Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès.
- Translation: Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.
- Who: Marie Antoinette
- Note: As she approached the guillotine, convicted of treason and about to be beheaded, she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner.
No.
- Who: Alexander Graham Bell
- Note: While Alexander Graham Bell was dying, his deaf wife whispered to him, "Don't leave me." Bell responded by signing the word, "No."
By the Lord of the Ka'bah, I have won.
- Who: Ali ibn Abi Talib after being stabbed, while leading the Morning Prayer, by Ibn Maljam, a fundamentalist.
It's very beautiful over there.
- Who: Thomas Edison
- Spoken to his wife as he lapsed in and out of consciousness. There is debate over if he meant the afterlife, or the view from his window.
I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring.
Das ist absurd! Das ist absurd!
clipped from: en.wikiquote.org