Lobengula quotes
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“Did you ever see a chameleon catch a fly? The chameleon gets behind the fly and remains motionless for some time, then he advances very slowly and gently, first putting forward one leg and then the other. At last, when well within reach, he darts his tongue and the fly disappears. England is the chameleon and I am that fly.”
-- Lobengula
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“You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.”
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“Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.”
Source : Adam Braun (2015). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.171, Simon and Schuster
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“Good guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.”
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“The limb that a person most needs to purify is his tongue.”
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“A drunk tongue is an honest one in my opinion.”
Source : "Booze helps Adele write songs". www.thesun.co.uk. April 5, 2016.
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“I am obnoxious to each carping tongue who says my hand a needle better fits,”
Source : "The Prologue" l. 25 (1650)
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