Famous Quotes

"He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared they would rebel."

Ryszard Kapuscinski on Death

More quotes about Death

• "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Death

• "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

  Buddha on Death

• "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

  Albert Einstein on Death

• "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

  Mark Twain on Death

• "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

  Helen Keller on Death

More quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

• "Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly."

• "Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world."

• "The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart."

• "Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands."

• "The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart."