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Quote of the day: Rich and Poor
A short but well known quote of this great singer and comedian, that many latest since this year do remember rather painfully:
I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Believe me, honey, rich is better.
Sophie Tucker, 1884 – 1966, singer and comedian
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Quote of the day: Life
The following lines were found at Derzhavin’s table after his death:
The current of Time’s river
Will carry off all human deeds
And sink into oblivion
All peoples, kingdoms and their kings.
And if there’s something that remains
Through sounds of horn and lyre,
It too will disappear into the maw of time
And not avoid the common pyre… (lines broken)
Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin, 1743 – 1816, Russian poet
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Quote of the day: Office
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get to the office.
Robert Frost, American Poet
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Quote of the day: Life
It’s better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879 – 1919) – Mexican Revolutionary
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Quote of the day: Funerals
No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.
Michael Pritchard aka Mike Dirnt, 1972 – musician
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Quote of the day: Politics by Fear
We would normally not quote a leading Nazi figurehead, but when this leader said the following lines he was certain that his life will soon end in the Nuremberg Trials and had no interest to palliate one of the fundamental principles of the Nazi reign in Germany 1933-1945.
The Nazis in Germany during that period were the first in recent history that have…
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