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# Maximilien Misson

Francis Maximilian Misson, originally François Maximilien Misson, (c.1650 – 12 January 1722) was a French writer and traveller.

## Quotes

* You have all Manner of News there: You have a good Fire, which you may sit by as long as you please: You have a Dish of Coffee; you meet your Friends for the Transaction of Business, and all for a Penny, if you don't care to spend more. (speaking of London coffeehouses in the late 1600s)
** Drummond, J.C.; Wilbraham, Anne (1957). The Englishman's food: a history of five centuries of English diet. (Rev. ed. ed.). London: Cape. p. 116. ISBN 978-0224601689. This source cites Misson; citation needed for original statement.
# Rohit Sharma

Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian international cricketer who is the vice-captain of the India national team in limited-overs formats. He is a right-handed batsman and was an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captains Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

## About him

* When he (Rohit Sharma) got to 200 I thought, 'this man has got to a double century twice in one-day internationals', but I didn't know it was going to go on to something that, to me, seRohiremed impossible.
** "Difficult to surpass Rohit Sharma's 264, says Brian Lara". India Today. Retrieved on 20 November 2014.
* You take the best finishers in the game - [Kieron] Pollard, [James] Faulkner, [Eoin] Morgan - but when Rohit gets set, it is almost impossible to stop him. I mean, it is ridiculous the kind of hitting he does after getting 50. You know if Rohit Sharma is on 50 with four overs to go, you are in troubled waters. Literally, save yourself. I'm not joking
** "When set, Rohit Sharma is world's most dangerous batsman: Virat Kohli". News18. Retrieved on 17 August 2015.
* Rohit has got all the shots to be a Virender Sehwag. He has been dynamic, has got three double hundreds and already has a 150 to his name (in ongoing series against South Africa). He is a good player of spin and picks up fast bowling really well.
** "Rohit Sharma has all qualities to be next Sehwag: Graeme Smith". News18. Retrieved on 20 October 2018.
* Rohit Sharma is an absolute star in limited overs cricket. Getting multiple double hundreds is no mean feat in ODI cricket. The game just looks easy when he’s out there batting. I suppose that’s the joy of watching him. He is able to hit the ball wherever he likes and is good against pace and spin. He hits the ball miles when he wants to.
"Unstoppable Rohit Sharma an Absolute Star in Limited Overs Cricket – Glenn Maxwell". News18. Retrieved on 18 November 2018.
* He (Rohit Sharma) is fantastic. Rohit is poetry in motion because the kind of bat-swing he has, not many players possess that. A class apart when it comes to the smooth swing. You could see the effort put in when he hit that six was minimal. A number of guys have multiple bat swings but not a clean swing. Rohit's swing is like a pendulum.
** "World Cup 2019: Rohit Sharma's batting is poetry in motion, says Sachin Tendulkar". India Today. Retrieved on 7 July 2019.
* You would be a fool to be tempted to bat like Rohit because he is in a different class. He is on a different planet altogether when he gets going.
** "You would be a fool to bat like Rohit Sharma, he is in a different class: KL Rahul". The Indian Express. Retrieved on 3 July 2019.
* Rohit Sharma has a much better technique than Virender Sehwag. Sehwag just had a will and aggressive mindset to hit shots all across the park. He (Rohit Sharma) has got great timing, a variety of shots and elegance. I really thought that he is the Inzamam-ul-Haq of India.
** "Rohit Sharma has a better technique than Virender Sehwag: Shoaib Akhtar". India Today. Retrieved on 7 October 2019.
# Roko Glasnović

Roko Glasnović (2 July 1978 –) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Dubrovnik.

## Quotes

* I joyfully greet you all with prayer in my heart. May nothing be more important to us than Christ! My thoughts, heart and prayers go first and foremost to all families – mothers, fathers, and children. I want us to seek, find, recognize, and follow the Messiah together.
** Mons Roko Glasnović is the New Bishop of Dubrovnik: “I Joyfully Greet You All With Prayer in My Heart” (30 November 2021) Just Dubrovnik
# Rohinton Mistry

Rohinton Mistry CM (July 3, 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian writer.

