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The book began with quotations originally in English, arranged them chronologically by author; Geoffrey Chaucer was the first entry and Mary Frances Butts the last. The quotes were chiefly from literary sources. A "miscellaneous" section followed, including quotations in English from politicians and scientists, such as "fifty-four forty or fight!".
William Phelps Eno (June 3, 1858 – December 3, 1945) was an American businessman responsible for many of the earliest innovations in road safety and traffic control. He is sometimes known as the "Father of traffic safety", despite never having learned to drive a car himself.
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 ...
As The Yale Book of Quotations describes in a detailed note, many reference works, including Bartlett's and The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, wrongly attribute it to John Soule. "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" is traced to the Reno Evening Gazette on January 22, 1942, in the form "such a thing as a 'free' lunch never existed ...
"Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door" is a metaphor about the power of innovation. It originated, in a somewhat different form, with Ralph Waldo Emerson . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The epigram as known today, which specifies "mousetrap", probably also originated with Emerson, although the evidence for this is indirect.
success The 100-Mile Diet: 2007: Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon: health Act like a Lady, Think like a Man: 2009: Steve Harvey: relationship As a Man Thinketh: 1902: James Allen: positive thinking Dress for Success: 1975: John T. Molloy: success The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: 2006: Allen Carr: health Your Erroneous Zones: 1976: Wayne Dyer: health
Rick Blaine is the character with the most quotes (four); Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz), Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry and Sudden Impact), James Bond (Dr. No and Goldfinger ), Norma Desmond ( Sunset Boulevard ), Scarlett O'Hara ( Gone with the Wind ), and The Terminator ( The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day ) have two quotes each.
William Shakespeare's play Hamlet has contributed many phrases to common English, from the famous "To be, or not to be" to a few less known, but still in everyday English. Some also occur elsewhere (e.g. in the Bible) or are proverbial. All quotations are second quarto except as noted: