The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

PREFACE Preface
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This is a competey ne! dictionary" containin# a$out %"&&&
'uotations(
)hat is a *'uotation*+ ,t is a sayin# or piece of !ritin# that
stri-es
peope as so true or memora$e that they 'uote it .or aude to it/
in
speech or !ritin#( Often they !i 'uote it directy" introducin# it
!ith
a phrase i-e *As ---- says* $ut e'uay often they !i assume that
the
reader or istener aready -no!s the 'uotation" and they !i simpy
aude to it !ithout mentionin# its source .as in the headine *A
ros0 is
a ros0 is a ros0"* referrin# o$i'uey to a ine $y 1ertrude 2tein/(
This dictionary has $een compied from extensi3e e3idence of the
'uotations that are actuay used in this !ay( The dictionary
incudes
the commonest 'uotations !hich !ere found in a coection of more
than
4&&"&&& citations assem$ed $y com$in# $oo-s" ma#a5ines" and
ne!spapers(
For exampe" our coections contained more than thirty exampes each
for
Ed!ard 6eath7s *unaccepta$e face of capitaism* and Marsha
Mc8uhan7s
*The medium is the messa#e"* so $oth these 'uotations had to $e
incuded(
As a resut" this $oo- is not--i-e many 'uotations dictionaries--a
su$9ecti3e anthoo#y of the editor7s fa3ourite 'uotations" $ut an
o$9ecti3e seection of the 'uotations !hich are most !idey -no!n and
used( Popuarity and famiiarity are the main criteria for
incusion"
athou#h no reader is i-ey to $e famiiar !ith a the 'uotations
in
this dictionary(
The $oo- can $e used for reference or for $ro!sin#: to trace the
source of
a particuar 'uotation or to find an appropriate sayin# for a specia
need(
The 'uotations are dra!n from no3es" pays" poems" essays" speeches"
fims radio and tee3ision $roadcasts" son#s" ad3ertisements" and
e3en
$oo- tites( ,t is difficut to dra! the ine $et!een 'uotations and
simiar sayin#s i-e pro3er$s" catch-phrases" and idioms( For
exampe"
some 'uotations .i-e *The opera ain7t o3er ti the fat ady sin#s*/
$ecome pro3er$ia( These are usuay incuded if they can $e traced
to a
particuar ori#inator( 6o!e3er" !e ha3e #eneray omitted phrases
i-e
*a#oni5in# reappraisa* !hich are co3ered ade'uatey in the Oxford
En#ish
Dictionary( Catch-phrases are incuded if there is e3idence that
they are
!idey remem$ered or used(
)e ha3e ta-en care to 3erify a the 'uotations in ori#ina or
authoritati3e sources--somethin# !hich fe! other 'uotations
dictionaries
ha3e tried to do( )e ha3e corrected many errors found in other
dictionaries" and !e ha3e traced the true ori#ins of such phrases as
*There ain7t no such thin# as a free unch* and *2ha-en and not
stirred(*
The 'uotations are arran#ed in apha$etica order of authors" !ith
anonymous 'uotations in the midde of *A(* ;nder each author" the
'uotations are arran#ed in apha$etica order of their first !ords(
Forei#n 'uotations are" !here3er possi$e" #i3en in the ori#ina
an#ua#e
as !e as in transation(
Authors are cited under the names $y !hich they are $est -no!n: for
exampe" 1raham 1reene .not 6enry 1raham 1reene/< F( 2cott Fit5#erad
.not
Francis 2cott =ey Fit5#erad/< 1eor#e Or!e .not Eric >air/< )( C(
Fieds .not )iiam Caude Du-enfied/( Authors7 dates of $irth and
death
are #i3en !hen ascertaina$e( The actua !riters of the !ords are
credited for 'uotations from son#s" fim-scripts" etc(
The references after each 'uotation are desi#ned to $e as hepfu as
possi$e" ena$in# the reader to trace 'uotations in their ori#ina
sources if desired(
The index .?/ has $een carefuy prepared--!ith in#enious computer
assistance--to hep the reader to trace 'uotations from their most
important -ey!ords( Each reference incudes not ony the pa#e and the
num$er of the 'uotation on the pa#e $ut aso the first fe! etters of
the
author7s name( The index incudes references to $oo--tites !hich
ha3e
$ecome !e -no!n as 'uotations in their o!n ri#ht(
One difficuty in a dictionary of modern 'uotations is to decide !hat
the
!ord *modern* means( ,n this dictionary it means *t!entieth-
century(*
Quotations are ei#i$e if they ori#inated from someone !ho !as sti
ai3e after ?@&&( )here an author .i-e 1eor#e >ernard 2ha!" !ho
died in
?@%&/ said memora$e thin#s $efore and after ?@&&" these are a
incuded(
This dictionary coud not ha3e $een compied !ithout the !or- of many
peope" most nota$y Paua Cifford" An#ea Partin#ton" Fiona Muan"
Peneope Ae!some" Buia Cress!e" Michae Mc=iney" Chares
McCreery"
6eidi A$$ey" Bean 6arder" Ei5a$eth =no!es" 1eor#e Cho!dharay->est"
Tracey )ard" and Ernest Trehern( , am aso 3ery #ratefu to the O;P
Dictionary Department7s team of chec-ers" !ho 3erified the 'uotations
at
i$raries in Oxford" 8ondon" )ashin#ton" Ae! Cor-" and ese!here(
Bames
6o!es deser3es credit for his !or- in computeri5in# the index(
The Editor is responsi$e for any errors" !hich he !i $e #ratefu
to
ha3e dra!n to his attention( As the 'uotation from 2imeon 2truns-y
reminds
us" *Famous remar-s are 3ery sedom 'uoted correcty"* $ut !e ha3e
endea3oured to ma-e this $oo- more accurate" authoritati3e" and
hepfu
than any other dictionary of modern 'uotations(
TOAC
A;1ARDE
.?/ Discussions of the index features in this preface and in the
*6o! to ;se this Dictionary* section of this $oo- refer to
the hard-copy edition printed in ?@@?( Ao index has $een
incuded in this soft-copy edition( 2ee *Aotices* in
topic AOT,CE2 for additiona information a$out this soft-copy
edition(
6O)TO 6o! to ;se this Dictionary
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6O)TO(? 1enera Principes
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The arran#ement is apha$etica $y the names of authors: usuay the
names $y !hich each person is $est -no!n( 2o oo- under Maya
An#eou" not
Maya Bohnson< Princess Anne" not 6R6 The Princess Roya< 8ord
>ea3er$roo-"
not )iiam Max!e Ait-en< ,r3in# >erin" not ,srae >ain< 1reta
1ar$o"
not 1reta 8o3isa 1ustafsson"
Anonymous 'uotations are a to#ether" startin# in *Anonymous* in
topic ?(DE They are arran#ed in apha$etica order of their first
si#nificant !ord(
;nder each author" 'uotations are arran#ed $y the apha$etica order
of
the tites of the !or-s from !hich they come" e3en if those !or-s
!ere not
!ritten $y the person !ho is $ein# 'uoted( Poems are usuay cited
from
the first $oo- in !hich they appeared(
Quotations $y forei#n authors are" !here possi$e" #i3en in the
ori#ina
an#ua#e and aso in an En#ish transation(
A reference is #i3en after each 'uotation to its ori#ina source or
to an
authoritati3e record of its use( The reference usuay consists of
either
.a/ a $oo--tite !ith its date of pu$ication and a reference to
!here the
'uotation occurs in the $oo-< or .$/ the tite of a ne!spaper or
ma#a5ine
!ith its date of pu$ication( The reference is preceded $y *,n* if
the
'uotation comes from a secondary source: for exampe if a !riter is
'uoted
$y another author in a ne!spaper artice" or if a $oo- refers to a
sayin#
$ut does not indicate !here or !hen it !as made(
6O)TO(4 Exampes
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6ere are some typica entries" !ith notes to carify the meanin# of
each
part(
Charie Chapin .2ir Chares 2pencer Chapin/
?FF@-?@GG
A , need to ma-e a comedy is a par-" a poiceman and
a pretty #ir(
My Auto$io#raphy .?@HD/ ch( ?&
Charie Chapin is the name $y !hich this person is $est -no!n $ut
2ir
Chares 2pencer Chapin is the name !hich !oud appear in reference
$oo-s
such as )ho7s )ho(
Charie Chapin !as $orn in ?FF@ and died in ?@GG( The 'uotation
comes
from the tenth chapter of Chapin7s auto$io#raphy" !hich !as
pu$ished in
?@HD(
Martin 8uther =in#
?@4@-?@HF
,n9ustice any!here is a threat to 9ustice e3ery!here(
8etter from >irmin#ham Bai" Aa$ama" ?H Apr( ?@HE" in
Atantic Monthy Au#( ?@HE" p( GF
Martin 8uther =in# !rote these !ords in a etter that he sent from
>irmin#ham Bai on ?H Apri ?@HE( The etter !as pu$ished ater that
year
on pa#e GF of the Au#ust issue of the Atanta Monthy(
Dorothy Par-er
?F@E-?@HG
One more drin- and ,7d ha3e $een under the host(
,n 6o!ard Teichmann 1eor#e 2( =aufman .?@G4/ p( HF
Dorothy Par-er must ha3e said this $efore she died in ?@HG $ut the
eariest reia$e source !e can find is a ?@G4 $oo- $y 6o!ard
Teichmann(
*,n* si#nas the fact that the 'uotation is cited from a secondary
source(
6O)TO(E ,ndex
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,f you remem$er part of a 'uotation and !ant to -no! the rest of it"
or
!ho said it" you can trace it $y means of the index .?/(
The index ists the most si#nificant !ords from each 'uotation(
These
-ey!ords are isted apha$eticay in the index" each !ith a section
of
the text to sho! the context of e3ery -ey!ord( These sections are
isted
in strict apha$etica order under each -ey!ord( Forei#n -ey!ords
are
incuded in their apha$etica pace(
The references sho! the first fe! etters of the author7s name"
foo!ed
$y the pa#e and item num$ers .e(#( ?HE:?% refers to the fifteenth
'uotation on pa#e ?HE/(
As an exampe" suppose that you !ant to 3erify a 'uotation !hich you
remem$er contains the ine *to purify the diaect of the tri$e(* ,f
you
decide that tri$e is a si#nificant !ord and refer to it in the
index" you
!i find this entry:
tri$e: To purify the diaect of the t( E8,OT GD:?@
This !i ead you to the poem $y T( 2( Eiot !hich is the nineteenth
'uotation on pa#e GD(
COATEAT2 Ta$e of Contents
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Tite Pa#e T,T8E
Edition Aotice ED,T,OA
Aotices AOT,CE2
Preface PREFACE
6o! to ;se this Dictionary 6O)TO
1enera Principes 6O)TO(?
Exampes 6O)TO(4
,ndex 6O)TO(E
Ta$e of Contents COATEAT2
A ?(&
>ud A$$ott and 8ou Costeo .8ouis Francis Cristio/ ?(?
Dannie A$se ?(4
1oodman Ace ?(E
Dean Acheson ?(D
B( R( Ac-erey ?(%
Dou#as Adams ?(H
Fran- Adams and )i M( 6ou#h ?(G
Fran-in P( Adams ?(F
6enry >roo-s Adams ?(@
6arod Adamson ?(?&
1eor#e Ade ?(??
=onrad Adenauer ?(?4
Afred Ader ?(?E
Poy Ader ?(?D
AE .A(E(" I/ .1eor#e )iiam Russe/ ?(?%
6er$ert A#ar ?(?H
Bames A#ate ?(?G
2piro T( A#ne! ?(?F
Max Ait-en ?(?@
JoK A-ins ?(4&
Aain .mie-Au#uste Chartier/ ?(4?
Ed!ard A$ee ?(44
Richard Adin#ton ?(4E
>rian Adiss ?(4D
Aeson A#ren ?(4%
Muhammad Ai .Cassius Cay/ ?(4H
Fred Aen .Bohn Forence 2ui3an/ ?(4G
)oody Aen .Aen 2te!art =oni#s$er#/ ?(4F
)oody Aen .Aen 2te!art =oni#s$er#/ and Marsha >ric-man ?(4@
Mar#ery Ain#ham ?(E&
Boseph Asop ?(E?
Ro$ert Atman ?(E4
8eo Amery ?(EE
=in#sey Amis ?(ED
Max!e Anderson ?(E%
Max!e Anderson and 8a!rence 2tain#s ?(EH
Ro$ert Anderson ?(EG
Bames Anderton ?(EF
2ir Aorman An#e ?(E@
Maya An#eou .Maya Bohnson/ ?(D&
Pau An-a ?(D?
Princess Anne .6R6 the Princess Roya/ ?(D4
Anonymous ?(DE
Bean Anouih ?(DD
1uiaume Apoinaire ?(D%
2ir Ed!ard Appeton ?(DH
8ouis Ara#on ?(DG
6annah Arendt ?(DF
1( D( Armour ?(D@
6arry Armstron# ?(%&
8ouis Armstron# ?(%?
Aei Armstron# ?(%4
2ir Ro$ert Armstron# ?(%E
Raymond Aron ?(%D
1eor#e Asaf ?(%%
Dame Pe##y Ashcroft ?(%H
Daisy Ashford ?(%G
,saac Asimo3 ?(%F
Ei5a$eth As'uith .Princess Antoine >i$esco/ ?(%@
6er$ert 6enry As'uith .Ear of Oxford and As'uith/ ?(H&
Mar#ot As'uith .Countess of Oxford and As'uith/ ?(H?
Raymond As'uith ?(H4
Aancy Astor .Liscountess Astor/ ?(HE
>roo-s At-inson ?(HD
E( 8( At-inson and Apsey Cherry-1arrard ?(H%
Cement Attee ?(HH
)( 6( Auden ?(HG
)( 6( Auden and Christopher ,sher!ood ?(HF
Tex A3ery .Fred A3ery/ ?(H@
Ear of A3on ?(G&
Re3d )( A!dry ?(G?
Aan Ayc-$ourn ?(G4
A( B( Ayer ?(GE
Pam Ayres ?(GD
> 4(&
Ro$ert >aden-Po!e .>aron >aden-Po!e/ 4(?
Boan >ae5 4(4
2ydney D( >aiey 4(E
>ruce >airnsfather 4(D
6yda >a-er 4(%
Bames >ad!in 4(H
2taney >ad!in .Ear >ad!in of >e!dey/ 4(G
Arthur Bames >afour .Ear of >afour/ 4(F
)hitney >aiett 4(@
Pierre >amain 4(?&
Tauah >an-head 4(??
Aancy >an-s-2mith 4(?4
,mamu Amiri >ara-a .E3erett 8eRoi Bones/ 4(?E
)( A( P( >ar$eion .>ruce Frederic- Cummin#s/ 4(?D
Maurice >arin# 4(?%
Ronnie >ar-er 4(?H
Frederic- R( >arnard 4(?G
Ci3e >arnes 4(?F
Buian >arnes 4(?@
Peter >arnes 4(4&
2ir B( M( >arrie 4(4?
Ethe >arrymore 4(44
Bohn >arrymore 4(4E
8ione >art 4(4D
=ar >arth 4(4%
Roand >arthes 4(4H
>ernard >aruch 4(4G
Bac'ues >ar5un 4(4F
8( Fran- >aum 4(4@
Lic-i >aum 4(E&
2ir Arnod >ax 4(E?
2ir >e3erey >axter 4(E4
>eachcom$er 4(EE
Da3id" First Ear >eatty 4(ED
8ord >ea3er$roo- .)iiam Max!e Ait-en" first >aron >ea3er$roo-/
4(E%
Car >ec-er 4(EH
2amue >ec-ett 4(EG
6arry >edford and Terry 2ui3an 4(EF
2ir Thomas >eecham 4(E@
2ir Max >eer$ohm 4(D&
>rendan >ehan 4(D?
Bohn 6ay >eith 4(D4
Ci3e >e 4(DE
6enry >eamann 4(DD
6iaire >eoc 4(D%
2au >eo! 4(DH
Ro$ert >enchey 4(DG
Buien >enda 4(DF
2tephen Lincent >en0t 4(D@
)iiam Rose >en0t 4(%&
Tony >enn 4(%?
1eor#e >ennard 4(%4
Aan >ennett 4(%E
Arnod >ennett 4(%D
Ada >enson and Fred Fisher 4(%%
A( C( >enson 4(%H
2tea >enson 4(%G
Edmund Cerihe! >entey 4(%F
Eric >entey 4(%@
Ai-oai >erdyae3 4(H&
8ord Chares >eresford 4(H?
6enri >er#son 4(H4
,r3in# >erin .,srae >aine/ 4(HE
2ir ,saiah >erin 4(HD
1eor#es >ernanos 4(H%
Beffrey >ernard 4(HH
Eric >erne 4(HG
Car >ernstein and >o$ )ood!ard 4(HF
Chuc- >erry 4(H@
Bohn >erryman 4(G&
Pierre >erton 4(G?
Theo$ad 3on >ethmann 6o!e# 4(G4
2ir Bohn >et9eman 4(GE
Aneurin >e3an 4(GD
)iiam 6enry >e3erid#e .First >aron >e3erid#e/ 4(G%
Ernest >e3in 4(GH
1eor#es >idaut 4(GG
Am$rose >ierce 4(GF
8aurence >inyon 4(G@
Ai#e >irch .>aron Rhy/ 4(F&
Bohn >ird 4(F?
Ear of >ir-enhead 4(F4
8ord >ir-ett .)iiam Aorman >ir-ett" >aron >ir-ett/ 4(FE
Eric >air 4(FD
Eu$ie >a-e .Bames 6u$ert >a-e/ 4(F%
8esey >anch 4(FH
Aan >easdae 4(FG
=aren >ixen 4(FF
Edmund >unden 4(F@
Afred >unt .>ishop of >radford/ 4(@&
)ifrid 2ca!en >unt 4(@?
Ronad >ythe 4(@4
Enid >yton 4(@E
8ouise >o#an 4(@D
6umphrey >o#art 4(@%
Bohn >( >o#art 4(@H
Aies >ohr 4(@G
Aan >od 4(@F
Ro$ert >ot 4(@@
Andre! >onar 8a! 4(?&&
Carrie Baco$s >ond 4(?&?
2ir Da3id >one 4(?&4
Dietrich >onhoeffer 4(?&E
2onny >ono .2a3atore >ono/ 4(?&D
Danie B( >oorstin 4(?&%
Bames 6( >oren 4(?&H
Bor#e 8uis >or#es 4(?&G
Max >orn 4(?&F
Bohn Coins >ossidy 4(?&@
1ordon >ottomey 4(??&
6oratio >ottomey 4(???
2ir 6arod Ed!in >outon 4(??4
Ei5a$eth >o!en 4(??E
Da3id >o!ie .Da3id Bones/ 4(??D
2ir Maurice >o!ra 4(??%
Chares >oyer 4(??H
8ord >ra$a5on .>aron >ra$a5on of Tara/ 4(??G
Chares >rac-ett" >iy )ider" and D( M( Marshman Br( 4(??F
Chares >rac-ett" >iy )ider" and )ater Reisch 4(??@
F( 6( >radey 4(?4&
Omar >radey 4(?4?
Cary >rahms .Doris Caroine A$rahams/ and 2( B( 2imon .2imon Basha
2-ides-y/ 4(?44
Bohn >raine 4(?4E
Ernest >ramah .Ernest >ramah 2mith/ 4(?4D
1eor#es >ra'ue 4(?4%
Bohn >rat$y 4(?4H
,r3in# >recher 4(?4G
>ertot >recht 4(?4F
1erad >renan 4(?4@
Aristide >riand 4(?E&
Lera >rittain 4(?E?
Da3id >roder 4(?E4
Baco$ >rono!s-i 4(?EE
Rupert >roo-e 4(?ED
Anita >roo-ner 4(?E%
Me >roo-s 4(?EH
6ey!ood >roun 4(?EG
6( Rap >ro!n 4(?EF
6een 1urey >ro!n 4(?E@
,3or >ro!n 4(?D&
Bohn Mason >ro!n 4(?D?
8e! >ro!n .8ouis >ro!nstein/ 4(?D4
Aacio 6er$ >ro!n 4(?DE
Ceci >ro!ne 4(?DD
2ir Frederic- >ro!nin# 4(?D%
8enny >ruce .8eonard Afred 2chneider/ 4(?DH
Anita >ryant 4(?DG
Martin >u$er 4(?DF
Bohn >uchan .>aron T!eedsmuir/ 4(?D@
Fran- >uchman 4(?%&
1ene >uc- .Ed!ard Eu#ene >uc-/ and 6erman Ru$y 4(?%?
Richard >uc-e 4(?%4
Arthur >uer 4(?%E
,3or >umer-Thomas 4(?%D
8uis >uMue 4(?%%
Anthony >ur#ess 4(?%H
Bohnny >ur-e 4(?%G
Bohn >urns 4(?%F
)iiam 2( >urrou#hs 4(?%@
>en9amin 6ap#ood >urt 4(?H&
Aat >urton 4(?H?
R( A( >uter .>aron >uter of 2affron )aden/ 4(?H4
Raph >uter and Aoe 1ay .Richard Moxon Armita#e/ 4(?HE
2amue >uter 4(?HD
Max >y#ra3es 4(?H%
Bames >ranch Ca$e 4(?HH
C E(&
,r3in# Caesar E(?
Bohn Ca#e E(4
Bames Ca#ney E(E
2ammy Cahn .2amue Cohen/ E(D
Bames M( Cain E(%
Michae Caine .Maurice Boseph Mic-e!hite/ E(H
2ir Boseph Cairns E(G
Chares Cahoun E(F
Bames Caa#han .8eonard Bames Caa#han" >aron Caa#han of Cardiff/
E(@
Boseph Camp$e .2eosamh MacCathmhaoi/ E(?&
Mrs Patric- Camp$e .>eatrice 2tea Camp$e/ E(??
Roy Camp$e E(?4
2ir 6enry Camp$e->annerman E(?E
A$ert Camus E(?D
Eias Canetti E(?%
6u#hie Cannon E(?H
Bohn R( Capes E(?G
A Capone E(?F
Truman Capote E(?@
A Capp E(4&
Ethna Car$ery .Anna MacManus/ E(4?
6oa#y Carmichae .6oa#and 6o!ard Carmichae/ E(44
2to-ey Carmichae and Chares Lernon 6amiton E(4E
Dae Carne#ie E(4D
B( 8( Carr E(4%
Ed!ard Carson .>aron Carson/ E(4H
Bimmy Carter E(4G
2ydney Carter E(4F
Pa$o Casas E(4@
Ted Caste .>aron Caste of ,sin#ton/ E(E&
6arry Castin# and C( )( Murphy E(E?
Fide Castro E(E4
)ia Cather E(EE
Mr Bustice Caufied .2ir >ernard Caufied/ E(ED
Chares Causey E(E%
Constantine Ca3afy E(EH
Edith Ca3e E(EG
8ord Da3id Ceci E(EF
Patric- Re#inad Chamers E(E@
Boseph Cham$erain E(D&
Ae3ie Cham$erain E(D?
6arry Champion E(D4
Raymond Chander E(DE
Coco Chane E(DD
Charie Chapin .2ir Chares 2pencer Chapin/ E(D%
Arthur Chapman E(DH
1raham Chapman" Bohn Ceese" Terry 1iiam" Eric ,de" Terry Bones"
Michae Pain E(DG
Prince Chares .Chares Phiip Arthur 1eor#e" Prince of )aes/ E(DF
Apsey Cherry-1arrard E(D@
1( =( Chesterton E(%&
Maurice Che3aier E(%?
Ers-ine Chiders E(%4
Chares Chiton E(%E
Aoam Choms-y E(%D
Dame A#atha Christie E(%%
Fran- E( Churchi E(%H
2ir )inston Churchi E(%G
Count 1aea55o Ciano E(%F
>rian Car- E(%@
=enneth Car- .>aron Car-/ E(H&
Arthur C( Car-e E(H?
1rant Car-e and Ed#ar 8esie E(H4
Edrid#e Cea3er E(HE
Bohn Ceese E(HD
Bohn Ceese and Connie >ooth E(H%
2arah Aorciffe Ce#horn E(HH
1eor#es Cemenceau E(HG
6aran Ce3eand E(HF
Richard Co$$ E(H@
Caud Coc-$urn E(G&
Bean Cocteau E(G?
8enore Coffee E(G4
1eor#e M( Cohan E(GE
Desmond Co-e E(GD
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8ord Mancroft .>aron Mancroft/ ?E(DF
)innie Mandea ?E(D@
Osip Mandestam ?E(%&
6erman B( Man-ie!ic5 and Orson )ees ?E(%?
Boseph 8( Man-ie!ic5 ?E(%4
Thomas Mann ?E(%E
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Mao Tse-Tun# ?E(%%
Ed!in Mar-ham ?E(%H
De!ey 7Pi#meat7 Mar-ham ?E(%G
Bohnny Mar-s ?E(%F
Don Mar'uis ?E(%@
Anthony Marriott and Aistair Foot ?E(H&
Arthur Marsha ?E(H?
Thomas R( Marsha ?E(H4
Dean Martin ?E(HE
6ot Mar3e ?E(HD
Chico Marx ?E(H%
1roucho Marx ?E(HH
Queen Mary ?E(HG
Eric Masch!it5 ?E(HF
Bohn Masefied ?E(H@
Donad Mason ?E(G&
2ir Bames Mathe! ?E(G?
Meissa Mathison ?E(G4
6enri Matisse ?E(GE
Re#inad Maudin# ?E(GD
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>i Maudin ?E(GH
Bames Maxton ?E(GG
Bohn May ?E(GF
Percy Mayfied ?E(G@
Chares 6( Mayo ?E(F&
Mar#aret Mead ?E(F?
2hepherd Mead ?E(F4
6u#hes Mearns ?E(FE
Dame Aeie Me$a .6een Porter Mitche/ ?E(FD
6( 8( Menc-en ?E(F%
Da3id Mercer ?E(FH
Bohnny Mercer ?E(FG
>o$ Merri ?E(FF
Dixon 8anier Merritt ?E(F@
Lioa Meyne ?E(@&
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1eor#e Mi-es ?E(@4
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Aice Duer Mier ?E(@D
Arthur Mier ?E(@%
6enry Mier ?E(@H
Bonathan Mier ?E(@G
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A( A( Mine ?E(?&?
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Adrian Mitche ?E(?&E
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Mar#aret Mitche ?E(?&%
Bessica Mitford ?E(?&H
Aancy Mitford ?E(?&G
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6arod Monro ?E(??4
Mariyn Monroe ?E(??E
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1eor#e Moore ?E(??H
Marianne Moore ?E(??G
8arry Morey ?E(??F
Ro$in Mor#an ?E(??@
Christian Mor#enstern ?E(?4&
Christopher Morey ?E(?4?
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Desmond Morris ?E(?4E
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2ir Os!ad Mosey ?E(?E?
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Terry Aation ?D(G
Bames >a Aayor ?D(F
Ba!ahara Aehru ?D(@
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Martin AiemRer ?D(?G
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Richard Mihous Aixon ?D(?@
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Bac- Aor!orth ?D(4%
Afred Aoyes ?D(4H
>i Aye .Ed#ar )ison Aye/ ?D(4G
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Boe Orton ?%(4E
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2ir )iiam Oser ?%(4H
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Michae Pain ?H(H
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Emmeine Pan-hurst ?H(@
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Dorothy Par-er ?H(?4
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Chares 2( Pearce ?H(?@
6es-eth Pearson ?H(4&
8ester Pearson ?H(4?
Chares P0#uy ?H(44
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2( B( Pereman" )i >( Bohnstone" and Arthur 2hee-man ?H(4H
Car Per-ins ?H(4G
Frances Per-ins ?H(4F
Buan PerSn ?H(4@
Ted Persons ?H(E&
6enri Phiippe P0tain ?H(E?
8aurence Peter and Raymond 6u ?H(E4
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Mor#an Phiips ?H(E%
2tephen Phiips ?H(EH
Eden Phipotts ?H(EG
Pa$o Picasso ?H(EF
)ifred Pic-es ?H(E@
6arod Pinter ?H(D&
8ui#i Pirandeo ?H(D?
Armand B( Piron ?H(D4
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Ro$ert M( Pirsi# ?H(DD
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6enri Poincar0 ?H(D@
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Arthur Ponson$y .first >aron Ponson$y of 2hu$rede/ ?H(%?
2ir =ar Popper ?H(%4
Coe Porter ?H(%E
>eatrix Potter ?H(%D
1iie Potter .6u#h )iiam Pee/ ?H(%%
2tephen Potter ?H(%H
E5ra Pound ?H(%G
Anthony Po!e ?H(%F
Enoch Po!e ?H(%@
2andy Po!e ?H(H&
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Bac'ues Pr03ert ?H(H4
B( >( Priestey ?H(HE
L( 2( Pritchett ?H(HD
Marce Proust ?H(H%
Oi3e 6i##ins Prouty ?H(HH
Bohn Pudney ?H(HG
Mario Pu5o ?H(HF
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2a3atore Quasimodo ?G(4
Peter Quenne ?G(E
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Bames Rado and 1erome Ra#ni ?F(?
Bohn Rae ?F(4
Miton Ra-o3e ?F(E
2ir )ater Raei#h ?F(D
2rini3asa Ramanu9an ?F(%
Bohn Cro!e Ransom ?F(H
Arthur Ransome ?F(G
Frederic Raphae ?F(F
Terence Ratti#an ?F(@
1!en Ra3erat ?F(?&
,r3in# Ra3etch and 6arriet Fran- ?F(??
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2am Ray$urn ?F(?E
2ir 6er$ert Read ?F(?D
Aancy Rea#an ?F(?%
Ronad Rea#an ?F(?H
Ere Rea3es ?F(?G
6enry Reed ?F(?F
Bohn Reed ?F(?@
Max Re#er ?F(4&
Chares A( Reich ?F(4?
=eith Reid and 1ary >roo-er ?F(44
Erich Maria Remar'ue ?F(4E
Dr Monta#ue Bohn Renda ?F(4D
Bames Reston ?F(4%
Da3id Reu$en ?F(4H
Chares Re3son ?F(4G
Ma3ina Reynods ?F(4F
Quentin Reynods ?F(4@
Ceci Rhodes ?F(E&
Bean Rhys .Ea 1!endoen Rees )iiams/ ?F(E?
1rantand Rice ?F(E4
Tim Rice ?F(EE
Mandy Rice-Da3ies ?F(ED
Dic-y Richards ?F(E%
Fran- Richards .Chares 6amiton/ ?F(EH
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2ir Raph Richardson ?F(EF
6ans Richter ?F(E@
Rainer Maria Ri-e ?F(D&
6a Riney ?F(D?
Ro$ert 8( Ripey ?F(D4
C0sar Rit5 ?F(DE
Boan Ri3iere ?F(DD
8ord Ro$$ins .8ione Chares Ro$$ins" >aron Ro$$ins/ ?F(D%
8eo Ro$in ?F(DH
8eo Ro$in and Raph Rain#er ?F(DG
Ed!in Arin#ton Ro$inson ?F(DF
Rt( Re3 Bohn Ro$inson .>ishop of )oo!ich/ ?F(D@
Bohn D( Roc-efeer ?F(%&
=nute Roc-ne ?F(%?
Ceci Rodd ?F(%4
1ene Rodden$erry ?F(%E
Theodore Roeth-e ?F(%D
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An#eo 1iuseppe Roncai ?F(%G
Eeanor Roose3et ?F(%F
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Theodore Roose3et ?F(H&
Arthur Rose and Dou#as Fur$er ?F(H?
>iy Rose ?F(H4
>iy Rose and Marty >oom ?F(HE
>iy Rose and )iie Ras-in ?F(HD
)iiam Rose ?F(H%
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6arod Ross ?F(H@
2ir Ronad Ross ?F(G&
Bean Rostand ?F(G?
8eo Rosten ?F(G4
Phiip Roth ?F(GE
Dan Ro!an and Dic- Martin ?F(GD
6een Ro!and ?F(G%
Richard Ro!and ?F(GH
Maude Royden ?F(GG
Aaomi Royde-2mith ?F(GF
Pau Afred Ru$ens ?F(G@
Damon Runyon ?F(F&
Dean Rus- ?F(F?
>ertrand Russe .>ertrand Arthur )iiam" third Ear Russe/ ?F(F4
Dora Russe .Countess Russe/ ?F(FE
1eor#e )iiam Russe ?F(FD
Bohn Russe ?F(F%
Ernest Rutherford .>aron Rutherford of Aeson/ ?F(FH
1i$ert Rye ?F(FG
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Lictoria .7Lita7/ 2ac-3ie-)est ?@(E
FranNoise 2a#an ?@(D
Antoine de 2aint-Exup0ry ?@(%
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8ord 2amue .6er$ert 8ouis" first Liscount 2amue/ ?@(??
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6enry 7Red7 2anders ?@(?E
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1eor#e 2antayana ?@(?%
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6u#h 2canon .>aron 2canon/ ?@(4H
Arthur 2car#i ?@(4G
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Artur 2chna$e ?@(E&
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Forida 2cott-Max!e ?@(D?
Aan 2ee#er ?@(D4
Pete 2ee#er ?@(DE
Erich 2e#a ?@(DD
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Anne 2exton ?@(DG
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Peter 2haffer ?@(D@
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Aan 2iitoe ?@(HE
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Ei5a$eth 2mart ?@(GG
Afred Emanue 2mith ?@(GF
2ir Cyri 2mith ?@(G@
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Bohn 2na##e ?@(FH
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Anastasio 2omo5a ?@(@&
2tephen 2ondheim ?@(@?
2usan 2onta# ?@(@4
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Dyan Thomas 4&(?E
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An#us )ison 4E(%D
Chares E( )ison 4E(%%
Edmund )ison 4E(%H
6arod )ison .>aron )ison of Rie3aux/ 4E(%G
Mc8and$ur#h )ison 4E(%F
2andy )ison 4E(%@
)oodro! )ison 4E(H&
Ro$$ )iton 4E(H?
Arthur )imperis 4E(H4
O!en )ister 4E(HE
8ud!i# )itt#enstein 4E(HD
P( 1( )odehouse 4E(H%
6um$ert )ofe 4E(HH
Thomas )ofe 4E(HG
Tom )ofe 4E(HF
)ood$ine )iie 4E(H@
8t(-Commander Thomas )oodroofe 4E(G&
6arry )oods 4E(G?
Lir#inia )oof 4E(G4
Aexander )oocott 4E(GE
Fran- 8oyd )ri#ht 4E(GD
)oodro! )yatt .>aron )yatt/ 4E(G%
8aurie )yman 4E(GH
1eor#e )yndham 4E(GG
Tammy )ynette .)ynette Pu#h/ and >iy 2herri 4E(GF
C 4D(&
R( B( Ceatman 4D(?
)( >( Ceats 4D(4
Bac- Ceen 4D(E
Michae Coun# 4D(D
)ademar Coun# et a( 4D(%
J 4%(&
Darry F( Januc- 4%(?
Emiiano Japata 4%(4
Fran- Jappa 4%(E
Ro$ert Jemec-is and >o$ 1ae 4%(D
Ronad 8( Jie#er 4%(%
1ri#ori Jino3ie3 4%(H
?(& A
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?(? >ud A$$ott and 8ou Costeo .8ouis Francis Cristio/
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>ud A$$ott ?F@%-?@GD
8ou Costeo ?@&H-?@%@
A$$ott: Ao!" on the 2t 8ouis team !e ha3e )ho7s on first" )hat7s
on
second" , Don7t =no! is on third(
Costeo: That7s !hat , !ant to find out(
Aau#hty Aineties .?@D% fim/" in R( B( Ano$ie )ho7s On First+
.?@GE/
p( 44D
?(4 Dannie A$se
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, -no! the coour rose" and it is o3ey"
>ut not !hen it ripens in a tumour<
And heain# #reens" ea3es and #rass" so sprin#i-e"
,n im$s that fester are not sprin#i-e(
A 2ma Desperation .?@HF/ *Pathoo#y of Coours*
2o in the simpe $essin# of a rain$o!"
,n the $e3eed ed#e of a sunit mirror"
, ha3e seen 3isi$e" Death7s artifact
8i-e a sodier7s ri$$on on a tunic tac-ed(
A 2ma Desperation .?@HF/ *Pathoo#y of Coours*
That 1ree- one then is my hero" !ho !atched the $ath !ater rise a$o3e
his
na3e and rushed out na-ed" *, found it" , found it* into the street
in
a his shinin#" and for#ot that others !oud ony stare at his
#enitas(
)a-in# under )ater .?@%4/ *8etter to Aex Comfort*
?(E 1oodman Ace
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Bane and , #ot mixed up !ith a tee3ision sho!--or as !e ca it $ac-
east
here: TL--a ce3er contraction deri3ed from the !ords Terri$e
Laude3ie(
6o!e3er" it is our atest medium--!e ca it a medium $ecause
nothin#7s
!e done( ,t !as disco3ered" , suppose you73e heard" $y a man named
Futon >ere" and it has aready re3outioni5ed socia #race $y
cuttin#
do!n parour con3ersation to t!o sentences: *)hat7s on tee3ision+*
and
*1ood ni#ht(*
8etter to 1roucho Marx" in The 1roucho 8etters .?@HG/ p( ??D
?(D Dean Acheson
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The first re'uirement of a statesman is that he $e du( This is not
a!ays easy to achie3e(
,n O$ser3er 4? Bune ?@G&
, !i undou$tedy ha3e to see- !hat is happiy -no!n as #ainfu
empoyment" !hich , am #ad to say does not descri$e hodin# pu$ic
office(
,n Time 44 Dec( ?@%4
1reat >ritain has ost an empire and has not yet found a roe(
2peech at the Miitary Academy" )est Point" % Dec( ?@H4" in Lita
2peeches ? Ban( ?@HE" p( ?HE
A memorandum is !ritten not to inform the reader $ut to protect the
!riter(
,n )a 2treet Bourna F 2ept( ?@GG
?(% B( R( Ac-erey
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, !as $orn in ?F@H and my parents !ere married in ?@?@(
My Father and Mysef .?@HF/ ch( ?
?(H Dou#as Adams
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Don7t panic(
6itch 6i-er7s 1uide to the 1aaxy .?@G@/ preface
*8ife"* said Mar3in" *don7t ta- to me a$out 8ife(*
6itch 6i-er7s 1uide to the 1aaxy .?@G@/ ch( ??
And of course ,73e #ot this terri$e pain in a the diodes do!n my
eft
hand side(
6itch 6i-er7s 1uide to the 1aaxy .?@G@/ ch( ?E
The Ans!er to the 1reat Question Of((((8ife" the ;ni3erse and
E3erythin#((((,s((((Forty-t!o(
6itch 6i-er7s 1uide to the 1aaxy .?@G@/ ch( 4G
*The first ten miion years !ere the !orst"* said Mar3in" *and the
second
ten miion years" they !ere the !orst too( The third ten miion ,
didn7t
en9oy at a( After that , !ent into a $it of a decine(*
Restaurant at the End of the ;ni3erse .?@F&/ ch( ?F
?(G Fran- Adams and )i M( 6ou#h
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, !onder !ho7s -issin# her no!(
Tite of son# .?@&@/
?(F Fran-in P( Adams
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)hen the poitica coumnists say *E3ery thin-in# man* they mean
themse3es" and !hen candidates appea to *E3ery intei#ent 3oter*
they
mean e3ery$ody !ho is #oin# to 3ote for them(
Aods and >ec-s .?@DD/ p( E
Cears a#o !e disco3ered the exact point" the dead centre of midde
a#e( ,t
occurs !hen you are too youn# to ta-e up #of and too od to rush up
to
the net(
Aods and >ec-s .?@DD/ p( %E
The trou$e !ith this country is that there are too many poiticians
!ho
$eie3e" !ith a con3iction $ased on experience" that you can foo a
of
the peope a of the time(
Aods and >ec-s .?@DD/ p( GD
Eections are !on $y men and !omen chiefy $ecause most peope 3ote
a#ainst some$ody rather than for some$ody(
Aods and >ec-s .?@DD/ p( 4&H
?(@ 6enry >roo-s Adams
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Poitics" as a practice" !hate3er its professions" has a!ays $een
the
systematic or#ani5ation of hatreds(
Education of 6enry Adams .?@&G/ ch( ?
A friend in po!er is a friend ost(
Education of 6enry Adams .?@&G/ ch( G
Chaos often $reeds ife" !hen order $reeds ha$it(
Education of 6enry Adams .?@&G/ ch( ?H
One friend in a ifetime is much< t!o are many< three are hardy
possi$e(
Friendship needs a certain paraeism of ife" a community of
thou#ht" a
ri3ary of aim(
Education of 6enry Adams .?@&G/ ch( 4&
)hat one -no!s is" in youth" of itte moment< they -no! enou#h !ho
-no!
ho! to earn(
Education of 6enry Adams .?@&G/ ch( 4?
