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"Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire."

"Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire."

Karl Liebknecht, German Politician

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"I don't see on television the kind of blood and guts and body parts blown apart that maybe you're referring to, but it certainly is in that BATMAN feature and I found it very offensive."

"I don't see on television the kind of blood and guts and body parts blown apart that maybe you're referring to, but it certainly is in that BATMAN feature and I found it very offensive."

Burt Ward, American Actor

Blood, Body, Television

41

"There are two times of the year that stir the blood. In the fall, for the hunt, and now for lacrosse."

"There are two times of the year that stir the blood. In the fall, for the hunt, and now for lacrosse."

Oren Lyons, Jr., American Chief

Blood, Now, Oren Lyons, Jr.

41

"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

41

"Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons."

"Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons."

Will Cuppy, American Writer

Blood, Thinking

41

"A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood."

"A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

40

"Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me."

"Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me."

Zane Grey, American Author

40

"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

40

"So why sign your name in blood for more? It seemed like a sensible arrangement for me. I didn't sell large numbers of records and the record company paid advances they rarely recouped."

"So why sign your name in blood for more? It seemed like a sensible arrangement for me. I didn't sell large numbers of records and the record company paid advances they rarely recouped."

David Knopfler, British Musician

Blood, Company, Name, Numbers

40

"Here he tells us that the new birth is first of all 'not of blood'. You don't get it through the blood stream, through heredity. Your parents can give you much, but they cannot give you this."

"Here he tells us that the new birth is first of all 'not of blood'. You don't get it through the blood stream, through heredity. Your parents can give you much, but they cannot give you this."

E. Stanley Jones, American Theologian

Blood, First, Heredity, Parents

39

"They had to match blood type and meet all sorts of things I don't know about."

"They had to match blood type and meet all sorts of things I don't know about."

Shelley Fabares, American Actress

39

"Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day."

"Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day."

Charles Kingsley, English Clergyman

39

"To tell an ally - who is shedding blood next to you - that you can't share information is a crime."

"To tell an ally - who is shedding blood next to you - that you can't share information is a crime."

David Warner, British Actor

Blood, Crime, Information

39

"I went to school for about 2 years on a technical course, and I learned a lot. I learned about air mixture ratios and all the stuff; I learned how to draw blood."

"I went to school for about 2 years on a technical course, and I learned a lot. I learned about air mixture ratios and all the stuff; I learned how to draw blood."

Tom Araya, American Musician

Blood, School, Years

39

"The mainstream media showed, for example, no blood and guts resulting from the 9/11 attacks."

"The mainstream media showed, for example, no blood and guts resulting from the 9/11 attacks."

Bruce Jackson, American Public Servant

Blood, Example, Media

39

"It's hard to think what should make your blood boil more - what happened to Billy Ray or what didn't happen to those who abused him. It's something we can't ignore."

"It's hard to think what should make your blood boil more - what happened to Billy Ray or what didn't happen to those who abused him. It's something we can't ignore."

Morris Dees, American Lawyer

39

"I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.'"

"I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.'"

Albert Brooks, American Actor

Blood, Thinking

38

"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

38

"Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp."

"Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

Blood, Body, Mind

38

"Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!"

"Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!"

Padraic Pearse, Irish Revolutionary

Blood, Horror, Nation, Slavery

38

"It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme."

"It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme."

William Cowper, English Poet

38

"Every gesture is a gesture from the blood, every expression a symbolic utterance... Everything is of the blood, of the senses."

"Every gesture is a gesture from the blood, every expression a symbolic utterance... Everything is of the blood, of the senses."

Henry Williamson, English Author

Blood, Expression, Senses

38

"What happens is that the system builds many inferior blood vessels in the eye to take the place of the vessels that are dying. And those blood vessels are not up to the task. And they bleed. They hemorrhage and they cover the eye inside with blood."

"What happens is that the system builds many inferior blood vessels in the eye to take the place of the vessels that are dying. And those blood vessels are not up to the task. And they bleed. They hemorrhage and they cover the eye inside with blood."

