Toussaint Louverture (François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture) Quotes
It is not a liberty of circumstance, conceded to us alone, that we wish; it is the adoption absolute of the principle that no man, born red, black or white, can be the property of his fellow man.
Toussaint Louverture
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Nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. And in Donald Trump's case, lies.
Pamela Meyer
For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
Manuel Puig
The thing I love about vampires that I find so fascinating is that, unlike other sci-fi creations, they aren't monsters from the get-go, they're human beings first... and so what kind of human you are would dictate what kind of vampire you would be.
Rachelle Lefevre
The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.
A. R. Ammons
That means following a very restrictive fiscal and monetary policy which will squeeze the monopolies and cut their subsidies. On the micro level we will allow other economic agents, both domestic and foreign, to compete with them.
Vaclav Klaus
I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
Damien Hirst
We, the artists, make the stuff they sell and they're like ticks on our backs, sucking the life out of us.
Malcolm Wilson
I know how long it takes me to draw a page, how long it takes me to complete a project, how long I can work before my hand gives out, that sort of thing.
Raina Telgemeier
Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high.
J. D. Hayworth
I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.
Oliver Stone
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
Baltasar Gracian
I majored in political communications, so I intended to be a diplomat.
Edgar Ramirez
A jealous man always finds more than he is looking for.
Madeleine de Scudery
In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
Becky G
With regard to North Korea, between myself and President Obama earlier, with regard to the so-called launch of satellite, the missile launch, we shared the view that it undermines the efforts of the various countries concerned to achieve the resolution through dialogue.
Yoshihiko Noda
The inexorable compulsion of all things is towards health or destruction, life or death, and we hasten our joys or our woes to the logical extreme. It is urgent, therefore, that we be joyous if we wish to live.
James Stephens
You can't just put any four people together and it goes 'yaaaaah', y'know?
Jason Newsted
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It is not a liberty of circumstance, conceded to us alone, that we wish; it is the adoption absolute of the principle that no man, born red, black or white, can be the property of his fellow man.
Toussaint Louverture