Practica poitics consists in i#norin# facts(
Education of 6enry Adams .?@&G/ ch( 44
2ome day science may ha3e the existence of man-ind in its po!er" and
the
human race commit suicide" $y $o!in# up the !ord(
8etter ?? Apr( ?FH4" in 8etters of 6enry Adams .?@F4/ 3o( ?" p( 4@&
?(?& 6arod Adamson
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Comin7 in on a !in# and a pray7r(
Tite of son# .?@DE/
?(?? 1eor#e Ade
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*)hom are you+* he as-ed" for he had attended $usiness coe#e(
Chica#o Record ?H Mar( ?F@F" *The 2tee >ox*
Any$ody can )in" uness there happens to $e a 2econd Entry(
Fa$es in 2an# .?@&&/ p( ?EE
After $ein# Turned Do!n $y numerous Pu$ishers" he had decided to
!rite
for posterity(
Fa$es in 2an# .?@&&/ p( ?%F
,f it !ere not for the presents" an eopement !oud $e prefera$e(
Forty Modern Fa$es .?@&?/ p( 4?F
R-E-M-O-R-2-ET
Those dry Martinis did the !or- for me<
8ast ni#ht at t!e3e , fet immense"
Today , fee i-e thirty cents(
My eyes are $eared" my coppers hot"
,7 try to eat" $ut , cannot(
,t is no time for mirth and au#hter"
The cod" #ray da!n of the mornin# after(
2utan of 2uu .?@&E/ act 4" p( HE
?(?4 =onrad Adenauer
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A thic- s-in is a #ift from 1od(
,n Ae! Cor- Times E& Dec( ?@%@" p( %
?(?E Afred Ader
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,t is a!ays easier to fi#ht for one7s principes than to i3e up to
them(
,n Phyis >ottome Afred Ader .?@E@/ p( GH
The truth is often a terri$e !eapon of a##ression( ,t is possi$e to
ie"
and e3en to murder" for the truth(
Pro$ems of Aeurosis .?@4@/ ch( 4
?(?D Poy Ader
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A house is not a home(
Tite of $oo- .?@%D/
?(?% AE .A(E(" I/ .1eor#e )iiam Russe/
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,n ancient shado!s and t!ii#hts
)here chidhood had strayed"
The !ord7s #reat sorro!s !ere $orn
And its heroes !ere made(
,n the ost $oyhood of Budas
Christ !as $etrayed(
Lae and Other Poems .?@E?/ *1ermina*
?(?H 6er$ert A#ar
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The truth !hich ma-es men free is for the most part the truth !hich
men
prefer not to hear(
Time for 1reatness .?@D4/ ch( G
?(?G Bames A#ate
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, don7t -no! 3ery much" $ut !hat , do -no! , -no! $etter than
any$ody" and
, don7t !ant to ar#ue a$out it( , -no! !hat , thin- a$out an actor or
an
actress" and am not interested in !hat any$ody ese thin-s( My mind
is not
a $ed to $e made and re-made(
E#o H .?@DD/ @ Bune ?@DE
?(?F 2piro T( A#ne!
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, didn7t say , !oudn7t #o into #hetto areas( ,73e $een in many of
them
and to some extent , !oud ha3e to say this: ,f you73e seen one city
sum
you73e seen them a(
,n Detroit Free Press ?@ Oct( ?@HF
A spirit of nationa masochism pre3ais" encoura#ed $y an effete
corps of
impudent sno$s !ho characteri5e themse3es as inteectuas(
2peech in Ae! Oreans" ?@ Oct( ?@H@" in Fran-y 2pea-in# .?@G&/ ch(
E
?(?@ Max Ait-en
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2ee 8ord >ea3er$roo- .4(E%/
?(4& JoK A-ins
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The 1ree-s had a !ord for it(
Tite of pay .?@E&/
?(4? Aain .mie-Au#uste Chartier/
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Rien n7est pus dan#ereux 'u7une id0e"'uand on n7a 'u7une id0e(
Aothin# is more dan#erous than an idea" !hen you ha3e ony one idea(
Propos sur a rei#ion .Remar-s on Rei#ion" ?@EF/ no( GD
?(44 Ed!ard A$ee
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)ho7s afraid of Lir#inia )oof+
Tite of pay .?@H4/( Cf( Fran- E( Churchi
, ha3e a fine sense of the ridicuous" $ut no sense of humour(
)ho7s Afraid of Lir#inia )oof+ .?@H4/ act ?
?(4E Richard Adin#ton
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Patriotism is a i3ey sense of coecti3e responsi$iity(
Aationaism is
a siy coc- cro!in# on its o!n dun#hi(
Coone7s Dau#hter .?@E?/ pt( ?" ch( H
?(4D >rian Adiss
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=eep 3ioence in the mind
)here it $eon#s(
>arefoot in the 6ead .?@H@/ .ast ines of concudin# poem
*Charteris*/
?(4% Aeson A#ren
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?@&@-
Ae3er pay cards !ith a man caed Doc( Ae3er eat at a pace caed
Mom7s( Ae3er seep !ith a !oman !hose trou$es are !orse than your
o!n(
,n Ae!s!ee- 4 Buy ?@%H
A !a- on the !id side(
Tite of no3e .?@%H/
, #ot a #impse into the uses of a certain -ind of criticism this
past
summer at a !riters7 conference into ho! the a3ocation of assessin#
the
faiures of $etter men can $e turned into a comforta$e i3eihood"
pro3idin# you $ac- it up !ith a Ph(D( , sa! ho! it !as possi$e to
#ain a
chair of iterature on no 'uaification other than persistence in
nippin#
the hees of 6emin#!ay" Fau-ner" and 2tein$ec-( , -no!" of course"
that
there are true critics" one or t!o( For the rest a , can say is"
Dea
around me(
,n Macom Co!ey .ed(/ )riters at )or- .?@%F/ ?st 2er( p( 444
?(4H Muhammad Ai .Cassius Cay/
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Foat i-e a $utterfy" stin# i-e a $ee(
Catch-phrase used from circa ?@HD" in 1( 2ui3an Cassius Cay 2tory
.?@HD/ ch( F
,7m the #reatest(
Catch-phrase used from ?@H4" in 8ouis3ie Times ?H Ao3( ?@H4
?(4G Fred Aen .Bohn Forence 2ui3an/
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Caifornia is a fine pace to i3e--if you happen to $e an oran#e(
American Ma#a5ine Dec( ?@D%" p( ?4&
6oy!ood is a pace !here peope from ,o!a mista-e each other for
stars(
,n Maurice Jooto! Ao Peope i-e 2ho! Peope .?@%?/ ch( F
Committee--a #roup of men !ho indi3iduay can do nothin# $ut as a
#roup
decide that nothin# can $e done(
,n 8aurence B( Peter Quotations for our Time .?@GF/ p( ?4&
?(4F )oody Aen .Aen 2te!art =oni#s$er#/
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,t7s not that ,7m afraid to die( , 9ust don7t !ant to $e there !hen
it
happens(
Death .?@G%/ p( HE
,s sex dirty+ Ony if it7s done ri#ht(
E3erythin# Cou A!ays )anted to =no! a$out 2ex .?@G4 fim/
,f it turns out that there is a 1od" , don7t thin- that he7s e3i(
>ut the
!orst that you can say a$out him is that $asicay he7s an
underachie3er(
8o3e and Death .?@G% fim/
The ion and the caf sha ie do!n to#ether $ut the caf !on7t #et
much
seep(
Ae! Repu$ic E? Au#( ?@GD *The 2cros*
Aot ony is there no 1od" $ut try #ettin# a pum$er on !ee-ends(
Ae! Cor-er 4G Dec( ?@H@ *My Phiosophy*
,f ony 1od !oud #i3e me some cear si#nT 8i-e ma-in# a ar#e
deposit in
my name at a 2!iss $an-(
Ae! Cor-er % Ao3( ?@GE *2eections from the Aen Aote$oo-s*
On $isexuaity: ,t immediatey dou$es your chances for a date on
2aturday
ni#ht(
Ae! Cor- Times ? Dec( ?@G%" p( EE
More than any other time in history" man-ind faces a crossroads( One
path
eads to despair and utter hopeessness( The other" to tota
extinction(
8et us pray !e ha3e the !isdom to choose correcty(
2ide Effects .?@F&/ *My 2peech to the 1raduates*
Ta-e the money and run(
Tite of fim .?@HF/
On the pus side" death is one of the fe! thin#s that can $e done as
easiy yin# do!n(
)ithout Feathers .?@GH/ *Eary Essays*
Money is $etter than po3erty" if ony for financia reasons(
)ithout Feathers .?@GH/ *Eary Essays*
My one re#ret in ife is that , am not someone ese(
Epi#raph to Eric 8ax )oody Aen and his Comedy .?@G%/
And my parents finay reai5e that ,7m -idnapped and they snap into
action immediatey: They rent out my room(
,n Eric 8ax )oody Aen and his Comedy .?@G%/ ch( ?
, don7t !ant to achie3e immortaity throu#h my !or-((((, !ant to
achie3e
it throu#h not dyin#(
,n Eric 8ax )oody Aen and his Comedy .?@G%/ ch( ?4
,t !as partiay my faut that !e #ot di3orced(((( , tended to pace
my
!ife under a pedesta(
At ni#ht-cu$ in Chica#o" Mar( ?@HD" recorded on )oody Aen Loume
T!o
.Copix CP DFF/ side ?" $and H
, must say(((a fast !ord a$out ora contraception( , as-ed a #ir to
#o
to $ed !ith me and she said *no(*
At ni#ht-cu$ in )ashin#ton" Apr( ?@H%" recorded on )oody Aen
Loume T!o
.Copix CP DFF/ side D" $and H
?(4@ )oody Aen .Aen 2te!art =oni#s$er#/ and Marsha >ric-man
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)oody Aen ?@E%-
Marsha >ric-man ?@D?-
That UsexV !as the most fun , e3er had !ithout au#hin#(
Annie 6a .?@GG fim/
Don7t -noc- mastur$ation( ,t7s sex !ith someone , o3e(
Annie 6a .?@GG fim/
, fee that ife is--is di3ided up into the horri$e and the
misera$e(
Annie 6a .?@GG fim/
My $rain+ ,t7s my second fa3ourite or#an(
2eeper .?@GE fim/
,7m not the heroic type" reay( , !as $eaten up $y Qua-ers(
2eeper .?@GE fim/
?(E& Mar#ery Ain#ham
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Once sex rears its u#y 7ead it7s time to steer cear(
Fo!ers for the Bud#e .?@EH/ ch( D
?(E? Boseph Asop
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1ratitude" i-e o3e" is ne3er a dependa$e internationa emotion(
,n O$ser3er E& Ao3( ?@%4
?(E4 Ro$ert Atman
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After a" !hat7s a cut+ ,t 9ust means not enou#h peope to ma-e a
minority(
,n 1uardian ?? Apr( ?@F?
?(EE 8eo Amery
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, !i 'uote certain other !ords( , do it !ith #reat reuctance"
$ecause ,
am spea-in# of those !ho are od friends and associates of mine" $ut
they
are !ords !hich" , thin-" are appica$e to the present situation(
This is
!hat Crom!e said to the 8on# Pariament !hen he thou#ht it !as no
on#er
fit to conduct the affairs of the nation: *Cou ha3e sat too on# here
for
any #ood you ha3e $een doin#( Depart" , say" and et us ha3e done
!ith
you( ,n the name of 1od" #o(*
6ansard G May ?@D&" co( ??%&( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.?@G@/
?H@:4H
2pea- for En#and(
2aid to Arthur 1reen!ood in 6ouse of Commons" 4 2ept( ?@E@" in 8(
Amery
My Poitica 8ife .?@%%/ 3o( E" p( E4D
For t!enty years he U6( 6( As'uithV has hed a season-tic-et on the
ine
of east resistance and has #one !here3er the train of e3ents has
carried
him" ucidy 9ustifyin# his position at !hate3er point he has
happened to
find himsef(
Quartery Re3ie! Buy ?@?D" p( 4GH
?(ED =in#sey Amis
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The deusion that there are thousands of youn# peope a$out !ho are
capa$e of $enefitin# from uni3ersity trainin#" $ut ha3e someho!
faied to
find their !ay there" is(((a necessary component of the expansionist
case((((More !i mean !orse(
Encounter Buy ?@H&
The point a$out !hite >ur#undies is that , hate them mysef( , ta-e
!hate3er my !ine suppier !i et me ha3e at a #ood price .!hich ,
!oud
ne3er dream of doin# !ith any other drin-a$e/( , en9oyed seein#
those
#asses of Cha$is or Pouiy Fuiss0" so cosey resem$in# a $end
of
cod cha- soup and aum cordia !ith an additi3e or t!o to $rin# it
to
the coour of chidren7s pee" $ein# peered and sniffed at" roed
round
the shrin-in# ton#ue and forced do!n someho! $y parties of youn#
technoo#y dons from Cam$rid#e or 9unior tee3ision producers and
their
#irs(
The 1reen Man .?@H@/ ch( ?
Dixon(((tried to fai his features into some sort of response to
humour(
Mentay" ho!e3er" he !as ma-in# a different face and promisin#
himsef
he7d ma-e it actuay !hen next aone( 6e7d dra! his o!er ip in
under
his top teeth and $y de#rees retract his chin as far as possi$e" a
this
!hie diatin# his eyes and nostris( >y these means he !oud" he !as
confident" cause a deep dan#erous fush to suffuse his face(
8uc-y Bim .?@%E/ ch( ?
Aun7s ife !as comin# to consist more and more excusi3ey of $ein#
tod
at dictation speed !hat he -ne!(
The Od De3is .?@FH/ ch( G
Outside e3ery fat man there !as an e3en fatter man tryin# to cose
in(
One Fat En#ishman .?@HE/ ch( E( 2ee aso Cyri Connoy .E(F%/ and
1eor#e Or!e .?%(4D/
6e !as of the faith chiefy in the sense that the church he currenty
did
not attend !as Cathoic(
One Fat En#ishman .?@HE/ ch( F
?(E% Max!e Anderson
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?FFF-?@%@
>ut it7s a on#" on# !hie
From May to Decem$er<
And the days #ro! short
)hen you reach 2eptem$er(
2eptem$er 2on# .?@EF son#< music $y =urt )ei/
?(EH Max!e Anderson and 8a!rence 2tain#s
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Max!e Anderson ?FFF-?@%@
8a!rence 2tain#s ?F@D-?@HF
)hat price #ory+
Tite of pay .?@4D/
?(EG Ro$ert Anderson
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?@?G-
A you7re supposed to do is e3ery once in a !hie #i3e the $oys a
itte
tea and sympathy(
Tea and 2ympathy .?@%G/ act ?
?(EF Bames Anderton
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1od !or-s in mysterious !ays( 1i3en my o3e of 1od and my $eief in
1od
and in Besus Christ" , ha3e to accept that , may !e $e used $y 1od
in
this !ay Uas a prophetV(
,n radio inter3ie!" ?F Ban( ?@FG" in Daiy Tee#raph ?@ Ban( ?@FG
E3ery!here , #o , see increasin# e3idence of peope s!irin# a$out in
a
human cesspit of their o!n ma-in#(
2peech at seminar on A,D2" ?? Dec( ?@FH" in 1uardian ?4 Dec( ?@FH
?(E@ 2ir Aorman An#e
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?FG4-?@HG
The #reat iusion(
Tite of $oo- .?@?&/" first pu$ished as *Europe7s optica iusion*
.?@&@/" on the futiity of !ar
?(D& Maya An#eou .Maya Bohnson/
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?@4F-
, -no! !hy the ca#ed $ird sin#s(
Tite of $oo- .?@H@/" ta-en from the ast ine of *2ympathy* $y Pau
8aurence Dun$ar in 8yrics of 6earthside .?F@@/( Cf( Oxford
Dictionary of
Quotations .?@G@/ %HG:?&
?(D? Pau An-a
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And no! the end is near
And so , face the fina curtain"
My friend" ,7 say it cear"
,7 state my case of !hich ,7m certain(
,73e i3ed a ife that7s fu" ,73e tra3eed each and e37ry
hi#h!ay
And more" much more than this( , did it my !ay(
My )ay .?@H@ son#< music $y Caude FranNois and Bac'ues Re3aux/
?(D4 Princess Anne .6R6 the Princess Roya/
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?@%&-
,t coud $e said that the Aids pandemic is a cassic o!n-#oa scored
$y
the human race a#ainst itsef(
,n Daiy Tee#raph 4G Ban( ?@FF
?(DE Anonymous
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Access--your fexi$e friend(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for Access credit cards" ?@F? on!ards" in Ai#e
Rees
2o#ans .?@F4/ p( @?
A the !ay !ith 8>B(
;2 Democratic Party campai#n so#an" in )ashin#ton Post D Bune ?@H&
American Express+(((That7 do nicey" sir(
Ad3ertisement for American Express credit card" ?@G&s" in F( Ben-ins
Ad3ertisin# .?@F%/ ch( ?
Ar$eit macht frei(
)or- i$erates(
)ords inscri$ed on the #ates of Dachau concentration camp" ?@EE
Austraians !oudn7t #i3e a PPPP for anythin# ese(
Ad3ertisement for Castemaine a#er" ?@FH on!ards" in Phiip =einman
The
2aatchi and 2aatchi 2tory .?@FG/ ch( %
>an the $om$(
;2 anti-nucear so#an" ?@%E on!ards" adopted $y the Campai#n for
Aucear
Disarmament
A $ayonet is a !eapon !ith a !or-er at each end(
>ritish pacifist so#an .?@D&/
The $est defence a#ainst the atom $om$ is not to $e there !hen it
#oes
off(
Contri$utor to >ritish Army Bourna" in O$ser3er 4& Fe$( ?@D@
>etter red than dead(
2o#an of nucear disarmament campai#ners" ate ?@%&s
>i#amy is ha3in# one hus$and too many( Mono#amy is the same(
,n Erica Bon# Fear of Fyin# .?@GE/ ch( ? .epi#raph/
A $i##er $an# for a $uc-(
Description of Chares E( )ison7s defence poicy" in Ae!s!ee- 44
Mar(
?@%D
>ac- is $eautifu(
2o#an of American ci3i ri#hts campai#ners in the mid-?@H&s" cited
in
Ae!s!ee- ?? Buy ?@HH
>urn" $a$y" $urn(
>ac- extremist so#an used in 8os An#ees riots" Au#ust ?@H%" in 8os
An#ees Times ?% Au# ?@H%" p( ?
The $uter did itT
,n Ai#e Rees 2ayin#s of the Century .?@FD/ p( D% .as a soution for
detecti3e stories( Rees cannot trace the ori#in of the phrase" $ut he
'uotes a correspondent !ho recas hearin# it at a cinema circa ?@?H/
A came is a horse desi#ned $y a committee(
,n Financia Times E? Ban( ?@GH
Can7t act( 2i#hty $ad( Aso dances(
2tudio officia7s comment on Fred Astaire" in >o$ Thomas Astaire
.?@F%/
ch( E
Can you te 2tor- from $utter+
Ad3ertisement for 2tor- mar#arine" from circa ?@%H
Careess ta- costs i3es(
)ord )ar ,, pu$icity so#an" in B( Darracott and >( 8oftus 2econd
)ord
)ar Posters .?@G4/ p( 4F
Cou#hs and snee5es spread diseases( Trap the #erms in your
hand-erchief(
?@D4 heath so#an" in B( Darracott and >( 8oftus 2econd )ord )ar
Posters .?@G4/ p( ?@
UDeath isV nature7s !ay of tein# you to so! do!n(
Ae!s!ee-" 4% Apr( ?@H&" p( G&
Do not fod" spinde or mutiate in any !ay(
?@%&s instruction on punched cards" found in 3arious forms circa
?@E%
on!ards
Don7t as- a man to drin- and dri3e(
;= road safety so#an" from ?@HD
Don7t die of i#norance(
2o#an used in A,D2 pu$icity campai#n" ?@FG: see The Times @ and ?E
Ban(
?@FG
Ein Reich" ein Lo-" ein Fhrer(
One ream" one peope" one eader(
Aa5i Party so#an" eary ?@E&s
E3en your cosest friends !on7t te you(
;2 ad3ertisement for 8isterine mouth!ash" in )oman7s 6ome Companion
Ao3(
?@4E" p( HE
E3ery picture tes a story(
Ad3ertisement for Doan7s >ac-ache =idney Pis" in Daiy Mai 4H Fe$(
?@&D
Expeti3e deeted(
2u$mission of Recorded Presidentia Con3ersations to the Committee on
the
Budiciary of the 6ouse of Representati3es $y President Richard M(
Aixon E&
Apr( ?@GD" app( ?" p( 4
Faster than a speedin# $uetT More po!erfu than a ocomoti3eT A$e
to
eap ta $uidin#s at a sin#e $oundT 8oo-T ;p in the s-yT ,t7s a
$irdT
,t7s a paneT ,t7s 2upermanT Ces" it7s 2upermanT 2tran#e 3isitor
from
another panet" !ho came to earth !ith po!ers and a$iities far
$eyond
those of morta men( 2upermanT )ho can chan#e the course of mi#hty
ri3ers"
$end stee !ith his $are hands" and !ho--dis#uised as Car- =ent"
mid-mannered reporter for a #reat metropoitan ne!spaper--fi#hts a
ne3er
endin# $atte for truth" 9ustice and the American !ayT
Pream$e to 2uperman" ;2 radio sho!" ?@D& on!ards
The foo!in# is a copy of Orders issued $y the 1erman Emperor on
Au#ust
?@th: *,t is my Roya and ,mperia command that you concentrate your
ener#ies for the immediate present upon one sin#e purpose" and that
is
that you address a your s-i and a the 3aour of my sodiers to
exterminate first" the treacherous En#ish" !a- o3er 1enera
French7s
contempti$e itte army((((*
Annexe to >(E(F( U>ritish Expeditionary ForceV Routine Orders of 4D
2eptem$er ?@?D" in Arthur Ponson$y Fasehood in )artime .?@4F/ ch( ?&
.athou#h this is often attri$uted to =aiser )ihem ,," it !as most
pro$a$y fa$ricated $y the >ritish/
Fran-ie and A$ert !ere o3ers" O 8ordy" ho! they coud o3e(
2!ore to $e true to each other" true as the stars a$o3e<
6e !as her man" $ut he done her !ron#(
*Fran-ie and A$ert* in Bohn 6uston Fran-ie and Bohnny .?@E&/ p( @%
.2t
8ouis $aad ater $etter -no!n as *Fran-ie and Bohnny*/
Fu of Eastern promise(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for Fry7s Tur-ish Dei#ht" ?@%&s on!ards
1od #a3e Aoah the rain$o! si#n"
Ao more !ater" the fire next time(
6ome in that Roc- .Ae#ro spiritua/( Cf( Bames >ad!in ?H:?D
1od is not dead $ut ai3e and !or-in# on a much ess am$itious
pro9ect(
1raffito 'uoted in 1uardian 4H Ao3( ?@G%
1otchaT
6eadine on the sin-in# of the 1enera >e#rano" in 2un D May ?@F4
1o to !or- on an e##(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for the >ritish E## Mar-etin# >oard" from ?@%G<
perhaps
!ritten $y Fay )edon or Mary 1o!in#: see Ai#e Rees 2o#ans .?@F4/
p( ?EE
The 1o3ernments of the 2tates parties to this Constitution on $ehaf
of
their peopes decare" that since !ars $e#in in the minds of men" it
is in
the minds of men that the defences of peace must $e constructed(
Constitution of the ;nited Aations Educationa" 2cientific and
Cutura
Or#anisation .?@D%/" in ;= Pariamentary Papers ?@D%-H 3o( 4H
The hands that do dishes can $e soft as your face" !ith mid #reen
Fairy
8i'uid(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for Procter W 1am$e7s !ashin#-up i'uid
6ar- the herad an#es sin#
Mrs 2impson7s pinched our -in#(
?@EH chidren7s rhyme 'uoted in etter from Cement Attee" 4H Dec(
?@EF" in =enneth 6arris Attee .?@F4/ ch( ??
6a3e you heard+ The Prime Minister U8oyd 1eor#eV has resi#ned and
Aorthciffe has sent for the =in#(
?@?@ sayin# in 6amiton Fyfe Aorthciffe" an ,ntimate >io#raphy
.?@E&/
ch( ?H
6ere !e #o" here !e #o" here !e #o(
2on# sun# $y foot$a supporters etc(" ?@F&s
6is U)( 2( 1i$ert7sV foe !as foy and his !eapon !it(
,nscription on memoria to 1i$ert on the Lictoria Em$an-ment"
8ondon"
?@?%
, don7t i-e the famiy 2teinT
There is 1ert" there is Ep" there is Ein(
1ert7s !ritin#s are pun-"
Ep7s statues are 9un-"
Aor can anyone understand Ein(
,n R( 1ra3es and A( 6od#e The 8on# )ee-end .?@D&/ ch( ?4 .rhyme
current in
the ;2A in the ?@4&s/
,f it mo3es" saute it< if it doesn7t mo3e" pic- it up< and if you
can7t
pic- it up" paint it(
?@D&s sayin#" in Pau Dic-son The Officia Rues .?@GF/ p( 4?
,f you !ant to #et ahead" #et a hat(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for the 6at Counci" ;=" ?@H%
,s ne passeront pas(
They sha not pass(
2o#an used $y French army at defence of Lerdun in ?@?H < 3ariousy
attri$uted to Marsha P0tain and to 1enera Ro$ert Ai3ee( Cf(
Doores
,$arruri ?&@:?F
,7m $ac-in# >ritain(
2o#an coined $y !or-ers at the Cot factory" 2ur$iton" 2urrey and
su$se'uenty used in a nationa campai#n" in The Times ? Ban( ?@HF
,7m !orried a$out Bim(
Fre'uent ine in Mrs Dae7s Diary" >>C radio series ?@DF-H@: see
Denis
1ifford The 1oden A#e of Radio .?@F%/ p( ?G@ .!here the ine is
#i3en as
*,7m a itte !orried a$out Bim*/
The iron ady(
,n 2unday Times 4% Ban( ?@GH .name #i3en to Mar#aret Thatcher" then
8eader
of the Opposition" $y the 2o3iet defence ministry ne!spaper Red 2tar"
!hich accused her of tryin# to re3i3e the cod !ar/
,s your 9ourney reay necessary+
?@E@ so#an .coined to discoura#e Ci3i 2er3ants from #oin# home for
Christmas/" in Aorman 8on#mate 6o! )e 8i3ed Then .?@G?/ ch( 4%
,t $ecame necessary to destroy the to!n to sa3e it(
Comment $y unidentified ;nited 2tates Army Ma9or in Associated Press
Report" Ae! Cor- Times F Fe$( ?@HF Uthe to!n referred to is >en Tre"
LietnamV
,t7s for you-hooT
2o#an for >ritish Teecom tee3ision ad3ertisements" ?@F% on!ards
,t7s that man a#ain(((T At the head of a ca3acade of se3en $ac-
motor
cars 6iter s!ept out of his >erin Chanceery ast ni#ht on a
mystery
9ourney(
6eadine in Daiy Express 4 May ?@E@ Uthe a$$re3iation ,TMA !as used
as
tite of a >>C radio sho! from ?@ 2ept( ?@E@V
,t !i pay in Peoria(
,n Ae! Cor- Times @ Bune ?@GE .catch-phrase of the Aixon
administration/
Be suis Marxiste--tendance 1roucho(
, am a Marxist--of the 1roucho tendency(
2o#an used at Aanterre in Paris" ?@HF
Bust !hen you thou#ht it !as safe to #o $ac- in the !ater(
Ad3ertisement for Ba!s 4 .?@GF fim/
=entuc-y Fried Chic-en((((*,t7s fin#er ic-in7 #ood(*
American Restaurant Ma#a5ine Bune ?@%F
=in#7s Mo Reno7d in )osey7s 6ome To!n(
,n Frances Donadson Ed!ard L,,, .?@GD/ ch( G .American ne!spaper
headine
referrin# to Mrs 2impson7s di3orce proceedin#s in ,ps!ich/
8a$our isn7t !or-in#(
,n Phiip =einman The 2aatchi and 2aatchi 2tory .?@FG/ ch( 4
.>ritish
Conser3ati3e Party so#an" ?@GF-@" on poster sho!in# a on# 'ueue
outside
an unempoyment office/
8>B" 8>B" ho! many -ids ha3e you -ied today+
,n Bac'uin 2anders The Draft and the Lietnam )ar .?@HH/ ch( E
.anti-Lietnam marchin# so#an/
8et7s #et out of these !et cothes and into a dry Martini(
8ine coined in ?@4&s $y press a#ent for Ro$ert >enchey .and often
attri$uted to >enchey/" in 6o!ard Teichmann 2mart Aec .?@GH/ ch( @(
Cf(
Mae )est 44%:?&
8et the train ta-e the strain(
>ritish Rai ad3ertisin# so#an" ?@G& on!ards
8et your fin#ers do the !a-in#(
?@H&s ad3ertisement for >e system Teephone Directory Ceo!
Pa#es" in
6arod 2( 2harp Ad3ertisin# 2o#ans of America .?@FD/ p( DD
8i$erty is a!ays unfinished $usiness(
Tite of EHth Annua Report of the American Ci3i 8i$erties ;nion"
Buy ?@%% -E& Bune ?@%H
8ife is a sexuay transmitted disease(
,n D( B( Enri#ht .ed(/ Fa$er >oo- of Fe3ers and Frets .?@F@/
.#raffito in
the 8ondon ;nder#round/
8ife7s $etter !ith the Conser3ati3es( Don7t et 8a$our ruin it(
,n Da3id >uter and Richard Rose >ritish 1enera Eection of ?@%@
.?@H&/
ch( E .Conser3ati3e Party eection so#an/
8oyd 1eor#e -no!s my father"
My father -no!s 8oyd 1eor#e(
Comic son# consistin# of these t!o ines sun# o3er and o3er a#ain to
the
tune of On!ard" Christian 2odiers" perhaps ori#inay $y Tommy Rhys
Ro$erts .?@?&-G%/< sometimes !ith *-ne!* instead of *-no!s*
8ousy $ut oya(
8ondon East End so#an at 1eor#e L7s Bu$iee .?@E%/" in Ai#e Rees
2o#ans
.?@F4/
Mademoisee from Armenteers"
6asn7t $een -issed for forty years"
6in-y" din-y" parey-3oo(
2on# of )ord )ar ," 3ariousy ascri$ed to Ed!ard Ro!and and 6arry
Carton
Ma-e do and mend(
)artime so#an" ?@D&s
Ma-e o3e not !ar(
2tudent so#an" ?@H&s
The man from De Monte says *Ces(*
Ad3ertisin# so#an for tinned fruit" ?@F%
The man you o3e to hate(
>iin# for Erich 3on 2troheim in the fim The 6eart of 6umanity
.?@?F/"
in Peter Ao$e 6oy!ood 2cape#oat .?@%&/ ch( 4
Mother may , #o and $athe+
Ces" my darin# dau#hter(
6an# your cothes on yonder tree"
>ut don7t #o near the !ater(
,n ,ona and Peter Opie Oxford Dictionary of Aursery Rhymes .?@%?/ p(
E?D(
Cf( )ater de a Mare HH:4&
The nearest thin# to death in ife
,s Da3id Patric- Max!e Fyfe"
Thou#h underneath that #oomy she
6e does himsef extremey !e(
,n E( 1rierson Confessions of a Country Ma#istrate .?@G4/ p( E%
.rhyme
a$out 2ir Da3id Max!e Fyfe" said to ha3e $een current on the
Aorthern
circuit in the ate ?@E&s/
Ai car$orundum ie#itimi(
Moc--8atin pro3er$ transated as *Don7t et the $astards #rind you
do!n*<
often simpy *ni car$orundum* or *ie#itimi non car$orundum*
Ao mana#er e3er #ot fired for $uyin# ,>M(
,>M ad3ertisin# so#an
Aice one" Cyri(
?@G4 tee3ision ad3ertisin# campai#n for )onderoaf< ta-en up $y
supporters of Cyri =no!es" Tottenham 6otspur foot$aer< the 2purs
team
ater made a record featurin# the ine
Ao more 8atin" no more French"
Ao more sittin# on a hard $oard $ench(
Rhyme used $y chidren at the end of schoo term: see ,ona and Peter
Opie
8ore and 8an#ua#e of 2choochidren .?@%@/ ch( ?E< aso found !ith
3ariants such as: Ao more 8atin" no more 1ree-" Ao more cares to ma-e
me
s'uea-
Aosta#ia isn7t !hat it used to $e(
1raffito" used as tite of $oo- $y 2imone 2i#noret
Aot so much a pro#ramme" more a !ay of ifeT
Tite of >>C tee3ision series" ?@HD
O Death" !here is thy stin#-a-in#-a-in#"
O #ra3e" thy 3ictory+
The $es of 6e #o tin#-a-in#-a-in#
For you $ut not for me(
For Cou >ut Aot For Me .son# of )ord )ar ,/ in 2( 8ouis 1uiraud
.ed(/
2on#s That )on the )ar .?@E&/( Cf( Corinthians ?%:%%
Once a#ain !e stop the mi#hty roar of 8ondon7s traffic and from the
#reat
cro!ds !e $rin# you some of the interestin# peope !ho ha3e come $y
and"
sea and air to $e in to!n toni#ht(
,n To!n Toni#ht .>>C radio series" ?@EE-H&/ introductory !ords
Po!er to the peope(
2o#an of the >ac- Panther mo3ement" circa ?@HF on!ards" in >ac-
Panther
?D 2ept( ?@HF
Puea Ri#ensis ride$at
Quam ti#ris in ter#o 3ehe$at<
Externa profecta"
,nterna re3ecta"
Risus'ue cum ti#re mane$at(
There !as a youn# ady of Ri#a
)ho !ent for a ride on a ti#er<
They returned from the ride
)ith the ady inside"
And a smie on the face of the ti#er(
,n R( 8( 1reen .ed(/ A Century of 6umorous Lerse .?@%@/ p( 4F%
The Uor AV 'uic- $ro!n fox 9umps o3er the a5y do#(
2entence used $y typists etc( to ensure that a etters of the
apha$et
are printin# propery: see R( 6unter Middeton7s introduction to The
Quic-
>ro!n Fox .?@D%/ $y Richard 6( Tempeton Br(
The ra$$it has a charmin# face:
,ts pri3ate ife is a dis#race(
, reay dare not name to you
The a!fu thin#s that ra$$its do(
The Ra$$it" in The )ee--End >oo- .?@4%/ p( ?G?
2ee the happy moron"
6e doesn7t #i3e a damn"
, !ish , !ere a moron"
My 1odT perhaps , amT
Eu#enics Re3ie! Buy ?@4@
2he !as poor $ut she !as honest
Lictim of a rich man7s #ame(
First he o3ed her" than he eft her"
And she ost her maiden name( sa3e
2ee her on the $rid#e at midni#ht"
2ayin# *Fare!e" $i#hted o3e(*
Then a scream" a spash and #oodness"
)hat is she a-doin7 of+
,t7s the same the !hoe !ord o3er"
,t7s the poor !ot #ets the $ame"
,t7s the rich !ot #ets the #ra3y(
Ain7t it a a $eedin shame+
2he !as Poor $ut she !as 6onest .son# sun# $y >ritish sodiers in
)ord
)ar ,/
2home mishta-e" shurey+
Catch-phrase in Pri3ate Eye ma#a5ine" ?@F&s
2napT Crac-eT PopT
2o#an for =eo##7s Rice =rispies" from circa ?@4F
2o fare!e then((((
Fre'uent openin# of poems $y *E( B( Thri$$* in Pri3ate Eye ma#a5ine"
?@G&s
on!ards" usuay as an o$ituary
2ome tee3ision pro#rammes are so much che!in# #um for the eyes(
Bohn Mason >ro!n" 'uotin# a friend of his youn# son" in inter3ie! 4F
Buy
?@%%" in Bames >easey 2impson >est Quotes of 7%&" 7%%" 7%H .?@%G/ p(
4EE
2tic-s nix hic- pix(
Lariety ?G Buy ?@E% .headine on ac- of interest for farm dramas
in
rura areas/
2top-oo--and-isten(
2afety so#an current in the ;2 from ?@?4
Ta-e me to your eader(
Catch-phrase from science-fiction stories
Te 2id(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for the pri3ati5ation of >ritish 1as" ?@FH" in
Phiip
=einman The 2aatchi and 2aatchi 2tory .?@FG/ ch( ??
There is one thin# stron#er than a the armies in the !ord< and
that is
an idea !hose time has come(
Aation ?% Apr( ?@DE( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/
4HG:??
There is so much #ood in the !orst of us"
And so much $ad in the $est of us"
That it hardy $ecomes Uor sa3eo3esV any of us
To ta- a$out the rest of us(
Attri$uted to many authors" especiay Ed!ard )ais 6och .?FD@-?@D%/
$ecause printed in the Marion Record .=ansas/ !hich he o!ned" $ut
discaimed $y him
There !as a faith-heaer of Dea
)ho said" *Athou#h pain isn7t rea"
,f , sit on a pin
And it punctures my s-in"
, disi-e !hat , fancy , fee(*
The )ee--End >oo- .?@4%/ p( ?%F
They UBaco$ Epstein7s scuptures for the former >MA $uidin# in the
2trandV are a form of statuary !hich no carefu father !oud !ish his
dau#hter" or no discernin# youn# man his fianc0e" to see(
E3enin# 2tandard ?@ Bune ?@&F
They come as a $oon and a $essin# to men"
The Pic-!ic-" the O!" and the )a3erey pen(
Ad3ertisement $y MacAi3en and 6( Cameron 8td(" circa ?@4&
UThis fimV is so cryptic as to $e amost meanin#ess( ,f there is a
meanin#" it is dou$tess o$9ectiona$e(
The >ritish >oard of Fim Censors" $annin# Bean Cocteau7s fim The
2eashe and the Cer#yman .?@4@/" in B( C( Ro$ertson 6idden Cinema
.?@F@/
ch( ?
Thou#h , yied to no one in my admiration for Mr Cooid#e" , do !ish
he
did not oo- as if he had $een !eaned on a pic-e(
Anonymous remar- reported in Aice Roose3et 8on#!orth Cro!ded 6ours
.?@EE/ ch( 4?
To err is human $ut to reay fou thin#s up re'uires a computer(
Farmers7 Amanac for ?@GF .?@GG/ *Capsues of )isdom*
Top peope ta-e The Times(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for The Times ne!spaper from Ban( ?@%@: see ,(
McDonad 6istory of The Times .?@FD/ 3o( %" ch( ?H
Tous es Xtres humains naissent i$res et 0#aux en di#nit0 et en
droits(
A human $ein#s are $orn free and e'ua in di#nity and ri#hts(
;ni3ersa Decaration of 6uman Ri#hts .?@DF/ Artice ? .modified
from a
draft $y Ren0 Cassin/
;ster says no(
2o#an coined in response to the An#o-,rish A#reement of ?% Ao3(
?@F%"
in ,rish Times 4% Ao3( ?@F%
Lorsprun# durch Techni-(
Pro#ress throu#h technoo#y(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for Audi cars" from ?@FH
Lote eary( Lote often(
Chica#o .and ,rish/ eection pro3er$" in Da3id Frost and Michae 2hea
Mid-Atantic Companion .?@FH/ p( @%
)a 2t( ays an e##(
Lariety E& Oct( ?@4@ .headine on the )a 2treet Crash/
)ar !i cease !hen men refuse to fi#ht(
Pacifist so#an" from circa ?@EH .often *)ars !i cease(((*/: see
>irmin#ham 1a5ette 4? Ao3( ?@EH" p( E" and Peace Ae!s ?% Oct( ?@EF"
p( ?4
)e are the O3atineys"
8itte Uor 6appyV #irs and $oys(
)e are the O3atineys .son# promotin# the drin- O3atine" from circa
?@E%/
The !ee-end starts here(
Catch-phrase of Ready" 2teady" 1o" >ritish tee3ision series" circa
?@HE
)e7re num$er t!o( )e try harder(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for A3is car rentas
)e7re here
>ecause
)e7re here
>ecause
)e7re here
>ecause !e7re here(
,n Bohn >rophy and Eric Partrid#e 2on#s and 2an# of the >ritish
2odier
?@?D-?F .?@E&/ p( EE .sun# to the tune of Aud 8an# 2yne /
)e sha not $e mo3ed(
Tite of son# .?@E?/
)e sha not pretend that there is nothin# in his on# career !hich
those
!ho respect and admire him !oud !ish other!ise(
The Times 4E Ban( ?@&? .eadin# artice on the accession of Ed!ard
L,,/
)e sha o3ercome"
)e sha o3ercome"
)e sha o3ercome some day(
Oh" deep in my heart
, do $eie3e
)e sha o3ercome some day(
)e 2ha O3ercome .son# deri3ed from se3era sources" nota$y the
sin#ers
Jiphia 6orton and Pete 2ee#er/
)ho dares !ins(
Motto on $ad#e of >ritish 2pecia Air 2er3ice re#iment" from ?@D4
.see B(
8( Coins Eite Forces: the 2A2 .?@FH/ introduction/
)hose fin#er do you !ant on the tri##er+
Daiy Mirror 4? 2ept( ?@%?
