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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

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"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

44

"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

38

"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood."

"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood."

Augusto Pinochet, Chilean Soldier

Blood, Democracy

36

"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

35

"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

32

"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

27

"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

25

"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

23

"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

23

"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

20

"Sweat saves blood."

"Sweat saves blood."

Erwin Rommel, German Soldier

17

"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

17

"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

16

"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

14

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

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

George S. Patton, American Soldier

12

"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

12

"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

11

"There is no caste in blood."

"There is no caste in blood."

Edwin Arnold, English Poet

11

"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

10

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

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

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

10

"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

9

"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

9

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

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

Andy Dick, American Actor

Blood, Relatives

7

"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

7

"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

7

"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

7

"I couldn't believe they were saying I put a horrible fake plastic bosom over scars I was trying to heal and keep it in place with a tight bra, which could stop my blood flow, just so I could fit into my clothes."

"I couldn't believe they were saying I put a horrible fake plastic bosom over scars I was trying to heal and keep it in place with a tight bra, which could stop my blood flow, just so I could fit into my clothes."

Koo Stark, American Actress

Blood, Clothes, Saying, Trying

7

"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

7

"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

7

"Christ made the bread the sacrament of his body only: wherefore as the bread is no similitude of his blood, so am I not bound or ought to affirm, that his blood is there present."

"Christ made the bread the sacrament of his body only: wherefore as the bread is no similitude of his blood, so am I not bound or ought to affirm, that his blood is there present."

William Tyndale, English Clergyman

Blood, Body, Christ, Present

6

"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

6

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

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

Satchel Paige, American Athlete

6

"I am a great believer in found families and I'm not a great believer in blood."

"I am a great believer in found families and I'm not a great believer in blood."

Joss Whedon, American Writer

6

"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

6

"I spent four days and four nights just covered in blood, falling in the water."

"I spent four days and four nights just covered in blood, falling in the water."

Rider Strong, American Actor

6

"Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly."

"Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly."

Georg Buchner, German Dramatist

6

"I looked, and saw that Bob had entirely lost his left ear, and a large piece from his left cheek. His right eye was a little discoloured, and the blood flowed profusely from his wounds."

"I looked, and saw that Bob had entirely lost his left ear, and a large piece from his left cheek. His right eye was a little discoloured, and the blood flowed profusely from his wounds."

Augustus Longstreet, American Lawyer

Blood, Eye, Right, Wounds

6

"Racing is in my blood, I can't quite get out of it yet."

"Racing is in my blood, I can't quite get out of it yet."

Dick Trickle, American Celebrity

6

"He is so old that his blood type was discontinued."

"He is so old that his blood type was discontinued."

Bill Dana, American Comedian

5

"You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type."

"You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type."

Phyllis Diller, American Comedian

5

"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

5

"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

5

"I did not see his face, because he was all covered with blood."

"I did not see his face, because he was all covered with blood."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

5

"Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable."

"Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable."

Hosea Ballou, American Clergyman

Blood, Exaggeration, Falsehood

5

"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

5

"A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood."

"A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood."

Austin O'Malley, American Physicist

5

"A lover may be a shadowy creature, but husbands are made of flesh and blood."

"A lover may be a shadowy creature, but husbands are made of flesh and blood."

Amy Levy, British Poet

Blood, Husbands, May

5

"I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a blue blood. I don't look like a criminal. I don't look like anything."

"I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a blue blood. I don't look like a criminal. I don't look like anything."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

5

"Cord blood stem cell units have been shown to be a suitable alternative to adult bone marrow for the treatment of many diseases, including sickle cell anemia."

"Cord blood stem cell units have been shown to be a suitable alternative to adult bone marrow for the treatment of many diseases, including sickle cell anemia."

Nathan Deal, American Politician

Blood, Treatment

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