## Quotes

* Before I start writing I know I have at least one character who I want to work with…and I would have a vague idea of where the story might lead. Though it could change direction, I have at least a vague idea of where it might go.
** On how he homes in on a character before starting the writing process in “Rohinton Mistry” in January Magazine (March 2003)
* …People who know about these things say that the short story is the most challenging form, much more so than the novel, because of the precision required; sometimes you have to achieve as much as a novel in a much shorter space and period of time. Had I known that it was the most difficult of forms, I probably would not have started with the short story…
** On short stories versus novels in “Rohinton Mistry: 'Family Matters,' and Literary Ones” in Asia Society (2002 Nov 1)
* It appeals to me when I read it but I cannot write like that. I have tried to write like that; for a while I get really involved and enjoy it but then it all starts to feel like a pointless exercise. It is just too clever by half; I don't like clever books, I like honest books…
** On why he leans towards a style reminiscent of 19th century literature in “Rohinton Mistry: 'Family Matters,' and Literary Ones” in Asia Society (2002 Nov 1)
* I count myself blessed that I'm able to follow this line of work. I didn't grow up with the burning ambition to be a writer - I never even thought of it as a possibility. It seemed such a huge thing, it never occurred to me that I could aspire to it.
** On becoming a writer in “Touched with fire” in The Guardian (2002 Apr 26)
# Rohit Jangid

Rohit Jangid (born August 5, 1993) is an Indian Wushu player.

## Quotes

* In childhood, I was physically very weak and often used to get beaten by the stronger boys in the class. I was studying 9th class at that time. Rajesh Taylor, a former national coach, was working as the coach of the Rajasthan Sports Council. I started training under him. His training center was around 5 kilometers from my home.
** Rajasthan cop and Wushu player, Rohit Jangid set to debut in Punjabi music video - Times of India (in en). The Times of India.
* My parents never supported me to play Wushu. Simultaneously, my surroundings also were not sympathetic. Still, I ignored all these odds and continued training under Rajesh sir. I began to win state-level competitions in Jaipur and Rajasthan. Still, my parents did not change their minds. Even before my first competition outside Rajasthan in 2010, they strongly objected and were not allowing me to go to Bhopal to take part in that West Zone Wushu championship. But after I returned with a bronze medal the scenario changed and I also decided to make my career professionally with Wushu.
* Rajasthan Government has come forward noticeably, supporting Wushu a lot. More than 50 Wushu players in this state have been provided jobs in the last five years. It is a solid boost for the players who are learning the game now.

## External links

* Authority control: WorldCat search
# Rolando Hinojosa-Smith

Rolando Hinojosa-Smith (January 21, 1929 – April 19, 2022) was an American novelist, essayist, poet and the Ellen Clayton Garwood professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

## Quotes

* I write, in the main, about the U.S. side of the Rio Grande. That I include the Mexican side is natural and inevitable; that I don’t overload it, however, is because I want to present an American literature that was (historically) founded by the neighboring country as seen by its linguistic contribution. To have ignored Mexico would have been a blunder and to have larded it heavier, my work would not have been an American literature, it would have been something else; as to what, I don’t know, but Mexico, in some parts and in some ways, had to be included…
** On why he incorporates Mexico in his writings in “At Home in the Borderlands: An Interview with Rolando Hinojosa” in American Studies Journal (2012)
* …Borders, as everyone should know, are not geographical locations alone, they are made by humans, and some suffer while others live off their fellow men and women. The way some characters speak and explain themselves also reveals what social borders the characters have forged for themselves or how they have suffered because of borders, be they linguistic, cultural, social, racial, etc.
** On how borders affect societies in “At Home in the Borderlands: An Interview with Rolando Hinojosa” in American Studies Journal (2012)
* … People say to do research; my research is reading and talking and listening to people. I've always found that to be very instructive for me. If it convinces the reader—and you were just very kind with all the things you just said; goodness, it was so affirmative! But that's what I want to do, convince the reader that the writer knows what he is talking about or presenting or showing, whether it's food or dress or motive, expression, just make it as realistic as possible. Not real but realistic.
** On how talking to people is a big part of his research in “Voice of the Valley: An Interview with Rolando Hinojosa-Smith” (Humanities Texas, May/June 2014)
* Whenever I’m to translate from Spanish to English, I always stop to think of the what but, just as importantly, of the how I’m going to translate what is said by the characters or what is in the narration. If I used an adage, an axiom, a proverb, a maxim, etc., there are always equivalents but as said previously, one mustn’t translate literally, word for word, because that doesn’t work. One has to analyze what is in the original to make the point with an equivalent adage or axiom; if there’s none, there must be something close to the original, and I’ll go with that. What one looks for is meaning….
** On how he approaches Spanish-English translation in “’WRITING IS HARD, AND IT CALLS FOR HONESTY’” in AMERICANA E-JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES IN HUNGARY (Spring 2013)
# Roland G. Fryer Jr.