)inston is $ac-(
>oard of Admiraty si#na to the Feet on )inston Churchi7s
reappointment as First 2ea 8ord" E 2ept( ?@E@" in Martin 1i$ert
)inston
2( Churchi .?@GH/ 3o( %" ch( %E
)oud you i-e to sin
)ith Einor 1yn
On a ti#er s-in+
Or !oud you prefer
To err
)ith her
On some other fur+
,n A( 1yn Einor 1yn .?@%%/ $-( 4
?(DD Bean Anouih
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?@?&-?@FG
Dieu est a3ec tout e monde((((Et" en fin de compte" i est tou9ours
a3ec
ceux 'ui ont $eaucoup d7ar#ent et de #rosses arm0es(
1od is on e3eryone7s side((((And" in the ast anaysis" he is on the
side
!ith penty of money and ar#e armies(
87Aouette .The 8ar-" ?@%E/ p( ?4&
, y a 7amour $ien sYr( Et puis i y a a 3ie" son ennemie(
There is o3e of course( And then there7s ife" its enemy(
ArdOe.?@D@/ p( F
Lous sa3e5 $ien 'ue 7amour" c7est a3ant tout e don de soiT
Cou -no! 3ery !e that o3e is" a$o3e a" the #ift of onesefT
ArdOe.?@D@/ p( G@
C7est trOs 9oie a 3ie" mais cea n7a pas de forme( 87art a pour
o$9et de
ui en donner une pr0cis0ment et de faire par tous es artifices
possi$es--pus 3rai 'ue e 3rai(
8ife is 3ery nice" $ut it has no shape( The o$9ect of art is actuay
to
#i3e it some and to do it $y e3ery artifice possi$e--truer than the
truth(
8a R0p0tition .The Rehearsa" ?@%&/ act 4
?(D% 1uiaume Apoinaire
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2ous e pont Mira$eau coue a 2eine(
Et nos amours" faut-i 'u7i m7en sou3ienne+
8a 9oie 3enait tou9ours aprOs a peine(
Lienne a nuit" sonne 7heure"
8es 9ours s7en 3ont" 9e demeure(
;nder Mira$eau >rid#e fo!s the 2eine(
And our o3es" must , remem$er them+
Boy a!ays comes after pain(
8et ni#ht come" rin# out the hour"
The days #o $y" , remain(
8es 2oir0es de Paris Fe$( ?@?4 *8e Pont Mira$eau*
8es sou3enirs sont cors de chasse
Dont meurt e $ruit parmi e 3ent(
Memories are huntin# horns
)hose sound dies on the !ind(
8es 2oir0es de Paris 2ept( ?@?4 *Cors de Chasse*
?(DH 2ir Ed!ard Appeton
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, do not mind !hat an#ua#e an opera is sun# in so on# as it is a
an#ua#e , don7t understand(
,n O$ser3er 4F Au#( ?@%%
?(DG 8ouis Ara#on
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O mois des foraisons mois des m0tamorphoses
Mai 'ui fut sans nua#e et Buin poi#nard0
Be n7ou$ierai 9amais es ias ni es roses
Ai ceux 'ue e printemps dans ses pis a #ard0(
O month of fo!erin#s" month of metamorphoses"
May !ithout coud and Bune that !as sta$$ed"
, sha ne3er for#et the iac and the roses
Aor those !hom sprin# has -ept in its fods(
8e CrO3e-CRur.6eart$rea-" ?@D&/ *8es ias et es roses*
?(DF 6annah Arendt
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;nder conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to thin-(
,n )( 6( Auden A Certain )ord .?@G&/ p( EH@
,t !as as thou#h in those ast minutes he UEichmannV !as summin# up
the
essons that this on# course in human !ic-edness had tau#ht us--the
esson of the fearsome" !ord-and-thou#ht-defyin# $anaity of e3i(
Eichmann in Berusaem: a Report on the >anaity of E3i .?@HE/ ch(
?%
,t is !e -no!n that the most radica re3outionary !i $ecome a
conser3ati3e on the day after the re3oution(
Ae! Cor-er ?4 2ept( ?@G&" p( FF
?(D@ 1( D( Armour
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8oo- here" 2te!ard" if this is coffee" , !ant tea< $ut if this is
tea"
then , !ish for coffee(
Punch 4E Buy ?@&4 .cartoon caption/
?(%& 6arry Armstron#
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There7s an od mi $y the stream" Aeie Dean"
)here !e used to sit and dream" Aeie Dean(
And the !aters as they fo!
2eem to murmur s!eet and o!"
*Cou7re my heart7s desire< , o3e you" Aeie Dean(*
Aeie Dean .?@&% son#/
?(%? 8ouis Armstron#
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A music is fo- music" , ain7t ne3er heard no horse sin# a son#(
,n Ae! Cor- Times G Buy ?@G?" p( D?
,f you sti ha3e to as-(((shame on you(
6a$itua repy !hen as-ed !hat 9a55 is" in Max Bones et a( 2aute to
2atchmo .?@G&/ p( 4%
?(%4 Aei Armstron#
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That7s one sma step for a man" one #iant eap for man-ind(
,n Ae! Cor- Times E? Buy ?@H@" p( 4&
?(%E 2ir Ro$ert Armstron#
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?@4G-
,t Ua etterV contains a miseadin# impression" not a ie( ,t !as
$ein#
economica !ith the truth(
,n 2upreme Court" Ae! 2outh )aes" ?F Ao3( ?@FH" in Daiy Tee#raph
?@
Ao3( ?@FH( Cf( Edmund >ur-e7s T!o etters on Proposas for Peace
.?G@H/
pt( ?" p( ?EG: Fasehood and deusion are ao!ed in no case
!hatsoe3er:
>ut" as in the exercise of a the 3irtues" there is an economy of
truth(
?(%D Raymond Aron
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?@&%-
8a pens0e poiti'ue" en France" est r0trospecti3e ou utopi'ue(
Poitica thou#ht" in France" is retrospecti3e or utopian(
87opium des inteectues .The opium of the inteectuas" ?@%%/ ch(
?
?(%% 1eor#e Asaf
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)hat7s the use of !orryin#+
,t ne3er !as !orth !hie"
2o" pac- up your trou$es in your od -it-$a#"
And smie" smie" smie(
Pac- up your Trou$es .?@?% son#< music $y Feix Po!e/
?(%H Dame Pe##y Ashcroft
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,t seems siy that more peope shoud see me in *Be!e in the Cro!n*
than
in a my years in the theatre(
,n O$ser3er ?F Mar( ?@FD
?(%G Daisy Ashford
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Mr 2ateena !as an edery man of D4 and !as fond of as-in# peape to
stay
!ith him(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( ?
, do hope , sha en9oy mysef !ith you( , am fond of di##in# in the
#arden and , am parshia to adies if they are nice , suppose it is
my
nature( , am not 'uite a #enteman $ut you !oud hardy notice it $ut
can7t $e heped anyho!(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( ?
Cou oo- rather rash my dear your coors dont 'uite match your face(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( 4
My o!n room is next the $ath room said >ernard it is decerated dar-
red as
, ha3e som$er tastes( The $ath room has #ot a tip up $ason and a hose
thin# for !ashin# your head(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( 4
>ernard a!ays had a fe! prayers in the ha and some !his-ey
after!ards
as he !as rarther pious $ut Mr 2ateena !as not 3ery addicted to
prayers
so he marched up to $ed(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( E
,t !as a sumpshous spot a done up in #od !ith penty of oo-in#
#asses(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( %
Oh , see said the Ear $ut my o!n idear is that these thin#s are as
piffe
$efore the !ind(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( %
The $earer of this etter is an od friend of mine not 'uite the
ri#ht
side of the $an-et as they say in fact he is the son of a first rate
$utcher $ut his mother !as a decent famiy caed 6yssopps of the
1en so
you see he is not so $ad and is desireus of $ein# the correct
artice(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( %
Ethe patted her hair and oo-ed 3ery sneery(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( F
My ife !i $e sour #rapes and ashes !ithout you(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( F
Oh >ernard muttered Ethe this is so sudden( Ao no cried >ernard and
ta-in# the $u $y $oth horns he -issed her 3ioenty on her dainty
face(
My $ride to $e he murmered se3era times(
Coun# Lisiters .?@?@/ ch( @
?(%F ,saac Asimo3
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The three fundamenta Rues of Ro$otics((((One" a ro$ot may not
in9ure a
human $ein#" or" throu#h inaction" ao! a human $ein# to come to
harm((((T!o(((a ro$ot must o$ey the orders #i3en it $y human $ein#s
except
!here such orders !oud confict !ith the First 8a!(((three" a ro$ot
must
protect its o!n existence as on# as such protection does not
confict
!ith the First or 2econd 8a!s(
," Ro$ot .?@%&/ *Runaround*
?(%@ Ei5a$eth As'uith .Princess Antoine >i$esco/
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=itchener is a #reat poster(
,n Mar#ot As'uith More Memories .?@EE/ ch( H
?(H& 6er$ert 6enry As'uith .Ear of Oxford and As'uith/
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)e had $etter !ait and see(
6ansard E Mar( ?@?&" co( @G4 .expression used in 3arious forms !hen
ans!erin# 'uestions on the Finance >i/
6appiy there seems to $e no reason !hy !e shoud $e anythin# more
than
spectators Uof the approachin# !arV(
8etters to Lenetia 2taney .?@F4/ 4D Buy ?@?D
Couth !oud $e an idea state if it came a itte ater in ife(
,n O$ser3er ?% Apr( ?@4E
UThe )ar Office -ept three sets of fi#ures:V one to misead the
pu$ic"
another to misead the Ca$inet" and the third to misead itsef(
,n Aistair 6orne Price of 1ory .?@H4/ ch( 4
)e sha ne3er sheath the s!ord !hich !e ha3e not i#hty dra!n unti
>e#ium reco3ers in fu measure a and more than a that she has
sacrificed" unti France is ade'uatey secured a#ainst the menace of
a##ression" unti the ri#hts of the smaer nationaities of Europe
are
paced upon an unassaia$e foundation" and unti the miitary
domination
of Prussia is !hoy and finay destroyed(
2peech at the 1uidha" @ Ao3( ?@?D" in The Times ?& Ao3( ?@?D
,t is fittin# that !e shoud ha3e $uried the ;n-no!n Prime Minister
U>onar
8a!V $y the side of the ;n-no!n 2odier(
,n Ro$ert >a-e The ;n-no!n Prime Minister .?@%%/ p( %E?
?(H? Mar#ot As'uith .Countess of Oxford and As'uith/
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,t U?& Do!nin# 2treetV is an incon3enient house !ith three poor
staircases" and after i3in# there a fe! !ee-s , made up my mind that
o!in# to the impossi$iity of circuation , coud ony entertain my
8i$era friends at dinner or at #arden parties(
Auto$io#raphy .?@44/ 3o( 4" ch( %
Ettie U8ady Des$orou#hV is an ox: she !i $e made into >o3ri !hen
she
dies(
,n Beanne Mac-en5ie Chidren of the 2ous .?@FH/ ch( D
Bean 6aro! -ept cain# Mar#ot As'uith $y her first name" or -ept
tryin#
to: she pronounced it Mar#ot( Finay Mar#ot set her ri#ht( *Ao" no"
Bean( The t is sient" as in 6aro!(*
T( 2( Matthe!s 1reat Tom .?@GE/ ch( G
The =in# U1eor#e LV tod me he !oud ne3er ha3e died if it had not
$een
for that foo Da!son of Penn(
,n etter from Mar- >onham Carter to =enneth Rose 4E Oct( ?@GF"
'uoted in
=enneth Rose =in# 1eor#e L .?@FE/ ch( @
8ord >ir-enhead is 3ery ce3er $ut sometimes his $rains #o to his
head(
,n 8istener ?? Bune ?@%E *Mar#ot Oxford: a Persona ,mpression* $y
8ady
Lioet >onham Carter
2he U8ady Des$orou#hV tes enou#h !hite ies to ice a !eddin# ca-e(
,n 8istener ?? Bune ?@%E *Mar#ot Oxford: a Persona ,mpression* $y
8ady
Lioet >onham Carter
6e U8oyd 1eor#e+V can7t see a $et !ithout hittin# $eo! it(
,n 8istener ?? Bune ?@%E *Mar#ot Oxford: a Persona ,mpression* $y
8ady
Lioet >onham Carter
?(H4 Raymond As'uith
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The sun i-e a >ishop7s $ottom
Rosy and round and hot
8oo-ed do!n upon us !ho shot 7em
And do!n on the de3is !e shot(
And the stin- of the damned dead ni##ers
)ent up to the 8ord hi#h 1od
>ut !e stuc- to our star$oard tri##ers
Thou#h !e ya!ned i-e dyin# cod(
8etter" D Mar( ?@&&" in B( Boiffe Raymond As'uith 8ife and 8etters
.?@F&/ p( HD
?(HE Aancy Astor .Liscountess Astor/
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One reason !hy , don7t drin- is $ecause , !ish to -no! !hen , am
ha3in# a
#ood time(
,n Christian 6erad Bune ?@H&" p( E?
, married $eneath me" a !omen do(
,n Dictionary of Aationa >io#raphy ?@H?-?@G& .?@F?/ p( DE
After a heated ar#ument on some tri3ia matter Aancy(((shouted" *,f ,
!ere
your !ife , !oud put poison in your coffeeT* )hereupon )inston
UChurchiV !ith e'ua heat and sincerity ans!ered" *And if , !ere
your
hus$and , !oud drin- it(*
Consueo Lander$it >asan 1itter and 1od .?@%4/ ch( G
Ba-ie" is it my $irthday or am , dyin#+
,n B( 1ri## Aancy Astor .?@F&/ p( ?FD
?(HD >roo-s At-inson
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After each !ar there is a itte ess democracy to sa3e(
Once Around the 2un .?@%?/ G Ban(
,n e3ery a#e *the #ood od days* !ere a myth( Ao one e3er thou#ht
they
!ere #ood at the time( For e3ery a#e has consisted of crises that
seemed
intoera$e to the peope !ho i3ed throu#h them(
Once Around the 2un .?@%?/ F Fe$(
There is a #ood dea of soemn cant a$out the common interests of
capita
and a$our( As matters stand" their ony common interest is that of
cuttin# each other7s throat(
Once Around the 2un .?@%?/ G 2ept(
?(H% E( 8( At-inson and Apsey Cherry-1arrard
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E( 8( At-inson ?FF4-?@4@
Apsey Cherry-1arrard ?FF4-?@%@
6erea$outs died a 3ery #aant #enteman" Captain 8( E( 1( Oates of
the
,nnis-iin# Dra#oons( ,n March ?@?4" returnin# from the Poe" he
!a-ed
!iin#y to his death in a $i55ard to try and sa3e his comrades"
$eset
$y hardships(
Epitaph on cairn erected in the Antarctic" ?% Ao3( ?@?4" in Apsey
Cherry-1arrard )orst Bourney in the )ord .?@44/ p( DFG
?(HH Cement Attee
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Fe! thou#ht he !as e3en a starter
There !ere many !ho thou#ht themse3es smarter
>ut he ended PM
C6 and OM
An ear and a -ni#ht of the #arter(
8etter to Tom Attee" F Apr( ?@%H" in =enneth 6arris Attee .?@F4/ p(
%D%
.descri$in# himsef/
, shoud $e a sad su$9ect for any pu$icity expert( , ha3e none of
the
'uaities !hich create pu$icity(
,n 6arod Aicoson Diary .?@HF/ ?D Ban( ?@D@
, thin- the >ritish ha3e the distinction a$o3e a other nations of
$ein#
a$e to put ne! !ine into od $ottes !ithout $urstin# them(
6ansard 4D Oct( ?@%&" co( 4G&%
The 3oice !e heard !as that of Mr Churchi $ut the mind !as that of
8ord
>ea3er$roo-(
2peech on radio" % Bune ?@D%" in Francis )iiams Prime Minister
Remem$ers
.?@H?/ ch( H
, remem$er he U)inston ChurchiV compained once in Opposition that
a
matter had $een $rou#ht up se3era times in Ca$inet and , had to say"
*,
must remind the Ri#ht 6onoura$e 1enteman that a monoo#ue is not a
decision(*
,n Francis )iiams Prime Minister Remem$ers .?@H?/ ch( G
Cou ha3e no ri#ht !hate3er to spea- on $ehaf of the 1o3ernment(
Forei#n
Affairs are in the capa$e hands of Ernest >e3in( , can assure you
there
is !idespread resentment in the Party at your acti3ities and a period
of
sience on your part !oud $e !ecome(
8etter to 6arod 8as-i" 4& Au#( ?@D%" in Francis )iiams Prime
Minister
Remem$ers .?@H?/ ch( ??
URussian Communism isV the ie#itimate chid of =ar Marx and
Catherine
the 1reat(
2peech at Aarhus ;ni3ersity" ?? Apr( ?@%H" in The Times ?4 Apr( ?@%H
Democracy means #o3ernment $y discussion" $ut it is ony effecti3e if
you
can stop peope ta-in#(
2peech at Oxford" ?D Bune ?@%G" in The Times ?% Bune ?@%G
?(HG )( 6( Auden
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2ome thirty inches from my nose
The frontier of my Person #oes"
And a the untied air $et!een
,s pri3ate pa#us or demesne(
2tran#er" uness !ith $edroom eyes
, $ec-on you to fraterni5e"
>e!are of rudey crossin# it:
, ha3e no #un" $ut , can spit(
A$out the 6ouse .?@HH/ *Proo#ue: the >irth of Architecture*
2o$" hea3y !ord"
2o$ as you spin
Manted in mist" remote from the happy(
A#e of Anxiety .?@DG/ p( ?&D
,7 o3e you" dear" ,7 o3e you
Ti China and Africa meet
And the ri3er 9umps o3er the mountain
And the samon sin# in the street(
,7 o3e you ti the ocean
,s foded and hun# up to dry
And the se3en stars #o s'ua!-in#
8i-e #eese a$out the s-y(
Another Time .?@D&/ *As , )a-ed Out One E3enin#*
O pun#e your hands in !ater"
Pun#e them in up to the !rist<
2tare" stare in the $asin
And !onder !hat you73e missed(
The #acier -noc-s in the cup$oard"
The desert si#hs in the $ed"
And the crac- in the tea-cup opens
A ane to the and of the dead(
Another Time .?@D&/ *As , )a-ed Out One E3enin#*
Perfection" of a -ind" !as !hat he !as after"
And the poetry he in3ented !as easy to understand<
6e -ne! human foy i-e the $ac- of his hand"
And !as #reaty interested in armies and feets<
)hen he au#hed" respecta$e senators $urst !ith au#hter"
And !hen he cried the itte chidren died in the streets(
Another Time .?@D&/ *Epitaph on a Tyrant*
To us he is no more a person
Ao! $ut a !hoe cimate of opinion(
Another Time .?@D&/ *,n Memory of 2i#mund Freud*
6e disappeared in the dead of !inter:
The $roo-s !ere fro5en" the airports amost deserted"
And sno! disfi#ured the pu$ic statues<
The mercury san- in the mouth of the dyin# day(
)hat instruments !e ha3e a#ree
The day of his death !as a dar- cod day(
Another Time .?@D&/ *,n Memory of )( >( Ceats*
Cou !ere siy i-e us: your #ift sur3i3ed it a<
The parish of rich !omen" physica decay"
Coursef< mad ,reand hurt you into poetry(
Ao! ,reand has her madness and her !eather sti"
For poetry ma-es nothin# happen: it sur3i3es
,n the 3aey of its sayin# !here executi3es
)oud ne3er !ant to tamper< it fo!s south
From ranches of isoation and the $usy #riefs"
Ra! to!ns that !e $eie3e and die in< it sur3i3es"
A !ay of happenin#" a mouth(
Another Time .?@D&/ *,n Memory of )( >( Ceats*
Earth" recei3e an honoured #uest<
)iiam Ceats is aid to rest:
8et the ,rish 3esse ie
Emptied of its poetry(
Another Time .?@D&/ *,n Memory of )( >( Ceats*
,n the ni#htmare of the dar-
A the do#s of Europe $ar-"
And the i3in# nations !ait"
Each se'uestered in its hate<
,nteectua dis#race
2tares from e3ery human face"
And the seas of pity ie
8oc-ed and fro5en in each eye(
Another Time .?@D&/ *,n Memory of )( >( Ceats*
,n the deserts of the heart
8et the heain# fountain start"
,n the prison of his days
Teach the free man ho! to praise(
Another Time .?@D&/ *,n Memory of )( >( Ceats*
A$out sufferin# they !ere ne3er !ron#"
The Od Masters: ho! !e they understood
,ts human position< ho! it ta-es pace
)hie someone ese is eatin# or openin# a !indo! or 9ust !a-in#
duy
aon#(
Another Time .?@D&/ *Mus0e des >eaux Arts*
They ne3er for#ot
That e3en the dreadfu martyrdom must run its course
Anyho! in a corner" some untidy spot
)here the do#s #o on !ith their do##y ife and the torturer7s horse
2cratches its innocent $ehind on a tree(
Another Time .?@D&/ *Mus0e des >eaux Arts*
8ay your seepin# head" my o3e"
6uman on my faithess arm<
Time and fe3ers $urn a!ay
,ndi3idua $eauty from
Thou#htfu chidren" and the #ra3e
Pro3es the chid ephemera:
>ut in my arms ti $rea- of day
8et the i3in# creature ie"
Morta" #uity" $ut to me
The entirey $eautifu(
Another Time .?@D&/ no( ?F" p( DE
, and the pu$ic -no!
)hat a schoochidren earn"
Those to !hom e3i is done
Do e3i in return(
Another Time .?@D&/ *2eptem$er ?" ?@E@*
A , ha3e is a 3oice
To undo the foded ie"
The romantic ie in the $rain
Of the sensua man-in-the-street
And the ie of Authority
)hose $uidin#s #rope the s-y:
There is no such thin# as the 2tate
And no one exists aone<
6un#er ao!s no choice
To the citi5en or the poice<
)e must o3e one another or die(
Another Time .?@D&/ *2eptem$er ?" ?@E@*
Our researchers into Pu$ic Opinion are content
That he hed the proper opinions for the time of year<
)hen there !as peace" he !as for peace< !hen there !as !ar" he
!ent(
Another Time .?@D&/ *The ;n-no!n Citi5en*
)as he free+ )as he happy+ The 'uestion is a$surd:
6ad anythin# $een !ron#" !e shoud certainy ha3e heard(
Another Time .?@D&/ *The ;n-no!n Citi5en*
A sin tends to $e addicti3e" and the termina point of addiction is
!hat
is caed damnation(
A Certain )ord .?@G&/ *6e*
Of course" >eha3iourism *!or-s(* 2o does torture( 1i3e me a no-
nonsense"
do!n-to-earth $eha3iourist" a fe! dru#s" and simpe eectrica
appiances"
and in six months , !i ha3e him recitin# the Athanasian Creed in
pu$ic(
A Certain )ord .?@G&/ *>eha3iourism*
A poet7s hope: to $e"
i-e some 3aey cheese"
oca" $ut pri5ed ese!here(
Coected Poems .?@GH/ p( HE@
,t is a sad fact a$out our cuture that a poet can earn much more
money
!ritin# or ta-in# a$out his art than he can $y practisin# it(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ fore!ord
>et!een the a#es of t!enty and forty !e are en#a#ed in the process of
disco3erin# !ho !e are" !hich in3o3es earnin# the difference
$et!een
accidenta imitations !hich it is our duty to out#ro! and the
necessary
imitations of our nature $eyond !hich !e cannot trespass !ith
impunity(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *Readin#*
2ome $oo-s are undeser3edy for#otten< none are undeser3edy
remem$ered(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *Readin#*
One cannot re3ie! a $ad $oo- !ithout sho!in# off(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *Readin#*
Ao poet or no3eist !ishes he !ere the ony one !ho e3er i3ed" $ut
most
of them !ish they !ere the ony one ai3e" and 'uite a num$er fondy
$eie3e their !ish has $een #ranted(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *)ritin#*
,t ta-es itte taent to see ceary !hat ies under one7s nose" a
#ood
dea of it to -no! in !hich direction to point that or#an(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *)ritin#*
The true men of action in our time" those !ho transform the !ord"
are not
the poiticians and statesmen" $ut the scientists( ;nfortunatey
poetry
cannot cee$rate them" $ecause their deeds are concerned !ith thin#s"
not
persons" and are" therefore" speechess( )hen , find mysef in the
company
of scientists" , fee i-e a sha$$y curate !ho has strayed $y mista-e
into
a dra!in# room fu of du-es(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *The Poet and the City*
The ima#e of mysef !hich , try to create in my o!n mind in order
that may
o3e mysef is 3ery different from the ima#e !hich , try to create in
the
minds of others in order that they may o3e me(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *6ic et ,e*
Amost a of our reationships $e#in and most of them continue as
forms
of mutua expoitation" a menta or physica $arter" to $e terminated
!hen
one or $oth parties run out of #oods(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *6ic et ,e*
Man is a history-ma-in# creature !ho can neither repeat his past nor
ea3e
it $ehind(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *D( 6( 8a!rence*
Amon# those !hom , i-e or admire" , can find no common denominator"
$ut
amon# those !hom , o3e" , can: a of them ma-e me au#h(
Dyer7s 6and .?@HE/ *Aotes on the Comic*
At Dirty Dic-7s and 2oppy Boe7s
)e dran- our i'uor strai#ht"
2ome !ent upstairs !ith Mar#ery"
And some" aas" !ith =ate(
For the Time >ein# .?@DD/ *The 2ea and the Mirror*--*Master and
>oats!ain*
My Dear One is mine as mirrors are oney(
For the Time >ein# .?@DD/ *The 2ea and the Mirror*--*Miranda*
The desires of the heart are as croo-ed as cor-scre!s
Aot to $e $orn is the $est for man
The second $est is a forma order
The dance7s pattern" dance !hie you can(
Dance" dance" for the fi#ure is easy
The tune is catchin# and !i not stop
Dance ti the stars come do!n !ith the rafters
Dance" dance" dance ti you drop(
8etter from ,ceand .?@EG" $y Auden and MacAeice/ *8etter to )iiam
Codstream" Es'(*
And ma-e us as Ae!ton !as" !ho in his #arden !atchin#
The appe fain# to!ards En#and" $ecame a!are
>et!een himsef and her of an eterna tie(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( ?
Out on the a!n , ie in $ed"
Le#a conspicuous o3erhead(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( 4
8et the forid music praise"
The fute and the trumpet"
>eauty7s con'uest of your face:
,n that and of fesh and $one"
)here from citades on hi#h
6er imperia standards fy"
8et the hot sun
2hine on" shine on(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( D
8oo-" stran#er" at this isand no!
The eapin# i#ht for your dei#ht disco3ers"
2tand sta$e here
And sient $e"
That throu#h the channes of the ear
May !ander i-e a ri3er
The s!ayin# sound of the sea(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( %
O !hat is that sound !hich so thris the ear
Do!n in the 3aey drummin#" drummin#+
Ony the scaret sodiers" dear"
The sodiers comin#(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( H
O it7s $ro-en the oc- and spintered the door"
O it7s the #ate !here they7re turnin#" turnin#<
Their $oots are hea3y on the foor
And their eyes are $urnin#(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( H
A shiin# ife !i #i3e you a the facts(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( ?E
Au#ust for the peope and their fa3ourite isands(
Daiy the steamers side up to meet
The effusi3e !ecome of the pier(
8oo-" 2tran#erT .?@EH/ no( E&
1eniuses are the uc-iest of mortas $ecause !hat they must do is the
same
as !hat they most !ant to do(
,n Da# 6ammars-9Rd Mar-in#s .?@HD/ fore!ord
, see it often since you73e $een a!ay:
The isand" the 3eranda" and the fruit<
The tiny steamer $rea-in# from the $ay<
The iterary mornin#s !ith its hoot<
Our u#y comic ser3ant< and then you"
8o3ey and !iin# e3ery afternoon(
Ae! Lerse Oct( ?@EE" p( ?%
At the far end of the enormous room
An orchestra is payin# to the rich(
Ae! Lerse Oct( ?@EE" p( ?%
To the man-in-the-street" !ho" ,7m sorry to say"
,s a -een o$ser3er of ife"
The !ord *,nteectua* su##ests strai#ht a!ay
A man !ho7s untrue to his !ife(
Ae! Cear 8etter .?@H?/ note to ine ?4GG
This is the Ai#ht Mai crossin# the >order"
>rin#in# the che'ue and the posta order"
8etters for the rich" etters for the poor"
The shop at the corner" the #ir next door(
Puin# up >eattoc-" a steady cim$:
The #radient7s a#ainst her" $ut she7s on time(
Past cotton-#rass and moorand $order"
2ho3ein# !hite steam o3er her shouder(
Ai#ht Mai .?@EH/ in Coected 2horter Poems .?@HH/
8etters of than-s" etters from $an-s"
8etters of 9oy from #ir and $oy"
Receipted $is and in3itations
To inspect ne! stoc- or to 3isit reations"
And appications for situations"
And timid o3ers7 decarations"
And #ossip" #ossip from a the nations(
Ai#ht Mai .?@EH/ in Coected 2horter Poems .?@HH/
Ato#ether ese!here" 3ast
6erds of reindeer mo3e across
Mies and mies of #oden moss"
2ienty and 3ery fast(
Aones .?@%?/ *The Fa of Rome*
Pri3ate faces in pu$ic paces
Are !iser and nicer
Than pu$ic faces in pri3ate paces(
Orators .?@E4/ dedication
2ir" no man7s enemy" for#i3in# a
>ut !i his ne#ati3e in3ersion" $e prodi#a:
2end to us po!er and i#ht" a so3erei#n touch
Curin# the intoera$e neutra itch"
The exhaustion of !eanin#" the iar7s 'uinsy"
And the distortions of in#ro!n 3ir#inity(
Poems .?@E&/ *2ir" Ao Man7s Enemy*
6arro! the house of the dead< oo- shinin# at
Ae! styes of architecture" a chan#e of heart(
Poems .?@E&/ *2ir" Ao Man7s Enemy*
8et us honour if !e can
The 3ertica man
Thou#h !e 3aue none
>ut the hori5onta one(
Poems .?@E&/ *To Christopher ,sher!ood*
To as- the hard 'uestion is simpe(
Poems .?@EE/ no( 4G
This #reat society is #oin# smash<
They cannot foo us !ith ho! fast they #o"
6o! much they cost each other and the #odsT
A cuture is no $etter than its !oods(
2hied of Achies .?@%%/ *>ucoics*
To sa3e your !ord you as-ed this man to die:
)oud this man" coud he see you no!" as- !hy+
2hied of Achies .?@%%/ *Epitaph for the ;n-no!n 2odier*
Out of the air a 3oice !ithout a face
Pro3ed $y statistics that some cause !as 9ust
,n tones as dry and e3e as the pace(
2hied of Achies .?@%%/ *The 2hied of Achies*
Tomorro! for the youn# the poets expodin# i-e $om$s"
The !a-s $y the a-e" the !ee-s of perfect communion<
Tomorro! the $icyce races
Throu#h the su$ur$s on summer e3enin#s( >ut today the stru##e(
2pain .?@EG/ p( ??
The stars are dead( The animas !i not oo-:
)e are eft aone !ith our day" and the time is short" and
6istory to the defeated
May say Aas $ut cannot hep nor pardon(
2pain .?@EG/ p( ?4
,n a #arden shady this hoy ady
)ith re3erent cadence and su$te psam"
8i-e a $ac- s!an as death came on
Poured forth her son# in perfect cam:
And $y ocean7s mar#in this innocent 3ir#in
Constructed an or#an to enar#e her prayer"
And notes tremendous from her #reat en#ine
Thundered out on the Roman air(
>onde Aphrodite rose up excited"
Mo3ed to dei#ht $y the meody"
)hite as an orchid she rode 'uite na-ed
,n an oyster she on top of the sea(
Three 2on#s for 2t Ceciia7s Day .?@D?/( Dedicated to >en9amin
>ritten"
and set to music $y >ritten as 6ymn to 2t Ceciia " op( 4G .?@D4/
>essed Ceciia" appear in 3isions
To a musicians" appear and inspire:
Transated Dau#hter" come do!n and starte
Composin# mortas !ith immorta fire(
Three 2on#s for 2t Ceciia7s Day .?@D?/
Ao opera pot can $e sensi$e" for in sensi$e situations peope do
not
sin#( An opera pot must $e" in $oth senses of the !ord" a meodrama(
Times 8iterary 2uppement 4 Ao3( ?@HG" p( ?&EF
Cour cameraman mi#ht en9oy himsef $ecause my face oo-s i-e a
!eddin#-ca-e eft out in the rain(
,n 6umphrey Carpenter )( 6( Auden .?@F?/ pt( 4" ch( H
Cou U2tephen 2penderV are so infinitey capa$e of $ein# humiiated(
Art
is $orn of humiiation(
,n 2tephen 2pender )ord )ithin )ord .?@%?/ ch( 4
?(HF )( 6( Auden and Christopher ,sher!ood
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Christopher ,sher!ood ?@&D-?@FH
6appy the hare at mornin#" for she cannot read
The 6unter7s !a-in# thou#hts(
Do# $eneath the 2-in .?@E%/ chorus foo!in# act 4" sc( 4
?(H@ Tex A3ery .Fred A3ery/
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)hat7s up" Doc+
Catch-phrase in >u#s >unny cartoons" from circa ?@D&
?(G& Ear of A3on
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?(G? Re3d )( A!dry
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Cou73e a ot to earn a$out truc-s" itte Thomas( They are siy
thin#s
and must $e -ept in their pace( After pushin# them a$out here for a
fe!
!ee-s you7 -no! amost as much a$out them as Ed!ard( Then you7 $e
a
Reay ;sefu En#ine(
Thomas the Tan- En#ine .?@DH/ p( DH
?(G4 Aan Ayc-$ourn
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My mother used to say" Deia" if 2-E-P e3er rears its u#y head"
cose
your eyes $efore you see the rest of it(
>edroom Farce .?@GF/ act 4
This pace" you te them you7re interested in the arts" you #et
messa#es
of sympathy(
Chorus of Disappro3a .?@FH/ act 4
Do you reai5e" Mrs Foster" the hours ,73e put into that !oman+ )hen
,
met her" you -no!" she !as nothin#( Aothin# at a( )ith my o!n
hands ,
ha3e $uit her up( Encoura#in# her to 9oin the pu$ic i$rary and
ma-e
use of her non-fiction tic-ets(
6o! the Other 6af 8o3es .?@G4/ act 4" sc( ?
, ony !anted to ma-e you happy(
Round and Round the 1arden .?@G%/ act 4" sc( 4
,f you #a3e Ruth a rose" she7d pee a the petas off to ma-e sure
there
!eren7t any #reenfy( And !hen she7d done that" she7d turn round and
say"
do you ca that a rose+ 8oo- at it" it7s a in $its(
Ta$e Manners .?@G%/ act ?" sc( 4
, a!ays fee !ith Aorman that , ha3e him on oan from some!here(
8i-e one
of his i$rary $oo-s(
Ta$e Manners .?@G%/ act 4" sc( ?
?(GE A( B( Ayer
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Ao mora system can rest soey on authority(
6umanist Outoo- .?@HF/ introduction
,t seems that , ha3e spent my entire time tryin# to ma-e ife more
rationa and that it !as a !asted effort(
,n O$ser3er ?G Au#( ?@FH
?(GD Pam Ayres
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, am a $unny ra$$it"
2ittin# in me hutch"
, i-e to sit up this end"
, don7t care for that end" much"
,7m #ad tomorro!7s Thursday"
7Cause !ith a $it of uc-"
As far as , remem$er"
That7s the day they pass the $uc-(
2ome of Me Poetry .?@GH/ *The >unny Poem*
Oh" , !ish ,7d oo-ed after me teeth"
And spotted the peris $eneath"
A the toffees , che!ed"
And the s!eet stic-y food"
Oh" , !ish ,7d oo-ed after me teeth(
2ome of Me Poetry .?@GH/ *Oh" , !ish ,7d oo-ed after me teeth*
, mi#ht ha3e $een a farmyard hen"
2cratchin7 in the sun"
There mi#ht ha3e $een a cro!d of chic-s"
After me to run"
There mi#ht ha3e $een a coc-ere fine"
To pay us his respects"
,nstead of sittin7 here"
Ti someone comes and !rin#s our nec-s(
, see the Time and Motion coc-"
,s sayin7 neary noon"
, 7spec me s'uirt of !ater"
)i come fyin7 at me soon"
And then me spray of peets"
)i neary $rea- me e#"
And ,7 $ite the !ire nettin7
And ay one more $oody e##(
2ome of Me Poetry .?@GH/ *The >attery 6en*
Medicina disco3ery"
,t mo3es in mi#hty eaps"
,t eapt strai#ht past the common cod
And #a3e it us for -eeps(
Ao! ,7m not a fussy !oman"
There7s no maice in me eye
>ut , !ish that they coud cure
the common cod( That7s a( 1ood$ye(
2ome of Me Poetry .?@GH/ *Oh no" , #ot a cod*
4(& >
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The scouts7 motto is founded on my initias" it is: $e prepared"
!hich
means" you are a!ays to $e in a state of readiness in mind and $ody
to do
your duty(
2coutin# for >oys .?@&F/ pt( ?
4(4 Boan >ae5
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The ony thin# that7s $een a !orse fop than the or#ani5ation of
non-3ioence has $een the or#ani5ation of 3ioence(
Day$rea- .?@G&/ *)hat )oud Cou Do ,f+*
4(E 2ydney D( >aiey
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,t has $een said that this Minister Uthe 8ord Pri3y 2eaV is neither
a
8ord" nor a pri3y" nor a sea(
>ritish Pariamentary Democracy .ed( E" ?@G?/ ch( F
4(D >ruce >airnsfather
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)e" if you -no!s of a $etter 7oe" #o to it(
Fra#ments from France .?@?%/ p( ?
4(% 6yda >a-er
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2he -no!s" you -no!T
Catch-phrase used in comedy act" a$out her friend Cynthia
4(H Bames >ad!in
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Money" it turned out" !as exacty i-e sex" you thou#ht of nothin#
ese if
you didn7t ha3e it and thou#ht of other thin#s if you did(
Es'uire May ?@H? *>ac- >oy oo-s at the )hite >oy*
The fire next time(
Tite of $oo- .?@HE/( Cf( Anonymous H:?4
At the root of the American Ae#ro pro$em is the necessity of the
American
!hite man to find a !ay of i3in# !ith the Ae#ro in order to $e a$e
to
i3e !ith himsef(
6arper7s Ma#a5ine Oct( ?@%E *2tran#er in a Lia#e*
,f the concept of 1od has any 3aidity or any use" it can ony $e to
ma-e
us ar#er" freer" and more o3in#( ,f 1od cannot do this" then it is
time
!e #ot rid of 6im(
Ae! Cor-er ?G Ao3( ?@H4 *Do!n at the Cross*
,f they ta-e you in the mornin#" they !i $e comin# for us that
ni#ht(
Ae! Cor- Re3ie! of >oo-s G Ban( ?@G? *Open 8etter to my 2ister"
An#ea
Da3is*
,t comes as a #reat shoc- around the a#e of %" H or G to disco3er
that the
fa# to !hich you ha3e ped#ed ae#iance" aon# !ith e3ery$ody ese"
has
not ped#ed ae#iance to you( ,t comes as a #reat shoc- to see 1ary
Cooper -iin# off the ,ndians and" athou#h you are rootin# for 1ary
Cooper" that the ,ndians are you(
2peech at Cam$rid#e ;ni3ersity" ?G Fe$( ?@H%" in Ae! Cor- Times
Ma#a5ine G
March ?@H%" p( E4
The situation of our youth is not mysterious( Chidren ha3e ne3er
$een
3ery #ood at istenin# to their eders" $ut they ha3e ne3er faied to
imitate them( They must" they ha3e no other modes(
Ao$ody =no!s My Aame .?@H?/ *Fifth A3enue" ;pto!n: a etter from
6arem*
Anyone !ho has e3er stru##ed !ith po3erty -no!s ho! extremey
expensi3e
it is to $e poor(
Ao$ody =no!s My Aame .?@H?/ *Fifth A3enue" ;pto!n: a etter from
6arem*
Freedom is not somethin# that any$ody can $e #i3en< freedom is
somethin#
peope ta-e and peope are as free as they !ant to $e(
Ao$ody =no!s My Aame .?@H?/ *Aotes for a 6ypothetica Ao3e*
4(G 2taney >ad!in .Ear >ad!in of >e!dey/
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Do not run up your nose dead a#ainst the Pope or the A;MT
,n 8ord >uter Art of Memory .?@F4/ p( ??&
Cou !i find in poitics that you are much exposed to the
attri$ution of
fase moti3e( Ae3er compain and ne3er expain(
,n 6arod Aicoson Diary .?@HG/ 4? Buy ?@DE
They UpariamentV are a ot of hard-faced men !ho oo- as if they had
done
3ery !e out of the !ar(
,n B( M( =eynes Economic Conse'uences of the Peace .?@?@/ ch( %
A patitude is simpy a truth repeated unti peope #et tired of
hearin#
it(
6ansard 4@ May ?@4D" co( G4G
, thin- it is !e aso for the man in the street to reai5e that
there is
no po!er on earth that can protect him from $ein# $om$ed( )hate3er
peope
may te him" the $om$er !i a!ays #et throu#h( The ony defence is
in
offence" !hich means that you ha3e to -i more !omen and chidren
more
'uic-y than the enemy if you !ant to sa3e yourse3es(
6ansard ?& Ao3( ?@E4" co( HE4
8et us ne3er for#et this< since the day of the air" the od frontiers
are
#one( )hen you thin- of the defence of En#and you no on#er thin- of
the
cha- ciffs of Do3er< you thin- of the Rhine( That is !here our
frontier
ies(
6ansard E& Buy ?@ED" co( 4EE@
, sha $e $ut a short time toni#ht( , ha3e sedom spo-en !ith
#reater
re#ret" for my ips are not yet unseaed( )ere these trou$es o3er ,
!oud
ma-e case" and , #uarantee that not a man !oud #o into the o$$y
a#ainst
us(
6ansard ?& Dec( ?@E%" co( F%H
, put $efore the !hoe 6ouse my o!n 3ie!s !ith an appain#
fran-ness(
(((2upposin# , had #one to the country and said that 1ermany !as
rearmin#
and that !e must rearm" does any$ody thin- that this pacific
democracy
!oud ha3e raied to that cry at that moment+ , cannot thin- of
anythin#
that !oud ha3e made the oss of the eection from my point of 3ie!
more
certain(
6ansard ?4 Ao3( ?@EH" co( ??DD
There are three casses !hich need sanctuary more than others--$irds"
!id
fo!ers" and Prime Ministers(
,n O$ser3er 4D May ?@4%
Then comes )inston !ith his hundred-horse-po!er mind and !hat can ,
do+
,n 1( M( Coun# 2taney >ad!in .?@%4/ ch( ??
The intei#ent are to the intei#entsia !hat a #enteman is to a
#ent(
,n 1( M( Coun# 2taney >ad!in .?@%4/ ch( ?E
*2afety first* does not mean a smu# sef-satisfaction !ith e3erythin#
as
it is( ,t is a !arnin# to a persons !ho are #oin# to cross a road
in
dan#erous circumstances(
The Times 4? May ?@4@
6ad the empoyers of past #enerations a of them deat fairy !ith
their
men there !oud ha3e $een no unions(
2peech in >irmin#ham" ?D Ban( ?@E?" in The Times ?% Ban( ?@E?
