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“I've read that madness is present when everything you see and hear takes on an equal significance. A dead bird makes you cry, and so does a doorknob.”
Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Once you let people know anything about what you think, that's it, you're dead. Then they'll be jumping about in your mind, taking things out, holding them up to the light and killing them, yes, killing them, because thoughts are supposed to stay and grow in quiet, dark places, like butterflies in cocoons”. (Page 82)”
Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why is it that so many who cross the Clinton Crime Syndicate end up dead?”
Lauren Boebert (born 1986) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter (June 13, 2021)
“That's how you make [a] game feel truly alive: you cut out the mundane stuff! [...] I think this pursuit of "realism" to make games feel more immersive— it's kind of a dead end.”
“The great thing about dead or remote masters is that they can't refuse you as an apprentice. You can learn whatever you want from them. They left their lesson plans in their work.”
Austin Kleon (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Then he said what I knew—what I had always known—he would say. It is what the dead always say, and it is the only thing they say. “Remember me.”
David Berlinski (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you exclude a child, you are essentially saying they're not good enough for society. A lot of my peers who have been excluded ended up in prison or dead.”
Ricardo P. Lloyd (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Stern and white as a tomb, older than the memory of the dead, and built by men or devils beyond the recording of myth, is the mansion in which we dwell.”
Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961) first seen 1931 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in The Return of the Sorcerer: The Best of Clark Ashton Smith (1931)
“But here, in this place of eternal bareness and solitude, it seemed that life could never have been. The stark, eroded stones were things that might have been reared by the toil of the dead, to house the monstrous ghouls and demons of primal desolation.”
Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961) first seen 1932 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis" in Weird Tales (1932)
“Vladimir Putin became intimidated by Ukraine choosing the path to freedom and democracy. That's why the Russian army bombs maternity wards, schools, hospitals, rapes and kills civilians and throws their bodies in mass graves. Putin and everyone who supports him are dead inside and they must be defeated.”
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To know the baseball player who is alive, you need to know the baseball player who is dead". (Spanish: "Para conocer al pelotero vivo, tienes que conocer al pelotero muerto".) Milenio Newspaper (October 29, 2021)”
Pedro Septién (1916–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When once it is no longer possible to understand how a man gives his life for his country – and the time will come – then all is over with that faith also, and the idea of the Fatherland is dead; and then, perhaps, we shall be envied, as we envy the saints their inward and irresistible strength.”
Ernst Jünger (1895–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Memorial Day has the tendency to conjure up old arguments about the Civil War. That’s understandable; it was created to mourn the dead of a war in which the Union was nearly destroyed, when half the country rose up in rebellion in defense of slavery. (p20 "The Myth of Kindly General Lee")”
Adam Serwer (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Without the head, man is a dead body. So too, without prayers, all other acts of worship are lifeless.”
Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Human beings worked constantly to make their gods unnecessary. He was an individual who made scientific measurements: one day time and perhaps also space would be measured and controlled by scales of measurements hitherto unknown. The supernatural was shadows dancing in the remains of a childhood fear of the dead.”
Henning Mankell (1948–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A lot of populist politicians began to use it as a tool to discredit reforms and to increase their rating in the year of double elections. ... Now I will give my salary and bonuses in equal proportions to three Ukrainian organizations – “Narodny tyl” supporting the families of the dead warriors, “Come back alive” supporting the army, [MIM] and “Tabletochky” to help children with cancer.”
Andriy Kobolyev (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I pray for the dead, this is, I wish him a fair remembrance, whose labours have deserved it.”
Thomas Vaughan (philosopher) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A lot of people hoped that I died during my ill health. Some even reached out to the vice-president to consider them to be his deputy because they assumed I was dead.”
Muhammadu Buhari (1942–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pokhran was born. Pokhran was dead. In less than a millionth of a second. Hymen of secrecy was breached for ever. Infant had become a Big Boy, at once shy and bold, with the suddenly acquired carnal knowledge of creation and annihilation. Then the Buddha smiled.”
Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He doesn’t believe the dead need our prayers, nor can they use them. But anyone who knows the Bible as he does, knows that our God is a capricious God, and there’s no harm in hedging your bets.”
Hilary Mantel (1952–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well,” he says, “if you’re dead, Peterborough is as good a place as any.”
Hilary Mantel (1952–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am beginning to reach the age when I say hello to the old women I meet in my neighborhood, anticipating the moment in life when I shall be one of them. When I was twenty I didn't notice them; they would be dead before my face had wrinkles.”
Annie Ernaux (born 1940) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in But Enough About Me by Nancy K. Miller (Columbia University Press, 2002), p. 96
“One of the richest mines for the romancers who have pretended to write the story of my life was the fertile imagination of Belle Starr, who is now dead, peace to her ashes.”