Mary Tyler Moore, American Actress

Blood, Dying, Eye

38

"I have wondered sometimes if there are not perhaps some disadvantages in having really blue blood in one's veins, like grandmamma and me."

"I have wondered sometimes if there are not perhaps some disadvantages in having really blue blood in one's veins, like grandmamma and me."

Elinor Glyn, English Author

37

"We have created a new demonstration program to allow families with a sick child who could be helped with a cord blood transplant from a sibling to bank cord blood from newborns should they decide to have another child."

"We have created a new demonstration program to allow families with a sick child who could be helped with a cord blood transplant from a sibling to bank cord blood from newborns should they decide to have another child."

Nathan Deal, American Politician

37

"We are a conquering race. We must obey our blood and occupy new markets and if necessary new lands."

"We are a conquering race. We must obey our blood and occupy new markets and if necessary new lands."

Albert J. Beveridge, American Historian

37

"They are always telling us that Carolina Blue is not a color, that it is really Columbia blue or sky blue. But there is no bad blood amongst the teammates. All of our kidding is in good fun."

"They are always telling us that Carolina Blue is not a color, that it is really Columbia blue or sky blue. But there is no bad blood amongst the teammates. All of our kidding is in good fun."

Lorrie Fair, American Athlete

Blood, Fun, Sky

37

"It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes."

"It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes."

Jeffery Deaver, American Writer

Blood, Crime, Mind, Research

37

"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

36

"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

35

"Boxing is show-business with blood."

"Boxing is show-business with blood."

David Belasco, American Playwright

35

"Using adult stem cells drawn from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood system cells, scientists have discovered new treatments for scores of diseases and conditions such as Parkinson's disease, juvenile diabetes, and spinal cord injuries."

"Using adult stem cells drawn from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood system cells, scientists have discovered new treatments for scores of diseases and conditions such as Parkinson's disease, juvenile diabetes, and spinal cord injuries."

Nathan Deal, American Politician

Blood, Disease, Scientists

35

"Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak."

"Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak."

David Satcher, American Surgeon General

34

"The humble and meek are thirsting for blood."

"The humble and meek are thirsting for blood."

Joe Orton, English Playwright

34

"Sometimes it's said that psychiatrists are doctors who are frightened by the sight of blood. I might have fallen into that category."

"Sometimes it's said that psychiatrists are doctors who are frightened by the sight of blood. I might have fallen into that category."

Robert Jay Lifton, American Psychologist

Blood, Doctors, Sight

33

"Social democracy... is only the advance guard of the proletariat, a small piece of the total working masses; blood from their blood, and flesh from their flesh."

"Social democracy... is only the advance guard of the proletariat, a small piece of the total working masses; blood from their blood, and flesh from their flesh."

Rosa Luxemburg, Polish Activist

Blood, Democracy

32

"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

32

"I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins."

"I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins."

Ryan Giggs, Welsh Athlete

32

"My organs are too powerful... I manufacture blood and fat too rapidly."

"My organs are too powerful... I manufacture blood and fat too rapidly."

Robert Baldwin, Canadian Politician

32

"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

30

"Also, we're all actually different blood types and we have one represented by each guy in the band."

"Also, we're all actually different blood types and we have one represented by each guy in the band."

Anthony Kiedis, American Musician

30

"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."

"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."

Buddha, Indian Leader

29

"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

29

"The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through his iron, through his blood."

"The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through his iron, through his blood."

Ernst Moritz Arndt, German Poet

Blood, Land, Man

28

"One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought!"

"One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought!"

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

26

"All the soarings of my mind begin in my blood."

"All the soarings of my mind begin in my blood."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

26

"I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give them the right to be."

"I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give them the right to be."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

Blood, Right, Sons, Will

24

"What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?"

"What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?"

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

20

"Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to."

"Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

19

"I don't find slashing and blood flying everywhere to be scary. I just find it repulsive."

"I don't find slashing and blood flying everywhere to be scary. I just find it repulsive."

Dean Koontz, American Author

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