4(F Arthur Bames >afour .Ear of >afour/
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6is Ma9esty7s 1o3ernment 3ie! !ith fa3our the esta$ishment in
Paestine
of a nationa home for the Be!ish peope" and !i use their $est
endea3ours to faciitate the achie3ement of this o$9ect" it $ein#
ceary
understood that nothin# sha $e done !hich may pre9udice the ci3i
and
rei#ious ri#hts of existin# non-Be!ish communities in Paestine" or
the
ri#hts and poitica status en9oyed $y Be!s in any other country(
8etter to 8ord Rothschid 4 Ao3( ?@?G" in =( Coun# A( B( >afour
.?@HE/ p(
DGF
Fran- 6arris(((said(((*The fact is" Mr >afour" a the fauts of the
a#e
come from Christianity and 9ournaism(* To !hich Arthur
repied(((*Christianity" of course((($ut !hy 9ournaism+*
Mar#ot As'uith Auto$io#raphy .?@4&/ 3o( ?" ch( ?&
, ne3er for#i3e $ut , a!ays for#et(
,n R( >a-e Conser3ati3e Party .?@G&/ ch( G
, thou#ht he UChurchiV !as a youn# man of promise" $ut it appears
he is
a youn# man of promises(
,n )inston Churchi My Eary 8ife .?@E&/ ch( ?G
>io#raphy shoud $e !ritten $y an acute enemy(
,n O$ser3er E& Ban( ?@4G
,t is unfortunate" considerin# that enthusiasm mo3es the !ord" that
so
fe! enthusiasts can $e trusted to spea- the truth(
8etter to Mrs Dre!" ?@ May ?F@?" in 2ome 6a!arden 8etters .?@?G/ ch(
G
4(@ )hitney >aiett
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Critics are $iased" and so are readers( .,ndeed" a critic is a $unde
of
$iases hed oosey to#ether $y a sense of taste(/ >ut intei#ent
readers
soon disco3er ho! to ao! for the !inda#e of their o!n and a
critic7s
pre9udices(
Dinosaurs in the Mornin# .?@H4/ introductory note
The sound of surprise(
Tite of $oo- on 9a55 .?@%@/
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The tric- of !earin# min- is to oo- as thou#h you !ere !earin# a
coth
coat( The tric- of !earin# a coth coat is to oo- as thou#h you are
!earin# min-(
,n O$ser3er 4% Dec( ?@%%
4(?? Tauah >an-head
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,7m as pure as the dri3en sush(
Quoted $y Maurice Jooto! in 2aturday E3enin# Post ?4 Apr( ?@DG
There is ess in this than meets the eye(
,n Aexander )oocott 2houts and Murmurs .?@44/ ch( D .descri$in# a
re3i3a of Maeterinc-7s pay *A#a3aine and 2eysette*/
Cocaine ha$it-formin#+ Of course not( , ou#ht to -no!( ,73e $een
usin# it
for years(
Tauah .?@%4/ ch( D
4(?4 Aancy >an-s-2mith
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,n my experience" if you ha3e to -eep the a3atory door shut $y
extendin#
your eft e#" it7s modern architecture(
1uardian 4& Fe$( ?@G@
,7m sti sufferin# from the $i# d0nouement in UBeffrey Archer7s
$oo-V Aot
A Penny More !hen *the three stood motioness i-e sheep in the stare
of a
python(* The !hoe thin# -eeps me a!a-e at ni#ht( 6ere are these
sheep"
#am$oin# a$out in the )esh 9un#e" !hen up pops a python( A
python"
!hat7s more" !ho thin-s he7s a co$ra(
1uardian 4H Mar( ?@@&
4(?E ,mamu Amiri >ara-a .E3erett 8eRoi Bones/
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A rich man tod me recenty that a i$era is a man !ho tes other
peope
!hat to do !ith their money(
=uchur 2prin# ?@H4 *To-enism*
A man is either free or he is not( There cannot $e any apprenticeship
for
freedom(
=uchur 2prin# ?@H4 *To-enism*
1od has $een repaced" as he has a o3er the )est" !ith
respecta$iity
and airconditionin#(
Midstream .?@HE/ p( E@
4(?D )( A( P( >ar$eion .>ruce Frederic- Cummin#s/
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1i3e me the man !ho !i surrender the !hoe !ord for a moss or a
caterpiar" and impractica$e 3isions for a simpe human dei#ht(
Ces"
that sha $e my practice( , prefer Richard Befferies to 2!eden$or#
and
Oscar )ide to Thomas Z =empis(
En9oyin# 8ife and Other 8iterary Remains .?@?@/ *Cryin# for the
Moon*
Am !ritin# an essay on the ife-history of insects and ha3e a$andoned
the
idea of !ritin# on *6o! Cats 2pend their Time(*
Bourna of a Disappointed Man .?@?@/ E Ban( ?@&E
, can remem$er !onderin# as a chid if , !ere a youn# Macauay or
Rus-in
and secrety decidin# that , !as( My infant mind e3en !as $itter !ith
those !ho insisted on re#ardin# me as a norma chid and not as a
prodi#y(
Bourna of a Disappointed Man .?@?@/ 4E Oct( ?@?&
4(?% Maurice >arin#
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,n Mo5art and 2aieri !e see the contrast $et!een the #enius !hich
does
!hat it must and the taent !hich does !hat it can(
Outine of Russian 8iterature .?@?D/ ch( E
4(?H Ronnie >ar-er
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The mar3eous thin# a$out a 9o-e !ith a dou$e meanin# is that it
can
ony mean one thin#(
2auce .?@GG/ *Daddie7s 2auce*
4(?G Frederic- R( >arnard
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One picture is !orth ten thousand !ords(
Printers7 ,n- ?& Mar( ?@4G
4(?F Ci3e >arnes
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This UOh" CacuttaTV is the -ind of sho! to #i3e porno#raphy a dirty
name(
Ae! Cor- Times ?F Bune ?@H@" p( EE
4(?@ Buian >arnes
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)hat does this 9ourney seem i-e to those !ho aren7t >ritish--as they
head
to!ards the and of em$arrassment and $rea-fast+
Fau$ert7s Parrot .?@FD/ ch( G
The !riter must $e uni3ersa in sympathy and an outcast $y nature:
ony
then can he see ceary(
Fau$ert7s Parrot .?@FD/ ch( ?&
Do not ima#ine that Art is somethin# !hich is desi#ned to #i3e #ente
upift and sef-confidence( Art is not a $rassiOre( At east" not in
the
En#ish sense( >ut do not for#et that $rassiOre is the French for
ife-9ac-et(
Fau$ert7s Parrot .?@FD/ ch( ?&
>oo-s say: she did this $ecause( 8ife says: she did this( >oo-s are
!here
thin#s are expained to you< ife is !here thin#s aren7t( ,7m not
surprised some peope prefer $oo-s( >oo-s ma-e sense of ife( The
ony
pro$em is that the i3es they ma-e sense of are other peope7s
i3es"
ne3er your o!n(
Fau$ert7s Parrot .?@FD/ ch( ?E
4(4& Peter >arnes
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Caire: 6o! do you -no! you7re(((1od+
Ear of #urney: 2impe( )hen , pray to 6im , find ,7m ta-in# to
mysef(
The Ruin# Cass .?@H@/ act ?" sc( D
4(4? 2ir B( M( >arrie
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,7m not youn# enou#h to -no! e3erythin#(
The Admira$e Crichton .performed ?@&4" pu$d( ?@?D/ act ?
6is ordship may compe us to $e e'ua upstairs" $ut there !i ne3er
$e
e'uaity in the ser3ants7 ha(
The Admira$e Crichton .performed ?@&4" pu$d( ?@?D/ act ?
,t7s my deserts< ,7m a second ee3en sort of chap(
The Admira$e Crichton .performed ?@&4" pu$d( ?@?D/ act E
Times ha3e chan#ed since a certain author !as executed for murderin#
his
pu$isher( They say that !hen the author !as on the scaffod he said
#ood$ye to the minister and to the reporters" and then he sa! some
pu$ishers sittin# in the front ro! $eo!" and to them he did not say
#ood$ye( 6e said instead" *,7 see you ater(*
2peech at Adine Cu$" Ae! Cor-" % Ao3( ?F@H" in Critic ?D Ao3( ?F@H
The ife of e3ery man is a diary in !hich he means to !rite one
story" and
!rites another< and his hum$est hour is !hen he compares the 3oume
as it
is !ith !hat he 3o!ed to ma-e it(
The 8itte Minister .?F@?/ 3o( ?" ch( ?
,t7s #rand" and you canna expect to $e $aith #rand and comforta$e(
The 8itte Minister .?F@?/ 3o( ?" ch( ?&
, oathe enterin# upon expanations to any$ody a$out anythin#(
My 8ady Aicotine .?F@&/ ch( ?D
)hen the first $a$y au#hed for the first time" the au#h $ro-e into
a
thousand pieces and they a !ent s-ippin# a$out" and that !as the
$e#innin# of fairies(
Peter Pan .?@4F/ act ?
E3ery time a chid says *, don7t $eie3e in fairies* there is a
itte
fairy some!here that fas do!n dead(
Peter Pan .?@4F/ act ?
To die !i $e an a!fuy $i# ad3enture(
Peter Pan .?@4F/ act E( Cf( Chares Frohman
Do you $eie3e in fairies+ 2ay 'uic- that you $eie3eT ,f you
$eie3e"
cap your handsT
Peter Pan .?@4F/ act D
That is e3er the !ay( 7Tis a 9eaousy to the $ride and #ood !ishes
to
the corpse(
Quaity 2treet .performed ?@&?" pu$d( ?@?E/ act ?
The printin# press is either the #reatest $essin# or the #reatest
curse
of modern times" one sometimes for#ets !hich(
2entimenta Tommy .?F@H/ ch( %
2omeone said that 1od #a3e us memory so that !e mi#ht ha3e roses in
Decem$er(
Rectoria Address at 2t Andre!7s" E May ?@44" in The Times D May ?@44
Ae3er ascri$e to an opponent moti3es meaner than your o!n(
Rectoria Address at 2t Andre!7s" E May ?@44" in The Times D May ?@44
Coura#e is the thin#( A #oes if coura#e #oesT
Rectoria Address at 2t Andre!s" E May ?@44" in The Times D May ?@44
For se3era days after my first $oo- !as pu$ished , carried it a$out
in
my poc-et" and too- surreptitious peeps at it to ma-e sure that the
in-
had not faded(
2peech at the Critics7 Circe in 8ondon" 4H May ?@44" in The Times 4G
May
?@44
6a3e you e3er noticed" 6arry" that many 9e!es ma-e !omen either
incredi$y fat or incredi$y thin+
The T!e3e-Pound 8oo- and Other Pays .?@4?/ p( 4G
One7s rei#ion is !hate3er he is most interested in" and yours is
2uccess(
The T!e3e-Pound 8oo- and Other Pays .?@4?/ p( 4F
Oh the #adness of her #adness !hen she7s #ad"
And the sadness of her sadness !hen she7s sad"
>ut the #adness of her #adness
And the sadness of her sadness
Are as nothin#" Chares"
To the $adness of her $adness !hen she7s $ad(
Rosaind in The T!e3e-Pound 8oo- and Other Pays .?@4?/ p( ??E
Charm(((it7s a sort of $oom on a !oman( ,f you ha3e it" you don7t
need
to ha3e anythin# ese< and if you don7t ha3e it" it doesn7t much
matter
!hat ese you ha3e( 2ome !omen" the fe!" ha3e charm for a< and most
ha3e
charm for one( >ut some ha3e charm for none(
)hat E3ery )oman =no!s .?@?F/ act ?
A youn# 2cotsman of your a$iity et oose upon the !ord !ith [E&&"
!hat
coud he not do+ ,t7s amost appain# to thin- of< especiay if he
!ent
amon# the En#ish(
)hat E3ery )oman =no!s .?@?F/ act ?
My ady" there are fe! more impressi3e si#hts in the !ord than a
2cotsman
on the ma-e(
)hat E3ery )oman =no!s .?@?F/ act 4
Cou73e for#otten the #randest mora attri$ute of a 2cotsman" Ma##ie"
that
he7 do nothin# !hich mi#ht dama#e his career(
)hat E3ery )oman =no!s .?@?F/ act 4
The tra#edy of a man !ho has found himsef out(
)hat E3ery )oman =no!s .?@?F/ act D
E3ery man !ho is hi#h up o3es to thin- that he has done it a
himsef<
and the !ife smies" and ets it #o at that( ,t7s our ony 9o-e(
E3ery
!oman -no!s that(
)hat E3ery )oman =no!s .?@?F/ act D
4(44 Ethe >arrymore
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For an actress to $e a success" she must ha3e the face of a Lenus"
the
$rains of a Miner3a" the #race of Terpsichore" the memory of a
Macauay"
the fi#ure of Buno" and the hide of a rhinoceros(
,n 1eor#e Bean Aathan The Theatre in the Fifties .?@%E/ p( E&
4(4E Bohn >arrymore
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6e U>arrymoreV !oud 'uote from 1enesis the text !hich says" *,t is
not
#ood for man to $e aone"* and then add" *>ut O my 1od" !hat a
reief(*
Ama Po!er-)aters Bohn >arrymore .?@D?/ ch( ?E
My ony re#ret in the theatre is that , coud ne3er sit out front and
!atch me(
,n Eddie Cantor The )ay , 2ee ,t .?@%@/ ch( 4
Die+ , shoud say not" od feo!( Ao >arrymore !oud ao! such a
con3entiona thin# to happen to him(
,n 8ione >arrymore )e >arrymores .?@%?/ ch( 4H
4(4D 8ione >art
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2ee Fran- Aorman .?D(4E/
4(4% =ar >arth
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Die Menschen a$er !aren nie #ut" sind es nicht und !erden es auch nie
sein(
Men ha3e ne3er $een #ood" they are not #ood and they ne3er !i $e
#ood(
Christiche 1emeinde .Christian Community" ?@DF/ p( EH
)hether the an#es pay ony >ach in praisin# 1od , am not 'uite
sure< ,
am sure" ho!e3er" that en famie they pay Mo5art(
,n Ae! Cor- Times ?? Dec( ?@HF" p( D4
4(4H Roand >arthes
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Ce 'ue e pu$ic r0came" c7est 7ima#e de a passion" non a passion
ee-mXme(
)hat the pu$ic !ants is the ima#e of passion" not passion itsef(
Esprit .?@%4/ 3o( 4&" pt( ?&" p( D?4 *8e monde o\ 7on catche* .The
!ord of !restin#/
Be crois 'ue 7automo$ie est au9ourd7hui 70'ui3aent asse5 exact
des
#randes cath0draes #othi'ues: 9e 3eux dire une #rande cr0ation
d70po'ue"
conNue passionn0ment par des artistes inconnus" consomm0e dans son
ima#e"
sinon dans son usa#e" par un peupe entier 'ui s7approprie en ee un
o$9et parfaitement ma#i'ue(
, thin- that cars today are amost the exact e'ui3aent of the #reat
1othic cathedras: , mean the supreme creation of an era" concei3ed
!ith
passion $y un-no!n artists" and consumed in ima#e if not in usa#e $y
a
!hoe popuation !hich appropriates them as a purey ma#ica o$9ect(
Mythoo#ies .?@%G/ *8a nou3ee CitroKn* .The ne! CitroKn/
4(4G >ernard >aruch
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To me od a#e is a!ays fifteen years oder than , am(
,n Ae!s!ee- 4@ Au#( ?@%%
Lote for the man !ho promises east< he7 $e the east
disappointin#(
,n Meyer >er#er Ae! Cor- .?@H&/
8et us not $e decei3ed--!e are today in the midst of a cod !ar(
2peech to 2outh Caroina 8e#isature ?H Apr( ?@DG" in Ae! Cor- Times
?G
Apr( ?@DG" p( 4?
A poitica eader must -eep oo-in# o3er his shouder a the time
to see
if the $oys are sti there( ,f they aren7t sti there" he7s no
on#er a
poitica eader(
,n Ae! Cor- Times 4? Bune ?@H%" p( ?H
Cou can ta- a$out capitaism and communism and a that sort of
thin#"
$ut the important thin# is the stru##e e3ery$ody is en#a#ed in to
#et
$etter i3in# conditions" and they are not interested too much in
forms of
#o3ernment(
,n The Times 4& Au#( ?@HD
4(4F Bac'ues >ar5un
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?@&G-
,f it !ere possi$e to ta- to the un$orn" one coud ne3er expain to
them
ho! it fees to $e ai3e" for ife is !ashed in the speechess rea(
The 6ouse of ,nteect .?@%@/ ch( H
Art distis sensation and em$odies it !ith enhanced meanin# in
memora$e
form--or ese it is not art(
The 6ouse of ,nteect .?@%@/ ch( H
4(4@ 8( Fran- >aum
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The road to the City of Emerads is pa3ed !ith yeo! $ric-(
)onderfu )i5ard of O5 .?@&&/ ch( 4
4(E& Lic-i >aum
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?FFF-?@H&
Lerheiratet sein 3eran#t immer und $era die feinsten =unst der
;naufrichti#-eit 5!ischen Mensch und Mensch(
Marria#e a!ays demands the finest arts of insincerity possi$e
$et!een
t!o human $ein#s(
J!ischenfa in 8oh!inc-e .?@E&/ p( ?D&" transated $y Mar#aret
1odsmith as Resuts of an Accident .?@E?/ p( ?D&
4(E? 2ir Arnod >ax
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A sympathetic 2cot summed it a up 3ery neaty in the remar-" *Cou
shoud
ma-e a point of tryin# e3ery experience once" exceptin# incest and
fo--dancin#(*
Fare!e" My Couth .?@DE/ p( ?G
4(E4 2ir >e3erey >axter
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>ea3er$roo- is so peased to $e in the 1o3ernment that he is i-e the
to!n
tart !ho has finay married the MayorT
,n 2ir 6enry Channon Chips: the Diaries .?@HG/ ?4 Bune ?@D&
4(EE >eachcom$er
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2ee B( >( Morton .?E(?4@/
4(ED Da3id" First Ear >eatty
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?FG?-?@EH
There seems to $e somethin# !ron# !ith our $oody ships today Uat the
>atte of ButandV(
,n 2( Ros-i >eatty .?@F&/ ch( F
The 1erman fa# !i $e haued do!n at sunset to-day .Thursday/ and
!i
not $e hoisted a#ain !ithout permission(
2i#na to the Feet" 4? Ao3( ?@?F" in The Times 44 Ao3( ?@?F
4(E% 8ord >ea3er$roo- .)iiam Max!e Ait-en" first >aron >ea3er$roo-/
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, ran the paper UDaiy ExpressV purey for propa#anda" and !ith no
other
purpose(
E3idence to Roya Commission on the Press" ?F Mar( ?@DF" in A( B( P(
Tayor >ea3er$roo- .?@G4/ ch( 4E
This is my fina !ord( ,t is time for me to $ecome an apprentice once
more( , ha3e not setted in !hich direction( >ut some!here" sometime
soon(
2peech at Dorchester 6ote" 4% May ?@HD" in A( B( P( Tayor
>ea3er$roo-
.?@G4/ ch( 4%
The Fyin# 2cotsman is no ess spendid a si#ht !hen it tra3es north
to
Edin$ur#h than !hen it tra3es south to 8ondon( Mr >ad!in denouncin#
sanctions !as as di#nified as Mr >ad!in imposin# them( At times it
seemed
that there !ere t!o Mr >ad!ins on the sta#e" a prudent Mr >ad!in"
!ho
scented the dan#er in fooish pro9ects" and a rec-ess Mr >ad!in"
!ho
pun#ed into them head do!n" eyes shut( >ut there !as" in fact" ony
one
Mr >ad!in" a !e-meanin# man of indifferent 9ud#ement" !ho" !hether
he
did ri#ht or !ron#" !as a!ays sustained $y a $eief that he !as
actin#
for the $est(
Daiy Express 4@ May ?@EG
The Daiy Express decares that 1reat >ritain !i not $e in3o3ed in
a
European !ar this year or next year either(
Daiy Express ?@ 2ept( ?@EF
6e U8oyd 1eor#eV did not seem to care !hich !ay he tra3eed
pro3idin# he
!as in the dri3er7s seat(
Decine and Fa of 8oyd 1eor#e .?@HE/ ch( G
Ao! !ho is responsi$e for this !or- of de3eopment on !hich so much
depends+ To !hom must the praise $e #i3en+ To the $oys in the $ac-
rooms(
They do not sit in the imei#ht( >ut they are the men !ho do the
!or-(
8istener 4G Mar( ?@D?( Cf( Fran- 8oesser
)ith the pu$ication of his UEar 6ai#7sV Pri3ate Papers in ?@%4" he
committed suicide 4% years after his death(
Men and Po!er .?@%H/ p( x3iii
Churchi on top of the !a3e has in him the stuff of !hich tyrants
are
made(
Poiticians and the )ar .?@E4/ 3o( 4" ch( H
4(EH Car >ec-er
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?FGE-?@D%
The si#nificance of man is that he is that part of the uni3erse that
as-s
the 'uestion" )hat is the si#nificance of Man+ 6e aone can stand
apart
ima#inati3ey and" re#ardin# himsef and the uni3erse in their
eterna
aspects" pronounce a 9ud#ment: The si#nificance of man is that he is
insi#nificant and is a!are of it(
Pro#ress and Po!er .?@EH/ ch( E
4(EG 2amue >ec-ett
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,t is suicide to $e a$road( >ut !hat is it to $e at home" Mr Tyer"
!hat
is it to $e at home+ A in#erin# dissoution(
A That Fa .?@%G/ p( ?&
)e coud ha3e sa3ed sixpence( )e ha3e sa3ed fi3epence( .Pause/ >ut at
!hat
cost+
A That Fa .?@%G/ p( 4%
Co3: Do you $eie3e in the ife to come+
6amm: Mine !as a!ays that(
End#ame .?@%F/ p( E%
Personay , ha3e no $one to pic- !ith #ra3eyards" , ta-e the air
there
!iin#y" perhaps more !iin#y than ese!here" !hen ta-e the air ,
must(
First 8o3e .?@GE/ p( F
,f , had the use of my $ody , !oud thro! it out of the !indo!(
Maone Dies .?@%F/ p( DD
)here , am" , don7t -no!" ,7 ne3er -no!" in the sience you don7t
-no!"
you must #o on" , can7t #o on" ,7 #o on(
The ;nnama$e .?@%@/ p( D?F
Aothin# to $e done(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act ?
One of the thie3es !as sa3ed( .Pause/ ,t7s a reasona$e percenta#e(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act ?
Estra#on: Charmin# spot( ,nspirin# prospects( 8et7s #o(
Ladimir: )e can7t(
Estra#on: )hy not+
Ladimir: )e7re !aitin# for 1odot(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act ?
Aothin# happens" no$ody comes" no$ody #oes" it7s a!fuT
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act ?
6e can7t thin- !ithout his hat(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act ?
Ladimir: That passed the time(
Estra#on: ,t !oud ha3e passed in any case(
Ladimir: Ces" $ut not so rapidy(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act ?
)e a!ays find somethin#" eh" Didi" to #i3e us the impression that !e
exist+
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act 4
)e are not saints" $ut !e ha3e -ept our appointment( 6o! many peope
can
$oast as much+
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act 4
)e a are $orn mad( 2ome remain so(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act 4
They #i3e $irth astride of a #ra3e" the i#ht #eams an instant" then
it7s
ni#ht once more(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act 4
The air is fu of our cries( .6e istens(/ >ut ha$it is a #reat
deadener(
)aitin# for 1odot .?@%%/ act 4
4(EF 6arry >edford and Terry 2ui3an
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,7m a $it of a ruin that Crom!e -noc-7d a$out a $it(
,t7s a >it of a Ruin that Crom!e =noc-ed a$out a >it .?@4& son#<
!ritten
for Marie 8oyd/
4(E@ 2ir Thomas >eecham
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A musicoo#ist is a man !ho can read music $ut can7t hear it(
,n 6( Proctor-1re## >eecham Remem$ered .?@GH/ pt( 4" p( ?%D
There are t!o #oden rues for an orchestra: start to#ether and
finish
to#ether( The pu$ic doesn7t #i3e a damn !hat #oes on in $et!een(
,n 6arod At-ins and Archie Ae!man >eecham 2tories .?@GF/ p( 4G
UThe harpsichordV sounds i-e t!o s-eetons copuatin# on a
corru#ated tin
roof(
,n 6arod At-ins and Archie Ae!man >eecham 2tories .?@GF/ p( ED
,n the first mo3ement aone" of the 2e3enth 2ymphony U$y >ruc-nerV" ,
too-
note of six pre#nancies and at east four miscarria#es(
,n 6arod At-ins and Archie Ae!man >eecham 2tories .?@GF/ p( %&
U6er$ert 3on =ara9an isV a -ind of musica Macom 2ar#ent(
,n 6arod At-ins and Archie Ae!man >eecham 2tories .?@GF/ p( H?
, am not the #reatest conductor in this country( On the other hand
,7m
$etter than any damned forei#ner(
,n Daiy Express @ Mar( ?@H?
Musicians did not i-e the piece U2trauss7s Ee-traV at a( One
eminent
>ritish composer on ea3in# the theatre !as as-ed !hat he thou#ht of
it(
*)ords fai me"* he repied" *and ,7m #oin# home at once to pay the
chord
of C ma9or t!enty times o3er to satisfy mysef that it sti exists(*
Min#ed Chime .?@DD/ ch( ?F
The pain fact is that music per se means nothin#< it is sheer sound"
and
the interpreter can do no more !ith it than his o!n capacities"
menta and
spiritua" !i ao!" and the same appies to the istener(
Min#ed Chime .?@DD/ ch( EE
The En#ish may not i-e music" $ut they a$soutey o3e the noise it
ma-es(
,n Ae! Cor- 6erad Tri$une @ Mar( ?@H?
1ood music is that !hich penetrates the ear !ith faciity and 'uits
the
memory !ith difficuty(
2peech" circa ?@%&" in Ae! Cor- Times @ Mar( ?@H?
A the arts in America are a #i#antic rac-et run $y unscrupuous men
for
unheathy !omen(
,n O$ser3er % May ?@DH
6ar-T the herad an#es sin#T
>eecham7s Pis are 9ust the thin#"
T!o for a !oman" one for a chid(((
Peace on earth and mercy midT
,n Ae3ie Cardus 2ir Thomas >eecham .?@H?/ p( 4E
At a rehearsa , et the orchestra pay as they i-e( At the concert
,
ma-e them pay as , i-e(
,n Ae3ie Cardus 2ir Thomas >eecham .?@H?/ p( ???
Dear od E#ar --he is furious !ith me for drasticay cuttin# his A
fat
symphony --it7s a 3ery on# !or-" the musica e'ui3aent of the
To!ers of
2t Pancras 2tation--neo-1othic" you -no!(
,n Ae3ie Cardus 2ir Thomas >eecham .?@H?/ p( ??E
, am entirey !ith you in your o$3ious reuctance to rehearse on a
mornin#
as chiy and disma as this--$ut pease do try to -eep in touch !ith
us
from time to time(
,n Ae3ie Cardus 2ir Thomas >eecham .?@H?/ p( ??E
)hy do !e ha3e to ha3e a these third-rate forei#n conductors
around--!hen !e ha3e so many second-rate ones of our o!n+
,n 8( Ayre )it of Music .?@HH/ p( G&
4(D& 2ir Max >eer$ohm
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, ha3e -no!n no man of #enius !ho had not to pay" in some affiction
or
defect either physica or spiritua" for !hat the #ods had #i3en him(
And E3en Ao! .?@4&/ *Ao( 4" The Pines*
One mi#ht !e say that man-ind is di3isi$e into t!o #reat casses:
hosts
and #uests(
And E3en Ao! .?@4&/ *6osts and 1uests*
, maintain that thou#h you !oud often in the fifteenth century ha3e
heard
the sno$$ish Roman say" in a !oud-$e off-hand tone" *, am dinin#
!ith the
>or#ias toni#ht"* no Roman e3er !as a$e to say" *, dined ast ni#ht
!ith
the >or#ias(*
And E3en Ao! .?@4&/ *6osts and 1uests*
They so 3ery indu$ita$y are" you -no!T
Christmas 1arand .?@?4/ *Mote in the Midde Distance*
Of course he U)iiam MorrisV !as a !onderfu a-round man" $ut the
act
of !a-in# round him has a!ays tired me(
8etter to 2( A( >ehrman circa?@%E" in Con3ersations !ith Max .?@H&/
ch( 4
A s!ear-!ord in a rustic sum
A simpe s!ear-!ord is to some"
To Masefied somethin# more(
Fifty Caricatures .?@?4/ no( ?4
Aot that , had any specia reason for hatin# schooT 2tran#e as it
may
seem to my readers" , !as not unpopuar there( , !as a modest"
#ood-humoured $oy( ,t is Oxford that has made me insuffera$e(
More .?F@@/ *1oin# >ac- to 2choo*
;nder#raduates o!e their happiness chiefy to the consciousness that
they
are no on#er at schoo( The nonsense !hich !as -noc-ed out of them
at
schoo is a put #enty $ac- at Oxford or Cam$rid#e(
More .?F@@/ *1oin# >ac- to 2choo*
, ha3e the satiric temperament: !hen , am au#hin# at anyone , am
#eneray rather amusin#" $ut !hen , am praisin# anyone" , am a!ays
deady du(
2aturday Re3ie! 4F May ?F@F
The ony tri$ute a French transator can pay 2ha-espeare is not to
transate him--e3en to pease 2arah U>ernhardtV(
2aturday Re3ie! ?G Bune ?F@@
*,7m afraid , found Uthe >ritish MuseumV rather a depressin# pace(
,t--it
seemed to sap one7s 3itaity(* *,t does( That7s !hy , #o there( The
o!er
one7s 3itaity" the more sensiti3e one is to #reat art(*
2e3en Men .?@?@/ *Enoch 2oames*
Enter Michae An#eo( Andrea de 2arto appears for a moment at a
!indo!(
Pippa passes(
2e3en Men .?@?@/ *2a3onaroa >ro!n* act E
Most !omen are not so youn# as they are painted(
Ceo! >oo- .?F@D/ 3o( ?" p( HG
*After a"* as a pretty #ir once said to me" *!omen are a sex $y
themse3es" so to spea-(*
Ceo! >oo- .?F@D/ 3o( ?" p( G&
Fate !rote her UQueen Caroine of >runs!ic-V a most tremendous
tra#edy"
and she payed it in ti#hts(
Ceo! >oo- .?F@D/ 3o( E" p( 4H&
There is a!ays somethin# rather a$surd a$out the past(
Ceo! >oo- .?F@%/ 3o( D" p( 4F4
To #i3e an accurate and exhausti3e account of the period !oud need a
far
ess $riiant pen than mine(
Ceo! >oo- .?F@%/ 3o( D" p( 4FE
Aone" it is said" of a !ho re3eed !ith the Re#ent" !as haf so
!ic-ed
as 8ord 1eor#e 6e(
Ceo! >oo- .?F@H/ 3o( ??" p( ?? *6appy 6ypocrite* ch( ?
The fadin# si#nas and #rey eterna !as of that anti'ue station"
!hich"
famiiar to them and insi#nificant" does yet !hisper to the tourist
the
ast enchantments of the Midde A#e(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( ?
Juei-a" on a desert isand" !oud ha3e spent most of her time in
oo-in#
for a man7s footprint(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( 4
The duard7s en3y of $riiant men is a!ays assua#ed $y the
suspicion
that they !i come to $ad end(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( D
)omen !ho o3e the same man ha3e a -ind of $itter freemasonry(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( D
Cou !i find that the !oman !ho is reay -ind to do#s is a!ays one
!ho
has faied to inspire sympathy in men(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( H
>eauty and the ust for earnin# ha3e yet to $e aied(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( G
Cou !i thin- me amenta$y crude: my experience of ife has $een
dra!n
from ife itsef(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( G
6e hed" too" in his eni#htened !ay" that Americans ha3e a perfect
ri#ht
to exist( >ut he did often find himsef !ishin# Mr Rhodes had not
ena$ed
them to exercise that ri#ht in Oxford(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( F
2he !as one of the peope !ho say *, don7t -no! anythin# a$out music
reay" $ut , -no! !hat , i-e(*
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( @( Cf( 6enry Bames ??4:E
Cou cannot ma-e a man $y standin# a sheep on its hind-e#s( >ut $y
standin# a foc- of sheep in that position you can ma-e a cro!d of
men(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( @
Deepy re#ret inform your #race ast ni#ht t!o $ac- o!s came and
perched
on $attements remained there throu#h ni#ht hootin# at da!n fe! a!ay
none
-no!s !hither a!aitin# instructions Bein#s(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( ?D
Prepare 3aut for funera Monday Dorset(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( ?D
The 2ocratic manner is not a #ame at !hich t!o can pay( Pease
ans!er my
'uestion" to the $est of your a$iity(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( ?%
>yronT--he !oud $e a for#otten today if he had i3ed to $e a
forid od
#enteman !ith iron-#rey !his-ers" !ritin# 3ery on#" 3ery a$e
etters to
The Times a$out the Repea of the Corn 8a!s(
Juei-a Do$son .?@??/ ch( ?F
4(D? >rendan >ehan
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6e !as $orn an En#ishman and remained one for years(
6osta#e .?@%F/ act ?
Pat: 6e !as an An#o-,rishman(
Me#: ,n the $essed name of 1od !hat7s that+
Pat: A Protestant !ith a horse(
6osta#e .?@%F/ act ?
Mean!hie ,7 sin# that famous od son#" *The 6ound that Cau#ht the
Pu$ic
6are(*
6osta#e .?@%F/ act ?
)hen , came $ac- to Du$in" , !as courtmartiaed in my a$sence and
sentenced to death in my a$sence" so , said they coud shoot me in my
a$sence(
6osta#e .?@%F/ act ?
2odier: )hat7s a mixed infant+
Teresa: A itte $oy or #ir under fi3e years od( They !ere
caed
mixed infants $ecause unti that time the $oys and #irs !ere mixed
to#ether(
2odier: , !ish ,7d $een a mixed infant(
6osta#e .?@%F/ act 4
, am a socia$e !or-er( 6a3e you your testament+
6osta#e .?@%F/ act 4
1o on" a$use me--your o!n hus$and that too- you off the streets on a
2unday mornin#" !hen there !asn7t a pu$ open in the city(
6osta#e .?@%F/ act 4
)e7re here $ecause !e7re 'ueer
>ecause !e7re 'ueer $ecause !e7re here(
6osta#e .?@%F/ act E
There7s no such thin# as $ad pu$icity except your o!n o$ituary(
,n Dominic >ehan My >rother >rendan .?@H%/ p( ?%F
4(D4 Bohn 6ay >eith
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4(DE Ci3e >e
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One account(((#i3en me $y a 3ery #ood artist" is that !hat he tries
to
express in a picture is *a passionate apprehension of form(*
Art .?@?D/ pt( ?" ch( E
,t !oud foo! that *si#nificant form* !as form $ehind !hich !e
catch a
sense of utimate reaity(
Art .?@?D/ pt( ?" ch( E
Art and Rei#ion are" then" t!o roads $y !hich men escape from
circumstance to ecstasy( >et!een aesthetic and rei#ious rapture
there is
a famiy aiance( Art and Rei#ion are means to simiar states of
mind(
Art .?@?D/ pt( 4" ch( ?
, !i try to account for the de#ree of my aesthetic emotion( That"
,
concei3e" is the function of the critic(
Art .?@?D/ pt( E ch( E
Ony reason can con3ince us of those three fundamenta truths !ithout
a
reco#niton of !hich there can $e no effecti3e i$erty: that !hat !e
$eie3e is not necessariy true< that !hat !e i-e is not necessariy
#ood< and that a 'uestions are open(
Ci3ii5ation .?@4F/ ch( %
4(DD 6enry >eamann
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*Randy--!here--!here7s the rest of me+* 6is 3oice rose to a sharp
!ai(
=in#7s Ro! .?@D&/ pt( %" ch( ? .aso used in the ?@D? fim of the
$oo-"
!here the ine !as spo-en $y Ronad Rea#an/
4(D% 6iaire >eoc
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?FG&-?@%E
ChidT do not thro! this $oo- a$out<
Refrain from the unhoy peasure
Of cuttin# a the pictures outT
Preser3e it as your chiefest treasure(
>ad Chid7s >oo- of >easts .?F@H/ dedication
, ca you $ad" my itte chid"
;pon the tite pa#e"
>ecause a manner rude and !id
,s common at your a#e(
>ad Chid7s >oo- of >easts .?F@H/ introduction
)ho ta-e their manners from the Ape"
Their ha$its from the >ear"
,ndu#e in oud unseemy 9ape"
And ne3er $rush their hair(
>ad Chid7s >oo- of >easts .?F@H/ introduction
Mothers of ar#e famiies .!ho caim to common sense/
)i find a Ti#er !e repay the trou$e and expense(
>ad Chid7s >oo- of >easts .?F@H/ *The Ti#er*
, shoot the 6ippopotamus
)ith $uets made of patinum"
>ecause if , use eaden ones
6is hide is sure to fatten 7em(
>ad Chid7s >oo- of >easts .?F@H/ *The 6ippopotamus*
)hen peope ca this $east to mind"
They mar3e more and more
At such a itte tai $ehind"
2o ar#e a trun- $efore(
>ad Chid7s >oo- of >easts .?F@H/ *The Eephant*
And a!ays -eep a-hod of Aurse
For fear of findin# somethin# !orse(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *Bim*
The Chief Defect of 6enry =in#
)as che!in# itte $its of 2trin#(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *6enry =in#*
Physicians of the ;tmost Fame
)ere caed at once< $ut !hen they came
They ans!ered" as they too- their Fees"
*There is no Cure for this Disease(*
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *6enry =in#*
*Oh" my Friends" $e !arned $y me"
That >rea-fast" Dinner" 8unch" and Tea
Are a the 6uman Frame re'uires(((*
)ith that" the )retched Chid expires(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *6enry =in#*
Matida tod such Dreadfu 8ies"
,t made one 1asp and 2tretch one7s Eyes<
6er Aunt" !ho" from her Eariest Couth"
6ad -ept a 2trict Re#ard for Truth"
Attempted to >eie3e Matida:
The effort 3ery neary -ied her(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *Matida*
,t happened that a fe! )ee-s ater
6er Aunt !as off to the Theatre
To see that ,nterestin# Pay
The 2econd Mrs Tan'ueray(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *Matida*
For e3ery time 2he shouted *FireT*
They ony ans!ered *8itte 8iarT*
And therefore !hen her Aunt returned"
Matida" and the 6ouse" !ere >urned(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *Matida*
,n my opinion" >uters ou#ht
To -no! their pace" and not to pay
The Od Retainer ni#ht and day(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *8ord 8undy*
2irT you ha3e disappointed usT
)e had intended you to $e
The next Prime Minister $ut three:
The stoc-s !ere sod< the Press !as s'uared<
The Midde Cass !as 'uite prepared(
>ut as it isT(((My an#ua#e faisT
1o out and #o3ern Ae! 2outh )aesT
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *8ord 8undy*
A Tric- that e3eryone a$hors
,n 8itte 1irs is sammin# Doors(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *Re$ecca*
2he !as not reay $ad at heart"
>ut ony rather rude and !id:
2he !as an a##ra3atin# chid(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *Re$ecca*
The nicest chid , e3er -ne!
)as Chares Au#ustus Fortescue(
6e ne3er ost his cap" or tore
6is stoc-in#s or his pinafore :
,n eatin# >read he made no Crum$s"
6e !as extremey fond of sums(
Cautionary Taes .?@&G/ *Chares Au#ustus Fortescue*
The peasure poiticians ta-e in their imei#ht peases me !ith a
sort of
peasure , #et !hen , see a chid7s eyes #eam o3er a ne! toy(
Con3ersation !ith a Cat .?@E?/ ch( ?G
1entemen" , am a Cathoic( As far as possi$e" , #o to Mass e3ery
day(
This is a rosary( As far as possi$e" , -nee do!n and te these
$eads
e3ery day( ,f you re9ect me on account of my rei#ion" , sha than-
1od
that 6e has spared me the indi#nity of $ein# your representati3e(
2peech to 3oters of 2outh 2aford" ?@&H" in R( 2peai#ht 8ife of
6iaire
>eoc .?@%G/ ch( ?&
, a!ays i-e to associate !ith a ot of priests $ecause it ma-es me
understand anti-cerica thin#s so !e(
8etter to E( 2( P( 6aynes" @ Ao3( ?@&@" in R( 2peai#ht 8ife of
6iaire
>eoc .?@%G/ ch( ?G
)hate3er happens !e ha3e #ot
The Maxim 1un" and they ha3e not(
Modern Tra3eer .?F@F/ pt( H
, had an Aunt in Cucatan
)ho $ou#ht a Python from a man
And -ept it for a pet(
2he died" $ecause she ne3er -ne!
