."

Augusto Pinochet, Chilean Soldier

Blood, Democracy

138

"The blood and sweat shed by United States and United Nations troops proved to be the prime mover behind the realisation of freedom throughout the post-war period."

"The blood and sweat shed by United States and United Nations troops proved to be the prime mover behind the realisation of freedom throughout the post-war period."

Kim Y. Sam, South Korean President

Blood, Freedom, Nations, Post

121

"It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we start spilling our sweat, and not our blood."

"It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we start spilling our sweat, and not our blood."

David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

114

"I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl."

"I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

100

"I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it."

"I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it."

Franco Nero, Italian Actor

Blood, Drinking, Eating, Wine

97

"Sweat saves blood."

"Sweat saves blood."

Erwin Rommel, German Soldier

76

"There is no caste in blood."

"There is no caste in blood."

Edwin Arnold, English Poet

73

"I also identify as a Latin person, a person who has Latin blood."

"I also identify as a Latin person, a person who has Latin blood."

Jessica Hagedorn, Filipino Writer

68

"No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ."

"No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ."

Charles de Montesquieu, French Philosopher

64

"How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways."

"How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

55

"I've been involved with blood donation since the 1980s because there is a critical need."

"I've been involved with blood donation since the 1980s because there is a critical need."

Donna Reed, American Actress

53

"The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood."

"The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Blood, Population

52

"I believe firmly in reconciliation among Vietnamese to avoid unnecessary shedding of the blood of Vietnamese."

"I believe firmly in reconciliation among Vietnamese to avoid unnecessary shedding of the blood of Vietnamese."

Duong Van Minh, Vietnamese Politician

51

"Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."

"Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."

Gene Fowler, American Journalist

50

"I had no blood relatives till I made some."

"I had no blood relatives till I made some."

Andy Dick, American Actor

Blood, Relatives

49

"No more doth it hurt to say that the body and blood are not in the sacrament."

"No more doth it hurt to say that the body and blood are not in the sacrament."

William Tyndale, English Clergyman

Blood, Body, Hurt

49

"It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red water hoses for veins, spraying blood everywhere."

"It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red water hoses for veins, spraying blood everywhere."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

Blood, Cinema, Water

49

"I think that candidates who have pending cases of blood crimes and economic crimes must be definitely banned."

"I think that candidates who have pending cases of blood crimes and economic crimes must be definitely banned."

Francois Bozize, Gabonese Statesman

49

"The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red."

"The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red."

Andy Goldsworthy, British Artist

Blood, Content, Reason

48

"Either we're going to solve this by realistic negotiation or there will be blood on the border."

"Either we're going to solve this by realistic negotiation or there will be blood on the border."

Tom Metzger, American Celebrity

Blood, Negotiation, Will

48

"It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood."

"It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

48

"I think there should be bad blood between all clubs."

"I think there should be bad blood between all clubs."

Earl Weaver, American Coach

46

"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree."

"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree."

Thomas Campbell, Scottish Poet

45

"A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood."

"A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood."

George S. Patton, American Soldier

44

"I think I could drink my own blood. Is that weird?"

"I think I could drink my own blood. Is that weird?"

Jessica Biel, American Actress

44

"A newspaper is a circulating library with high blood pressure."

"A newspaper is a circulating library with high blood pressure."

Arthur Baer, American Humorist

Blood, Pressure

42

"No one thinks of how much blood it costs."

"No one thinks of how much blood it costs."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

42

"I tell students they will know they are getting somewhere when a scene is so painful they can just barely bring themselves to write about it. A writer has to draw blood."

"I tell students they will know they are getting somewhere when a scene is so painful they can just barely bring themselves to write about it. A writer has to draw blood."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Blood, Students, Will, Writer

41

"And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain."

"And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

41

"No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody."

"No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody."

Andrew Jackson, American President

41

"Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood."

"Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood."

Satchel Paige, American Athlete

40

"I was eleven and I wanted to play it because it was in my blood. It was a feeling I couldn't deny."

"I was eleven and I wanted to play it because it was in my blood. It was a feeling I couldn't deny."

Lita Ford, American Musician

Blood, Feeling, Play

40

"Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'"

"Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'"

Orlando Bloom, English Actor

40

"No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the marrow of my bones. It nearly killed me. I think, in a way, it did kill me."

"No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the marrow of my bones. It nearly killed me. I think, in a way, it did kill me."

Truman Capote, American Novelist

Blood, Right, Will

40

"I think all the bad blood started when Geffen released a greatest hits package of my solo stuff."

"I think all the bad blood started when Geffen released a greatest hits package of my solo stuff."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

40

"Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang a man."

"Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang a man."

Margery Allingham, English Writer

Blood, Man, Police, Remarkable

40

"I wanted to be a doctor when I was little, so I'm okay with blood and guts."

"I wanted to be a doctor when I was little, so I'm okay with blood and guts."

Jennifer Lawrence, American Actress

39

"The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed."

"The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed."

Tertullian, Roman Author

39

"Perhaps we shall also have to hold in check other coloured peoples who will soon be in their certain prime, and thus preserve the world, which is the world of our blood, of our children and of our grandchildren."

"Perhaps we shall also have to hold in check other coloured peoples who will soon be in their certain prime, and thus preserve the world, which is the world of our blood, of our children and of our grandchildren."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Blood, Children, Will, World

38

"I say to you that the price of liberty is and always has been blood, human blood, and if our liberties are lost, we shall never regain them except at the price of blood. They must not be lost."

"I say to you that the price of liberty is and always has been blood, human blood, and if our liberties are lost, we shall never regain them except at the price of blood. They must not be lost."

J. Reuben Clark, American Clergyman

38

"There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a road toward our objective, violently and by force, over a sea of blood and under a horizon blazing with fire."

"There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a road toward our objective, violently and by force, over a sea of blood and under a horizon blazing with fire."

Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian Leader

Blood, Fire, Force, Present

38

"The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood."

"The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood."

Otto von Bismarck, German Leader

Blood, Day, Decisions, Majority

38

"The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission."

"The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission."

James A. Garfield, American President

Blood, May, Sin, Slavery

37

"Want of pluck shows want of blood."

"Want of pluck shows want of blood."

Virgil, Roman Poet

37

$"Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock."$

"Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock."

Paul D. Boyer, American Scientist

Blood, Treatment

37

"I know that I'm very lucky to be alive. For 35 or 40 years I've spilt my blood and broke my bones and spent years in hospitals."

"I know that I'm very lucky to be alive. For 35 or 40 years I've spilt my blood and broke my bones and spent years in hospitals."

Evel Knievel, American Entertainer

Blood, Hospitals, Years

37

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