Revenge Quotes - Page 36

• In thee thy mother dies, our household's name, My death's revenge, thy youth, and England's fame.

  William Shakespeare

  Mother, Names, England

  William Shakespeare, Michael Taylor (2004). “Henry VI, Part One”, p.212, Oxford University Press, USA

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• Such is the moral construction of the world that no national crime passes unpunished in the long run... Were present oppressors to reflect on the same truth, they would spare to their own countries the penalties on their present wrongs which will be inflicted on them in future times. The seeds of hatred and revenge which they sow with a large hand will not fail to produce their fruits in time. Like their brother robbers on the highway, they suppose the escape of the moment a final escape and deem infamy and future risk countervailed by present gain.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Karma, Country, Running

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• Vanity, revenge, loneliness, boredom, all apply: lust is one of the least of the reasons for promiscuity.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Witty, Sex, Loneliness

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.111, BookBaby

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• Is not every action of Hamlet induced by a fanatical impulse, which tells him that duty consists in revenge alone? And dose it need superhuman efforts to recognize that revenge never can be duty? I say again that Hamlet thinks much, but that he is by no means wise.

  Maurice Maeterlinck

  Wise, Mean, Thinking

  Maurice Maeterlinck (2015). “Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck”, p.46, 谷月社

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• But would we know, whether the pretended prophet had really attained a just sentiment of morals? Let us attend to his narration; and we shall soon find, that he bestows praise on such instances of treachery, inhumanity, cruelty, revenge, bigotry, as are utterly incompatible with civilized society. No steady rule of right seems there to be attended to; and every action is blamed or praised, so far only as it is beneficial or hurtful to the true believers.

  David Hume

  Islam, Hurtful, Action

  David Hume (1758). “Essays and Treatises on several subjects, etc. New edition”, p.135

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• It's rare to find a consistently creative or insightful person who is also an angry person. They can't occupy the same space, and if your anger moves in, generosity and creativity often move out. It's difficult to use revenge or animus to fuel great work.

  Seth Godin

  Moving, Anger, Creativity

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• McDonalds in Tokyo is a terrible revenge for Pearl Harbor.

  S. I. Hayakawa

  Mcdonalds, Pearls, Tokyo

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• The laws of changeless justice bind oppressor and oppressed; and, close as sin and suffering joined we march to fate abreast.

  John Greenleaf Whittier

  Fate, Destiny, Law

  John Greenleaf Whittier (1894). “The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier: Life and letters”

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• I'll live as a courtesan, not as a woman. I'll embrace any man that comes my way. It's not hard giving your body and not your heart. And I'll take revenge. To all those rich nobles, I'll get revenge for all the pain I received. No...even more. Then I'll get revenge on you, Head Mistress. Breaking my love and making me a courtesan, will not be a good thing for you.

  Hwang Jini

  Pain, Drama, Heart

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• The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in the government (which they cannot have while it is in their own hands) there are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.

  Joel Barlow

  Gun, Government, Hands

  Joel Barlow (1796). “The Political Writings of Joel Barlow ... A New Edition Corrected”, p.24

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• Revenge proves it's own executioner.

  John Ford

  Executioners, Prove It, Prove

  John Ford, William Gifford (1827). “The Dramatic Works”, p.329

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• If an enemy strikes your left cheek, offer him your right.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Enemy, Energy, Strikes

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• The more passive one's life in the field, the greater the need to reverse the situation when one returns home, which is why the arcane and authoritative character of academic writing may be seen, to some extent, as a vengeful reaction to the inertia, uneventfulness, and waiting one had to endure as a guest at someone else's banquet. A way of redressing an existental imbalance, as it were reclaiming authorial will by superimposing one's own meaning on theirs...

  Michael Jackson

  Character, Home, Writing

  "In Sierra Leone".

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• I know he's going to be fired up. He's going to try to get some revenge for the NCAA finals. He's probably been looking forward to this match since last March.

  Joe Dubuque

  Ncaa, Trying, Finals

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• His victims were for the most part financial institutions who exact their revenge in courtrooms.

  Philip Russell

  Financial, Victim, Institutions

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• Behind the scenes there is a secretive, undeclared war of revenge that's already under way.

  Lara Logan

  War, Behind The Scenes, Way

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• They also work as half-hours. The stories are all different but include elements of revenge, or the supernatural, or some sort of surprise.

  Bryan Brown

  Different, Stories, Elements

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• If you look at revenge we are still winning three one you know, so I don't think it is a question of revenge, is a question of a personal thing

  Jose Mourinho

  Winning, Thinking, Three

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• The players are looking forward to it because they'd like revenge

  Graham Arnold

  Player, Looking Forward

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• It's a sleepy, wonderful, idyllic town but there's a curse on it from 100 years ago, ... The people who died in this kind of boating accident have come back to take their revenge.

  Selma Blair

  Years, People, Idyllic

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• It's going to be crazy. The fans in Venezuela are tough. They scream. We get to face the Dominicans in the first game - it's going to be crazy, they're looking for revenge. Our fans are loud, so are theirs. But that's good. It's going to be crazy.

  Freddy Garcia

  Crazy, Games, Fans

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• They whooped our tail last time we was here. So it's time for a little revenge, and show that Florida football is coming back.

  Andre Caldwell

  Football, Florida, Tails

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• It wasn't a revenge game or a get-back game, because that was a long time ago. This was just a big win for us.

  Jake Delhomme

  Winning, Games, Long

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• They've been a thorn in our side, but we're playing for more than just revenge. We're coming out and playing for the Big Ten tournament championship. If we beat them, that'll be great.

  Shannon Brown

  Sides, Championship, Beats

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• It's kind of like a revenge thing. Yeah, we beat them twice in a row, but they beat us last. We want to get that back. It worked out perfectly with this being the last game of the year. I think it will be a great game.

  Lindsey Harding

  Thinking, Years, Games

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