These simpe itte rues and fe!<--
The 2na-e is i3in# yet(
More >easts for )orse Chidren .?F@G/ *The Python*
The 8ama is a !ooy sort of feecy hairy #oat"
)ith an indoent expression and an unduatin# throat
8i-e an unsuccessfu iterary man(
More >easts for )orse Chidren .?F@G/ *The 8ama*
The Micro$e is so 3ery sma
Cou cannot ma-e him out at a(
More >easts for )orse Chidren .?F@G/ *The Micro$e*
OhT et us ne3er" ne3er dou$t
)hat no$ody is sure a$outT
More >easts for )orse Chidren .?F@G/ *The Micro$e*
8ord Finchey tried to mend the Eectric 8i#ht
6imsef( ,t struc- him dead: And ser3e him ri#htT
,t is the $usiness of the !eathy man
To #i3e empoyment to the artisan(
More Peers .?@??/ *8ord Finchey*
8ord 6ippo suffered fearfu oss
>y puttin# money on a horse
)hich he $eie3ed" if it !ere pressed"
)oud run far faster than the rest(
More Peers .?@??/ *8ord 6ippo*
8i-e many of the ;pper Cass
6e i-ed the 2ound of >ro-en 1ass(
Ae! Cautionary Taes .?@E&/ *A$out Bohn(* Cf( E3eyn )au#h 444:?@
>irds in their itte nests a#ree
)ith Chinamen" $ut not !ith me(
Ae! Cautionary Taes .?@E&/ *On Food*
,t is the $est of a trades" to ma-e son#s" and the second $est to
sin#
them(
On E3erythin# .?@&@/ *On 2on#*
,s there no 8atin !ord for Tea+ ;pon my sou" if , had -no!n that ,
!oud
ha3e et the 3u#ar stuff aone(
On Aothin# .?@&F/ *On Tea*
2tron# $rother in 1od and ast companion" )ine(
2hort Ta-s !ith the Dead .?@4H/ *6eroic Poem upon )ine*
2ay is #one that !as so -indy
2ay is #one from 6a7nac-er 6i(
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *6a7nac-er Mi*
Do you remem$er an ,nn"
Miranda+
Do you remem$er an ,nn+
And the teddin# and the spreadin#
Of the stra! for a $eddin#"
And the feas that tease in the 6i#h Pyrenees
And the !ine that tasted of the tar+
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *Tarantea*
)hen , am dead" , hope it may $e said:
*6is sins !ere scaret" $ut his $oo-s !ere read(*
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *On 6is >oo-s*
The De3i" ha3in# nothin# ese to do"
)ent off to tempt My 8ady Pota#rue(
My 8ady" tempted $y a pri3ate !him"
To his extreme annoyance" tempted him(
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *On 8ady Pota#rue*
Of this $ad !ord the o3eiest and the $est
6as smied and said *1ood Ai#ht"* and #one to rest(
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *On a Dead 6ostess*
The accursed po!er !hich stands on Pri3ie#e
.And #oes !ith )omen" and Champa#ne" and >rid#e/
>ro-e--and Democracy resumed her rei#n:
.)hich #oes !ith >rid#e" and )omen and Champa#ne/(
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *On a 1reat Eection*
8ady" !hen your o3ey head
Droops to sin- amon# the Dead"
And the 'uiet paces -eep
Cou that so di3iney seep<
Then the dead sha $essOd $e
)ith a ne! soemnity"
For such >eauty" so descendin#"
Ped#es them that Death is endin#"
2eep your fi--$ut !hen you !a-e
Da!n sha o3er 8ethe $rea-(
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *On a 2eepin# Friend*
,7m tired of 8o3e: ,7m sti more tired of Rhyme(
>ut Money #i3es me peasure a the time(
2onnets and Lerse .?@4E/ *Fati#ued*
Pae E$ene5er thou#ht it !ron# to fi#ht"
>ut Roarin# >i .!ho -ied him/ thou#ht it ri#ht(
2onnets and Lerse .ed( 4" ?@EF/ *The Pacifist*
, am a sundia" and , ma-e a $otch
Of !hat is done much $etter $y a !atch(
2onnets and Lerse .ed( 4" ?@EF/ *On a 2undia*
From the to!ns a ,nns ha3e $een dri3en: from the 3ia#es
most((((Chan#e
your hearts or you !i ose your ,nns and you !i deser3e to ha3e
ost
them( >ut !hen you ha3e ost your ,nns dro!n your empty se3es" for
you
!i ha3e ost the ast of En#and(
This and That .?@?4/ *On ,nns*
)hen , am i3in# in the Midands
That are sodden and un-ind"
, i#ht my amp in the e3enin#:
My !or- is eft $ehind<
And the #reat his of the 2outh Country
Come $ac- into my mind(
Lerses .?@?&/ *The 2outh Country*
,f , e3er $ecome a rich man"
Or if e3er , #ro! to $e od"
, !i $uid a house !ith deep thatch
To sheter me from the cod"
And there sha the 2ussex son#s $e sun#
And the story of 2ussex tod(
, !i hod my house in the hi#h !ood
)ithin a !a- of the sea"
And the men that !ere $oys !hen , !as a $oy
2ha sit and drin- !ith me(
Lerses .?@?&/ *The 2outh Country*
Of Courtesy" it is much ess
Than Coura#e of 6eart or 6oiness"
Cet in my )a-s it seems to me
That the 1race of 1od is in Courtesy(
Lerses .?@?&/ *Courtesy*
>aio made me" >aio fed me"
)hate3er , had she #a3e me a#ain:
And the $est of >aio o3ed and ed me(
1od $e !ith you" >aio men(
Lerses .?@?&/ *To the >aio Men 2ti in Africa*
From 'uiet homes and first $e#innin#"
Out to the undisco3ered ends"
There7s nothin# !orth the !ear of !innin#"
>ut au#hter and the o3e of friends(
Lerses .?@?&/ *Dedicatory Ode*
Remote and ineffectua Don
That dared attac- my Chesterton(
Lerses .?@?&/ *8ines to a Don*
Don different from those re#a DonsT
)ith hearts of #od and un#s of $ron5e"
)ho shout and $an# and roar and $a!
The A$soute across the ha"
Or sai in ampy $io!in# #o!n
Enormous throu#h the 2acred To!n"
>earin# from Coe#e to their homes
Deep car#oes of #i#antic tomes<
Dons admira$eT Dons of Mi#htT
;prisin# on my in!ard si#ht
Compact of ancient taes" and port
And seep--and earnin# of a sort(
Lerses .?@?&/ *8ines to a Don*
A sme of $urnin# fis the started Air--
The Eectrician is no on#er thereT
Lerses .?@?&/ *Ae!di#ate Poem*
, said to 6eart" *6o! #oes it+* 6eart repied:
*Ri#ht as a Ri$stone PippinT* >ut it ied(
Lerses .?@?&/ *The Fase 6eart*
The Moon on the one hand" the Da!n on the other<
The Moon is my sister" the Da!n is my $rother(
The Moon on my 8eft and the Da!n on my ri#ht(
My >rother" #ood mornin#: my 2ister #ood ni#ht(
Lerses and 2onnets .?F@H/ *The Eary Mornin#*
4(DH 2au >eo!
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,f , am out of my mind" it7s a ri#ht !ith me" thou#ht Moses 6er5o#(
6er5o# .?@H?/ p( ? .openin# sentence/
The idea" any!ay" !as to !ard off trou$e( >ut no! the moronic
inferno had
cau#ht up !ith me( My ee#ant car(((!as mutiated(
6um$odt7s 1ift .?@G%/ p( E%
The ony rea distinction at this dan#erous moment in human history
and
cosmic de3eopment has nothin# to do !ith medas and ri$$ons( Aot to
fa
aseep is distin#uished( E3erythin# ese is mere popcorn(
6um$odt7s 1ift .?@G%/ p( 4FE
, fee that art has somethin# to do !ith the achie3ement of stiness
in
the midst of chaos( A stiness !hich characteri5es prayer" too" and
the
eye of the storm( , thin- that art has somethin# to do !ith an arrest
of
attention in the midst of distraction(
,n 1eor#e Pimpton )riters at )or- .?@HG/ Erd series" p( ?@&
4(DG Ro$ert >enchey
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, ha3en7t $een a$road in so on# that , amost spea- En#ish !ithout
an
accent no!(
After ?@&E--)hat+ .?@EF/ p( 4D?
On a summer 3acation trip >enchey arri3ed in Lenice and immediatey
!ired
a friend: *streets fooded( pease ad3ise(*
,n R( E( Drennan A#on'uin )its .?@HF/ p( D%
, do most of my !or- sittin# do!n< that7s !here , shine(
,n R( E( Drennan A#on'uin )its .?@HF/ p( %%
My ony soution for the pro$em of ha$itua accidents and" so far"
no$ody
has as-ed me for my soution" is to stay in $ed a day( E3en then"
there
is a!ays the chance that you !i fa out(
Chips off the od >enchey .?@D@/ *2afety 2econd*
, had 9ust do5ed off into a stupor !hen , heard !hat , thou#ht !as
mysef
ta-in# to mysef( , didn7t pay much attention to it" as , -ne!
practicay e3erythin# , !oud ha3e to say to mysef" and !asn7t
particuary interested(
Chips off the od >enchey .?@D@/ *First Pi#eon of 2prin#*
A #reat many peope ha3e come up to me and as-ed ho! , mana#e to #et
so
much !or- done and sti -eep oo-in# so dissipated(
Chips off the od >enchey .?@D@/ *6o! to #et thin#s Done*
The $i##est o$stace to professiona !ritin# is the necessity for
chan#in#
a type!riter ri$$on(
Chips off the od >enchey .?@D@/ *8earn to )rite*
>o$ >enchey !as one of the fe! !riters , -ne! !ho a!ays au#hed at
other
!riters7 ines( , a!ays au#hed at one of his( )hen he returned for
his
t!enty-fifth homecomin# at 6ar3ard Uin ?@EGV" he stated to
undercassmen"
*, fee as , a!ays ha3e" except for an occasiona heart attac-(*
1roucho Marx 1rouchophie .?@GH/ p( 4&D
The surest !ay to ma-e a mon-ey of a man is to 'uote him(
My Ten Cears in a Quandary .?@EH/ p( 4&D
Te us your pho$ias and !e !i te you !hat you are afraid of(
My Ten Cears in a Quandary .?@EH/ p( 4@%
6e U>encheyV came out of a ni#ht cu$ one e3enin# and" tappin# a
uniformed fi#ure on the shouder" said" *1et me a ca$(* The uniformed
fi#ure turned around furiousy and informed him that he !as not a
doorman
$ut a rear admira( *O(=("* said >enchey" *1et me a $atteship(*
Ae! Cor-er % Ban( ?@DH
The famous office that >enchey and Dorothy Par-er shared in the
Metropoitan Opera 6ouse(((!as a cramped trian#e stoen from a
ha!ay(
*One s'uare foot ess and it !oud $e aduterous"* said >enchey(
Ae! Cor-er % Ban( ?@DH
,n America there are t!o casses of tra3e--first cass" and !ith
chidren(
Puc- and 8uc- .?@4%/ p( H
Often Daddy sat up 3ery ate !or-in# on a case of 2cotch(
Puc- and 8uc- .?@4%/ p( ?@F
A friend tod him that the particuar drin- he !as drin-in# !as so!
poison" and he repied" *2o !ho7s in a hurry+*
Aathanie >enchey Ro$ert >enchey .?@%%/ ch( ?
,t too- me fifteen years to disco3er that , had no taent for
!ritin#" $ut
, coudn7t #i3e it up $ecause $y that time , !as too famous(
,n Aathanie >enchey Ro$ert >enchey .?@%%/ ch( ?
2ee aso Mae )est .4E(4@/
4(DF Buien >enda
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8a trahison des cercs(
The treachery of the inteectuas(
Tite of $oo- .?@4G/
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)e thou#ht !e !ere done !ith these thin#s $ut !e !ere !ron#(
)e thou#ht" $ecause !e had po!er" !e had !isdom(
Atantic Monthy 2ept( ?@E% *8itany for Dictatorships*
, ha3e faen in o3e !ith American names"
The sharp" #aunt names that ne3er #et fat"
The sna-es-in-tites of minin#-caims"
The pumed !ar-$onnet of Medicine 6at"
Tucson and Dead!ood and 8ost Mue Fat(
Cae Re3ie! .?@4G/ 3o( ?G" p( HE *American Aames*
, sha not rest 'uiet in Montparnasse(
, sha not ie easy at )inchesea(
Cou may $ury my $ody in 2ussex #rass"
Cou may $ury my ton#ue at Champm0dy(
, sha not $e there" , sha rise and pass(
>ury my heart at )ounded =nee(
Cae Re3ie! .?@4G/ 3o( ?G" p( HD *American Aames*
4(%& )iiam Rose >en0t
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>a-e sa! a treefu of an#es at Pec-ham Rye"
And his hands coud ay hod on the ti#er7s terri$e heart(
>a-e -ne! ho! deep is 6e" and 6ea3en ho! hi#h"
And coud $uid the uni3erse from one tiny part(
>ur#ar of Jodiac .?@?F/ *Mad >a-e*
4(%? Tony >enn
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A hoy !ar !ith atom $om$s coud end the human famiy for e3er( , say
this
as a sociaist !hose poitica commitment o!es much more to the
teachin#s
of Besus--!ithout the mysteries !ithin !hich they are presented--than
to
the !ritin#s of Marx !hose anaysis seems to ac- an understandin# of
the
deeper needs of humanity(
Ar#uments for Democracy .?@F?/ ch( G
The distortion of the Marxist idea that de3eoped in Russia !as as
#reat"
and of the same character" as the distortion of the Christian
teachin# at
the time of the ,n'uisition( >ut it is as !hoy !ron# to $ame Marx
for
!hat !as done in his name" as it is to $ame Besus for !hat !as done
in
his(
,n Aan Freeman The >enn 6eresy .?@F4/ p( ?G4
,n de3eopin# our industria strate#y for the period ahead" !e ha3e
the
$enefit of much experience( Amost e3erythin# has $een tried at
east
once(
6ansard ?E Mar( ?@GD" co( ?@G
>roadcastin# is reay too important to $e eft to the $roadcasters(
,n Anthony 2ampson The Ae! Anatomy of >ritain .?@G?/ ch( 4D
,t is ar#ua$e that !hat has reay happened has amounted to such a
$rea-do!n in the socia contract" upon !hich pariamentary democracy
$y
uni3ersa suffra#e !as $ased" that that contract no! needs to $e
re-ne#otiated on a $asis that shares po!er much more !idey" $efore
it can
!in #enera assent a#ain(
The Ae! Poitics .?@G&/ ch( D
The >ritish 6ouse of 8ords is the >ritish Outer Mon#oia for retired
poiticians(
,n O$ser3er D Fe$( ?@H4
)e thou#ht !e coud put the economy ri#ht in fi3e years( )e !ere
!ron#(
,t !i pro$a$y ta-e ten(
2peech at >risto" ?F Apr( ?@HF" in The Times ?@ Apr( ?@HF
4(%4 1eor#e >ennard
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, !i cin# to the od ru##ed cross"
And exchan#e it some day for a cro!n(
The Od Ru##ed Cross .?@?E hymn/
4(%E Aan >ennett
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8ife" you -no!" is rather i-e openin# a tin of sardines( )e are a
of
us oo-in# for the -ey( And" , !onder" ho! many of you here toni#ht
ha3e
!asted years of your i3es oo-in# $ehind the -itchen dressers of
this
ife for that -ey( , -no! , ha3e( Others thin- they73e found the -ey"
don7t they+ They ro $ac- the id of the sardine tin of ife" they
re3ea
the sardines" the riches of ife" therein" and they #et them out"
they
en9oy them( >ut" you -no!" there7s a!ays a itte $it in the corner
you
can7t #et out( , !onder--, !onder" is there a itte $it in the
corner of
your ife+ , -no! there is in mine(
>eyond the Frin#e .?@H? re3ue/ *Ta-e a Pe!"* in Ro#er )imut
Compete
>eyond the Frin#e .?@FG/ p( ?&D
, ha3e ne3er understood this i-in# for !ar( ,t panders to instincts
aready catered for !ithin the scope of any respecta$e domestic
esta$ishment(
Forty Cears On .?@H@/ act ?
)e started off tryin# to set up a sma anarchist community" $ut
peope
!oudn7t o$ey the rues(
1ettin# On .?@G4/ act ?
One of the fe! essons , ha3e earned in ife is that there is
in3aria$y
somethin# odd a$out !omen !ho !ear an-e soc-s(
Od Country .?@GF/ act ?
)e !ere put to Dic-ens as chidren $ut it ne3er 'uite too-( That
unremittin# humanity soon had me cheesed off(
Od Country .?@GF/ act 4
4(%D Arnod >ennett
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, pace it upon record fran-y--the Cayhan#er trio#y is #ood((((The
scene" for instance" !here Darius Cayhan#er dies that in#erin#
death
coud scarcey $e $ettered((((And !hy+(((>ecause , too- infinite
pains
o3er it( A the time my father !as dyin#" , !as at the $edside
ma-in#
copious notes( Cou can7t 9ust sap these thin#s do!n( Cou ha3e to
ta-e
trou$e(
O3erheard con3ersation !ith 6u#h )apoe circa ?@4H" in P( 1(
)odehouse
and 1uy >oton >rin# on the 1irs .?@%D/ ch( ?%
6is opinion of himsef" ha3in# once risen" remained at *set fair(*
The Card .?@??/ ch( ?
*Ce can ca it infuen5a if ye i-e"* said Mrs Machin( *There !as no
infuen5a in my youn# days( )e caed a cod a cod(*
The Card .?@??/ ch( F
*And yet"* demanded Councior >aro!" *!hat7s he done+ 6as he e3er
done
a day7s !or- in his ife+ )hat #reat cause is he identified !ith+*
*6e7s
identified"* said the first spea-er" *!ith the #reat cause of
cheerin# us
a up(*
The Card .?@??/ ch( ?4
My #enera impression is that En#ishmen act $etter than Frenchmen"
and
French!omen $etter than En#ish!omen(
Cupid and Commonsense .?@&@/ preface
1ood taste is $etter than $ad taste" $ut $ad taste is $etter than no
taste" and men !ithout indi3iduaity ha3e no taste--at any rate no
taste
that they can impose on their pu$ics(
E3enin# 2tandard 4? Au#( ?@E&
*>ahT* she said( *)ith peope i-e you" o3e ony means one thin#(*
*Ao"*
he repied( *,t means t!enty thin#s" $ut it doesn7t mean nineteen(*
Bourna .?@E4/ 4& Ao3( ?@&D
A test of a first-rate !or-" and a test of your sincerity in cain#
it a
first-rate !or-" is that you finish it(
Thin#s that ha3e ,nterested Me .?@4?/ *Finishin# >oo-s*
,n the meantime acoho produces a dei#htfu socia atmosphere that
nothin# ese can produce(
Thin#s that ha3e ,nterested Me .?@4?/ *For and A#ainst Prohi$ition*
2e3enty minutes had passed $efore Mr 8oyd 1eor#e arri3ed at his
proper
theme( 6e spo-e for a hundred and se3enteen minutes" in !hich period
he
!as detected ony once in the use of an ar#ument(
Thin#s that ha3e ,nterested Me .?@4?/ *After the March Offensi3e(*
Pessimism" !hen you #et used to it" is 9ust as a#reea$e as optimism(
,ndeed" , thin- it must $e more a#reea$e" must ha3e a more rea
sa3our"
than optimism--from the !ay in !hich pessimists a$andon themse3es to
it(
Thin#s that ha3e ,nterested Me .?@4?/ *2ump in Pessimism*
The price of 9ustice is eterna pu$icity(
Thin#s that ha3e ,nterested Me .4nd series" ?@4E/ *2ecret Trias*
A cause may $e incon3enient" $ut it7s ma#nificent( ,t7s i-e
champa#ne or
hi#h hees" and one must $e prepared to suffer for it(
The Tite .?@?F/ act ?
Examine the 6onours 8ist and you can instanty te ho! the
1o3ernment
fees in its inside( )hen the 6onours 8ist is fu of rascas"
miionaires" and--er--chumps" you may $e 'uite sure that the
1o3ernment
is dan#erousy i(
The Tite .?@?F/ act ?
>ein# a hus$and is a !hoe-time 9o$( That is !hy so many hus$ands
fai(
They cannot #i3e their entire attention to it(
The Tite .?@?F/ act ?
Bournaists say a thin# that they -no! isn7t true" in the hope that
if
they -eep on sayin# it on# enou#h it !i $e true(
The Tite .?@?F/ act 4
8iterature7s a!ays a #ood card to pay for 6onours( ,t ma-es peope
thin- that Ca$inet ministers are educated(
The Tite .?@?F/ act E
4(%% Ada >enson and Fred Fisher
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Cour feet7s too $i#"
Don7t !ant you 7cause your feet7s too $i#"
Mad at you 7cause your feet7s too $i#"
6ates you 7cause your feet7s too $i#(
Cour Feet7s Too >i# .?@EH son#/
4(%H A( C( >enson
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, don7t i-e authority" at east , don7t i-e other peope7s
authority(
Excerpts from 8etters to M( E( A( .?@4H/ p( D?
8and of 6ope and 1ory" Mother of the Free"
6o! sha !e exto thee !ho are $orn of thee+
)ider sti and !ider sha thy $ounds $e set<
1od !ho made thee mi#hty" ma-e thee mi#htier yet(
8and of 6ope and 1ory .?@&4 son#< music $y 2ir Ed!ard E#ar/
4(%G 2tea >enson
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?F@4-?@EE
Ca no man foe" $ut ne3er o3e a stran#er(
This is the End .?@?G/ p( HE
4(%F Edmund Cerihe! >entey
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?FG%-?@%H
)hen their ordships as-ed >acon
6o! many $ri$es he had ta-en
6e had at east the #race
To #et 3ery red in the face(
>aseess >io#raphy .?@E@/ *>acon*
The Art of >io#raphy
,s different from 1eo#raphy(
1eo#raphy is a$out Maps"
>ut >io#raphy is a$out Chaps(
>io#raphy for >e#inners .?@&%/ introd(
2ir Christopher )ren
2aid" *, am #oin# to dine !ith some men(
,f any$ody cas
2ay , am desi#nin# 2t Pau7s(*
>io#raphy for >e#inners .?@&%/ *2ir Christopher )ren*
2ir 6umphrey Da3y
A$ominated #ra3y(
6e i3ed in the odium
Of ha3in# disco3ered 2odium(
>io#raphy for >e#inners .?@&%/ *2ir 6umphrey Da3y*
Bohn 2tuart Mi"
>y a mi#hty effort of !i"
O3ercame his natura $onhomie
And !rote *Principes of Poitica Economy(*
>io#raphy for >e#inners .?@&%/ *Bohn 2tuart Mi*
)hat , i-e a$out Ci3e
,s that he is no on#er ai3e(
There is a #reat dea to $e said
For $ein# dead(
>io#raphy for >e#inners .?@&%/ *Ci3e*
Ed!ard the Confessor
2ept under the dresser(
)hen that $e#an to pa"
6e sept in the ha(
>io#raphy for >e#inners .?@&%/ *Ed!ard the Confessor*
Chapman W 6a
2!ore not at a(
Mr Chapman7s yea !as yea"
And Mr 6a7s nay !as nay(
>io#raphy for >e#inners .?@&%/ *Chapman W 6a*
1eor#e the Third
Ou#ht ne3er to ha3e occurred(
One can ony !onder
At so #rotes'ue a $under(
More >io#raphy .?@4@/ *1eor#e the Third*
4(%@ Eric >entey
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?@?H-
The theatre of farce is the theatre of the human $ody $ut of that
$ody in
a state as far from the natura as the 3oice of Chaiapin is from my
3oice
or yours( ,t is a theatre in !hich" thou#h the marionettes are men"
the
men are supermarionettes( ,t is the theatre of the surreaist $ody(
8ife of Drama .?@HD/ ch( G
Ours is the a#e of su$stitutes: instead of an#ua#e" !e ha3e 9ar#on<
instead of principes" so#ans< and" instead of #enuine ideas" >ri#ht
,deas(
Ae! Repu$ic 4@ Dec( ?@%4
4(H& Ai-oai >erdyae3
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?FGD-?@DF
;topias are reai5a$e" they are more reai5a$e than !hat has $een
presented as *reaist poitics* and !hat has simpy $een the
cacuated
rationaism of armchair poiticians( 8ife is mo3in# to!ards utopias(
>ut
perhaps a ne! a#e is openin# up $efore us" in !hich the
intei#entsia and
the cutured casses !i dream of !ays to a3oid utopias and to
return to
a non-utopian society" to a ess *perfect* a freer society(
Ao3oe sredne3e-o37e .Ae! Midde A#es" ?@4D/ p( ?44
4(H? 8ord Chares >eresford
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On one occasion" !hen at the ee3enth hour he U>eresfordV had $een
summoned to dine !ith the then Prince of )aes" he is said to ha3e
tee#raphed $ac-: *Lery sorry can7t come( 8ie foo!s $y post(* This
story
has $een tod of se3era other peope" $ut 8ord Chares !as the rea
ori#inator(
Raph Ae3i )ord of Fashion ?FEG-?@44 .?@4E/ ch( %( Cf( Marce
Proust
?GH:%
4(H4 6enri >er#son
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8a fonction essentiee de 7uni3ers" 'ui est une machine Z faire des
dieux(
The essentia function of the uni3erse" !hich is a machine for ma-in#
#ods(
8es Deux sources de a morae et de a rei#ion .The T!o 2ources of
Moraity and Rei#ion" ?@E4/ ch( D
4(HE ,r3in# >erin .,srae >aine/
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?FFF-?@F@
Come on and hear"
Come on and hear"
Aexander7s ra#time $and"
Come on and hear"
Come on and hear"
,t7s the $est $and in the and(
Aexander7s Ra#time >and .?@?? son#/
Anythin# you can do" , can do $etter"
, can do anythin# $etter than you(
Anythin# Cou Can Do .?@DH son#/
1od $ess America"
8and that , o3e"
2tand $eside her and #uide her
Thru the ni#ht !ith a i#ht from a$o3e(
From the mountains to the prairies"
To the oceans !hite !ith foam"
1od $ess America"
My home s!eet home(
1od >ess America .?@E@ son#/
OhT ho! , hate to #et up in the mornin#"
OhT ho! ,7d o3e to remain in $ed<
For the hardest $o! of a"
,s to hear the $u#er ca"
Cou73e #ot to #et up" you73e #ot to #et up"
Cou73e #ot to #et up this mornin#T
OhT 6o! , 6ate to 1et ;p in the Mornin# .?@?F son#/
A pretty #ir is i-e a meody
That haunts you ni#ht and day(
A Pretty 1ir is i-e a Meody .?@?@ son#/
The son# is ended .$ut the meody in#ers on/(
Tite of son# .?@4G/
There7s no $usiness i-e sho! $usiness(
Tite of son# .?@DH/
,7m puttin7 on my top hat"
Tyin7 up my !hite tie"
>rushin7 off my tais(
Top 6at" )hite Tie and Tais .?@E% son#/
,7m dreamin# of a !hite Christmas"
Bust i-e the ones , used to -no!"
)here the tree-tops #isten
And chidren isten
To hear sei#h $es in the sno!(
)hite Christmas .?@D4 son#/
4(HD 2ir ,saiah >erin
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There exists a #reat chasm $et!een those" on one side" !ho reate
e3erythin# to a sin#e centra 3ision(((and" on the other side" those
!ho
pursue many ends" often unreated and e3en contradictory((((The first
-ind
of inteectua and artistic personaity $eon#s to the hed#eho#s"
the
second to the foxes(
6ed#eho# and Fox .?@%E/ ch( ?
Rousseau !as the first miitant o!$ro!(
O$ser3er @ Ao3( ?@%4
8i$erty is i$erty" not e'uaity or fairness or 9ustice or human
happiness
or a 'uiet conscience(
T!o Concepts of 8i$erty .?@%F/ p( ?&
4(H% 1eor#es >ernanos
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8e d0sir de a priOre est d09Z une priOre(
The !ish for prayer is a prayer in itsef(
Bourna d7un cur0 de campa#ne .Diary of a Country Priest" ?@EH/ ch(
4
87enfer" madame" c7est de ne pus aimer(
6e" madam" is to o3e no more(
Bourna d7un cur0 de campa#ne .Diary of a Country Priest" ?@EH/ ch(
4
4(HH Beffrey >ernard
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)hen peope say" *Cou7re $rea-in# my heart"* they do in fact usuay
mean
that you7re $rea-in# their #enitas(
2pectator E? May ?@FH
4(HG Eric >erne
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The som$re picture presented in Parts , and ,, of this $oo-" in !hich
human ife is mainy a process of fiin# in time unti the arri3a
of
death" or 2anta Caus" !ith 3ery itte choice" if any" of !hat -ind
of
$usiness one is #oin# to transact durin# the on# !ait" is a
commonpace
$ut not the fina ans!er(
1ames Peope Pay .?@HD/ ch( ?F
1ames peope pay: the psychoo#y of human reationships(
Tite of $oo- .?@HD/
4(HF Car >ernstein and >o$ )ood!ard
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Car >ernstein ?@DD-
>o$ )ood!ard ?@DE-
A the President7s men(
Tite of $oo- .?@GD/
4(H@ Chuc- >erry
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Ro o3er" >eetho3en" and te Tchai-o3s-y the ne!s(
Ro O3er" >eetho3en .?@%H son#/
4(G& Bohn >erryman
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>ossomed 2arah" and ,
$ossom( ,s that thin# ai3e+ , hear a famisht ho!(
Partisan Re3ie! .?@%E/ 3o( 4&" p( D@D *6oma#e to Mistress
>radstreet*
)e must tra3e in the direction of our fear(
Poems .?@D4/ *A Point of A#e*
8ife" friends" is $orin#( )e must not say so(
GG Dream 2on#s .?@HD/ no( ?D
And moreo3er my mother tau#ht me as a $oy
.repeatin#y/ *E3er to confess you7re $ored
means you ha3e no
,nner Resources(* , concude no! , ha3e no
inner resources" $ecause , am hea3y $ored(
GG Dream 2on#s .?@HD/ no( ?D
, sedom #o to fims( They are too excitin#" said the 6onoura$e
Possum(
GG Dream 2on#s .?@HD/ no( %E
4(G? Pierre >erton
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UDefinition of a Canadian:V 2ome$ody !ho -no!s ho! to ma-e o3e in a
canoe(
Toronto 2tar" Canadian Ma#( 44 Dec( ?@GE
4(G4 Theo$ad 3on >ethmann 6o!e#
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6e U>ethmann 6o!e#V said that the step ta-en $y 6is Ma9esty7s
1o3ernment
!as terri$e to a de#ree" 9ust for a !ord *neutraity*--a !ord !hich
in
!artime had so often $een disre#arded--9ust for a scrap of paper"
1reat
>ritain !as #oin# to ma-e !ar on a -indred nation !ho desired nothin#
$etter than to $e friends !ith her(
Report $y 2ir E( 1oschen to 2ir Ed!ard 1rey" in >ritish Documents on
Ori#ins of the )ar ?F@F-?@?D .?@4H/ 3o( ??" p( E%?
4(GE 2ir Bohn >et9eman
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?@&H-?@FD
6e sipped at a !ea- hoc- and set5er
As he #a5ed at the 8ondon s-ies
Throu#h the Aottin#ham ace of the curtains
Or !as it his $ees-!in#ed eyes+
6e rose" and he put do!n The Ceo! >oo-(
6e sta##ered--and" terri$e-eyed"
6e $rushed past the pams on the staircase
And !as heped to a hansom outside(
Continua De! .?@EG/ *Arrest of Oscar )ide at the Cado#an 6ote*
Come" friendy $om$s" and fa on 2ou#hT
,t isn7t fit for humans no!"
There isn7t #rass to #ra5e a co!(
2!arm o3er" DeathT
Continua De! .?@EG/ *2ou#h*
Rime ,ntrinsica" Fontme Ma#na" 2turminster Ae!ton and Me$ury
>u$$"
)hist upon !hist upon !hist upon !hist dri3e" in ,nstitute" 8e#ion
and
2ocia Cu$(
6orny hands that hod the aces !hich this mornin# hed the pou#h--
)hie Tranter Reu$en" T( 2( Eiot" 6( 1( )es and Edith 2it!e
ie in
Mestoc- churchyard no!(
Continua De! .?@EG/ *Dorset*
2pirits of !e-shot !oodcoc-" partrid#e" snipe
Futter and $ear him up the Aorfo- s-y:
,n that red house in a red maho#any $oo--case
The stamp coection !aits !ith mounts on# dry(
Continua De! .?@EG/ *Death of =in# 1eor#e L*
And #irs in sac-s remem$er Dad"
And oafish outs remem$er Mum"
And seepess chidren7s hearts are #ad"
And Christmas -mornin# $es say *ComeT*
E3en to shinin# ones !ho d!e
2afe in the Dorchester 6ote(
And is it true+ And is it true"
This most tremendous tae of a"
2een in a stained-#ass !indo!7s hue"
A >a$y in an ox7s sta+
The Ma-er of the stars and sea
>ecome a Chid on earth for me+
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *Christmas*
,n the icorice fieds at Pontefract
My o3e and , did meet
And many a $urdened icorice $ush
)as $oomin# round our feet<
Red hair she had and #oden s-in"
6er su-y ips !ere shaped for sin"
6er sturdy e#s !ere fanne-sac-7d"
The stron#est e#s in Pontefract(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *The 8icorice Fieds at Pontefract*
,n the 1arden City Caf0 !ith its muras on the !a
>efore a ta- on *2ex and Ci3ics* , meditated on the Fa(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *6uxey 6a*
1aiy into Ruisip 1ardens
Runs the red eectric train"
)ith a thousand Ta7s and Pardon7s
Daintiy ai#hts Eaine<
6urries do!n the concrete station
)ith a fro!n of concentration"
Out into the outs-irt7s ed#es
)here a fe! sur3i3in# hed#es
=eep ai3e our ost Eysium--rura Middesex a#ain(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *Middesex*
There !as sun enou#h for a5in# upon $eaches"
There !as fun enou#h for far into the ni#ht(
>ut ,7m dyin# no! and done for"
)hat on earth !as a the fun for+
For 1od7s sa-e -eep that suni#ht out of si#ht(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *2un and Fun*
,t7s a!f7y $ad uc- on Diana"
6er ponies ha3e s!ao!ed their $its<
2he fished do!n their throats !ith a spanner
And fri#htened them a into fits(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *6unter Trias*
Oh !asn7t it nau#hty of 2mud#es+
Oh" Mummy" ,7m sic- !ith dis#ust(
2he thre! me in front of the Bud#es
And my siy od coar$one7s $ust(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *6unter Trias*
Phone for the fish--ni3es" Aorman
As Coo- is a itte unner3ed<
Cou -iddies ha3e crumped the ser3iettes
And , must ha3e thin#s daintiy ser3ed(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *6o! to #et on in 2ociety*
Mi- and then 9ust as it comes dear+
,7m afraid the preser3e7s fu of stones<
>e# pardon" ,7m soiin# the doieys
)ith afternoon tea-ca-es and scones(
Fe! 8ate Chrysanthemums .?@%D/ *6o! to #et on in 2ociety*
1hasty #ood taste" or a depressin# story of the rise and fa of
En#ish
architecture(
Tite of $oo- .?@EE/
OhT Chint5y" Chint5y cheeriness"
6af dead and haf ai3eT
Mount Jion .?@E?/ *Death in 8eamin#ton*
The Church7s Restoration
,n ei#hteen-ei#hty-three
6as eft for contempation
Aot !hat there used to $e(
Mount Jion .?@E?/ *6ymn*
2in# on" !ith hymns uproarious"
Ce hum$e and aoof"
8oo- upT and oh ho! #orious
6e has restored the roofT
Mount Jion .?@E?/ *6ymn*
>road of Church and *$road of Mind"*
>road $efore and $road $ehind"
A -een eccesioo#ist"
A rather dirty )y-ehamist(
Mount Jion .?@E?/ *The )y-ehamist*
Oh sha , see the Thames a#ain+
The pro!-promoted #ems a#ain"
As $eefy AT2
)ithout their hats
Come shootin# throu#h the $rid#e+
And *cheerioh* or *cheeri-$ye*
Across the !aste of !aters die
And o! the mists of e3enin# ie
And i#hty s-ims the mid#e(
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *6eney-on-Thames*
Rum$in# under $ac-ened #irders" Midand" $ound for Cric-e!ood"
Puffed its suphur to the sunset !here that 8and of 8aundries
stood(
Rum$e under" thunder o3er" train and tram aternate #o(
2ha-e the foor and smud#e the ed#er" Charrin#ton" 2es" Dae and
Co("
Auts and nu##ets in the !indo!" truc-s aon# the ines $eo!(
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *Pariament 6i Fieds*
Miss B( 6unter Dunn" Miss B( 6unter Dunn"
Furnish7d and $urnish7d $y Adershot sun"
)hat strenuous sin#es !e payed after tea"
)e in the tournament--you a#ainst me(
8o3e-thirty" o3e-forty" ohT !ea-ness of 9oy"
The speed of a s!ao!" the #race of a $oy"
)ith carefuest careessness" #aiy you !on"
, am !ea- from your o3einess" Boan 6unter Dunn(
Miss Boan 6unter Dunn" Miss Boan 6unter Dunn"
6o! mad , am" sad , am" #ad that you !on(
The !arm-handed rac-et is $ac- in its press"
>ut my shoc--headed 3ictor" she o3es me no ess(
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *2u$atern7s 8o3e-2on#*
The scent of the conifers" sound of the $ath"
The 3ie! from my $edroom of moss-dapped path"
As , stru##e !ith dou$e-end e3enin# tie"
For !e dance at the 1of Cu$" my 3ictor and ,(
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *2u$atern7s 8o3e-2on#*
>y roads *not adopted"* $y !oodanded !ays"
2he dro3e to the cu$ in the ate summer ha5e"
,nto nine-o7coc- Cam$erey" hea3y !ith $es
And mushroomy" pine-!oody" e3er#reen smes(
Miss Boan 6unter Dunn" Miss Boan 6unter Dunn"
, can hear from the car-par- the dance has $e#un(
OhT fu 2urrey t!ii#htT importunate $andT
OhT stron#y adora$e tennis-#ir7s handT
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *2u$atern7s 8o3e-2on#*
)e sat in the car par- ti t!enty to one
And no! ,7m en#a#ed to Miss Boan 6unter Dunn(
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *2u$atern7s 8o3e-2on#*
>e$rou#hton Road is $onny" and pin-y $ursts the spray
Of prunus and forsythia across the pu$ic !ay"
For a fu sprin#-tide of $ossom seethed and departed hence"
8ea3in# and-oc-ed poos of 9on'uis $y sunny #arden fence(
And a constant sound of fushin# runneth from !indo!s !here
The tooth$rush too is airin# in this ne! Aorth Oxford air(
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *May-Day 2on# for Aorth Oxford*
>es are $oomin# do!n the $ohreens"
)hite the mist aon# the #rass(
Ao! the Buias" Mae3es and Maureens
Mo3e $et!een the fieds to Mass(
Ae! >ats in Od >efries .?@D%/ *,reand !ith Emiy*
The #as !as on in the ,nstitute"
The fare !as up in the #ymn"
A man !as runnin# a minera ine"
A ass !as sin#in# a hymn"
)hen Captain )e$$ the Da!ey man"
Captain )e$$ from Da!ey"
Came s!immin# aon# in the od cana
That carries the $ric-s to 8e!ey(
Od 8i#hts for Ae! Chances .?@D&/ *A 2hropshire 8ad*
Pam" , adore you" Pam" you #reat $i# mountainous sports #ir"
)hi55in# them o3er the net" fu of the stren#th of fi3e:
That od Ma3ernian $rother" you 5ephyr and -ha-i shorts #ir"
Athou#h he7s payin# for )o-in#"
Can7t stand up to your !onderfu $ac-hand dri3e(
Od 8i#hts for Ae! Chances .?@D&/ *Pot Pourri from a 2urrey 1arden*
Thin- of !hat our Aation stands for"
>oo-s from >oots7 and country anes"
Free speech" free passes" cass distinction"
Democracy and proper drains(
8ord" put $eneath Thy specia care
One-ei#hty-nine Cado#an 2'uare(
Od 8i#hts for Ae! Chances .?@D&/ *,n )estminster A$$ey*
The dread of $eatin#sT Dread of $ein# ateT
And" #reatest dread of a" the dread of #amesT
2ummoned $y >es .?@H&/ ch( G
>a-an 2o$ranies in a !ooden $ox"
The coe#e arms upon the id< To-ay
And sherry in the cup$oard< on the she3es
The ;ni3ersity 2tatutes $ound in $ue"
Crome Ceo!" Prancin# Ai##er" >unden" =eats(
2ummoned $y >es .?@H&/ ch( @
As one more soemn of our num$er said:
*2pirituay , !as at Eton" Bohn(*
2ummoned $y >es .?@H&/ ch( @
4(GD Aneurin >e3an
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6e U)inston ChurchiV is a man sufferin# from petrified adoescence(
,n Lincent >rome Aneurin >e3an .?@%E/ ch( ??
8istenin# to a speech $y Cham$erain is i-e payin# a 3isit to
)oo!orth7s: e3erythin# in its pace and nothin# a$o3e sixpence(
,n Michae Foot Aneurin >e3an .?@H4/ 3o( ?" ch( F
, -no! that the ri#ht -ind of eader for the 8a$our Party is a
desiccated
cacuatin# machine !ho must not in any !ay permit himsef to $e
s!ayed $y
indi#nation( ,f he sees sufferin#" pri3ation or in9ustice he must not
ao! it to mo3e him" for that !oud $e e3idence of the ac- of
proper
education or of a$sence of sef-contro( 6e must spea- in cam and
o$9ecti3e accents and ta- a$out a dyin# chid in the same !ay as he
!oud
a$out the pieces inside an interna com$ustion en#ine(
,n Michae Foot Aneurin >e3an .?@GE/ 3o( 4" ch( ??
Damn it a" you can7t ha3e the cro!n of thorns and the thirty pieces
of
si3er(
,n Michae Foot Aneurin >e3an .?@GE/ 3o( 4" ch( ?E
This isand is made mainy of coa and surrounded $y fish( Ony an
or#ani5in# #enius coud produce a shorta#e of coa and fish at the
same
time(
2peech at >ac-poo 4D May ?@D%" in Daiy 6erad 4% May ?@D%
, do not thin- )inston Churchi !ants !ar" $ut the trou$e !ith him
is
that he doesn7t e3en -no! ho! to a3oid it( 6e does not ta- the
an#ua#e
of the 4&th century $ut that of the ?Fth( 6e is sti fi#htin#
>enheim
a o3er a#ain( 6is ony ans!er to a difficut situation is send a
#un-$oat(
2peech at 2car$orou#h 4 Oct( ?@%?" in Daiy 6erad E Oct( ?@%?