Cole Younger (1844–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We Communists are all dead men on leave. Of this I am fully aware. I do not know if you will extend my leave or whether I shall have to join Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. In any case I await your verdict with composure and inner serenity. For I know that, whatever your verdict, events cannot be stopped.{{Cite web”
Eugen Leviné (1883–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t believe everything you hear,” said the Mouse. Ryan laughed again. “If I believed half of what I heard, I’d be dead and buried already.”
Mike Resnick (1942–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mexico is a cemetery, and the government only goes to light a candle to the dead. Governments act only when there are deaths and blood.”
Arturo Lona Reyes (1925–2020) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mexico is a cemetery, and the government only goes to light a candle to the dead", says Mgr. Lona Reyes (29 January 2016) Fides News Agency
“What do we think should be done with the murderers of Baby P? Yes, we should hang them until they are dead, and we should let the masses see it, and we should televise it and put it on before Question Time.”
Jonathan Bowden (1962–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Democrats are super fired up about having a candidate who isn't legally dead.”
Ronny Chieng (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Come on," she said. "Let's go home." They turned and started back toward the house. Mark carried the dead brown flowers. Susan carried her memories and grief. Behind them they left Henry and the tombstone, which read: HENRY EVANS 1981-1993 WITHOUT DARKNESS THERE CAN BE NO LIGHT”
Todd Strasser (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Revolution is a complete change, an overturning of dead soil, a new way of life, with new government, new laws.”
Juan González (journalist) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wreferred you con drop dead, pictures go con dey fly around.”
Shan George (born 1970) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Shan talks warn"Frenemies" on November 28, 2022
“It’s only a dead meat that doesn’t have admirers. So long as you are in the public eye, men will admire you. You are bound to be admired by the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s for you to say, ‘Thank you! It’s all good! It’s well.”
Ngozi Nwosu (born 1963) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How she handles male advances (August 2014)
“Their families are still hoping that they’re alive. They don’t want to believe they’re dead.”
Awadeya Mahmoud (born 1963) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: taken from an article by the Globe and Mail, 8 July 2019
“For the sake of the children, for the Republic in which these children will vote after we are dead, and for the sake of our cause, we should enlist the workingmen voters, with us, in this task of freeing the children from toil!”
Florence Kelley (1859–1932) said by 1932 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s useless to be frightened; fearful men are half dead already.”
Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is most unfortunate that Obiano decided to remove the picture of Ojukwu on APGA uniforms and replace same with his picture, just to drive home his statement that he would no longer tie the fate and fortunes of APGA to the memory of a dead man, obviously in reference to my husband.”
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I feel like this long string of lights, They lit up our whole house on Christmas day. But now it's January, and the bulbs have all burned out. But still, they hang, Like dead flowers.”
Miranda Lambert (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Better a live whore than a dead virgin!”
Esther Friesner (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A mistake, however small,” said the dead wizard, “can be more deadly than a sword.”
Esther Friesner (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Forgive me for a lie, but the dead fight with the weapons they have.”
Esther Friesner (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is more comfortable for us to pretend that we are a kindly race, to let bygones be bygone, to let the dust of history mingle with the ashes of the dead and to sweep both under the same rug.”
Esther Friesner (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At least when you’re dead, you can stop worrying about your health.”
Esther Friesner (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our hearts are filled with grief and gratitude in equal measure. We remember our dead and are also grateful of what Rwanda has become. (7 April 2024)”
Paul Kagame (born 1957) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kwibuka 29: There is no hiding place from facts of our history – Kagame. The New Times. (7 April 2023)
“resurrecting Chez Lando is a way of honoring the dead. But it is also a means of perpetuating life”
Anne-Marie Kantengwa (born 1953) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: gave me a reason to live after the genocide, Kantengwa said" (jeuneafrique, 21 June 2018)
“Oh, I think a little posterity must always be nice, After I'm dead I'll probably be a cult and they'll have entire seasons of me at the National Film Theatre. Thank God I won't have to watch them all.”
Wendy Hiller (1912–2003) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Wendy speak on how she want to be remembered in 2003.
“Because I am not dead, I must live. Upon waking up, I find that I am as distraught as I was the night before.”
Esther Mujawayo (born 1958) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Shadows of life, death and survival in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Scielo. (January 2015)
“But when The Prince of Tides came out, thank God she was dead. I’m not sure I would have had the guts to publish that with her still alive.”
Katherine Clark (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thanks to the proceedings, many people were able to find the bodies of their dead and bury them.”
Godeliève Mukasarasi (born 1959) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Opting for life. D+C. (September 2012)
“The majority of the troops support us strongly. We get messages like “Thanks, guys! Finally justice is coming to the army. You’ll finally get it so they give us ammunition and stop throwing us out like dead meat.” The information has just come in that the defense minister tried to hide 2,000 bodies stored in the Rostov morgue, so as not to show losses.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961–2023) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 23 June 2023 at 22:39, quoted in "Wagner’s ‘march of justice’ All of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s posts about his apparent military coup", Meduza
“My husband is already dead. He only needs to stop breathing to make it official.”
Kelley Armstrong (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source