Roland G. Fryer Jr. (born June 4, 1977) is an American economist and professor at Harvard University. He has received numerous awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2011 and the John Bates Clark Medal in 2015.

## Quotes

* [Why he is willing to suffer consequences from detractors for his research:] I don't covet what they covet.
** "Economist Roland Fryer on Adversity, Race, and Refusing to Conform" (at 36m34s), Honestly with Bari Weiss, 13 February 2024.
* One of my secret obsessions [...] is to force people to have civil discourse. I spend hours doing it.
** "Economist Roland Fryer on Adversity, Race, and Refusing to Conform" (at 42m7s), Honestly with Bari Weiss, 13 February 2024.
# Naja'atu Bala Muhammad

Naja'atu Bala Muhammad (born 1956) is a Nigerian politician. Her father Alh Ali Abdullahi, a socialist an immediate with Aminu Kano.

## Quotes

* The just concluded presidential election has further exposed the inability of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rule this country fairly and justly; a President that has never shied away from spitting on the laws of the land that have been entrusted to him to serve, and to protect.
* e is the President that has led the most inept and corrupt regime in the history of Nigeria; a President that promised us free and fair elections after putting Nigerians through the most hardship recorded in the history of this country, only for him to fail to deliver on his electoral promises; a President that will openly and brazenly raise his ballot paper before the public to show the world who he has voted for.
** https://punchng.com/apc-knocks-najaatu-for-attacking-buhari/
* I sat with him for two hours in London; when you talk of green, he will give you an answer of red. He can’t even decipher. He has very serious dementia; I believe he has Alzheimer’s because he cannot even hold a cup of tea.
* But when you talk of the leadership of over 200 million people, you know that if you remove tribal sentiments, you know that he is incapable; those that will rule are those around him. This is the reality. He is mentally deranged – I said it
** https://saharareporters.com/2023/02/20/apc-rejects-atikus-campaigner-najaatu-muhammad-police-supervisor-general-elections
# Najib Mikati

Najib Azmi Mikati (born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician who currently serves as the Prime Minister of Lebanon since 10 September 2021 and previously in 2011–2014 and 2005.

## Quotes

* Wealth is not necessarily accumulated at the expense of public interest and the needy.
** Najib Mikati (2021) cited in: "Lebanon PM Mikati says family wealth legal in response to 'Pandora Papers'" in Reuters, 6 October 2021.
# Naisula Lesuuda

Naisula Lesuuda (born 30 April 1984) is a Kenyan politician, journalist and women's rights activist.

## Quotes

* "The tragedy of life is not death, the tragedy of life is what dies in one when still alive".
** "Mentorship Program “Mentoring Our Boys to Be Great Men” Has Now Reached Over 4500 Students" (July 15, 2019)
* “My slogan, Ntitonaibornagol, meaning ‘a young, strong girl’, resonated well with the electorate. We spoke to the community: You sired both boys and girls, took both of us to school, and here we are now. You have been giving opportunities to boys; we now humbly request you to give girls a chance, so you can see what we can turn out to be.”
** https://www.genderinkenya.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/UN-WOMEN-BOOK-WEB-VERSION-FINAL-20-February.pdf (2020)
* “Individual passion and drive are crucial for success.”
** https://www.genderinkenya.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/UN-WOMEN-BOOK-WEB-VERSION-FINAL-20-February.pdf (2020)
* Politics is a platform where you lead, where you transform, where you engage with other people to make the society better.
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1IofA6A94Q 2016-07-01
* If we do not have peace in our country, if we cannot be one people, then everything we aspire and we work for if futile.
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1IofA6A94Q 2016-07-01
# Naira Marley

Azeez Adeshina Fashola (born 10 May 1991), known professionally as Naira Marley, is a British-Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper.

## Quotes

* There are a lot of people who the media have poisoned.
** Mohbad: I’m willing to return to Nigeria if… — Naira Marley. 28 September 2023, Premium Times Newspaper.
* Already proud of being African and had a problem with the fact we couldn’t be ourselves.
** Rapper Naira Marley: A big bum is better than qualifications in Nigeria. 8 April 2020, The Guardian Newspaper.
# Nordic race

The Nordic race is an obsolete racial concept which originated in 19th-century anthropology. It was once considered a race or one of the putative sub-races into which some late-19th to mid-20th century anthropologists divided the Caucasian race, claiming that its ancestral homelands were North-western and Northern Europe, particularly to populations such as Anglo-Saxons, Germanic peoples, Balts, Baltic Finns, Northern French, and certain Celts, Slavs and Ghegs.