,f you carry this resoution you !i send >ritain7s Forei#n
2ecretary
na-ed into the conference cham$er(
2peech at >ri#hton" in Daiy 6erad D Oct( ?@%G
The !orst thin# , can say a$out democracy is that it has toerated
the
Ri#ht 6onoura$e 1enteman UAe3ie Cham$erainV for four and a haf
years(
6ansard 4E Buy ?@4@" co( ??@?
)hy read the crysta !hen he can read the $oo-+
6ansard 4@ 2ept( ?@D@" co( E?@
, am not #oin# to spend any time !hatsoe3er in attac-in# the Forei#n
2ecretary( Quite honesty" , am $e#innin# to fee extremey sorry
for
him( ,f !e compain a$out the tune" there is no reason to attac- the
mon-ey !hen the or#an #rinder is present(
6ansard ?H May ?@%G" co( HF&
)e -no! !hat happens to peope !ho stay in the midde of the road(
They
#et run do!n(
,n O$ser3er H Dec( ?@%E
The an#ua#e of priorities is the rei#ion of 2ociaism(
2peech at 8a$our Party Conference in >ac-poo" F Bune ?@D@" in
Report of
DFth Annua Conference .?@D@/ p( ?G4
Ao amount of ca9oery" and no attempts at ethica or socia
seduction" can
eradicate from my heart a deep $urnin# hatred for the Tory Party that
inficted those $itter experiences on me( 2o far as , am concerned
they
are o!er than 3ermin( They condemned miions of first-cass peope
to
semi-star3ation(
2peech at Manchester" D Buy ?@DF" in The Times % Buy ?@DF
, read the ne!spapers a3idy( ,t is my one form of continuous
fiction(
The Times 4@ Mar( ?@H&
4(G% )iiam 6enry >e3erid#e .First >aron >e3erid#e/
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,#norance is an e3i !eed" !hich dictators may cuti3ate amon# their
dupes" $ut !hich no democracy can afford amon# its citi5ens(
Fu Empoyment in a Free 2ociety .?@DD/ pt( G
The o$9ect of #o3ernment in peace and in !ar is not the #ory of
ruers or
of races" $ut the happiness of the common man(
2ocia ,nsurance and Aied 2er3ices .?@D4/ pt( G
The state is or can $e master of money" $ut in a free society it is
master
of 3ery itte ese(
Lountary Action .?@DF/ ch( ?4
4(GH Ernest >e3in
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,f you open that Pandora7s >ox Uthe Counci of EuropeV" you ne3er
-no!
!hat Tro9an 7orses !i 9ump out(
2ir Roderic- >arcay Ernest >e3in and Forei#n Office .?@G%/ ch( E
A Ministeria coea#ue !ith !hom Ernie U>e3inV !as amost a!ays on
$ad
terms !as Aye >e3an( There !as a !e--no!n occasion !hen the atter
had
incurred Ernie7s dispeasure" and one of those present" see-in# to
excuse
Aye" o$ser3ed that he !as sometimes his o!n !orst enemy( *Aot !hie
,7m
ai3e 7e aintT* retorted Ernie(
,n 2ir Roderic- >arcay Ernest >e3in and Forei#n Office .?@G%/ ch( D
There ne3er has $een a !ar yet !hich" if the facts had $een put
camy
$efore the ordinary fo-" coud not ha3e $een pre3ented((((The common
man"
, thin-" is the #reat protection a#ainst !ar(
6ansard 4E Ao3( ?@D%" co( GFH
The most conser3ati3e man in this !ord is the >ritish Trade ;nionist
!hen
you !ant to chan#e him(
2peech" F 2ept( ?@4G" in Report of Proceedin#s of the Trades ;nion
Con#ress .?@4G/ p( 4@F
, didn7t ou#ht ne3er to ha3e done it( ,t !as you" )iie" !hat put me
up
to it(
To 8ord 2tran#" after officiay reco#ni5in# Communist China" in C(
Parrott 2erpent and Ai#htin#ae .?@GG/ ch( E
My poicy is to $e a$e to ta-e a tic-et at Lictoria 2tation and #o
any!here , damn !e pease(
,n 2pectator 4& Apr( ?@%?" p( %?D
4(GG 1eor#es >idaut
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The !ea- ha3e one !eapon: the errors of those !ho thin- they are
stron#(
,n O$ser3er ?% Buy ?@H4
4(GF Am$rose >ierce
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Ac'uaintance" n( A person !hom !e -no! !e enou#h to $orro! from"
$ut
not !e enou#h to end to( A de#ree of friendship caed si#ht !hen
its
o$9ect is poor or o$scure" and intimate !hen he is rich or famous(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?4
Admiration" n( Our poite reco#nition of another7s resem$ance to
ourse3es(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?E
Ad3ice" n( The smaest current coin(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?D
Aiance" n( ,n internationa poitics" the union of t!o thie3es !ho
ha3e
their hands so deepy inserted in each other7s poc-et that they
cannot
separatey punder a third(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?H
Am$ition" n( An o3ermasterin# desire to $e 3iified $y enemies !hie
i3in# and made ridicuous $y friends !hen dead(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?G
Appause" n( The echo of a patitude(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?@
Auctioneer" n( The man !ho procaims !ith a hammer that he has pic-ed
a
poc-et !ith his ton#ue(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( 4D
>atte" n( A method of untyin# !ith the teeth a poitica -not that
!oud
not yied to the ton#ue(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( E&
>ore" n( A person !ho ta-s !hen you !ish him to isten(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( EG
>rain" n( An apparatus !ith !hich !e thin- that !e thin-(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( E@
Caamity" n((((Caamities are of t!o -inds: misfortune to ourse3es"
and
#ood fortune to others(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( D?
Conser3ati3e" n( A statesman !ho is enamoured of existin# e3is" as
distin#uished from the 8i$era" !ho !ishes to repace them !ith
others(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( %H
Cynic" n( A $ac-#uard !hose fauty 3ision sees thin#s as they are"
not as
they ou#ht to $e(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( HE
Education" n( That !hich discoses to the !ise and dis#uises from the
fooish their ac- of understandin#(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( FH
E#otist" n( A person of o! taste" more interested in himsef than in
me(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( FH
Future" n( That period of time in !hich our affairs prosper" our
friends
are true" and our happiness is assured(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?4@
6istory" n( An account" mosty fase" of e3ents" mosty unimportant"
!hich
are $rou#ht a$out $y ruers" mosty -na3es" and sodiers" mosty
foos(
Cynic7s )ord >oo- .?@&H/ p( ?H?
Marria#e" n( The state or condition of a community consistin# of a
master" a mistress and t!o sa3es" ma-in# in a" t!o(
De3i7s Dictionary .?@??/ p( 4?E
Aoise" n( A stench in the ear((((The chief product and authenticatin#
si#n
of ci3ii5ation(
De3i7s Dictionary .?@??/ p( 44F
Patience" n( A minor form of despair" dis#uised as a 3irtue(
De3i7s Dictionary .?@??/ p( 4DF
Peace" n( ,n internationa affairs" a period of cheatin# $et!een t!o
periods of fi#htin#(
De3i7s Dictionary .?@??/ p( 4DF
Pre9udice" n( A 3a#rant opinion !ithout 3isi$e means of support(
De3i7s Dictionary .?@??/ p( 4HD
2aint" n( A dead sinner re3ised and edited(
De3i7s Dictionary .?@??/ p( E&H
Destiny" n( A tyrant7s authority for crime and a foo 7s excuse for
faiure(
Enar#ed De3i7s Dictionary .?@HG/ p( HD
4(G@ 8aurence >inyon
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Ao! is the time for the $urnin# of the ea3es(
6ori5on Oct( ?@D4" *The Ruins*
)ith proud than-s#i3in#" a mother for her chidren"
En#and mourns for her dead across the sea(
Fesh of her fesh they !ere" spirit of her spirit"
Faen in the cause of the free(
The Times 4? 2ept( ?@?D" *For the Faen*
They sha #ro! not od" as !e that are eft #ro! od(
A#e sha not !eary them" nor the years condemn(
At the #oin# do!n of the sun and in the mornin#
)e !i remem$er them(
The Times 4? 2ept( ?@?D" *For the Faen*
4(F& Ai#e >irch .>aron Rhy/
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My 1odT They73e shot our foxT Usaid ?E Ao3( ?@DG" !hen hearin# of
the
resi#nation of 6u#h Daton" Chanceor of the Exche'uer in the 8a$our
1o3ernmentV(
,n 6arod Macmian Tides of Fortune .?@H@/ ch( E
4(F? Bohn >ird
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That !as the !ee- that !as(
Tite of >>C tee3ision series" ?@H4-E: see Aed 2herrin A 2ma
Thin#--8i-e an Earth'ua-e .?@FE/ p( H4
4(F4 Ear of >ir-enhead
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4(FE 8ord >ir-ett .)iiam Aorman >ir-ett" >aron >ir-ett/
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, do not o$9ect to peope oo-in# at their !atches !hen , am
spea-in#( >ut
, stron#y o$9ect !hen they start sha-in# them to ma-e certain they
are
sti #oin#(
,n O$ser3er E& Oct( ?@H&
4(FD Eric >air
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2ee 1eor#e Or!e .*1eor#e Or!e .Eric >air/* in topic ?%(4D
form=pa#eony(/
4(F% Eu$ie >a-e .Bames 6u$ert >a-e/
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,f ,7d -no!n , !as #onna i3e this on# U?&& yearsV" ,7d ha3e ta-en
$etter
care of mysef(
,n O$ser3er ?E Fe$( ?@FE
4(FH 8esey >anch
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2he !as an Ama5on( 6er !hoe ife !as spent ridin# at $rea-nec- speed
to!ards the !ider shores of o3e(
The )ider 2hores of 8o3e .?@%D/ pt( 4" ch( ?
4(FG Aan >easdae
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Cosser hu#hes: 1i55a 9o$(((( , can do that(
>oys from the >ac-stuff .?@F%/ p( G .often 'uoted as *1issa 9o$*/
4(FF =aren >ixen
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2ee ,sa- Dinesen .D(E?/
4(F@ Edmund >unden
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Dance on this $a-foor thin and !an"
;se him as thou#h you o3e him<
Court him" eude him" ree and pass"
And et him hate you throu#h the #ass(
Mas-s of Time .?@4%/ *Midni#ht 2-aters*
, ha3e $een youn#" and no! am not too od<
And , ha3e seen the ri#hteous forsa-en"
6is heath" his honour and his 'uaity ta-en(
This is not !hat !e !ere formery tod(
Aear and Far .?@4@/ *Report on Experience*
This !as my country and it may $e yet"
>ut somethin# fe! $et!een me and the sun(
Retreat .?@4F/ *The Resi#nation*
, am for the !oods a#ainst the !ord"
>ut are the !oods for me+
To Themis .?@E?/ *The =iss*
4(@& Afred >unt .>ishop of >radford/
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The $enefit of the =in#7s Coronation depends" under 1od" upon t!o
eements: First" on the faith" prayer" and sef-dedication of the
=in#
himsef" and on that it !oud $e improper for me to say anythin#
except to
commend him" and as- you to commend him" to 1od7s #race" !hich he
!i so
a$undanty need(((if he is to do his duty faithfuy( )e hope that he
is
a!are of his need( 2ome of us !ish that he #a3e more positi3e si#ns
of his
a!areness(
2peech to >radford Diocesan Conference" ? Dec( ?@EH" in The Times 4
Dec(
?@EH
4(@? )ifrid 2ca!en >unt
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To the 1rafton 1aery to oo- at(((the Post-,mpressionist pictures
sent
o3er from Paris((((The dra!in# is on the e3e of that of an untau#ht
chid of se3en or ei#ht years od" the sense of coour that of a tea-
tray
painter" the method that of a schoo$oy !ho !ipes his fin#ers on a
sate
after spittin# on them((((These are not !or-s of art at a" uness
thro!in# a handfu of mud a#ainst a !a may $e caed one( They are
the
!or-s of ideness and impotent stupidity" a porno#raphic sho!(
My Diaries .?@4&/ ?% Ao3( ?@?&
, i-e the huntin# of the hare
>etter than that of the fox(
Ae! Pi#rima#e .?FF@/ *The Od 2'uire*
4(@4 Ronad >ythe
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As for the >ritish churchman" he #oes to church as he #oes to the
$athroom" !ith the minimum of fuss and !ith no expanation if he can
hep
it(
A#e of ,usion .?@HE/ ch( ?4
An industria !or-er !oud sooner ha3e a [% note $ut a countryman
must
ha3e praise(
A-enfied .?@H@/ ch( %
4(@E Enid >yton
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Fi3e #o off in a cara3an(
Tite of chidren7s story .?@DH/
The nau#htiest #ir in the schoo(
Tite of chidren7s story .?@D&/
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)omen ha3e no !iderness in them"
They are pro3ident instead"
Content in the ti#ht hot ce of their hearts
To eat dusty $read(
>ody of this Death .?@4E/ *)omen*
4(@% 6umphrey >o#art
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Contrary to e#end" as a 9u3enie , ne3er said *Tennis" anyone+* 9ust
as
, ne3er said *Drop the #un" 8ouie* as a hea3y(
,n E5ra 1oodman >o#ey: the 1ood->ad 1uy .?@H%/ ch( D( Cf( 1eor#e
>ernard
2ha! ?@@:D 2ee aso Buius B( Epstein et a .%(44/
4(@H Bohn >( >o#art
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)hen a do# $ites a man" that is not ne!s" $ecause it happens so
often( >ut
if a man $ites a do#" that is ne!s(
,n F( M( O7>rien 2tory of the 2un .?@?F/ ch( ?& .the 'uotation is
often
attri$uted to Chares A( Dana/
4(@G Aies >ohr
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One of the fa3ourite maxims of my father !as the distinction $et!een
the
t!o sorts of truths" profound truths reco#ni5ed $y the fact that the
opposite is aso a profound truth" in contrast to tri3iaities !here
opposites are o$3iousy a$surd(
,n 2( Ro5enta Aies >ohr .?@HG/ p( E4F
4(@F Aan >od
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They mattered more than they shoud ha3e( ,t is so
,n 2cotand" and of the omnipotent Ao(
Perpetua Motion Machine .?@H@/ *A Memory of Death*
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Moraity7s not practica( Moraity7s a #esture( A compicated #esture
earned from $oo-s(
A Man for A 2easons .?@H&/ act 4
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,f" therefore" !ar shoud e3er come $et!een these t!o countries
U1reat
>ritain and 1ermanyV" !hich 6ea3en for$idT it !i not" , thin-" $e
due to
irresisti$e natura a!s< it !i $e due to the !ant of human
!isdom(
6ansard 4G Ao3( ?@??" co( ?HG
,f , am a #reat man" then a #reat men are frauds(
,n 8ord >ea3er$roo- Poiticians and the )ar .?@E4/ 3o( 4" ch( D
4(?&? Carrie Baco$s >ond
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)hen you come to the end of a perfect day"
And you sit aone !ith your thou#ht"
)hie the chimes rin# out !ith a caro #ay
For the 9oy that the day has $rou#ht"
Do you thin- !hat the end of a perfect day
Can mean to a tired heart"
)hen the sun #oes do!n !ith a famin# ray"
And the dear friends ha3e to part+
)e" this is the end of a perfect day"
Aear the end of a 9ourney" too<
>ut it ea3es a thou#ht that is $i# and stron#"
)ith a !ish that is -ind and true(
For mem7ry has painted this perfect day
)ith coours that ne3er fade"
And !e find" at the end of a perfect day"
The sou of a friend !e73e made(
A Perfect Day .?@?& son#/
4(?&4 2ir Da3id >one
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,t7s *Damn you" Bac---,7m a ri#htT* !ith you chaps(
>rass$ounder .?@?&/ ch( E
4(?&E Dietrich >onhoeffer
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Es ist der Lor5u# und das )esen der 2tar-en" dass sie die #rossen
Entscheidun#sfra#en steen und 5u ihnen -ar 2teun# nehmen -Rnnen(
Die
2ch!achen mssen sich immer 5!ischen Aternati3en entscheiden" die
nicht
die ihren sind(
,t is the nature" and the ad3anta#e" of stron# peope that they can
$rin#
out the crucia 'uestions and form a cear opinion a$out them( The
!ea-
a!ays ha3e to decide $et!een aternati3es that are not their o!n(
)iderstand und Er#e$un# .Resistance and 2u$mission" ?@%?/ *Ein paat
1edan-en $er Lerschiedenes*
Besus nur *fr andere da ist(*(((1ott in Menschen#estatT(((nicht die
#riechische 1ott-Mensch#estat des *Menschen an sich"* sondern *der
Mensch
fr andere"* darum der 1e-reu5i#te(
Besus is there ony for others((((1od in human formT not(((in the
1ree-
di3ine-human form of *man in himsef"* $ut *the man for others"* and
therefore the crucified(
)iderstand und Er#e$un# .Resistance and 2u$mission" ?@%?/ *Ent!urf
einer
Ar$eit*
4(?&D 2onny >ono .2a3atore >ono/
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The $eat #oes on(
Tite of son# .?@HH/
4(?&% Danie B( >oorstin
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The cee$rity is a person !ho is -no!n for his !e--no!nness(
The ,ma#e .?@H?/ ch( 4
A $estseer !as a $oo- !hich someho! sod !e simpy $ecause it !as
sein# !e(
The ,ma#e .?@H?/ ch( D
4(?&H Bames 6( >oren
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1uideines for $ureaucrats: .?/ )hen in char#e" ponder( .4/ )hen in
trou$e" dee#ate( .E/ )hen in dou$t" mum$e(
,n Ae! Cor- Times F Ao3( ?@G&" p( D%
4(?&G Bor#e 8uis >or#es
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E ori#ina es infie a a traducciSn(
The ori#ina is unfaithfu to the transation U6eney7s transation
of
>ec-ford7s Lathe-V(
2o$re e *Lathe-*de )iiam >ec-ford .?@DE/ in O$ras Competas
.?@GD/
p( GE&
Para uno de esos #nSsticos" e 3isi$e uni3erso era una iusiSn S
.mas
precisamente/ un sofisma( 8os espe9os y a paternidad son a$omina$es
por'ue o mutipican y o di3u#an(
For one of those #nostics" the 3isi$e uni3erse !as an iusion or"
more
precisey" a sophism( Mirrors and fatherhood are a$omina$e $ecause
they
mutipy it and extend it(
TRn" ;'$ar" Or$is" Tertius .?@D?/ in O$ras Competas .?@GD/ p( DE?
The Fa-ands thin# Uthe Fa-ands )ar of ?@F4V !as a fi#ht $et!een
t!o
$ad men o3er a com$(
,n Time ?D Fe$( ?@FE
4(?&F Max >orn
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The human race has today the means for annihiatin# itsef--either in
a fit of compete unacy" i(e(" in a $i# !ar" $y a $rief fit of
destruction" or $y careess handin# of atomic technoo#y" throu#h a
so!
process of poisonin# and of deterioration in its #enetic structure(
>uetin of Atomic 2cientists .?@%G/ 3o( ?E" p( ?FH
4(?&@ Bohn Coins >ossidy
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?FH&-?@4F
And this is #ood od >oston"
The home of the $ean and the cod"
)here the 8o!es ta- to the Ca$ots
And the Ca$ots ta- ony to 1od(
Lerse spo-en at 6oy Cross Coe#e aumni dinner in >oston" Mass("
?@?&"
in 2prin#fied 2unday Repu$ican ?D Dec( ?@4D
4(??& 1ordon >ottomey
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)hen you destroy a $ade of #rass
Cou poison En#and at her roots:
Remem$er no man7s foot can pass
)here e3ermore no #reen ife shoots(
Cham$ers of ,ma#ery .?@?4/ *To ,ronfounders and Others*
Cour !orship is your furnaces"
)hich" i-e od idos" ost o$scenes"
6a3e moten $o!es< your 3ision is
Machines for ma-in# more machines(
Cham$ers of ,ma#ery .?@?4/ *To ,ronfounders and Others*
4(??? 6oratio >ottomey
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Durin# his incarceration at the 2cru$$s U?@44-EV" >ottomey !as
ar#ey
empoyed in the ma-in# of mai-$a#s( ,t !as !hie he !as so en#a#ed
one
afternoon that a prison 3isitor(((sa! him $usiy stitchin# a!ay( *Ah"
>ottomey"* he remar-ed $ri#hty" *se!in#+ * *Ao"* #runted the od
man
!ithout oo-in# up" *reapin#(*
,n 2(T( Festead 6oratio >ottomey .?@EH/ ch( ?H
1entemen: , ha3e not had your ad3anta#es( )hat poor education , ha3e
recei3ed has $een #ained in the ;ni3ersity of 8ife(
2peech at Oxford ;nion" 4 Dec( ?@4&" in >e3erey Aichos 4% .?@4H/
ch( G
4(??4 2ir 6arod Ed!in >outon
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)hen Adam and E3e !ere dispossessed
Of the #arden hard $y 6ea3en"
They panted another one do!n in the !est"
7T!as De3on" #orious De3onT
8yrics and other Poems .?@&4/ *1orious De3on*
2peed" $onnie $oat" i-e a $ird on the !in#"
*On!ard"* the saiors cry<
Carry the ad that7s $orn to $e -in#"
O3er the sea to 2-ye(
Aationa 2on#s and 2ome >aads .?@&F/ *2-ye >oat 2on#*
4(??E Ei5a$eth >o!en
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Experience isn7t interestin# ti it $e#ins to repeat itsef--in
fact"
ti it does that" it hardy is experience(
Death of the 6eart .?@EF/ pt( ?" ch( ?
,n fact" it is a$out fi3e o7coc- in an e3enin# that the first hour
of
sprin# stri-es--autumn arri3es in the eary mornin#" $ut sprin# at
the
cose of a !inter day(
Death of the 6eart .?@EF/ pt( 4" ch( ?
2ome peope are mouded $y their admirations" others $y their
hostiities(
Death of the 6eart .?@EF/ pt( 4" ch( 4
The heart may thin- it -no!s $etter: the senses -no! that a$sence
$ots
peope out( )e ha3e reay no a$sent friends(
Death of the 6eart .?@EF/ pt( 4" ch( 4
Ei5a$eth >o!en said that she UEdith 2it!eV oo-ed i-e *a hi#h
atar on
the mo3e(*
L( 1endinnin# Edith 2it!e .?@F?/ ch( 4%
, suppose art is the ony thin# that can #o on matterin# once it has
stopped hurtin#(
6eat of the Day .?@D@/ ch( ?H
There is no end to the 3ioations committed $y chidren on chidren"
'uiety ta-in# aone(
6ouse in Paris .?@E%/ pt( ?" ch( 4
Ao$ody spea-s the truth !hen there7s somethin# they must ha3e(
6ouse in Paris .?@E%/ pt( ?" ch( %
Meetin#s that do not come off -eep a character of their o!n( They
stay as
they !ere pro9ected(
6ouse in Paris .?@E%/ pt( 4" ch( ?
Fate is not an ea#e" it creeps i-e a rat(
6ouse in Paris .?@E%/ pt( 4" ch( 4
Beaousy is no more than feein# aone a#ainst smiin# enemies(
6ouse in Paris .?@E%/ pt( 4" ch( F
My faiin# to ha3e a nice ear for 3o!e sounds" and the An#o-,rish
surred" hurried !ay of spea-in# made me ta-e the !ords *,reand* and
*isand* to $e synonymous( Thus" a other countries 'uite
surrounded $y
!ater too- .it appeared/ their #eneric name from ours(
2e3en )inters .?@D4/ p( ?4
4(??D Da3id >o!ie .Da3id Bones/
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1round contro to Ma9or Tom(
2pace Oddity .?@H@ son#/
4(??% 2ir Maurice >o!ra
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There is aso that story" perhaps apocrypha" of Maurice U>o!raV7s
decision to #et married( )hen he announced that he had at ast chosen
a #ir" a friend remonstrated: *>ut you can7t marry anyone as pain
as
that(* Maurice ans!ered: *My dear feo!" $u##ers can7t $e choosers(*
Francis =in# in 6u#h 8oyd-Bones Maurice >o!ra: a Cee$ration .?@GD/
p( ?%&
,7m a man more dined a#ainst than dinin#(
,n Bohn >et9eman 2ummoned $y >es .?@H&/ ch( @
4(??H Chares >oyer
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Come !ith me to the Cas$ah(
Catch-phrase often attri$uted to >oyer" $ut 8( 2!inde Chares >oyer
.?@FE/ ch( G says: A#iers(((is the picture in !hich Chares >oyer
did not
say *Come !i5 me to 5ee Cas$ah* to 6edy 8amarr((((>oyer and 8amarr
!ere in
the Cas$ah in most of their A#iers scenes" and they did ha3e an
important
scene in !hich they !ere not in the Cas$ah" $ut the diao#ue !as
no!here
cose(
4(??G 8ord >ra$a5on .>aron >ra$a5on of Tara/
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, ta-e the 3ie!" and a!ays ha3e" that if you cannot say !hat you are
#oin# to say in t!enty minutes you ou#ht to #o a!ay and !rite a $oo-
a$out
it(
6ansard .8ords/ 4? Bune ?@%%" co( 4&G
4(??F Chares >rac-ett" >iy )ider" and D( M( Marshman Br(
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Chares >rac-ett ?F@4-?@H@
>iy )ider ?@&H-
BOE 1,88,2: Cou used to $e in pictures( Cou used to $e $i#(
AORMA DE2MOAD: , am $i#( ,t7s the pictures that #ot sma(
2unset >oue3ard .?@%& fim/
A ri#ht" Mr de Mie" ,7m ready for my cose-up no!(
2unset >oue3ard .?@%& fim/
4(??@ Chares >rac-ett" >iy )ider" and )ater Reisch
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Chares >rac-ett ?F@4-?@H@
>iy )ider ?@&H-
)ater Reisch ?@&E-?@FE
,ranoff: )hat a charmin# idea for Mosco! to surprise us !ith a
ady
Comrade(
=opas-i: ,f !e had -no!n !e !oud ha3e #reeted you !ith fo!ers(
,ranoff: Ahh--yes(
Ainotch-a: Don7t ma-e an issue of my !omanhood(
Ainotch-a .?@E@ fim/
Ainotch-a: )hy shoud you carry other peope7s $a#s+
Porter: )e" that7s my $usiness" Madame(
Ainotch-a: That7s no $usiness( That7s socia in9ustice(
Porter: That depends on the tip(
Ainotch-a .?@E@ fim/
4(?4& F( 6( >radey
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The propriety of some persons seems to consist in ha3in# improper
thou#hts
a$out their nei#h$ours(
Aphorisms .?@E&/ no( @
True penitence condemns to sience( )hat a man is ready to reca he
!oud
$e !iin# to repeat(
Aphorisms .?@E&/ no( ?&
The secret of happiness is to admire !ithout desirin#( And that is
not
happiness(
Aphorisms .?@E&/ no( EE
Metaphysics is the findin# of $ad reasons for !hat !e $eie3e upon
instinct< $ut to find these reasons is no ess an instinct(
Appearance and Reaity .?F@E/ preface
Of Optimism , ha3e said that *The !ord is the $est of a possi$e
!ords" and e3erythin# in it is a necessary e3i(*
Appearance and Reaity .?F@E/ preface
That the #ory of this !ord(((is appearance ea3es the !ord more
#orious" if !e fee it is a sho! of some fuer spendour< $ut the
sensuous curtain is a deception(((if it hides some coouress
mo3ement of
atoms" some(((unearthy $aet of $oodess cate#ories(
Principes of 8o#ic .?FFE/ $-( E" pt( 4" ch( D
4(?4? Omar >radey
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The !ay to !in an atomic !ar is to ma-e certain it ne3er starts(
2peech to >oston Cham$er of Commerce" ?& Ao3( ?@DF" in Coected
)ritin#s
.?@HG/ 3o( ?" p( %FF
)e ha3e #rasped the mystery of the atom and re9ected the 2ermon on
the
Mount(
2peech to >oston Cham$er of Commerce" ?& Ao3( ?@DF" in Coected
)ritin#s
.?@HG/ 3o( ?" p( %FF
Red China is not the po!erfu nation see-in# to dominate the !ord(
Fran-y" in the opinion of the Boint Chiefs of 2taff" this strate#y
!oud
in3o3e us in the !ron# !ar" at the !ron# pace" at the !ron# time"
and
!ith the !ron# enemy(
;2 Con#( 2enate Comm( on Armed 2er3ices .?@%?/ 3o( 4" p( GE4
4(?44 Cary >rahms .Doris Caroine A$rahams/ and 2( B( 2imon .2imon
Basha 2-ides-y/
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Cary >rahms ?@&?-?@F4
The suffra#ettes !ere triumphant( )oman7s pace !as in the #ao(
Ao Ai#htin#aes .?@DD/ pt( H" ch( EG
4(?4E Bohn >raine
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Room at the top(
Tite of no3e .?@%G/( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/
%HH:@
4(?4D Ernest >ramah .Ernest >ramah 2mith/
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,t is a mar- of insincerity of purpose to spend one7s time in oo-in#
for
the sacred Emperor in the o!-cass tea-shops(
)aet of =ai 8un# .?@&&/ p( H
,n his countenance this person read an expression of no-encoura#ement
to!ards his 3enture(
)aet of =ai 8un# .?@&&/ p( 44D
The !hoe narrati3e is permeated !ith the odour of 9oss-stic-s and
honoura$e hi#h-mindedness(
)aet of =ai 8un# .?@&&/ p( EE&
4(?4% 1eor#es >ra'ue
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87Art est fait pour trou$er" a 2cience rassure(
Art is meant to distur$" science reassures(
8e Bour et a nuit: Cahiers ?@?G-%4 .Day and Ai#ht" Aote$oo-s" ?@%4/
p( ??
8a 30rit0 existe< on n7in3ente 'ue e menson#e(
Truth exists< ony ies are in3ented(
8e Bour et a nuit: Cahiers ?@?G-%4 .Day and Ai#ht" Aote$oo-s" ?@%4/
p( 4&
4(?4H Bohn >rat$y
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A rea art student !ears cooured soc-s" has a frin#e and a $eard"
!ears
dirty 9eans and an e'uay dirty seaman7s puo3er" carries a s-etch-
$oo-"
is despised $y the rest of society" and oafs in a coffee $ar(
>rea-do!n .?@H&/ ch( F
4(?4G ,r3in# >recher
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,7 $et your father spent the first year of your ife thro!in# roc-s
at
the stor-(
.Marx >rothers/ At the Circus .?@E@ fim/
Time !ounds a heas(
Marx >rothers 1o )est .?@D& fim/
4(?4F >ertot >recht
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;nd der 6aifisch" der hat J]hne
;nd die tr]#t er im 1esicht
;nd Macheath" der hat ein Messer
Doch das Messer sieht man nicht(
Oh" the shar- has pretty teeth" dear"
And he sho!s them peary !hite(
Bust a 9ac---nife has Macheath" dear
And he -eeps it out of si#ht(
Drei#roschenoper .Threepenny Opera" ?@4F/ proo#ue
Erst -ommt das Fressen" dann -ommt die Mora(
Food comes first" then moras(
Drei#roschenoper .Threepenny Opera" ?@4F/ act 4" sc( E
)as ist ein Ein$ruch in eine >an- #e#en die 1rndun# einer >an-+
)hat is ro$$in# a $an- compared !ith foundin# a $an-+
Drei#roschenoper .Threepenny Opera" ?@4F/ act E" sc( E
Andrea: ;n#c-ich das 8and" das -eine 6eden hatT(((
1aiei: Aein( ;n#c-ich das 8and" das 6eden nRti# hat(
Andrea: ;nhappy the and that has no heroesT(((
1aieo: Ao( ;nhappy the and that needs heroes(
8e$en des 1aiei .8ife of 1aieo" ?@E@/ sc( ?E
Man mer-ts" hier ist 5u an# -ein =rie# #e!esen( )o so da Mora
her-ommen" fra# ich+ Frieden" das ist nur 2champerei" erst der =rie#
schafft Ordnun#(
One o$ser3es" they ha3e #one too on# !ithout a !ar here( )hat is the
mora" , as-+ Peace is nothin# $ut so3eniness" ony !ar creates
order(
Mutter Coura#e .Mother Coura#e" ?@E@/ sc( ?
)ei ich ihm nicht trau" !ir sind $efreundet(
>ecause , don7t trust him" !e are friends(
Mutter Coura#e .Mother Coura#e" ?@E@/ sc( E
Die schRnsten P]n sind schon 5uschanden #e!orden durch die
=einichheit
3on denen" !o sie ausfhren soten" denn die =aiser se$er -Rnnen 9a
nix
machen(
The finest pans are a!ays ruined $y the itteness of those !ho
ou#ht to
carry them out" for the Emperor himsef can actuay do nothin#(
Mutter Coura#e .Mother Coura#e" ?@E@/ sc( H
Der =rie# findet immer einen Aus!e#(
)ar a!ays finds a !ay(
Mutter Coura#e .Mother Coura#e" ?@E@/ sc( H
2a#en 2ie mir nicht" dass Friede aus#e$rochen ist" !o ich e$en neue
Lorr]te ein#e-auft ha$(
Don7t te me peace has $ro-en out" !hen ,73e 9ust $ou#ht some ne!
suppies(
Mutter Coura#e .Mother Coura#e" ?@E@/ sc( F
4(?4@ 1erad >renan
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Those !ho ha3e some means thin- that the most important thin# in the
!ord
is o3e( The poor -no! that it is money(
Thou#hts in a Dry 2eason .?@GF/ p( 44
Rei#ions are -ept ai3e $y heresies" !hich are reay sudden
exposions
of faith( Dead rei#ions do not produce them(
Thou#hts in a Dry 2eason .?@GF/ p( D%
4(?E& Aristide >riand
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8es hautes parties contractantes d0carent soenneement((('u7ees
condamnent e recours Z a #uerre(((et y renoncent en tant
'u7instrument
de poiti'ue nationae dans eurs reations mutuees(((e rO#ement
ou a
soution de tous es diff0rends ou confits--de 'ue'ue nature ou de
'ue'ue ori#ine 'u7is puissent Xtre--'ui pourront sur#ir entre ees
ne
de3ra 9amais Xtre cherch0 'ue par des moyens pacifi'ues(
The hi#h contractin# po!ers soemny decare( that they condemn
recourse
to !ar and renounce it(((as an instrument of their nationa poicy
to!ards
each other((((The settement or the soution of a disputes or
conficts
of !hate3er nature or of !hate3er ori#in they may $e !hich may
arise(((sha ne3er $e sou#ht $y either side except $y pacific means(
Draft" 4& Bune ?@4G" !hich $ecame part of the =eo## Pact" ?@4F " in
8e
Temps ?E Apr( ?@4F
4(?E? Lera >rittain
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Poitics are usuay the executi3e expression of human immaturity(
Re$e Passion .?@HD/ ch( ?
4(?E4 Da3id >roder
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Any$ody that !ants the presidency so much that he7 spend t!o years
or#ani5in# and campai#nin# for it is not to $e trusted !ith the
office(
)ashin#ton Post ?F Buy ?@GE" p( A 4%
4(?EE Baco$ >rono!s-i
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?@&F-?@GD
)e ha3e to understand that the !ord can ony $e #rasped $y action"
not $y
contempation( The hand is more important than the eye((((The hand
is the
cuttin# ed#e of the mind(
Ascent of Man .?@GE/ ch( E
That is the essence of science: as- an impertinent 'uestion" and you
are
on the !ay to a pertinent ans!er(
Ascent of Man .?@GE/ ch( D
The !ish to hurt" the momentary intoxication !ith pain" is the
oophoe
throu#h !hich the per3ert cim$s into the minds of ordinary men(
Face of Lioence .?@%D/ ch( %
The !ord is made of peope !ho ne3er 'uite #et into the first team
and
!ho 9ust miss the pri5es at the fo!er sho!(
Face of Lioence .?@%D/ ch( H
Man masters nature not $y force $ut $y understandin#( This is !hy
science
has succeeded !here ma#ic faied: $ecause it has oo-ed for no spe
to
cast on nature(
;ni3ersities Quartery .?@%H/ 3o( ?&" no( E" p( 4%4
4(?ED Rupert >roo-e
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>reathess" !e fun# us on the !indy hi"
8au#hed in the sun" and -issed the o3ey #rass(
Cam$rid#e Re3ie! F Dec( ?@?&" *2onnet*
Then" the coo -indiness of sheets" that soon
2mooth a!ay trou$e< and the rou#h mae -iss
Of $an-ets< #rainy !ood< i3e hair that is
2hinin# and free< $ue-massin# couds< the -een
;npassioned $eauty of a #reat machine<
The $enison of hot !ater< furs to touch<
The #ood sme of od cothes(
Ae! Aum$ers no( E .?@?D/ *The 1reat 8o3er*
Ao!" 1od $e than-ed )ho has matched us !ith 6is hour"
And cau#ht our youth" and !a-ened us from seepin#"
)ith hand made sure" cear eye" and sharpened po!er"
To turn" as s!immers into ceanness eapin#"
1ad from a !ord #ro!n od and cod and !eary"
8ea3e the sic- hearts that honour coud not mo3e"
And haf-men" and their dirty son#s and dreary"
And a the itte emptiness of o3eT
OhT !e" !ho ha3e -no!n shame" !e ha3e found reease there"
)here there7s no i" no #rief" $ut seep has mendin#"
Aau#ht $ro-en sa3e this $ody" ost $ut $reath<
Aothin# to sha-e the au#hin# heart7s on# peace there
>ut ony a#ony" and that has endin#<
And the !orst friend and enemy is $ut Death(
Ae! Aum$ers no( D .?@?D/ *Peace*
)ar -no!s no po!er( 2afe sha $e my #oin#"
2ecrety armed a#ainst a death7s endea3our<
2afe thou#h a safety7s ost< safe !here men fa<
And if these poor im$s die" safest of a(
Ae! Aum$ers no( D .?@?D/ *2afety*
>o! out" you $u#es" o3er the rich DeadT
There7s none of these so oney and poor of od"
>ut" dyin#" has made us rarer #ifts than #od(
These aid the !ord a!ay< poured out the red
2!eet !ine of youth< #a3e up the years to $e
Of !or- and 9oy" and that unhoped serene"
That men ca a#e< and those that !oud ha3e $een"
Their sons" they #a3e" their immortaity(
Ae! Aum$ers no( D .?@?D/ *The Dead*
6onour has come $ac-" as a -in#" to earth"
And paid his su$9ects !ith a roya !a#e<
And Ao$eness !a-s in our !ays a#ain<
And !e ha3e come into our herita#e(
Ae! Aum$ers no( D .?@?D/ *The Dead*
,f , shoud die" thin- ony this of me:
That there7s some corner of a forei#n fied
That is for e3er En#and( There sha $e
,n that rich earth a richer dust conceaed<
A dust !hom En#and $ore" shaped" made a!are"
1a3e" once" her fo!ers to o3e" her !ays to roam"
A $ody of En#and7s" $reathin# En#ish air"
)ashed $y the ri3ers" $est $y suns of home(
And thin-" this heart" a e3i shed a!ay"
A puse in the eterna mind" no ess
1i3es some!here $ac- the thou#hts $y En#and #i3en<
6er si#hts and sounds< dreams happy as her day<
And au#hter" earnt of friends< and #enteness"
,n hearts at peace" under an En#ish hea3en(
Ae! Aum$ers no( D .?@?D/ *The 2odier*
Fish say" they ha3e their 2tream and Pond<
>ut is there anythin# >eyond+
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *6ea3en*
>ut some!here" $eyond 2pace and Time
,s !etter !ater" simier simeT
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *6ea3en*
OhT ne3er fy conceas a hoo-"
Fish say" in the Eterna >roo-"
>ut more than mundane !eeds are there"
And mud" ceestiay fair<
Fat caterpiars drift around"
And Paradisa #ru$s are found<
;nfadin# moths" immorta fies"
And the !orm that ne3er dies(
And in that 6ea3en of a their !ish"
There sha $e no more and" say fish(
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *6ea3en*
>ut there7s !isdom in !omen" of more than they ha3e -no!n"
And thou#hts #o $o!in# throu#h them" are !iser than their o!n(
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *There7s )isdom in )omen*
Bust no! the iac is in $oom"
A $efore my itte room(
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *The Od Licara#e" 1rantchester*
6ere tuips $oom as they are tod<
;n-empt a$out those hed#es $o!s
An En#ish unofficia rose<
And there the unre#uated sun
2opes do!n to rest !hen day is done"
And !a-es a 3a#ue unpunctua star"
A sippered 6esper< and there are
Meads to!ards 6asin#fied and Coton
)here das >etreten7s not 3er$oten(
(((!oud , !ere
,n 1rantchester" in 1rantchesterT
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *The Od Licara#e" 1rantchester*
And in that #arden" $ac- and !hite"
Creep !hispers throu#h the #rass a ni#ht<
And spectra dance" $efore the da!n"
A hundred Licars do!n the a!n<
Curates" on# dust" !i come and #o
On issom" cerica" printess toe<
And oft $et!een the $ou#hs is seen
The sy shade of a Rura Dean(
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *The Od Licara#e" 1rantchester*
1odT , !i pac-" and ta-e a train"
And #et me to En#and once a#ainT
For En#and7s the one and" , -no!"
)here men !ith 2pendid 6earts may #o<
And Cam$rid#eshire" of a En#and"
The shire for Men !ho ;nderstand<
And of that district , prefer
The o3ey hamet 1rantchester(
For Cam$rid#e peope rarey smie"
>ein# ur$an" s'uat" and pac-ed !ith #uie(
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *The Od Licara#e" 1rantchester*
They o3e the 1ood< they !orship Truth<
They au#h uproariousy in youth<
.And !hen they #et to feein# od"
They up and shoot themse3es" ,7m tod/(
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *The Od Licara#e" 1rantchester*
Oh" is the !ater s!eet and coo"
1ente and $ro!n" a$o3e the poo+
And au#hs the immorta ri3er sti
;nder the mi" under the mi+
2ay" is there >eauty yet to find+
And Certainty+ and Quiet -ind+
Deep meado!s yet" for to for#et
The ies" and truths" and pain+(((ohT yet
2tands the Church coc- at ten to three+
And is there honey sti for tea+
?@?D and Other Poems .?@?%/ *The Od Licara#e" 1rantchester*
4(?E% Anita >roo-ner
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?@EF-
1ood !omen a!ays thin- it is their faut !hen someone ese is $ein#
offensi3e( >ad !omen ne3er ta-e the $ame for anythin#(
6ote du 8ac .?@FD/ ch( G
>anche Lernon occupied her time most usefuy in -eepin# feein#s at
$ay(
Misaiance .?@FH/ ch( ?
