“"She can't do Subtraction." said the White Queen. "Can you do Division? Divide a loaf by a knife-what's the answer to that?" "I suppose-" Alice was beginning, but the Red Queen answered for her. "Bread-and-butter, of course."” SaidScienceCoursesWhiteAnswersRedBreadQueensDivisionDividesKnivesBread And ButterSubtractionRed Queen Book:Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass and Other Comic Pieces Source: Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass and Other Comic Pieces
“The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man's business to divide it... Do not misunderstand me, but understand me fully with reference to my affection for the land. I never said the land was mine to do with it as I chose. The one who has the right to dispose of it is the one who created it. I claim a right to live on my land and accord you the privilege to live on yours.” MenMadeSaidCountryLinesLandMinesClaimsPrivilegeAffectionDividesAccordUnderstand Me Author:Chief Joseph
“And there are also languages that divide nouns into much more specific genders. The African language Supyire from Mali has five genders: humans, big things, small things, collectives, and liquids. Bantu languages such as Swahili have up to ten genders, and the Australian language Ngan’gityemerri is said to have fifteen different genders, which include, among others, masculine human, feminine human, canines, non-canine animals, vegetables, drinks, and two different genders for spears (depending on size and material).” HumansSaidTwoDifferentBigsLanguageAnimalFiveMaterialsDrinkTenSizeGenderCollectivesFeminineDividesVegetablesFifteenBig ThingsMasculineSmall ThingsAustralianLiquidSpearsCanineNounsMali Author:Guy Deutscher
“When Darius offered him ten thousand talents, and to divide Asia equally with him, "I would accept it," said Parmenio, "were I Alexander." "And so truly would I," said Alexander, "if I were Parmenio." But he answered Darius that the earth could not bear two suns, nor Asia two kings.” IfsSaidTwoEarthAcceptingSunTalentBearsKingsThousandTenDividesAsiaDarius Book:Essays Source: Essays
“There are enough forces in the world that are afraid of our strength, “our hugeness,” as one of our sovereigns said. So, they seek to divide us into parts, this is a well-known fact. Look at what they did with Yugoslavia: they cut it into small pieces and are now manipulating everything that can be manipulated there, which is almost anything. Apparently, someone would like to do the same with us...” WorldWellsLooksSaidEnoughFactsForceKnownPiecesCuttingDividesWell KnownSmall PiecesYugoslavia Author:Vladimir Putin
“The problem we have is not Democrats versus Republicans. It is a Washington cartel. I've said many times the biggest divide we have politically is not between Republicans and Democrats. It's between career politicians in both parties and the American people.” PeopleSaidProblemPartyCareersPoliticianRepublicanDemocratDividesVersusCartelsCareer Politicians Author:Ted Cruz
“I'm so tired of the left trying to divide us by race. One of the things I said today in my speech, we're not Indian-Americans, African-Americans, Irish-Americans, rich Americans, poor Americans. We're all Americans.” TryingSaidTodayLeftPoorRaceRichSpeechTiredAfrican AmericanIndianDividesAmerican Indian Author:Bobby Jindal