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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

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"There is no caste in blood."

"There is no caste in blood."

Edwin Arnold, English Poet

54

"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood."

"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood."

Augusto Pinochet, Chilean Soldier

Blood, Democracy

53

"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

52

"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

50

"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

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"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

42

"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

34

"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

32

"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

30

"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

25

"Sweat saves blood."

"Sweat saves blood."

Erwin Rommel, German Soldier

24

"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

24

"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

24

"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

23

"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

22

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

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

George S. Patton, American Soldier

19

"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

18

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

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

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

18

"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

17

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

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

Andy Dick, American Actor

Blood, Relatives

16

"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

16

"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

16

"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

16

"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

14

"When we talk about stem cells, we are actually talking about a complicated series of things, including adult stem cells which are largely cells devoted to replacing individual tissues like blood elements or liver or even the brain."

"When we talk about stem cells, we are actually talking about a complicated series of things, including adult stem cells which are largely cells devoted to replacing individual tissues like blood elements or liver or even the brain."

David Baltimore, American Scientist

Blood, Talk, Talking

14

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

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

Satchel Paige, American Athlete

13

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

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

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

13

"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

13

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"Here is also to be noted, that the cause of the institution was to be a memorial, to testify that Christ's body was given, and his blood shed for us."

"Here is also to be noted, that the cause of the institution was to be a memorial, to testify that Christ's body was given, and his blood shed for us."

William Tyndale, English Clergyman

Blood, Body, Cause, Christ

12

"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

12

"One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills."

"One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills."

Earl Wilson, American Journalist

Blood, Pressure

11

"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

11

"No candy bars unless I've had a low blood sugar where I'm shaky."

"No candy bars unless I've had a low blood sugar where I'm shaky."

Mary Tyler Moore, American Actress

11

"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

11

"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

11

"I wanted it so badly that there was no choice. It's like something in your blood that you have to do."

"I wanted it so badly that there was no choice. It's like something in your blood that you have to do."

Delta Burke, American Actress

10

"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

10

"I do think the story in Halloween 5 is a bit stupid, and there's a lot more blood. They're obviously going to take the Halloween series in a different direction."

"I do think the story in Halloween 5 is a bit stupid, and there's a lot more blood. They're obviously going to take the Halloween series in a different direction."

Donald Pleasence, English Actor

Blood, Direction

10

"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

10

"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

10

"We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language."

"We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language."

Joyce Carol Oates, American Novelist

Blood, Language, Memory

10

"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

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