4(?EH Me >roo-s
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?@4H-
That7s it $a$y" !hen you #ot it" faunt it(
The Producers .?@HF fim/
4(?EG 6ey!ood >roun
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?FFF-?@E@
Free speech is a$out as #ood a cause as the !ord has e3er -no!n(
>ut"
i-e the poor" it is a!ays !ith us and #ets sho3ed aside in fa3our
of
thin#s !hich seem at some #i3en moment more 3ita((((E3ery$ody
fa3ours
free speech in the sac- moments !hen no axes are $ein# #round(
Ae! Cor- )ord 4E Oct( ?@4H" p( ?E
Bust as e3ery con3iction $e#ins as a !him so does e3ery emancipator
ser3e
his apprenticeship as a cran-( A fanatic is a #reat eader !ho is
9ust
enterin# the room(
Ae! Cor- )ord H Fe$( ?@4F" p( ??
Men $uid $rid#es and thro! rairoads across deserts" and yet they
contend
successfuy that the 9o$ of se!in# on a $utton is $eyond them(
Accordin#y" they don7t ha3e to se! $uttons(
2eein# Thin#s at Ai#ht .?@4?/ *6odin# a >a$y*
Posterity is as i-ey to $e !ron# as any$ody ese(
2ittin# on the )ord .?@4D/ *The 8ast Re3ie!*
4(?EF 6( Rap >ro!n
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?@DE-
, say 3ioence is necessary( ,t is as American as cherry pie(
2peech at )ashin#ton" 4G Buy ?@HG" in )ashin#ton Post 4F Buy ?@HG"
p( AG
4(?E@ 6een 1urey >ro!n
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2ex and the sin#e #ir(
Tite of $oo- .?@H4/
4(?D& ,3or >ro!n
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?F@?-?@GD
For neary a century after his death" 2ha-espeare remained more a
theme
for criticism $y the fe! than a su$9ect of aduation $y the many(
2ha-espeare .?@D@/ ch( ?
4(?D? Bohn Mason >ro!n
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Tauah >an-head $ar#ed do!n the Aie ast ni#ht as Ceopatra--and
san-(
Ae! Cor- Post ?? Ao3( ?@EG" p( ?F
4(?D4 8e! >ro!n .8ouis >ro!nstein/
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?F@E-?@%F
8ife is 9ust a $o! of cherries(
Tite of son# .?@E?< music $y Ray 6enderson/
4(?DE Aacio 6er$ >ro!n
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?F@H-?@HD
2ee Arthur Freed .H(DD/
4(?DD Ceci >ro!ne
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>ut not so odd
As those !ho choose
A Be!ish 1od"
>ut spurn the Be!s(
Repy to 3erse $y )iiam Aorman E!er: see GF:D
4(?D% 2ir Frederic- >ro!nin#
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?F@H-?@H%
, thin- !e mi#ht $e #oin# a $rid#e too far(
Expressin# reser3ations a$out the Arnhem *Mar-et 1arden* operation to
Fied Marsha Mont#omery on ?& 2ept( ?@DD" in R( E( ;r'uhart Arnhem
.?@%F/ p( D
4(?DH 8enny >ruce .8eonard Afred 2chneider/
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?@4%-?@HH
The i$eras can understand e3erythin# $ut peope !ho don7t
understand
them(
,n Bohn Cohen Essentia 8enny >ruce .?@G&/ p( %@
4(?DG Anita >ryant
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?@D&-
,f homosexuaity !ere the norma !ay" 1od !oud ha3e made Adam and
>ruce(
,n Ae! Cor- Times % Bune ?@GG" p( 44
4(?DF Martin >u$er
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?FGF-?@H%
Der Mensch !ird am Du 5um ,ch(
Throu#h the Thou a person $ecomes ,(
,ch und Du ., and Thou" ?@4E/ in )er-e .?@H4/ 3o( ?" p( @G
4(?D@ Bohn >uchan .>aron T!eedsmuir/
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?FG%-?@D&
To i3e for a time cose to #reat minds is the $est -ind of
education(
Memory 6od-the-Door .?@D&/ ch( 4
*>ac- to 1as#o! to do some !or- for the cause"* , said i#hty(
*Bust
so"* he said" !ith a #rin( *,t7s a #reat ife if you don7t !ea-en(*
Mr 2tandfast .?@?@/ ch( %
An atheist is man !ho has no in3isi$e means of support(
,n 6( E( Fosdic- On >ein# a Rea Person .?@DE/ ch( ?&
4(?%& Fran- >uchman
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?FGF-?@H?
, than- hea3en for a man i-e Adof 6iter" !ho $uit a front ine of
defence a#ainst the anti-Christ of Communism(
Ae! Cor- )ord-Tee#ram 4H Au#( ?@EH
2uppose e3ery$ody cared enou#h" e3ery$ody shared enou#h" !oudn7t
e3ery$ody ha3e enou#h+ There is enou#h in the !ord for e3eryone7s
need"
$ut not enou#h for e3eryone7s #reed(
Rema-in# the )ord .?@DG/ p( %H
4(?%? 1ene >uc- .Ed!ard Eu#ene >uc-/ and 6erman Ru$y
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1ene >uc- ?FF%-?@%G
6erman Ru$y ?F@?-?@%@
That 2ha-espearian ra#"--
Most intei#ent" 3ery ee#ant(
That 2ha-espearian Ra# .?@?4 son#< music $y Da3id 2tamper/( Cf( T(
2(
Eiot GH:4?
4(?%4 Richard >uc-e
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?@?H-
Bohn 8ennon" Pau McCartney and 1eor#e 6arrison are the #reatest
composers
since >eetho3en" !ith Pau McCartney !ay out in front(
2unday Times 4@ Dec( ?@HE
4(?%E Arthur >uer
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?FGD-?@DD
There !as a youn# ady named >ri#ht"
)hose speed !as far faster than i#ht<
2he set out one day
,n a reati3e !ay
And returned on the pre3ious ni#ht(
Punch ?@ Dec( ?@4E" *Reati3ity*
4(?%D ,3or >umer-Thomas
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?@&%-
,f he U6arod )isonV e3er !ent to schoo !ithout any $oots it !as
$ecause
he !as too $i# for them(
2peech at Conser3ati3e Party Conference" in Manchester 1uardian ?E
Oct(
?@D@
4(?%% 8uis >uMue
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8e charme discret de a $our#eoisie(
The discreet charm of the $our#eoisie(
Tite of fim .?@G4/
1r^ce Z Dieu" 9e suis tou9ours ath0e(
Than-s to 1od" , am sti an atheist(
,n 8e Monde ?H Dec( ?@%@
4(?%H Anthony >ur#ess
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?@?G-
)ho e3er heard of a coc-!or- oran#e+ Then , read a maen-y $it out
oud
in a sort of 3ery hi#h type preachin# #ooss: *The attempt to impose
upon
man" a creature of #ro!th and capa$e of s!eetness" to oo5e 9uiciy
at the
ast round the $earded ips of 1od" to attempt to impose" , say" a!s
and
conditions appropriate to a mechanica creation" a#ainst this , raise
my
s!ord-pen(*
A Coc-!or- Oran#e .?@H4/ p( 4?
,t !as the afternoon of my ei#hty-first $irthday" and , !as in $ed
!ith my
catamite !hen Ai announced that the arch$ishop had come to see me(
Earthy Po!ers .?@F&/ p( G
6e said it !as artificia respiration" $ut no! , find , am to ha3e
his
chid(
,nside Mr Ender$y .?@HE/ pt( ?" ch( D
The possession of a $oo- $ecomes a su$stitute for readin# it(
Ae! Cor- Times >oo- Re3ie! D Dec( ?@HH" p( GD
4(?%G Bohnny >ur-e
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?@&F-?@HD
E3ery time it rains" it rains
Pennies from hea3en(
Don7t you -no! each coud contains
Pennies from hea3en+
Cou7 find your fortune fain#
A o3er to!n
>e sure that your um$rea
,s upside do!n(
Pennies from 6ea3en .?@EH son#< music $y Arthur Bohnston/
8i-e )e$ster7s Dictionary" !e7re Morocco $ound(
The Road to Morocco .?@D4 son# from fim The Road to Morocco< music
$y
Bames 3an 6eusen/
4(?%F Bohn >urns
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?F%F-?@DE
*)hat ha3e you in the Mississippi+* he UBohn >urnsV as-ed an American
!ho
had spo-en dispara#in#y of the Thames( The American repied that
there
!as !ater--mies and mies of it( *Ah" $ut you see" the Thames is
i'uid
history"* said >urns(
Daiy Mai 4% Ban( ?@DE
4(?%@ )iiam 2( >urrou#hs
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?@?D-
, thin- there are innumera$e #ods( )hat !e on earth ca 1od is a
itte
tri$a 1od !ho has made an a!fu mess( Certainy forces operatin#
throu#h
human consciousness contro e3ents(
Paris Re3ie! Fa ?@H%
4(?H& >en9amin 6ap#ood >urt
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?FF&-?@%&
One e3enin# in Octo$er" !hen , !as one-third so$er"
An7 ta-in# home a *oad* !ith many pride<
My poor feet $e#an to stutter" so , ay do!n in the #utter"
And a pi# came up an7 ay do!n $y my side<
Then !e san# *,t7s a fair !eather !hen #ood feo!s #et
to#ether"*
Ti a ady passin# $y !as heard to say:
*Cou can te a man !ho 7$oo5es7 $y the company he chooses*
And the pi# #ot up and so!y !a-ed a!ay(
The Pi# 1ot ;p and 2o!y )a-ed A!ay .?@EE son#/
4(?H? Aat >urton
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There7 $e $ue$irds o3er the !hite ciffs of Do3er"
Tomorro!" 9ust you !ait and see(
)hite Ciffs of Do3er .?@D? son#< music $y )ater =ent/
4(?H4 R( A( >uter .>aron >uter of 2affron )aden/
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?@&4-?@F4
Poitics is the Art of the Possi$e( That is !hat these pa#es sho! ,
ha3e
tried to achie3e--not more--and that is !hat , ha3e caed my $oo-(
The Art of the Possi$e .?@G?/ p( xi( Cf( >ismarc-7s *Die Poiti-
ist die
8ehre 3om MR#ichen"* Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/ FD:4&
Reporter: Mr >uter" !oud you say that this UAnthony EdenV is the
$est
Prime Minister !e ha3e+
R( A( >uter: Ces(
,nter3ie! at 8ondon Airport" F Ban( ?@%H" in R( A( >uter The Art of
the
Possi$e .?@G?/ ch( @
4(?HE Raph >uter and Aoe 1ay .Richard Moxon Armita#e/
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?F@F-?@%D
The sun has #ot his hat on
6ip hip hip hoorayT
The sun has #ot his hat on
And he7s comin# out today(
The 2un 6as 1ot 6is 6at On .?@E4 son#/
4(?HD 2amue >uter
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?FE%-?@&4
Cet meet !e sha" and part" and meet a#ain
)here dead men meet" on ips of i3in# men(
Athenaeum D Ban( ?@&4"
,t has $een said that the o3e of money is the root of a e3i( The
!ant
of money is so 'uite as truy(
Ere!hon .?FG4/ ch( 4&
,t has $een said that thou#h 1od cannot ater the past" historians
can< it
is perhaps $ecause they can $e usefu to 6im in this respect that 6e
toerates their existence(
Ere!hon Re3isited .?@&?/ ch( ?D
8ife is i-e payin# a 3ioin soo in pu$ic and earnin# the
instrument
as one #oes on(
2peech at the 2omer3ie Cu$" 4G Fe$( ?F@%" in R( A( 2treatfied
Essays
on 8ife" Art and 2cience .?@&D/ p( H@
An honest 1od7s the no$est !or- of man(
Further Extracts from Aote$oo-s .?@ED/ p( 4H( Cf( Oxford Dictionary
of
Quotations .?@G@/ 4G&:?G and EG@:4D
A a!yer7s dream of hea3en: e3ery man recaimed his o!n property at
the
resurrection" and each tried to reco3er it from a his forefathers(
Further Extracts from Aote$oo-s .?@ED/ p( 4G
The three most important thin#s a man has are" $riefy" his pri3ate
parts"
his money" and his rei#ious opinions(
Further Extracts from Aote$oo-s .?@ED/ p( @E
The course of true anythin# ne3er does run smooth(
Further Extracts from Aote$oo-s .?@ED/ p( 4H&
Conscience is thorou#hy !e-$red and soon ea3es off ta-in# to
those
!ho do not !ish to hear it(
Further Extracts from Aote$oo-s .?@ED/ p( 4G@
, heard a man say that $ri#ands demand your money or your ife"
!hereas
!omen re'uire $oth(
Further Extracts from Aote$oo-s .?@ED/ p( E?%
,t !as 3ery #ood of 1od to et Carye and Mrs Carye marry one
another
and so ma-e ony t!o peope misera$e instead of four" $esides $ein#
3ery
amusin#(
8etters $et!een 2amue >uter and Miss E( M( A( 2a3a#e ?FG?-?FF%
.?@E%/
4? Ao3( ?FFD
The most perfect humour and irony is #eneray 'uite unconscious(
8ife and 6a$it .?FGG/ ch( 4
,t has" , $eie3e" $een often remar-ed that a hen is ony an e##7s
!ay of
ma-in# another e##(
8ife and 6a$it .?FGG/ ch( F
8ife is one on# process of #ettin# tired(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?
8ife is the art of dra!in# sufficient concusions from insufficient
premises(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?
A pro#ress is $ased upon a uni3ersa innate desire on the part of
e3ery
or#anism to i3e $eyond its income(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?
The heathy stomach is nothin# if not conser3ati3e( Fe! radicas ha3e
#ood
di#estions(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( H
A!ays eat #rapes do!n!ards--that is" a!ays eat the $est #rape
first< in
this !ay there !i $e none $etter eft on the $unch" and each #rape
!i
seem #ood do!n to the ast( ,f you eat the other !ay" you !i not
ha3e
a #ood #rape in the ot( >esides you !i $e temptin# pro3idence to
-i
you $efore you come to the $est(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( G
6o! than-fu !e ou#ht to $e that )ords!orth !as ony a poet and not a
musician( Fancy a symphony $y )ords!orthT Fancy ha3in# to sit it
outT And
fancy !hat it !oud ha3e $een if he had !ritten fu#uesT
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( F
The history of art is the history of re3i3as(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( F
1enius(((has $een defined as a supreme capacity for ta-in#
trou$e((((,t
mi#ht $e more fity descri$ed as a supreme capacity for #ettin# its
possessors into trou$e of a -inds and -eepin# them therein so on#
as
the #enius remains(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ??
An apoo#y for the De3i: ,t must $e remem$ered that !e ha3e ony
heard
one side of the case( 1od has !ritten a the $oo-s(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?D
The #reat peasure of a do# is that you may ma-e a foo of yoursef
!ith
him and not ony !i he not scod you" $ut he !i ma-e a foo of
himsef
too(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?D
A definition is the encosin# a !iderness of idea !ithin a !a of
!ords(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?D
To i3e is i-e to o3e--a reason is a#ainst it" and a heathy
instinct for it(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?D
The pu$ic $uys its opinions as it $uys its meat" or ta-es in its
mi-" on
the principe that it is cheaper to do this than to -eep a co!( 2o it
is"
$ut the mi- is more i-ey to $e !atered(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?G
, do not mind yin#" $ut , hate inaccuracy(
Aote$oo-s .?@?4/ ch( ?@
2to!ed a!ay in a Montrea um$er room
The Disco$ous standeth and turneth his face to the !a<
Dusty" co$!e$-co3ered" maimed" and set at nau#ht"
>eauty crieth in an attic" and no man re#ardeth(
O 1odT O MontreaT
2pectator ?F May ?FGF" *Psam of Montrea*
, do not i-e $oo-s( , $eie3e , ha3e the smaest i$rary of any
iterary
man in 8ondon" and , ha3e no !ish to increase it( , -eep my $oo-s at
the
>ritish Museum and at Mudie7s" and it ma-es me 3ery an#ry if any one
#i3es
me one for my pri3ate i$rary(
;ni3ersa Re3ie! Dec( ?F@&" *Ram$in#s in Cheapside*
Ad3ersity" if a man is set do!n to it $y de#rees" is more supporta$e
!ith
e'uanimity $y most peope than any #reat prosperity arri3ed at in a
sin#e
ifetime(
)ay of A Fesh .?@&E/ ch( %
They !oud ha3e $een e'uay horrified at hearin# the Christian
rei#ion
dou$ted" and at seein# it practised(
)ay of A Fesh .?@&E/ ch( ?%
A animas" except man" -no! that the principa $usiness of ife is
to
en9oy it--and they do en9oy it as much as man and other circumstances
!i
ao!(
)ay of A Fesh .?@&E/ ch( ?@
The ad3anta#e of doin# one7s praisin# for onesef is that one can ay
it
on so thic- and exacty in the ri#ht paces(
)ay of A Fesh .?@&E/ ch( ED
Coun# as he !as" his instinct tod him that the $est iar is he !ho
ma-es
the smaest amount of yin# #o the on#est !ay(
)ay of A Fesh .?@&E/ ch( E@
>eyond a haricot 3ein in one of my e#s" ,7m as youn# as e3er , !as(
Od
indeedT There7s many a #ood tune payed on an od fiddeT
)ay of A Fesh .?@&E/ ch( H?
7Tis $etter to ha3e o3ed and ost than ne3er to ha3e ost at a(
)ay of A Fesh .?@&E/ ch( HG( Cf( Tennyson in Oxford Dictionary of
Quotations .?@G@/ %EH:?H
4(?H% Max >y#ra3es
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2ee Eric 2y-es and Max >y#ra3es .?@(?EG/
4(?HH Bames >ranch Ca$e
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The optimist procaims that !e i3e in the $est of a possi$e
!ords<
and the pessimist fears this is true(
2i3er 2taion .?@4H/ $-( D" ch( 4H
E(& C
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E(? ,r3in# Caesar
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Picture you upon my -nee"
Bust tea for t!o and t!o for tea(
Tea for T!o .?@4% son#< music $y Lincent Coumans/
E(4 Bohn Ca#e
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, ha3e nothin# to say
and , am sayin# it and that is
poetry(
2ience .?@H?/ *8ecture on nothin#*
E(E Bames Ca#ney
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Fran- 1orshin--oh" Fran-ie" 9ust in passin#: , ne3er said Uin any
fimV
*Mmm" you dirty ratT* )hat , actuay did say !as *BudyT BudyT BudyT*
2peech at American Fim ,nstitute $an'uet" ?E Mar( ?@GD" in Ca#ney $y
Ca#ney .?@GH/ ch( ?D
E(D 2ammy Cahn .2amue Cohen/
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8o3e and marria#e" o3e and marria#e"
1o to#ether i-e a horse and carria#e"
This , te ya" $rother"
Ca can7t ha3e one !ithout the other(
8o3e and Marria#e .?@%% son#< music $y Bames Lan 6eusen/
,t7s that second time you hear your o3e son# sun#"
Ma-es you thin- perhaps" that
8o3e i-e youth is !asted on the youn#(
The 2econd Time Around .?@H& son#< music $y Bames Lan 6eusen/
E(% Bames M( Cain
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The postman a!ays rin#s t!ice(
Tite of no3e .?@ED/ and pay .?@EH/
E(H Michae Caine .Maurice Boseph Mic-e!hite/
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Aot many peope -no! that(
Tite of $oo- .?@FD/
E(G 2ir Boseph Cairns
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The $etraya of ;ster" the cynica and entirey undemocratic
$anishment
of its propery eected Pariament and a ree#ation to the status of
a fu55y !u55y coony is" , hope" a ast $etraya contempated $y
Do!nin#
2treet $ecause it is the ast that ;ster !i countenance(
2peech on retirin# as 8ord Mayor of >efast" E? May ?@G4" in Daiy
Tee#raph ? Bune ?@G4
E(F Chares Cahoun
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2ha-e" ratte and ro(
Tite of son# .?@%D/
E(@ Bames Caa#han .8eonard Bames Caa#han" >aron Caa#han of
Cardiff/
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)e say that !hat >ritain needs is a ne! socia contract( That is
!hat
this document U8a$our7s Pro#ramme for >ritainV is a$out(
2peech at 8a$our Party Annua Conference" 4 Oct( ?@G4" in Conference
Report .?@G4/ p( ??%
A ie can $e haf-!ay around the !ord $efore truth has #ot his $oots
on(
6ansard ? Ao3( ?@GH" co( @GH
, don7t thin- other peope in the !ord !oud share the 3ie! there is
mountin# chaos(
,n inter3ie! at 8ondon Airport" ?& Ban( ?@G@" in The 2un ?? Ban(
?@G@< the
2un headined its report:*Crisis+ )hat Crisis+*
E(?& Boseph Camp$e .2eosamh MacCathmhaoi/
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?FG@-?@DD
As a !hite cande
,n a hoy pace"
2o is the $eauty
Of an a#0d face(
,rishry .?@?E/ *Od )oman*
E(?? Mrs Patric- Camp$e .>eatrice 2tea Camp$e/
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Oh dear me--its too ate to do anythin# $ut accept you and o3e you--
$ut
!hen you !ere 'uite a itte $oy some$ody ou#ht to ha3e said *hush*
9ust
onceT
8etter to 1( >( 2ha!" ? Ao3( ?@?4" cited in Aan Dent >ernard 2ha!
and Mrs
Patric- Camp$e .?@%4/ p( %4
A popuar anecdote descri$es a !e -no!n actor-mana#er U2ir 6er$ert
>eer$ohm TreeV as sayin# one day at rehearsa to an actress of
distin#uished $eauty UMrs Patric- Camp$eV" *8et us #i3e 2ha! a
$eefstea-
and put some red $ood into him(* *For hea3en7s sa-e" don7t"* she
excaimed: *he is $ad enou#h as it is< $ut if you #i3e him meat no
!oman
in 8ondon !i $e safe(*
1( >( 2ha! in Fran- 6arris Contemporary Portraits .?@?@/ p( EE?
,t doesn7t matter !hat you do in the $edroom as on# as you don7t do
it in
the street and fri#hten the horses(
,n Daphne Fiedin# Duchess of Bermyn 2treet .?@HD/ ch( 4
Tauah U>an-headV is a!ays s-atin# on thin ice( E3eryone !ants to
$e
there !hen it $rea-s(
,n The Times ?E Dec( ?@HF
,t !as Mrs Camp$e" for instance" !ho" on a cee$rated occasion"
thre!
her companion into a furry $y descri$in# her recent marria#e as *the
deep" deep peace of the dou$e-$ed after the hury-$ury of the
chaise-on#ue(*
Aexander )oocott )hie Rome >urns .?@ED/ *The First Mrs
Tan'ueray*
E(?4 Roy Camp$e
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Of a the ce3er peope round me here
, most dei#ht in Me--
Mine is the ony 3oice , care to hear"
And mine the ony face , i-e to see(
Adamastor .?@E&/ *6ome Thou#hts in >ooms$ury*
Cou praise the firm restraint !ith !hich they !rite--
,7m !ith you there" of course:
They use the snaffe and the cur$ a ri#ht"
>ut !here7s the $oody horse+
Adamastor .?@E&/ *On 2ome 2outh African Ao3eists*
, hate *6umanity* and a such a$stracts: $ut , o3e peope( 8o3ers
of
*6umanity* #eneray hate peope and chidren" and -eep parrots or
puppy
do#s(
8i#ht on a Dar- 6orse .?@%?/ ch( ?E
Transations .i-e !i3es/ are sedom stricty faithfu if they are in
the
east attracti3e(
Poetry Re3ie! Bune-Buy ?@D@
1iraffesT--a Peope
)ho i3e $et!een the earth and s-ies"
Each in his one rei#ious steepe"
=eepin# a i#ht-house !ith his eyes(
Ta-in# >ronco .?@DH/ *Dreamin# 2pires*
2outh Africa" reno!ned $oth far and !ide
For poitics and itte ese $eside(
The )ay5#oose .?@4F/ p( G
E(?E 2ir 6enry Camp$e->annerman
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There is a phrase !hich seems in itsef some!hat sef-e3ident" !hich
is
often used to account for a #ood dea--that *!ar is !ar(* >ut !hen
you
come to as- a$out it" then you are tod that the !ar no! #oin# on is
not
!ar( U8au#hterV )hen is a !ar not a !ar+ )hen it is carried on $y
methods
of $ar$arism in 2outh Africa(
2peech to Aationa Reform ;nion" ?D Bune ?@&?" in Daiy Ae!s ?% Bune
?@&?
1ood #o3ernment coud ne3er $e a su$stitute for #o3ernment $y the
peope
themse3es(
2peech at 2tirin#" 4E Ao3( ?@&%" in Daiy Ae!s 4D Ao3( ?@&%
E(?D A$ert Camus
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?@?E-?@H&
,nteectue = ceui 'ui se d0dou$e(
An inteectua is someone !hose mind !atches itsef(
Carnets" ?@E%-D4 .Aote$oo-s" ?@H4/ p( D?
8a poiti'ue et e sort des hommes sont form0s par des hommes sans
id0aet
sans #randeur( Ceux 'ui ont une #randeur en eux ne font pas de
poiti'ue(
Poitics and the fate of man-ind are formed $y men !ithout ideas and
!ithout #reatness( Those !ho ha3e #reatness !ithin them do not #o in
for
poitics(
Carnets" ?@E%-D4 .Aote$oo-s" ?@H4/ p( @@
Lous sa3e5 ce 'u7est e charme: une maniOre de s7entendre r0pondre
oui
sans a3oir pos0 aucune 'uestion caire(
Cou -no! !hat charm is: a !ay of #ettin# the ans!er yes !ithout
ha3in#
as-ed any cear 'uestion(
8a Chute .The Fa" ?@%H/ p( H4
Aous sommes tous des cas exceptionnes( Aous 3ouons tous faire appe
de
'ue'ue choseT Chacun exi#e d7Xtre innocent" Z tout prix" mXme si"
pour
cea" i faut accuser e #enre humain et e cie(
)e are a specia cases( )e a !ant to appea to somethin#T
E3eryone
insists on his innocence" at a costs" e3en if it means accusin# the
rest
of the human race and hea3en(
8a Chute .The Fa" ?@%H/ p( @%
C7est si 3rai 'ue nous nous confions rarement Z ceux 'ui sont
meieurs
'ue nous(
,t is 3ery true that !e sedom confide in those !ho are $etter than
ourse3es(
8a Chute .The Fa" ?@%H/ p( @G
Be 3ais 3ous dire un #rand secret" mon cher( A7attende5 pas e
9u#ement
dernier( , a ieu tous es 9ours(
,7 te you a #reat secret" my friend( Don7t !ait for the ast
9ud#ement( ,t happens e3ery day(
8a Chute .The Fa" ?@%H/ p( ?4@
Au9ourd7hui" maman est morte( Ou peut-Xtre hier" 9e ne sais pas(
Mother died today( Or perhaps it !as yesterday" , don7t -no!(
87tran#er .The Outsider" ?@DD/ p( @
Qu7est-ce 'u7un homme r03ot0+ ;n homme 'ui dit non(
)hat is a re$e+ A man !ho says no(
876omme r03ot0 .The Re$e" ?@%?/ p( 4%
Toutes es r03outions modernes ont a$outi Z un renforcement de 7
tat(
A modern re3outions ha3e ended in a reinforcement of the 2tate(
876omme r03ot0 .The Re$e" ?@%?/ p( 44?
Tout r03outionnaire finit en oppresseur ou en h0r0ti'ue(
E3ery re3outionary ends as an oppressor or a heretic(
876omme r03ot0 .The Re$e" ?@%?/ p( E&H
8a utte ee-mXme 3ers es sommets suffit Z rempir un cRurd7homme(
,
faut ima#iner 2isyphe heureux(
The stru##e itsef to!ards the hei#hts is enou#h to fi a human
heart(
One must ima#ine that 2isyphus is happy(
8e Mythe de 2isyphe .The Myth of 2isyphus" ?@D4/ p( ?HF
E(?% Eias Canetti
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Aes !as man 3er#essen hat" schreit im Traum um 6ife(
A the thin#s one has for#otten scream for hep in dreams(
Die Pro3in5 der Menschen .The 6uman Pro3ince" ?@GE/ p( 4H@
E(?H 6u#hie Cannon
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)on7t you come home >i >aiey" !on7t you come home+
>i >aiey" )on7t Cou Pease Come 6ome .?@&4 son#/
E(?G Bohn R( Capes
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They au#hed !hen , sat do!n at the piano( >ut !hen , started to
payT
Ad3ertisement for ;2 2choo of Music" in Physica Cuture Dec( ?@4%"
p( @%
E(?F A Capone
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Don7t you #et the idea ,7m one of these #oddam radicas( Don7t #et
the
idea ,7m -noc-in# the American system(
,nter3ie!" circa ?@4@" in Caud Coc-$urn ,n Time of Trou$e .?@%H/
ch( ?H
Once in the rac-et you7re a!ays in it(
Phiadephia Pu$ic 8ed#er ?F May ?@4@
E(?@ Truman Capote
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Mr Capote(((commented on the difficuty he had readin# the >eat
no3es(
6e had tried $ut he had $een una$e to finish any one of
them((((*Aone of
these peope ha3e anythin# interestin# to say"* he o$ser3ed" *and
none of
them can !rite" not e3en Mr =erouac(* )hat they do" he added" *isn7t
!ritin# at a--it7s typin#(*
Report of tee3ision discussion" in Ae! Repu$ic @ Fe$( ?@%@
Lenice is i-e eatin# an entire $ox of chocoate i'ueurs in one #o(
,n O$ser3er 4H Ao3( ?@H?
Other 3oices" other rooms(
Tite of no3e .?@DF/
E(4& A Capp
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UA$stract art isV a product of the untaented" sod $y the
unprinciped to
the uttery $e!idered(
,n Aationa O$ser3er ? Buy ?@HE
E(4? Ethna Car$ery .Anna MacManus/
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Oh" =athaeen AQ 6ouihan" your road7s a thorny !ay"
And 7tis a faithfu sou !oud !a- the fints !ith you for aye"
)oud !a- the sharp and crue fints unti his oc-s #re! #rey(
Four )inds Of Eirinn .?@&4/ *Passin# of the 1ae*
E(44 6oa#y Carmichae .6oa#and 6o!ard Carmichae/
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2ee 2tuart 1orre .G(DH/
E(4E 2to-ey Carmichae and Chares Lernon 6amiton
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2to-ey Carmichae ?@D?-
Chares Lernon 6amiton ?@4@-
The adoption of the concept of >ac- Po!er is one of the most
e#itimate
and heathy de3eopments in American poitics and race reations in
our
time((((,t is a ca for $ac- peope in this country to unite" to
reco#ni5e their herita#e" to $uid a sense of community( ,t is a
ca for
$ac- peope to $e#in to define their o!n #oas" to ead their o!n
or#ani5ations and to support those or#ani5ations( ,t is a ca to
re9ect
the racist institutions and 3aues of this society(
>ac- Po!er .?@HG/ ch( 4
E(4D Dae Carne#ie
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6o! to !in friends and infuence peope(
Tite of $oo- .?@EH/
E(4% B( 8( Carr
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*,73e ne3er $een spo-en to i-e this $efore in a my thirty years7
experience"* she !ais( *Cou ha3e not had thirty years7 experience"
Mrs
1rinde-Bones"* he says !itherin#y( *Cou ha3e had one year7s
experience
E& times(*
6arpoe Report .?@G4/ p( ?4F
E(4H Ed!ard Carson .>aron Carson/
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My ony #reat 'uaification for $ein# put at the head of the Aa3y is
that
, am 3ery much at sea(
,n ,an Co3in 8ife of 8ord Carson .?@EH/ 3o( E" ch( 4E
E(4G Bimmy Carter
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)e shoud i3e our i3es as thou#h Christ !ere comin# this afternoon(
2peech to >i$e cass at Pains" 1eor#ia" March ?@GH" in >oston
2unday
6erad Ad3ertiser ?? Apr( ?@GH
,7m Bimmy Carter" and ,7m #oin# to $e your next president(
2aid to the son of a campai#n supporter" Ao3( ?@G%" in ,7 Ae3er 8ie
to
Cou .?@GH/ ch( ?
,73e oo-ed on a ot of !omen !ith ust( ,73e committed adutery in
my
heart many times( This is somethin# that 1od reco#ni5es , !i do--
and
, ha3e done it--and 1od for#i3es me for it(
Pay$oy Ao3( ?@GH
E(4F 2ydney Carter
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, danced in the mornin#
)hen the !ord !as $e#un
And , danced in the moon
And the stars and the sun
And , came do!n from hea3en
And , danced on the earth--
At >ethehem , had my $irth(
Dance then !here3er you may $e"
, am the 8ord of the Dance" said he"
And ,7 ead you a" !here3er you may $e
And ,7 ead you a in the dance" said he(
Aine Caros or >aads .?@HG/ *8ord of the Dance*
,t7s 1od they ou#ht to crucify
,nstead of you and me"
, said to the carpenter
A-han#in# on the tree(
Aine Caros or >aads .?@HG/ *Friday Mornin#*
E(4@ Pa$o Casas
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,t Uthe ceoV is i-e a $eautifu !oman !ho has not #ro!n oder" $ut
youn#er !ith time" more sender" more suppe" more #racefu(
,n Time 4@ Apr( ?@%G
E(E& Ted Caste .>aron Caste of ,sin#ton/
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?@&G-?@G@
,n pace of strife(
Tite of 8a$our 1o3ernment7s )hite Paper" ?G Ban( ?@H@" su##ested $y
Caste to his !ife" >ar$ara Caste .2ecretary of 2tate for
Empoyment/--see >ar$ara Caste Diaries .?@FD/ ?% Ban( ?@H@
E(E? 6arry Castin# and C( )( Murphy
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8et7s a #o do!n the 2trandT
8et7s a #o do!n the 2trandT
,7 $e eader" you can march $ehind
Come !ith me" and see !hat !e can find
8et7s a #o do!n the 2trandT
8et7s A 1o Do!n the 2trandT .?@&@ son#/
E(E4 Fide Castro
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8a historia me a$so30ra(
6istory !i a$so3e me(
Tite of pamphet .?@%E/
E(EE )ia Cather
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?FGE-?@DG
Rei#ion and art sprin# from the same root and are cose -in(
Economics
and art are stran#ers(
Common!ea ?G Apr( ?@EH
The history of e3ery country $e#ins in the heart of a man or a !oman(
O PioneersT .?@?E/ pt( ?" ch( %
, i-e trees $ecause they seem more resi#ned to the !ay they ha3e to
i3e
than other thin#s do(
O PioneersT .?@?E/ pt( 4" ch( F
E(ED Mr Bustice Caufied .2ir >ernard Caufied/
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Remem$er Mary Archer in the !itness $ox( Cour 3ision of her !i
pro$a$y
ne3er disappear( 6as she ee#ance+ 6as she fra#rance+ )oud she
ha3e--!ithout the strain of this tria--a radiance+
2ummin# up of court case $et!een Beffrey Archer and the Ae!s of the
)ord"
Buy ?@FG" in The Times 4D Buy ?@FG
E(E% Chares Causey
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O are you the $oy
)ho !oud !ait on the 'uay
)ith the si3er penny
And the apricot tree+
Fare!e" A##ie )eston .?@%?/ *Aursery Rhyme of ,nnocence and
Experience*
Timothy )inters comes to schoo
)ith eyes as !ide as a foot$a-poo"
Ears i-e $om$s and teeth i-e spinters:
A $it5 of a $oy is Timothy )inters(
;nion 2treet .?@%G/ *Timothy )inters*
E(EH Constantine Ca3afy
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?FHE-?@EE
)hat are !e a !aitin# for" #athered to#ether i-e this on the
pu$ic
s'uare+
The >ar$arians are comin# today(
.)aitin# for the >ar$arians" ?@&D/ in Poems .?@HE/
Cou !i find no ne! paces" no other seas"
The to!n !i foo! you(
.Poems" ?@??/ .*The To!n*/
E(EG Edith Ca3e
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They ha3e a $een 3ery -ind to me here( >ut this , !oud say"
standin#"
as , do" in 3ie! of 1od and eternity" , reai5e that patriotism is
not
enou#h( , must ha3e no hatred or $itterness to!ards anyone(
)ords spo-en in prison the ni#ht $efore her execution" in The Times
4E Oct( ?@?%
E(EF 8ord Da3id Ceci
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The primary o$9ect of a student of iterature is to $e dei#hted( 6is
duty
is to en9oy himsef: his efforts shoud $e directed to de3eopin# his
facuty of appreciation(
Readin# as one of the Fine Arts .?@D@/ p( D
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)hat7s ost upon the rounda$outs !e pus up on the s!in#sT
1reen Days and >ue Days .?@?4/ *Rounda$outs and 2!in#s*
E(D& Boseph Cham$erain
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,n poitics" there is no use oo-in# $eyond the next fortni#ht(
,n etter from A( B( >afour to Erd Mar'uess of 2ais$ury" 4D Mar(
?FFH"
in A( B( >afour Chapters of Auto$io#raphy .?@E&/ ch( ?H
,t is said that the City is the centre of the !ord7s finance" that
the
fate of our manufactures therefore is a secondary consideration<
that"
pro3ided that the City of 8ondon remains" as it is at present" the
cearin#-house of the !ord" any other nation may $e its !or-shop(
Ao!
, as- you" #entemen" !hether(((that is not a 3ery short-si#hted
3ie!(
2peech at the 1uidha" ?@ Ban( ?@&D" in The Times 4& Ban( ?@&D
,n the #reat re3oution !hich separated the ;nited 2tates from 1reat
>ritain the #reatest man that that re3oution produced(((!as
Aexander
6amiton(((he eft a precious e#acy to his countrymen !hen he
discosed
to them the secrets of union and !hen he said to them" *8earn to
thin-
continentay(* And" my feo!-citi5ens" if , may 3enture to #i3e you
a messa#e" no! , !oud say to you" *8earn to thin- ,mperiay(*
2peech at the 1uidha" ?@ Ban( ?@&D" in The Times 4& Ban( ?@&D
The day of sma nations has on# passed a!ay( The day of Empires has
come(
2peech at >irmin#ham" ?4 May ?@&D" in The Times ?E May ?@&D
)e are not do!nhearted( The ony trou$e is !e cannot understand !hat
is
happenin# to our nei#h$ours(
2peech at 2meth!ic-" ?F Ban( ?@&H" in The Times ?@ Ban( ?@&H
E(D? Ae3ie Cham$erain
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,n !ar" !hiche3er side may ca itsef the 3ictor" there are no
!inners"
$ut a are osers(
2peech at =etterin#" E Buy ?@EF" in The Times D Buy ?@EF
6o! horri$e" fantastic" incredi$e it is that !e shoud $e di##in#
trenches and tryin# on #as-mas-s here $ecause of a 'uarre in a far
a!ay
country UC5echoso3a-iaV $et!een peope of !hom !e -no! nothin#(
>roadcast speech" 4G 2ept( ?@EF" in The Times 4F 2ept( ?@EF
This mornin# , had another ta- !ith the 1erman Chanceor" 6err
6iter"
and here is the paper !hich $ears his name upon it as !e as
mine((((*)e
re#ard the a#reement si#ned ast ni#ht and the An#o-1erman Aa3a
A#reement" as sym$oic of the desire of our t!o peopes ne3er to #o
to !ar
!ith one another a#ain(*
2peech at 6eston Airport" E& 2ept( ?@EF" in The Times ? Oct( ?@EF
My #ood friends" this is the second time in our history that there
has
come $ac- from 1ermany to Do!nin# 2treet peace !ith honour( , $eie3e
it
is peace for our time( )e than- you from the $ottom of our hearts(
And
no! , recommend you to #o home and seep 'uiety in your $eds(
2peech from !indo! of ?& Do!nin# 2treet" E& 2ept( ?@EF" in The Times
? Oct( ?@EF
This mornin#" the >ritish Am$assador in >erin handed the 1erman
#o3ernment a fina Aote statin# that" uness !e heard from them $y
ee3en
o7coc- that they !ere prepared at once to !ithdra! their troops from
Poand" a state of !ar !oud exist $et!een us( , ha3e to te you no!
that
no such underta-in# has $een recei3ed" and that conse'uenty this
country
is at !ar !ith 1ermany(
Radio $roadcast" E 2ept( ?@E@" in The Times D 2ept( ?@E@
)hate3er may $e the reason--!hether it !as that 6iter thou#ht he
mi#ht
#et a!ay !ith !hat he had #ot !ithout fi#htin# for it" or !hether it
!as
that after a the preparations !ere not sufficienty compete--
ho!e3er"
one thin# is certain--he missed the $us(
2peech at Centra 6a" )estminster" D Apr( ?@D&" in The Times % Apr(
?@D&
E(D4 6arry Champion
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2ee Chares Coins" E( A( 2heppard" and Fred Terry .E(G@/
E(DE Raymond Chander
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Do!n these mean streets a man must #o !ho is not himsef mean" !ho is
neither tarnished nor afraid(
Atantic Monthy Dec( ?@DD *The 2impe Art of Murder*
,t !as a$out ee3en o7coc- in the mornin#" mid Octo$er" !ith the sun
not
shinin# and a oo- of hard !et rain in the cearness of the
foothis(
, !as !earin# my po!der-$ue suit" !ith dar- $ue shirt" tie and
dispay
hand-erchief" $ac- $ro#ues" $ac- !oo soc-s !ith dar- $ue coc-s
on
them( , !as neat" cean" sha3ed and so$er" and , didn7t care !ho
-ne! it(
The >i# 2eep .?@E@/ ch( ?
