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The anti-apartheid prisoners on the island, like so many in every age and nation, found that Shakespeare had a peculiar ability to gentle their condition. They used to gather clandestinely to read the plays; on one occasion, the book was passed around for each man to mark his favourite lines.
I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.
Moustapha Akkad, Director (1909) |
Mukesh Ambani, Businessman (1957) |
Fisher Ames, Statesman (1758) |
Saskia De Brauw, Artist (1981) |
Stanley Fish, Writer (1938) |
Margaret Haddix, Author (1964) |
Konrad Adenauer, Statesman (1967) |
Jim Cantalupo, Businessman (2004) |
Charles Darwin, Scientist (1882) |