Villagers Quotes

I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully. - Paul Farmer

It is a misunderstanding by the villagers. It was a coincidence that the two marines came when the shooting happened. - Defence Minister Thammarak Isarangura

If I had wanted I wouldn't have referred them [the accused villagers] to the revolutionary court. I did refer them to the revolutionary court. And they were tried according to the law. - Saddam Hussein

I think it is reasonable because these villagers are mainly farmers and we need them to bring us to the spot where the footprints are found. - Vincent Chow

I suspect the two female tiger cubs could have been poisoned by villagers in the area. - Rajesh Gopal

I myself have been particularly careful never to say a civil word to the United States. I have scoffed at their inhabitants as a nation of villagers. I have defined the 100 % American as 99 % an idiot. And they adore me. - George Bernard Shaw

Do not consider any act of service as demeaning. Sweeping the streets, for example, is not below your dignity. Do you not sweep the floor of your homes? Do you not scrub and wash off dirt? When you undertake such tasks, the villagers will also gladly share in them. Why feel ashamed to be good? The ridicule that may be cast on you has been the reward of many saints. It will soon fade away. Muhammad was driven out of Mecca by those who could not appreciate his teachings. Jesus was crucified. But their names resound in the heart of millions. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba

At the end of the week the villagers wanted to thank us, so they had a party, the bakery made cakes and the villagers dressed in native costumes and performed traditional dances. - Ann Baker