#bandit

In medieval times, contrary to popular belief, most knights were bandits, mercenaries, lawless brigands, skinners, highwaymen, and thieves. The supposed chivalry of Charlemagne and Roland had as much to do with the majority of medieval knights as the historical Jesus with the temporal riches and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, or any church for that matter. Generally accompanied by their immoral entourage or servants, priests, and whores, they went from tourney to tourney like a touring rock and roll band, sports team, or gang of South Sea pirates. Court to court, skirmish to skirmish, rape to rape. Fighting as the noble's substitution for work. ↗

— Tod Wodicka

#brigands #catholic-church #charlemagne #chivalry #highwaymen

Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna in a Burberry trench coat, speaking a dozen languages to dangerous women, narrowly escaping Sardinian bandits - the usual stuff that newspaper dreams are made of. ↗

— Russell Baker

#brilliant #coat #correspondent #dangerous #dozen

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#fires #hatred #hostility #perishes #petty

Smokey and The Bandit was just a lark. All we did was run up and down those Georgia roads wrecking cars and having the time of our life. ↗

— Jerry Reed

#cars #did #down #georgia #having

Sperm is a bandit in its pure state. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#pure #sperm #state

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#bandits #day #each #foresee #himself

Bu dağlarda bin kere ölmeden, bir kere dirilemezsin. ↗

— Yaşar Kemal

#banditry #death #mountain #death

Sing of my deeds Tell of my combats How I fought the treacherous demons Forgive my failings And bestow on me peace ↗

— Phoolan Devi

#combats #dacoit #deeds #justic #forgiveness

The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#also #bandits #cheers #chip #course

It's been interesting how kids have had hardly any problems watching it, but adults have more trouble. This happened way back even with Jabberwocky and Time Bandits. ↗

— Terry Gilliam

#back #bandits #been #even #had