## Quotes

* I am naturally a Nordic—a chalk-white, bulky Teuton of the Scandinavian or North-German forests—a Viking berserk killer—a predatory rover of Hengist and Horsa—a conqueror of Celts and mongrels and founders of Empires—a son of the thunders and the arctic winds, and brother to the frosts and the auroras—a drinker of foemen's blood from new picked skulls—a friend of the mountain buzzards and feeder of seacoast vultures—a blond beast of eternal snows and frozen oceans—a prayer to Odin and Thor and Woden and Alfadur, the raucous shouter of Niffelheim—a comrade of the wolves, and rider of nightmares—aye—I speak truly—for was I not born with yellow hair and blue eyes—the latter not turning dark till I was nearly two, and the former lasting till I was over five? Ho, for the hunting and fishing of Valhalla!
** H. P. Lovecraft, Letter to Frank Belknap Long, 13 May 1923; Selected Letters: 1911–1924 (Arkham, 1965), p. 227
* I am the leader. Leader of the lost, ruler of the ruins. I am a man, like any other man. I lead the country that I love out of the wilderness of the twentieth century. I believe in survival. In the destiny of the Nordic race. I believe in fascism.
** Alan Moore, V for Vendetta (1986)
* [H]eroism is basic to the character of the Nordic peoples. This heroism of the ancient mythic period—and this is what is decisive—has never been lost, despite times of decline, so long as the Nordic blood was still alive. Heroism, in fact, took many forms, from the warrior nobility of Siegfried or Hercules to the intellectual nobility of Copernicus and Leonardo, the religious nobility of Eckehart and Lagarde, or the political nobility of Frederick the Great and Bismarck, and its substance has remained the same.
** Alfred Rosenberg, The Myth of the Twentieth Century (1930)

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Nordic race on Wikipedia
# Norm Macdonald

Norman Gene "Norm" Macdonald (17 October 1959 – 14 September 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor.

## Quotes

* I would love to stay at SNL forever. But you can't stay in the same place. People think you're a loser.
** Television Guide, Vol. 45, Triangle Publications (1997)
* My dad died, and my grandfather died, and my great-grandfather died. And the guy before him, I don't know. Probably died. … I come from a long line of death. That's my point. And so I fear it. I fear it a lot.
** As quoted in "Comedy gold: Norm Macdonald's Me Doing Standup" by Leo Benedictus, The Guardian (6 September 2013)
* Every generation has believed they lived ins the End Time, @NellScovell. It is a product of Man's narcissism. Deeply, we believe that when we die, so then does the world. Which is true. Because when we die, we don't disappear, the world does.
** Tweet to @NellScovell, Twitter 1:04 AM · (26 July 2019)

## Quotes about MacDonald

* Macdonald is currently 49, and looks worryingly like he'll be hailed as one of the greats only in retrospect. Watch him at your earliest convenience, and start making recommendations soon.
** Leo Benedictus, in "Comedy gold: Norm Macdonald's Me Doing Standup", The Guardian (6 September 2013)

## External links

* Norm Macdonald on IMDb
# Noreen Nash

Norabelle Jean Roth (April 4, 1924 – June 6, 2023) was a retired American film and television actress.

## Quotes

* It was difficult to be an actress and have a home and children. My family always came first, and that is something I don’t regret.
** Encountering the Phantom Beyond Space (2000)
# Norm Schryer

Norm Schryer is a computer scientist and head of AT&T Broadband Services Research.

## Quotes

* When code and comments disagree, both are probably wrong.
** More Programming Pearls: Confessions of a Coder, Column 6: Bumper-Sticker Computer Science.

## References

* ↑ "Meet Our People: Science & Technology Medalists". research.att.com. AT&T Labs. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.

## External links

* Contact page at AT&T labs
# Norm of the North

Norm of the North is a 2016 3D computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Nicolas Atlan, Ken Katsumoto, Steve Rosen, Liz Young and Mike Young, written by Daniel R. Altiere, Steven M. Altiere, and Malcolm T. Goldman, and directed by Trevor Wall. It was co-produced by Splash Entertainment, Telegael and Assemblage Entertainment, and distributed by Lionsgate, the film was released on January 15, 2016.

