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Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
Early uses of the phrase refer to it as a catchphrase among gamblers. In an 1879 discussion of gambling in Chicago, an "old-timer" is quoted as saying, "[G]oodness knows how they live, it’s mighty hard times with the most of them; in the season they make a bit on base ball, or on the races, and then, you know, 'there’s a sucker born every minute', and rigid city legislation drives the hard ...
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
While at UCLA, another famous quote was attributed to Sanders regarding the UCLA–USC rivalry, "Beating 'SC is not a matter of life or death, it's more important than that." [5] [6] A form of this quote was later widely attributed to Bill Shankly, Liverpool FC coach from a 1981 television interview.
Inventing a safety hood protective device and a traffic signal Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor , businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light , [ 1 ] and a protective 'smoke hood' [ 2 ] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction ...
Bessie Anderson Stanley (born Caroline Elizabeth Anderson; March 25, 1879 – October 2, 1952) was an American writer, the author of the poem "Success" ("What is success?" or "What Constitutes Success?"), which is often incorrectly attributed [1] to Ralph Waldo Emerson [2] [3] or Robert Louis Stevenson. [4]
"I'll give you my gun when you pry (or take) it from my cold, dead hands" is a slogan popularized by US organisations opposed to gun control. A form of the slogan is attested from the 1970s when it was promoted by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
The award is named after Robert W. Campbell, an early 20th-century pioneer in the safety movement of the United States and the first president of the National Safety Council. Campbell recognized the humanitarian benefit of safety, but realized that there were also economic benefits of EHS. He believed that striking a balance between these would ...