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The Yale Book of Quotations ' introduction describes the editor's attempts at research to identify many famous quotations, trace them to their original sources as far as possible, and record those sources as precisely and accurately as he could. In compiling the book, Shapiro made extensive use of online databases to find earlier or more ...
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!".
These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture.
"You are a lyer; [114] [115] I am no more a Witch than you are a Wizard, and if you take away my Life, God will give you Blood to drink." [ 114 ] [ 115 ] [ 116 ] — Sarah Good , American woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials (29 July [ O.S. 19 July] 1692), to Reverend Nicholas Noyes prior to execution by hanging [ note 100 ]
If you're growing in age, then you're nearing to the graveyard; If you cannot be good, be careful; If you cannot beat them, join them; If you cannot live longer, live deeper; If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen; If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll always ask for a glass of milk
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore Robert Duvall: Apocalypse Now: 1979 13 "Love means never having to say you're sorry." Jennifer Cavalleri, Oliver Barrett IV Ali MacGraw Ryan O'Neal: Love Story: 1970 14 "The stuff that dreams are made of." [f] Sam Spade: Humphrey Bogart: The Maltese Falcon: 1941 15 "E.T. phone ...
“When you say ‘I love you’ to another person, you make yourself vulnerable to hurt and rejection, and that doesn’t feel good,” says Terri Orbuch, PhD, relationship expert and author of ...
"33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' 34 But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by ...