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"He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination."

"He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination."

Jose Rizal, Filipino Writer

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"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."

"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

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"I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous."

"I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

64

"Become dust - and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone - and they will throw thee on glass."

"Become dust - and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone - and they will throw thee on glass."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

61

"Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned."

"Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned."

Marcus Garvey, Jamaican Publisher

59

"Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live."

"Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live."

Kim Il sung, North Korean Leader

58

"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite."

"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

56

"If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

"If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

55

"Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor."

"Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor."

Saddam Hussein, Iraqi Criminal

53

"Our initial assessment is that they will all die."

"Our initial assessment is that they will all die."

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi Public Servant

52

"We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon."

"We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon."

Mohammed Omar, Afghan Clergyman

51

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

Nazim Hikmet, Turkish Poet

49

"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are."

"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are."

Jean Savarin, French Lawyer

47

"We will burn that bridge when we come to it."

"We will burn that bridge when we come to it."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

45

"He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found."

"He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

43

"Well I have a microphone and you don't so you will listen to every damn word I have to say!"

"Well I have a microphone and you don't so you will listen to every damn word I have to say!"

Adam Sandler, American Actor

43

"We will be sending our own observers in to monitor the electoral process."

"We will be sending our own observers in to monitor the electoral process."

Alan Garcia Perez, Peruvian Statesman

43

"Yesterday, we slaughtered them and we will continue to slaughter them."

"Yesterday, we slaughtered them and we will continue to slaughter them."

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi Public Servant

Will, Yesterday

43

"I've been here before and will come again, but I'm not going this trip through."

"I've been here before and will come again, but I'm not going this trip through."

Bob Marley, Jamaican Musician

42

"You will never win if you never begin."

"You will never win if you never begin."

Helen Rowland, American Writer

42

"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."

"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."

Joe Paterno, American Coach

42

"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."

"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

38

"The whole world is in my hand, and I will conquer and subjugate the world."

"The whole world is in my hand, and I will conquer and subjugate the world."

Sun Myung Moon, Korean Clergyman

37

"And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside."

"And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside."

Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman

37

"My buildings will be my legacy... they will speak for me long after I'm gone."

"My buildings will be my legacy... they will speak for me long after I'm gone."

Julia Morgan, American Architect

36

"I will come again, and I will be millions."

"I will come again, and I will be millions."

Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman

36

"The capture of Saddam Hussein has proven to the bad ones, to the guilty ones, to the sinful ones that they cannot run forever. Sooner or later, the other criminals will also be found from their hideouts."

"The capture of Saddam Hussein has proven to the bad ones, to the guilty ones, to the sinful ones that they cannot run forever. Sooner or later, the other criminals will also be found from their hideouts."

Hamid Karzai, Afghan Statesman

36

"The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for."

"The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

35

"If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail."

"If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

35

"Maybe by his second year in Hogwarts, Harry Potter will learn the trick to making a movie this good, but don't bet on it. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is one of the best films of the year."

"Maybe by his second year in Hogwarts, Harry Potter will learn the trick to making a movie this good, but don't bet on it. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is one of the best films of the year."

Joel Siegel, American Critic

35

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted."

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

35

"We will welcome them with bullets and shoes."

"We will welcome them with bullets and shoes."

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi Public Servant

33

"We will push those crooks, those mercenaries back into the swamp."

"We will push those crooks, those mercenaries back into the swamp."

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi Public Servant

33

"I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors."

"I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors."

Kim Y. Sam, South Korean President

33

"Where's your will to be weird?"

"Where's your will to be weird?"

Jim Morrison, American Musician

32

"Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible."

"Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

32

"Happy is the person who can laugh at himself. He will never cease to be amused."

"Happy is the person who can laugh at himself. He will never cease to be amused."

Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian Statesman

31

"No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself."

"No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself."

Bertolt Brecht, German Poet

30

"If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

"If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

29

"The Titanic will protect itself."

"The Titanic will protect itself."

Robert D. Ballard, American Scientist

29

"I will protect all Colombians regardless of whether the attacks come from guerrillas or paramilitaries."

"I will protect all Colombians regardless of whether the attacks come from guerrillas or paramilitaries."

Alvaro Uribe Velez, Colombian Statesman

28

"If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it."

"If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it."

Art Buchwald, American Journalist

27

"Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise."

"Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise."

William Odom, American Soldier

27

"Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat."

"Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat."

Hermann Goering, German Criminal

26

"The efforts you make will surely be rewarded. If not, then you are simply not ready to call them efforts."

"The efforts you make will surely be rewarded. If not, then you are simply not ready to call them efforts."

Sadaharu Oh, Japanese Athlete

26

"The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all."

"The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

26

"I will share all of this with you whenever you wish."

"I will share all of this with you whenever you wish."

Pierre de Fermat, French Lawyer

24

"Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved."

"Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved."

William Congreve, English Poet

23

"So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you."

"So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

23

"I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you."

"I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you."

Frida Kahlo, Mexican Artist

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