## Norm

* Any last words before I eat you?
* Baaaack up, dancers. Let's show them who we really are.
* Dinner is served. Oof! [breaks a chair] What? I'm big-boned.
* We've really got our work cut out for us. What can a bear like me do in a city like this?
* [to the three lemmings] Someone's coming. Act natural. [the lemmings start farting] [in disgust] Not THAT natural!
* Lemming! Look out! [three of the cavies are squished by an elevator, only to a second later remain intact] Waaaait for it... Geez, they don't call this place a concrete jungle for nothing.

## Olympia Brightly

* We need to convince people to help you, and I have an idea.

## Mr. Greene

* [to Vera, after Norm roars in his face] Vera, get my lawyer. I'm gonna copyright that roar and make it a new ringtone.

## Dialogue

    Vera: Are you ready to come out, Norm?
    Norm: [awkwardly, while wearing a flamboyant costume] I think I just did.
    Olympia: Hmmm, so let's see. You're approximately 500 kilograms, exact skull and nose proportions.
    Norm: I don't know what you're talking about. I only weight 149 pounds, just like the average American male.
    Olympia: Please, I know exactly what you're doing, Norm.
    Norm: Huh?
    Olympia: You're saving the arctic, you're home! So I'm thinking, maybe we can work together... and you can save MY home in the process.
    Mr. Greene: [angrily to Vera] ...you and me, I'll yell ya... [starts screaming in gibberish]
    Norm: Thanks Lemmings, I needed that. [grabs a towel] Doo Doo doo Dee. [Suddenly the condo tops over]

## Taglines

* Bear to be different.
* Luck be a lemming tonight.
* A bear-y funny big-city adventure.
* From the Arctic Circle to Times Square.
* Before he can save the Arctic... he'll need a little help.

## Voice cast

* Rob Schneider as Norm
* Ken Jeong as Mr. Greene
* Heather Graham as Vera Brightly
* Maya Kay as Olympia Brightly
* Colm Meaney as Grandfather
* Bill Nighy as Socrates
* Loretta Devine as Tamecia
* Michael McElhatton (US) and James Corden (UK) as Laurence
* Gabriel Iglesias as Pablo and Stan
* Salome Jens as Councilwoman Klubeck
* Charlie Adler as Forebear
* G.K. Bowes as Female Tourist
* Debi Derryberry as Daughter
* Ben Diskin as Chef Kozawa
* Keith Ferguson as Human Tourist
* Dan Gordon as Nigel, Henchman #1 and PA
* Jess Harnell as Male Tourist
* Kate Higgins as Elizabeth
* Mikey Kelley as Henchman #2
* Rove McManus as Junior Investor
* Emily Polydoros as Bratty Girl
* Eric Price as Caribou #1 and Caribou 2
* Nick Shakoour as Costumed Bear
* Max Spitz as Teen Bear #1
* Janet Varney as Janet
* Rick D. Wasserman as Henchman #3
# Roger A. Caras

Roger Andrew Caras (May 28, 1928 – February 18, 2001) was an American wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist and television personality.

## Quotes

* I believe that animals have rights which, although different from our own, are just as inalienable. I believe animals have the right not to have pain, fear or physical deprivation inflicted upon them by us. Even if they are on the way to the slaughterhouse, animals have the right to food and water and shelter if it is needed. They have the right not to be brutalized in any way as food resources, for entertainment or any other purpose. … Finding a substitute for animals in research has only recently become an imperative in the scientific community. … One day animals will not be used in the laboratory. How soon that day comes depends on how soon people stop screaming and make the search for alternatives a major research imperative. As long as conferences on the subject sound like feeding time in the monkey house, monkeys along with millions of other animals are going to stay right where they are now — in the laboratory.
** "We Must Find Alternatives to Animals in Research," in Newsweek (26 December 1988)
# Roger-Pol Droit

Roger-Pol Droit (born 1949) is a French academic and philosopher. Alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, he has written numerous books, most notably 101 Experiments in the Philosophy of Everyday Life, which has been translated into twenty-two languages. For 25 years, he has studied the way the East is seen in Western philosophy.

## Quotes

* There is absolutely not a shadow of a doubt that the Greeks knew all about Indian philosophy.
** The Forgetfulness of India. Quoted in Gautier, Francois Arise again, 6 India! Har-Anand Publication 2000 p.22 Quoted from Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture