Death Quote by Barbara Demick Download Open image ““It is axiomatic that one death is a tragedy, a thousand is a statistic.”” — Barbara Demick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Death
The death of one man is tragic, but the death of thousands is statistic — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
The death of one is a tragedy, but death of a million is just a statistic. — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
One man's death: that is a catastrophe. A hundred thousand dead: that is a statistic — Kurt Tucholsky Copy Share Image
When one person dies, it's a tragedy, but when a million people die, it's a statistic. — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
A North Korean soldier would later recall a buddy who had been given an American-made nail clipper and was showing it off to his… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“While the Chinese Red Guard also rooted out “capitalist roaders” during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, it resulted in a chaotic… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Chang-bo took to his bed, or rather to the quilts on the floor that was all they had left. His legs swelled up like… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“He was polite, respectful, not daring even to hold Mi-ran’s hand until they’d been dating for three years.” — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“As she sat alone in the apartment, the enormity of it all started to sink in. Any hope that the North Korean regime might… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“The more there was to complain about, the more important it was to ensure that nobody did.” — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“It is axiomatic that one death is a tragedy, a thousand is a statistic. So it was for Mi-ran. What she didn't realize is… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Kim Il-sung had promised North Koreans three bowls of rice every day. Rice, especially white rice, was a luxury in North Korea. It was… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Chinese Red Guard also rooted out “capitalist roaders” during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, it resulted in a chaotic reign of… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“It is worth noting here how extraordinary it was for anyone to be homeless in North Korea. This was, after all, the country that… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“Supervisors routinely fabricated statistics on agricultural production and industrial output because they were so fearful of telling their own bosses the truth. Lies were… — Barbara Demick Copy Share Image
“He wondered how it was fair that your dying should depend so much on when you were born.” — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation.… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
I do not want to live at the cost of the life even of a snake. I should let him bite me to death… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“It was beautiful. He thought he had never seen anything so beautiful in all his life; that, having seen it, he could die content,… — Mira Grant Copy Share Image
With multiplayer, permanent death, and an ever-changing world to explore and conquer, 'A Valley Without Wind' might be the place you're looking for if… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
“What did you see?” she asked gently. His brow furrowed, as if he could not understand the question. Then his eyes turned to the… — J. Anthony Torino Copy Share Image
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
“I practice Dying--every night-- But have not learned to, still-- Though Talented--by Mortal bones-- For such a common Skill.” — Alan W. Powers Copy Share Image
“You must understand the pain and grief of losing someone is nothing more than a function of survival.” — Steven Cooper Copy Share Image
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
“Death is a reality that calls the rest of life and all of our assorted strivings into sharp relief.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
