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I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.
David Gemmell
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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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While men compete in war, there will be warriors. While there are warriors, there will be princes among warriors. Among the princes will be kings, and among the kings an emperor.
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Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
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May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.
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Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Perhaps you will die before the year is out. But remember this: to have may be taken from you, to have had never. Far better to have tasted love before dying, than to die alone.
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The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
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I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.
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No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.
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Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
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Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever. [...] It never ends. Never... ever... be glad to kill.
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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
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