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Category Archive: April 1

Otto von Bismarck Quote: “The main thing is to make…”

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

December 6, 2019 1815, April 1, German, Otto von Bismarck, Quotes by Leaders

Gil Scott-Heron Quote: “I was a better writer when…”

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.

November 30, 2019 1949, American, April 1, Gil Scott-Heron, Quotes by Poets

Gil Scott-Heron Quote: “I have a novel that I…”

I have a novel that I can write. It’s about three soldiers from Somalia. Some babies have been disappearing up on 144th Street, and I speculate later on what happened to them and how they might have been got back. These guys are dead, all three, and they have a chance in the afterlife to do something they should have done when they were alive.

November 25, 2019 1949, American, April 1, Gil Scott-Heron, Quotes by Poets

Gil Scott-Heron Quote: “Every once in a while, you…”

Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn’t want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.

October 25, 2019 1949, American, April 1, Gil Scott-Heron, Quotes by Poets

Otto von Bismarck Quote: “Politics is the art of the…”

Politics is the art of the next best.

October 17, 2019 1815, April 1, German, Otto von Bismarck, Quotes by Leaders

Otto von Bismarck Quote: “An appeal to fear never finds…”

An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.

September 19, 2019 1815, April 1, German, Otto von Bismarck, Quotes by Leaders

Wangari Maathai Quote: “Women are responsible for their children…”

Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.

September 7, 2019 1940, April 1, Kenyan, Quotes by Activists, Wangari Maathai

Otto von Bismarck Quote: “Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: …”

Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.

August 22, 2019 1815, April 1, German, Otto von Bismarck, Quotes by Leaders

Gil Scott-Heron Quote: “Everything that’s bad for you catches…”

Everything that’s bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that’s the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people.

August 14, 2019 1949, American, April 1, Gil Scott-Heron, Quotes by Poets

Wangari Maathai Quote: “It’s a matter of life and…”

It’s a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem.

August 7, 2019 1940, April 1, Kenyan, Quotes by Activists, Wangari Maathai

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