,t !as a $onde( A $onde to ma-e a $ishop -ic- a hoe in a stained
#ass
!indo!(
Fare!e" My 8o3ey .?@D&/ ch( ?E
)oud you con3ey my compiments to the purist !ho reads your proofs
and
te him or her that , !rite in a sort of $ro-en-do!n patois !hich is
somethin# i-e the !ay a 2!iss !aiter ta-s" and that !hen , spit an
infiniti3e" 1od damn it" , spit it so it !i stay spit(
8etter to Ed!ard )ee-s" ?F Ban( ?@DG" in F( Mac2hane 8ife of Raymond
Chander .?@GH/ ch( G
A $i# hard-$oied city !ith no more personaity than a paper cup(
The 8itte 2ister .?@D@/ ch( 4H .of 8os An#ees/
,f my $oo-s had $een any !orse" , shoud not ha3e $een in3ited to
6oy!ood" and if they had $een any $etter" , shoud not ha3e come(
8etter to Chares )( Morton" ?4 Dec( ?@D%" in Dorothy 1ardiner and
=atherine 2( )a-er Raymond Chander 2pea-in# .?@H4/ p( ?4H
E(DD Coco Chane
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Couth is somethin# 3ery ne!: t!enty years a#o no one mentioned it(
,n Marce 6aedrich Coco Chane" 6er 8ife" 6er 2ecrets .?@G?/ ch( ?
E(D% Charie Chapin .2ir Chares 2pencer Chapin/
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A , need to ma-e a comedy is a par-" a poiceman and a pretty #ir(
My Auto$io#raphy .?@HD/ ch( ?&
E(DH Arthur Chapman
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Out !here the handcasp7s a itte stron#er"
Out !here the smie d!es a itte on#er"
That7s !here the )est $e#ins(
Out )here the )est >e#ins .?@?H/ p( ?
E(DG 1raham Chapman" Bohn Ceese" Terry 1iiam" Eric ,de" Terry Bones"
Michae Pain
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1raham Chapman ?@D?-?@F@
Bohn Ceese ?@E@-
Terry 1iiam ?@D&-
Eric ,de ?@DE-
Terry Bones ?@D4-
Michae Pain ?@DE-
,7m a um$er9ac-
And ,7m O=
, seep a ni#ht
And , !or- a day(
Monty Python7s >i# Red >oo- .?@G?/
And no! for somethin# competey different(
Catch-phrase popuari5ed in Monty Python7s Fyin# Circus .>>C TL
pro#ramme" ?@H@-GD/
Cour !ife interested in(((photo#raphs+ Eh+ =no! !hat , mean--
photo#raphs+
6e as-ed him -no!in#y(((nud#e nud#e" snap snap" #rin #rin" !in-
!in-" say
no more(
Monty Python7s Fyin# Circus .>>C TL pro#ramme" ?@H@/" in Ro#er
)imut
From Frin#e to Fyin# Circus .?@F&/ ch( ??
customer: , !ish to compain a$out this parrot !hat , purchased
not
haf an hour a#o from this 3ery $outi'ue(
shop-eeper: Oh yes" the Aor!e#ian >ue--!hat7s !ron# !ith it+
customer: ,7 te you !hat7s !ron# !ith it--it7s dead that7s
!hat7s
!ron# !ith it(
shop-eeper: Ao" no--it7s restin#((((,t7s pro$a$y pinin# for the
fiords((((
customer: ,t7s not pinin#--it7s passed onT This parrot is no moreT
,t
has ceased to $eT ,t7s expired and #one to meet its ma-erT This is a
ate
parrotT ,t7s a stiffT >ereft of ife it rests in peace--if you hadn7t
naied it to the perch it !oud $e pushin# up the daisiesT ,t7s run#
do!n
the curtain and 9oined the choir in3isi$eT This is an ex-parrotT
Monty Python7s Fyin# Circus .>>C TL pro#ramme" ?@H@/" in Ro#er
)imut
From Frin#e to Fyin# Circus .?@F&/ ch( ??
Ao$ody expects the 2panish ,n'uisitionT Our chief !eapon is
surprisesemdash(surprise and fear(((fear and surprise(((our t!o
!eapons
are fear and surprise--and ruthess efficiency(((our three !eapons
are
fear and surprise and ruthess efficiency and an amost fanatica
de3otion
to the Pope(((our four(((no((((Amon#st our !eapons--amon#st our
!eaponry--are such eements as fear" surprise((((,7 come in a#ain(
Monty Python7s Fyin# Circus .>>C TL pro#ramme" ?@G&/" in Ro#er
)imut
From Frin#e to Fyin# Circus .?@F&/ ch( ??
E(DF Prince Chares .Chares Phiip Arthur 1eor#e" Prince of )aes/
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, ha3e not the si#htest hesitation in ma-in# the o$ser3ation that
much of
>ritish mana#ement doesn7t seem to understand the importance of the
human
factor(
2peech to Pariamentary and 2cientific Committee" 4? Fe$( ?@G@" in
Daiy
Tee#raph 44 Fe$( ?@G@
, 9ust come and ta- to the pants" reay--3ery important to ta- to
them" they respond , find(
Tee3ision inter3ie!" 4? 2ept( ?@FH" in Daiy Tee#raph 44 2ept( ?@FH
)e do need a sense of ur#ency in our outoo- in the re#eneration of
industry and enterprise" $ecause other!ise !hat reay !orries me is
that
!e are #oin# to end up as a fourth-rate country and , don7t !ant to
see
that(
2peech at Edin$ur#h" 4H Ao3( ?@F%" in 2cotsman 4G Ao3( ?@F%
,nstead of desi#nin# an extension to the ee#ant faNade of the
Aationa
1aery !hich compements it(((it oo-s as if !e may $e presented
!ith
a -ind of 3ast municipa fire station((((, !oud understand $etter
this
type of hi#h-tech approach if you demoished the !hoe of Trafa#ar
2'uare
and started a#ain((($ut !hat is proposed is i-e a monstrous
car$unce on
the face of a much-o3ed and ee#ant friend(
2peech to Roya ,nstitute of >ritish Architects" E& May ?@FD" in The
Times
E? May ?@FD( Cf( Countess 2pencer
E(D@ Apsey Cherry-1arrard
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2ee E( 8( At-inson .?(H%/
E(%& 1( =( Chesterton
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An ad3enture is ony an incon3enience ri#hty considered( An
incon3enience
is ony an ad3enture !ron#y considered(
A Thin#s Considered .?@&F/ *On Runnin# after one7s 6at*
Ao anima e3er in3ented anythin# so $ad as drun-enness--or so #ood as
drin-(
A Thin#s Considered .?@&F/ *)ine )hen it is Red*
Of those days the tae is tod that , once sent a tee#ram to my !ife
in
8ondon" !hich ran: *Am in Mar-et 6ar$orou#h( )here ou#ht , to $e+*
, cannot remem$er !hether this story is true< $ut it is not uni-ey"
or"
, thin-" unreasona$e(
Auto$io#raphy .?@EH/ ch( ?H
They died to sa3e their country and they ony sa3ed the !ord(
>aad of 2t >ar$ara and Other Lerses .?@44/ *En#ish 1ra3es*
>efore the #ods that made the #ods
6ad seen their sunrise pass"
The )hite 6orse of the )hite 6orse Lae
)as cut out of the #rass(
>aad of the )hite 6orse .?@??/ $-( ?" p( ?
, te you nau#ht for your comfort"
Cea" nau#ht for your desire"
2a3e that the s-y #ro!s dar-er yet
And the sea rises hi#her(
>aad of the )hite 6orse .?@??/ $-( ?" p( ?F
For the #reat 1aes of ,reand
Are the men that 1od made mad"
For a their !ars are merry"
And a their son#s are sad(
>aad of the )hite 6orse .?@??/ $-( 4" p( E%
The thin# on the $ind side of the heart"
On the !ron# side of the door"
The #reen pant #ro!eth" menacin#
Ami#hty o3ers in the 2prin#<
There is a!ays a for#otten thin#"
And o3e is not secure(
>aad of the )hite 6orse .?@??/ $-( E" p( %4
8iterature is a uxury< fiction is a necessity(
Defendant .?@&?/ *Defence of Penny Dreadfus*
A san# is metaphor" and a metaphor is poetry(
Defendant .?@&?/ *Defence of 2an#*
*My country" ri#ht or !ron#"* is a thin# that no patriot !oud thin-
of
sayin# except in a desperate case( ,t is i-e sayin#" *My mother"
drun- or
so$er(*
Defendant .?@&?/ *Defence of Patriotism*
And Aoah he often said to his !ife !hen he sat do!n to dine"
*, don7t care !here the !ater #oes if it doesn7t #et into the
!ine(*
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( % *)ine and )ater*
1od made the !ic-ed 1rocer
For a mystery and a si#n"
That men mi#ht shun the a!fu shops
And #o to inns to dine(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( H *2on# a#ainst 1rocers*
6e -eeps a ady in a ca#e
Most cruey a day"
And ma-es her count and cas her *Miss*
;nti she fades a!ay(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( H *2on# a#ainst 1rocers*
The fo- that i3e in 8i3erpoo" their heart is in their $oots<
They #o to he i-e am$s" they do" $ecause the hooter hoots(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( G *Me 6eart*
They ha3en7t #ot no noses"
The faen sons of E3e(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( ?% *2on# of Quoode*
And #oodness ony -no!ses
The Aoseessness of Man(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( ?% *2on# of Quoode*
The rich are the scum of the earth in e3ery country(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( ?%
Tea" athou#h an Orienta"
,s a #enteman at east<
Cocoa is a cad and co!ard"
Cocoa is a 3u#ar $east(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( ?F *2on# of Ri#ht and )ron#*
>efore the Roman came to Rye or out to 2e3ern strode"
The roin# En#ish drun-ard made the roin# En#ish road(
A reein# road" a roin# road" that ram$es round the shire"
And after him the parson ran" the sexton and the s'uire<
A merry road" a ma5y road" and such as !e did tread
The ni#ht !e !ent to >irmin#ham $y !ay of >eachy 6ead(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( 4? *Roin# En#ish Road*
For there is #ood ne!s yet to hear and fine thin#s to $e seen"
>efore !e #o to Paradise $y !ay of =ensa 1reen(
Fyin# ,nn .?@?D/ ch( 4? *Roin# En#ish Road*
Ten thousand !omen marched throu#h the streets of 8ondon Uin support
of
!omen7s suffra#eV sayin#: *)e !i not $e dictated to"* and then !ent
off
to $ecome steno#raphers(
,n M( Ffinch 1( =( Chesterton .?@FH/ ch( ??
The !ord *orthodoxy* not ony no on#er means $ein# ri#ht< it
practicay
means $ein# !ron#(
6eretics .?@&%/ ch( ?
There is no such thin# on earth as an uninterestin# su$9ect< the ony
thin# that can exist is an uninterested person(
6eretics .?@&%/ ch( E
The artistic temperament is a disease that afficts amateurs( ,t is
a disease !hich arises from men not ha3in# sufficient po!er of
expression
to utter and #et rid of the eement of art in their $ein#(
6eretics .?@&%/ ch( ?G
>i#otry may $e rou#hy defined as the an#er of men !ho ha3e no
opinions(
6eretics .?@&%/ ch( 4&
After the first sience the sma man said to the other: *)here does
a
!ise man hide a pe$$e+* And the ta man ans!ered in a o! 3oice:
*On the
$each(* The sma man nodded" and after a short sience said: *)here
does
a !ise man hide a eaf+* And the other ans!ered: *,n the forest(*
,nnocence of Father >ro!n .?@??/ *The 2i#n of the >ro-en 2!ord*
Thie3es respect property( They merey !ish the property to $ecome
their
property that they may more perfecty respect it(
Man !ho !as Thursday .?@&F/ ch( D
The human race" to !hich so many of my readers $eon#" has $een
payin# at
chidren7s #ames from the $e#innin#" and !i pro$a$y do it ti the
end"
!hich is a nuisance for the fe! peope !ho #ro! up(
Aapoeon of Aottin# 6i .?@&D/ $-( ?" ch( ?
)hy do you rush throu#h the fieds in trains"
1uessin# so much and so much(
)hy do you fash throu#h the fo!ery meads"
Fat-head poet that no$ody reads<
And !hy do you -no! such a fri#htfu ot
A$out peope in #o3es and such+
Ae! Poems .?@EE/ *The Fat )hite )oman 2pea-s* .an ans!er to Frances
Cornford" see H?:F/
Democracy means #o3ernment $y the uneducated" !hie aristocracy means
#o3ernment $y the $ady educated(
Ae! Cor- Times ? Fe$( ?@E?" pt( %" p( ?
The men !ho reay $eie3e in themse3es are a in unatic asyums(
Orthodoxy .?@&F/ ch( 4
Poets do not #o mad< $ut chess-payers do( Mathematicians #o mad" and
cashiers< $ut creati3e artists 3ery sedom( , am not" as !i $e
seen" in
any sense attac-in# o#ic: , ony say that this dan#er does ie in
o#ic"
not in ima#ination(
Orthodoxy .?@&F/ ch( 4
Mr 2ha! is ., suspect/ the ony man on earth !ho has ne3er !ritten
any
poetry(
Orthodoxy .?@&F/ ch( E
Tradition may $e defined as an extension of the franchise( Tradition
means #i3in# 3otes to the most o$scure of a casses" our ancestors(
,t
is the democracy of the dead( Tradition refuses to su$mit to the
sma
and arro#ant oi#archy of those !ho merey happen to $e !a-in#
a$out( A
democrats o$9ect to men $ein# dis'uaified $y the accident of $irth<
tradition o$9ects to their $ein# dis'uaified $y the accident of
death(
Democracy tes us not to ne#ect a #ood man7s opinion" e3en if he is
our
#room< tradition as-s us not to ne#ect a #ood man7s opinion" e3en if
he
is our father(
Orthodoxy .?@&F/ ch( D
A conser3atism is $ased upon the idea that if you ea3e thin#s
aone you
ea3e them as they are( >ut you do not( ,f you ea3e a thin# aone
you
ea3e it to a torrent of chan#e(
Orthodoxy .?@&F/ ch( G
An#es can fy $ecause they ta-e themse3es i#hty(
Orthodoxy .?@&F/ ch( G
)hite founts fain# in the Courts of the sun"
And the 2odan of >y5antium is smiin# as they run(
Poems .?@?%/ *8epanto*
2tron# #on#s #roanin# as the #uns $oom far"
Don Bohn of Austria is #oin# to the !ar"
2tiff fa#s strainin# in the ni#ht-$asts cod
,n the #oom $ac--purpe" in the #int od-#od"
Torchi#ht crimson on the copper -ette-drums"
Then the tuc-ets" then the trumpets" then the cannon" and he comes(
Poems .?@?%/ *8epanto*
From a that terror teaches"
From ies of ton#ue and pen"
From a the easy speeches
That comfort crue men"
From sae and profanation
Of honour and the s!ord"
From seep and from damnation"
Dei3er us" #ood 8ordT
Poems .?@?%/ *A 6ymn*
Are they cin#in# to their crosses" F( E( 2mith+
Poems .?@?%/ *Antichrist*
Ta- a$out the pe!s and steepes
And the Cash that #oes there!ithT
>ut the sous of Christian peopes(((
Chuc- it" 2mithT
Poems .?@?%/ *Antichrist*
The sous most fed !ith 2ha-espeare7s fame
2ti sat uncon'uered in a rin#"
Remem$erin# him i-e anythin#(
Poems .?@?%/ *2ha-espeare Memoria*
Bohn 1ru$$y" !ho !as short and stout
And trou$ed !ith rei#ious dou$t"
Refused a$out the a#e of three
To sit upon the curate7s -nee(
Poems .?@?%/ *Ae! Freethin-er*
And , dream of the days !hen !or- !as scrappy"
And rare in our poc-ets the mar- of the mint"
)hen !e !ere an#ry and poor and happy"
And proud of seein# our names in print(
Poems .?@?%/ *2on# of Defeat*
2mie at us" pay us" pass us< $ut do not 'uite for#et(
For !e are the peope of En#and" that ne3er ha3e spo-en yet(
Poems .?@?%/ *The 2ecret Peope*
)e ony -no! the ast sad s'uires ride so!y to!ards the sea"
And a ne! peope ta-es the and: and sti it is not !e(
Poems .?@?%/ *The 2ecret Peope*
They spo-e of Pro#ress spirin# round"
Of 8i#ht and Mrs 6umphry )ard--
,t is not true to say , fro!ned"
Or ran a$out the room and roared<
, mi#ht ha3e simpy sat and snored--
, rose poitey in the cu$
And said"*, fee a itte $ored(
)i someone ta-e me to a pu$+*
Poems .?@?%/ *>aade of an Anti-Puritan*
The #ao!s in my #arden" peope say"
,s ne! and neat and ade'uatey ta(
, tie the noose on in a -no!in# !ay
As one that -nots his nec-tie for a $a<
>ut 9ust as a the nei#h$ours--on the !a--
Are dra!in# a on# $reath to shout *6urrayT*
The stran#est !him has sei5ed me((((After a
, thin- , !i not han# mysef today(
Poems .?@?%/ *>aade of 2uicide*
,t isn7t that they can7t see the soution( ,t is that they can7t see
the
pro$em(
2canda of Father >ro!n .?@E%/ *Point of a Pin*
8yin# in $ed !oud $e an ato#ether perfect and supreme experience if
ony
one had a cooured penci on# enou#h to dra! on the ceiin#(
Tremendous Trifes .?@&@/ *On 8yin# in >ed*
6ardy !ent do!n to $otani5e in the s!amp" !hie Meredith cim$ed
to!ards
the sun( Meredith $ecame" at his $est" a sort of daintiy dressed
)at
)hitman: 6ardy $ecame a sort of 3ia#e atheist $roodin# and
$asphemin#
o3er the 3ia#e idiot(
Lictorian A#e in 8iterature .?@?4/ ch( 4
6e UTennysonV coud not thin- up to the hei#ht of his o!n to!erin#
stye(
Lictorian A#e in 8iterature .?@?4/ ch( E
The Christian idea has not $een tried and found !antin#( ,t has
$een
found difficut< and eft untried(
)hat7s )ron# !ith the )ord .?@?&/ pt( ?" ch( %
2he !as maintainin# the prime truth of !oman" the uni3ersa mother:
that
if a thin# is !orth doin#" it is !orth doin# $ady(
)hat7s )ron# !ith the )ord .?@?&/ pt( D" ch( ?D
)hen fishes fe! and forests !a-ed
And fi#s #re! upon thorn"
2ome moment !hen the moon !as $ood
Then surey , !as $orn(
)ith monstrous head and sic-enin# cry
And ears i-e errant !in#s"
The de3i7s !a-in# parody
On a four-footed thin#s(
)id =ni#ht and Other Poems .?@&&/ *The Don-ey*
FoosT For , aso had my hour<
One far fierce hour and s!eet:
There !as a shout a$out my ears"
And pams $efore my feet(
)id =ni#ht and Other Poems .?@&&/ *The Don-ey*
>ut 6i##ins is a 6eathen"
And to ecture rooms is forced"
)here his aunts" !ho are not married"
Demand to $e di3orced(
)ine" )ater and 2on# .?@?%/ *2on# of the 2tran#e Ascetic*
To $e ce3er enou#h to #et a that money" one must $e stupid enou#h
to
!ant it(
)isdom of Father >ro!n .?@?D/ *Paradise of Thie3es*
Bournaism ar#ey consists in sayin# *8ord Bones Dead* to peope !ho
ne3er -ne! that 8ord Bones !as ai3e(
)isdom of Father >ro!n .?@?D/ *The Purpe )i#*
E(%? Maurice Che3aier
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On his se3enty-second $irthday in ?@H&" he UChe3aierV !as as-ed !hat
he
fet a$out the ad3ancin# years( *Considerin# the aternati3e"* he
said"
*it7s not too $ad at a(*
Michae Freedand Maurice Che3aier .?@F?/ ch( 4&
E(%4 Ers-ine Chiders
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The ridde of the sands(
Tite of no3e .?@&E/
The Ufirin#V s'uad too- up their positions across the prison yard(
*Come
coser" $oys"* Chiders caed out to them( *,t !i $e easier for
you(*
>ur-e )i-inson Jea of Con3ert .?@GH/ ch( 4H
E(%E Chares Chiton
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2ee Boan 8itte!ood .?4(HH/
E(%D Aoam Choms-y
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As soon as 'uestions of !i or decision or reason or choice of
action
arise" human science is at a oss(
Tee3ision inter3ie!" E& Mar( ?@GF" in 8istener H Apr( ?@GF
The notion *#rammatica* cannot $e identified !ith *meanin#fu* or
*si#nificant* in any semantic sense( 2entences .?/ and .4/ are
e'uay
nonsensica" $ut(((ony the former is #rammatica(
.?/ Coouress #reen ideas seep furiousy(
.4/ Furiousy seep ideas #reen coouress(
2yntactic 2tructures .?@%G/ ch( 4
E(%% Dame A#atha Christie
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One is eft !ith the horri$e feein# no! that !ar settes nothin#
that to
!in a !ar is as disastrous as to ose oneT
Auto$io#raphy .?@GG/ pt( ?&
*This affair must a $e unra3eed from !ithin(* 6e U6ercue PoirotV
tapped his forehead( *These itte #rey ces( ,t is 7up to them7--as
you
say o3er here(*
The Mysterious Affair at 2tyes .?@4&/ ch( ?&
Trust the train" Mademoisee" for it is e $on Dieu !ho dri3es it(
The Mystery of the >ue Train .?@4F/ ch( EH
E(%H Fran- E( Churchi
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)ho7s afraid of the $i# $ad !of+
Tite of son# .?@EE< pro$a$y !ritten in coa$oration !ith Ann
Rone/
E(%G 2ir )inston Churchi
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,n defeat un$eata$e: in 3ictory un$eara$e(
,n Ed!ard Marsh Am$rosia and 2ma >eer .?@HD/ ch( % .descri$in#
Liscount
Mont#omery/
After the !ar one 'uip !hich !ent the rounds of )estminster !as
attri$uted
to Churchi himsef( *An empty taxi arri3ed at ?& Do!nin# 2treet"
and
!hen the door !as opened UCementV Attee #ot out(* )hen UBohnV
Co3ie
repeated this" and its attri$ution" to Churchi he o$3iousy did not
i-e
it( 6is face set hard" and *after an a!fu pause* he said: *Mr Attee
is
an honoura$e and #aant #enteman" and a faithfu coea#ue !ho
ser3ed
his country !e at the time of her #reatest need( , shoud $e
o$i#ed if
you !oud ma-e it cear !hene3er an occasion arises that , !oud
ne3er
ma-e such a remar- a$out him" and that , stron#y disappro3e of
any$ody
!ho does(*
=enneth 6arris Attee .?@F4/ ch( ?H
A!ays remem$er" Cemmie" that , ha3e ta-en more out of acoho than
acoho has ta-en out of me(
,n Quentin Reynods >y Quentin Reynods .?@HD/ ch( ??
UCement Attee isV a modest man !ho has a #ood dea to $e modest
a$out(
,n Chica#o 2unday Tri$une Ma#a5ine of >oo-s 4G Bune ?@%D
Question: )hat are the desira$e 'uaifications for any youn# man
!ho
!ishes to $ecome a poitician+
Mr Churchi: ,t is the a$iity to forete !hat is #oin# to
happen
tomorro!" next !ee-" next month" and next year( And to ha3e the
a$iity
after!ards to expain !hy it didn7t happen(
,n >( Ader Churchi )it .?@H%/ p( D
The >ritish peope ha3e ta-en for themse3es this motto--*>usiness
carried
on as usua durin# aterations on the map of Europe(* They expect the
na3y" on !hich they ha3e a3ished so much care and expense" to ma-e
that
#ood" and that is !hat" upon the !hoe" !e are actuay achie3in# at
the
present time(
2peech at the 1uidha" @ Ao3( ?@?D" in Compete 2peeches .?@GD/
3o( E"
p( 4ED?
6ere is the ans!er !hich , !i #i3e to President Roose3et(((()e
sha
not fai or fater< !e sha not !ea-en or tire( Aeither the sudden
shoc-
of $atte nor the on#-dra!n trias of 3i#iance and exertion !i
!ear us
do!n( 1i3e us the toos and !e !i finish the 9o$(
2peech on radio" @ Fe$( ?@D?" in Compete 2peeches .?@GD/ 3o( H" p(
HE%&
The peope of 8ondon !ith one 3oice !oud say to 6iter: *Cou ha3e
committed e3ery crime under the sun(((()e !i ha3e no truce or
parey
!ith you" or the #risy #an# !ho !or- your !ic-ed !i( Cou do your
!orst--and !e !i do our $est(*
2peech at County 6a" 8ondon" ?D Buy ?@D?" in Compete 2peeches
.?@GD/
3o( H" p( HD%?
Do not et us spea- of dar-er days< et us rather spea- of sterner
days(
These are not dar- days: these are #reat days--the #reatest days our
country has e3er i3ed< and !e must a than- 1od that !e ha3e $een
ao!ed" each of us accordin# to our stations" to pay a part in
ma-in#
these days memora$e in the history of our race(
2peech at 6arro! 2choo" 4@ Oct( ?@D?" in Compete 2peeches .?@GD/
3o( H"
p( H%&&
,t $ecomes sti more difficut to reconcie Bapanese action !ith
prudence
or e3en !ith sanity( )hat -ind of a peope do they thin- !e are+
2peech to ;2 Con#ress" 4H Dec( ?@D?" in Compete 2peeches .?@GD/ 3o(
H"
p( H%D&
)hen , !arned them Uthe French 1o3ernmentV that >ritain !oud fi#ht
on
aone !hate3er they did" their #eneras tod their Prime Minister and
his
di3ided Ca$inet" *,n three !ee-s En#and !i ha3e her nec- !run#
i-e
a chic-en(* 2ome chic-enT 2ome nec-T
2peech to Canadian Pariament" E& Dec( ?@D?" in Compete 2peeches
.?@GD/
3o( H" p( H%DD
There is no finer in3estment for any community than puttin# mi- into
$a$ies( 6eathy citi5ens are the #reatest asset any country can ha3e(
2peech on radio" 4? Mar( ?@DE" in Compete 2peeches .?@GD/ 3o( G" p(
HGH?
From 2tettin in the >atic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain
has
descended across the Continent(
2peech at )estminster Coe#e" Futon" Missouri" % Mar( ?@DH" in
Compete
2peeches .?@GD/ 3o( G" p( G4@&
2ome$ody said" *One ne3er hears of >ad!in no!adays--he mi#ht as !e
$e
dead(* *Ao"* said )inston" *not dead( >ut the cande in that #reat
turnip
has #one out(*
6arod Aicoson Diary ?G Au#( ?@%&" in Diaries and 8etters .?@HF/ p(
?@E
Ao! this is not the end( ,t is not e3en the $e#innin# of the end( >ut
it
is" perhaps" the end of the $e#innin#(
2peech at the Mansion 6ouse" 8ondon" ?& Ao3( ?@D4" in End of the
>e#innin#
.?@DE/ p( 4?D
)e mean to hod our o!n( , ha3e not $ecome the =in#7s First Minister
in
order to preside o3er the i'uidation of the >ritish Empire(
2peech in 8ondon" ?& Ao3( ?@D4" in End of the >e#innin# .?@DE/ p( 4?%
Once he UChurchiV said to me" *Afred" if you met Picasso comin#
do!n
the street" !oud you 9oin !ith me in -ic-in# his somethin# somethin#
somethin#+* , said" *Ces" sir" , !oud(*
2ir Afred Munnin#s in speech at Roya Academy" 4F Apr( ?@D@" in The
Finish .?@%4/ ch( 44
Don7t ta- to me a$out na3a tradition( ,t7s nothin# $ut rum" sodomy
and
the ash(
,n 2ir Peter 1retton Former Aa3a Person .?@HF/ ch( ?
A a$our contract into !hich men enter 3ountariy for a imited and
for a
$rief period" under !hich they are paid !a#es !hich they consider
ade'uate" under !hich they are not $ou#ht or sod and from !hich they
can
o$tain reief(((on payment of [?G(?&s" the cost of their passa#e" may
not
$e a heathy or proper contract" $ut it cannot in the opinion of 6is
Ma9esty7s 1o3ernment $e cassified as sa3ery in the extreme
acceptance of
the !ord !ithout some ris- of terminoo#ica inexactitude(
6ansard 44 Fe$( ?@&H" co( %%%
6e U8ord Chares >eresfordV is one of those orators of !hom it !as
!e
said" *>efore they #et up" they do not -no! !hat they are #oin# to
say<
!hen they are spea-in#" they do not -no! !hat they are sayin#< and
!hen
they ha3e sat do!n" they do not -no! !hat they ha3e said(*
6ansard 4& Dec( ?@?4" co( ?F@E
The !hoe map of Europe has $een chan#ed( The position of countries
has
$een 3ioenty atered( The modes of thou#ht of men" the !hoe
outoo- on
affairs" the #roupin# of parties" a ha3e encountered 3ioent and
tremendous chan#es in the deu#e of the !ord" $ut as the deu#e
su$sides
and the !aters fa short !e see the dreary steepes of Fermana#h and
Tyrone emer#in# once a#ain( The inte#rity of their 'uarre is one of
the
fe! institutions that has $een unatered in the catacysm !hich has
s!ept
the !ord(
6ansard ?H Fe$( ?@44" co( ?4G&
, decine uttery to $e impartia as $et!een the fire $ri#ade and the
fire(
6ansard G Buy ?@4H" co( 44?H .repyin# to compaints of his $ias
in
editin# the >ritish 1a5ette durin# the 1enera 2tri-e/
, remem$er" !hen , !as a chid" $ein# ta-en to the cee$rated
>arnum7s
circus" !hich contained an exhi$ition of frea-s and monstrosities"
$ut the
exhi$it on the pro#ramme !hich , most desired to see !as the one
descri$ed
as *The >oneess )onder(* My parents 9ud#ed that that spectace !oud
$e
too re3otin# and demorai5in# for my youthfu eyes" and , ha3e
!aited %&
years to see the $oneess !onder URamsay MacdonadV sittin# on the
Treasury >ench(
6ansard 4F Ban( ?@E?" co( ?&4?
2o they Uthe 1o3ernmentV #o on in stran#e paradox" decided ony to $e
undecided" reso3ed to $e irresoute" adamant for drift" soid for
fuidity" a-po!erfu to $e impotent(
6ansard ?4 Ao3( ?@EH" co( ??&G
The utmost he UAe3ie Cham$erainV has $een a$e to #ain for
C5echoso3a-ia and in the matters !hich !ere in dispute has $een that
the
1erman dictator" instead of snatchin# his 3ictuas from the ta$e"
has
$een content to ha3e them ser3ed to him course $y course(
6ansard % Oct( ?@EF" co( EH?
, !oud say to the 6ouse" as , said to those !ho ha3e 9oined this
1o3ernment: *, ha3e nothin# to offer $ut $ood" toi" tears and
s!eat(*
6ansard ?E May ?@D&" co( ?%&4
Cou as-" !hat is our poicy+ , !i say: ,t is to !a#e !ar" $y sea"
and
and air" !ith a our mi#ht and !ith a the stren#th that 1od can
#i3e
us< to !a#e !ar a#ainst a monstrous tyranny" ne3er surpassed in the
dar-"
amenta$e catao#ue of human crime( That is our poicy( Cou as-"
!hat is
our aim+ , can ans!er in one !ord: Lictory" 3ictory at a costs"
3ictory
in spite of a terror< 3ictory" ho!e3er on# and hard the road may
$e<
for !ithout 3ictory" there is no sur3i3a(
6ansard ?E May ?@D&" co( ?%&4
At this time , fee entited to caim the aid of a" and , say"
*Come
then" et us #o for!ard to#ether !ith our united stren#th(*
6ansard ?E May ?@D&" co( ?%&4
E3en thou#h ar#e tracts of Europe and many od and famous 2tates
ha3e
faen or may fa into the #rip of the 1estapo and a the odious
apparatus of Aa5i rue" !e sha not fa# or fai( )e sha #o on to
the
end( )e sha fi#ht in France" !e sha fi#ht on the seas and oceans"
!e
sha fi#ht !ith #ro!in# confidence and #ro!in# stren#th in the air"
!e
sha defend our isand" !hate3er the cost may $e( )e sha fi#ht on
the
$eaches" !e sha fi#ht on the andin# #rounds" !e sha fi#ht in the
fieds and in the streets" !e sha fi#ht in the his< !e sha
ne3er
surrender" and e3en if" !hich , do not for a moment $eie3e" this
isand
or a ar#e part of it !ere su$9u#ated and star3in#" then our Empire
$eyond
the seas" armed and #uarded $y the >ritish Feet" !oud carry on the
stru##e" unti" in 1od7s #ood time" the ne! !ord" !ith a its
po!er and
mi#ht" steps forth to the rescue and the i$eration of the od(
6ansard D Bune ?@D&" co( G@H
)hat 1enera )ey#and caed the *>atte of France* is o3er( , expect
that
the >atte of >ritain is a$out to $e#in( ;pon this $atte depends the
sur3i3a of Christian ci3ii5ation( ;pon it depends our o!n >ritish
ife
and the on# continuity of our institutions and our Empire( The !hoe
fury
and mi#ht of the enemy must 3ery soon $e turned on us( 6iter -no!s
that
he !i ha3e to $rea- us in this isand or ose the !ar( ,f !e can
stand
up to him a Europe may $e free and the ife of the !ord may mo3e
for!ard into $road" sunit upands< $ut if !e fai then the !hoe
!ord"
incudin# the ;nited 2tates" and a that !e ha3e -no!n and cared
for"
!i sin- into the a$yss of a ne! dar- a#e made more sinister" and
perhaps
more proon#ed" $y the i#hts of a per3erted science( 8et us
therefore
$race ourse3es to our duty" and so $ear ourse3es that" if the
>ritish
Common!eath and its Empire asts for a thousand years" men !i
sti
say" *This !as their finest hour(*
6ansard ?F Bune ?@D&" co( H&
The #ratitude of e3ery home in our ,sand" in our Empire" and indeed
throu#hout the !ord" except in the a$odes of the #uity" #oes out to
the
>ritish airmen !ho" undaunted $y odds" un!earied in their constant
chaen#e and morta dan#er" are turnin# the tide of !ord !ar $y
their
pro!ess and $y their de3otion( Ae3er in the fied of human confict
!as so
much o!ed $y so many to so fe!(
6ansard 4& Au#( ?@D&" co( ??HH
The >ritish nation is uni'ue in this respect( They are the ony
peope !ho
i-e to $e tod ho! $ad thin#s are" !ho i-e to $e tod the !orst(
6ansard ?& Bune ?@D?" co( ?%4
)e ma-e this !ide encircin# mo3ement in the Mediterranean" ha3in#
for its
primary o$9ect the reco3ery of the command of that 3ita sea" $ut
aso
ha3in# for its o$9ect the exposure of the under-$ey of the Axis"
especiay ,tay" to hea3y attac-(
6ansard ?? Ao3( ?@D4" co( 4F .often mis'uoted as *the soft under-
$ey
of the Axis*/
6e UPresident Roose3etV de3ised the extraordinary measure of
assistance
caed 8end-8ease" !hich !i stand forth as the most unsefish and
unsordid financia act of any country in a history(
6ansard ?G Apr( ?@D%" co( GH
;ness the ri#ht hon( 1enteman UMr >e3anV chan#es his poicy and
methods
and mo3es !ithout the si#htest deay" he !i $e as #reat a curse to
this
country in time of peace" as he !as a s'uaid nuisance in time of
!ar(
6ansard H Dec( ?@D%" co( 4%DD
Many forms of 1o3ernment ha3e $een tried" and !i $e tried in this
!ord
of sin and !oe( Ao one pretends that democracy is perfect or a-
!ise(
,ndeed" it has $een said that democracy is the !orst form of
1o3ernment
except a those other forms that ha3e $een tried from time to time(
6ansard ?? Ao3( ?@DG" co( 4&H
, cannot forecast to you the action of Russia( ,t is a ridde !rapped
in a
mystery inside an eni#ma: $ut perhaps there is a -ey( That -ey is
Russian
nationa interest(
Radio ta-" ? Oct( ?@E@" in ,nto >atte .?@D?/ p( ?E?
Aous attendons 7in3asion promise de on#ue date( 8es poissons aussi(
)e are !aitin# for the on#-promised in3asion( 2o are the fishes(
Radio $roadcast to the French peope" 4? Oct( ?@D&" in ,nto >atte
.?@D?/
p( 4@F
2horty after returnin# from his tour of the Aear East" Anthony Eden
su$mitted a on#-!inded report to the Prime Minister on his
experiences
and impressions( Churchi" it is tod" returned it to his )ar
Minister
!ith a note sayin#: *As far as , can see you ha3e used e3ery
cich0 except
71od is 8o3e7 and 7Pease ad9ust your dress $efore ea3in#(7*
8ife @ Dec( ?@D& .!hen this story !as repeated in the Daiy Mirror"
Churchi denied that it !as true/
, !rote my name at the top of the pa#e( , !rote do!n the num$er of
the
'uestion *?(* After much refection , put a $rac-et round it thus
*.?/(*
>ut thereafter , coud not thin- of anythin# connected !ith it that
!as
either ree3ant or true((((,t !as from these sender indications of
schoarship that Mr )edon dre! the concusion that , !as !orthy to
pass
into 6arro!( ,t is 3ery much to his credit(
My Eary 8ife .?@E&/ ch( 4
>y $ein# so on# in the o!est form Uat 6arro!V , #ained an immense
ad3anta#e o3er the ce3erer $oys( They a !ent on to earn 8atin and
1ree-((((>ut , !as tau#ht En#ish((((Thus , #ot into my $ones the
essentia structure of the ordinary >ritish sentence--!hich is a
no$e
thin#((((Aaturay , am $iased in fa3our of $oys earnin# En#ish( ,
!oud
ma-e them a earn En#ish: and then , !oud et the ce3er ones
earn
8atin as an honour" and 1ree- as a treat(
My Eary 8ife .?@E&/ ch( 4
6eadmasters ha3e po!ers at their disposa !ith !hich Prime Ministers
ha3e
ne3er yet $een in3ested(
My Eary 8ife .?@E&/ ch( 4
2o they tod me ho! Mr 1adstone read 6omer for fun" !hich , thou#ht
ser3ed him ri#ht(
My Eary 8ife .?@E&/ ch( 4
,t is a #ood thin# for an uneducated man to read $oo-s of 'uotations(
My Eary 8ife .?@E&/ ch( @
To 9a!-9a! is a!ays $etter than to !ar-!ar(
2peech at )hite 6ouse" 4H Bune ?@%D" in Ae! Cor- Times 4G Bune ?@%D"
p( ?
, am prepared to meet my Ma-er( )hether my Ma-er is prepared for the
#reat ordea of meetin# me is another matter(
At ne!s conference in )ashin#ton" ?@%D" in Ae! Cor- Times 4% Ban(
?@H%
.2upp(/ p( G
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind(
2peech at 6ar3ard" H 2ept( ?@DE" in On!ards to Lictory .?@DD/ p( 4EF
,t is said that Mr )inston Churchi once made this mar#ina comment
a#ainst a sentence that cumsiy a3oided a prepositiona endin#:
*This is
the sort of En#ish up !ith !hich , !i not put(*
Ernest 1o!ers Pain )ords .?@DF/ ch( @
Mora of the )or-( ,n !ar: resoution( ,n defeat: defiance( ,n
3ictory:
ma#nanimity( ,n peace: #ood!i(
2econd )ord )ar .?@DF/ 3o( ?" epi#raph .2ir Ed!ard Marsh in A
Aum$er of
Peope .?@E@/ p( ?%4" says that this motto occurred to Churchi
shorty
after the First )ord )ar/
One day President Roose3et tod me that he !as as-in# pu$icy for
su##estions a$out !hat the !ar shoud $e caed( , said at once *The
;nnecessary )ar(*
2econd )ord )ar .?@DF/ 3o( ?" p( 3iii
, fet as if , !ere !a-in# !ith destiny" and that a my past ife
had
$een $ut a preparation for this hour and this tria( Ee3en years in
the
poitica !iderness had freed me from ordinary Party anta#onisms( My
!arnin#s o3er the ast six years had $een so numerous" so detaied"
and
!ere no! so terri$y 3indicated" that no one coud #ainsay me( ,
coud not
$e reproached either for ma-in# the !ar or !ith !ant of preparation
for
it( , thou#ht , -ne! a #ood dea a$out it a" and , !as sure ,
shoud not
fai( Therefore" athou#h impatient for the mornin#" , sept soundy
and
had no need for cheerin# dreams( Facts are $etter than dreams(
2econd )ord )ar .?@DF/ 3o( ?" p( %4H
Ao one can #uarantee success in !ar" $ut ony deser3e it(
8etter to 8ord )a3e" 4H Ao3( ?@D&" in 2econd )ord )ar .?@D@/ 3o(
4"
ch( 4G
,t may amost $e said" *>efore Aamein !e ne3er had a 3ictory( After
Aamein !e ne3er had a defeat(*
2econd )ord )ar .?@%?/ 3o( D" ch( EE
Dictators ride to and fro upon ti#ers !hich they dare not dismount(
And
the ti#ers are #ettin# hun#ry(
8etter" ?? Ao3( ?@EG" in 2tep $y 2tep .?@E@/ p( ?FH( Cf( the pro3er$
*6e
!ho rides a ti#er is afraid to dismount* .see Concise Oxford
Dictionary of
Pro3er$s under rides/
Cou must ran- me and my coea#ues as stron# partisans of nationa
compusory insurance for a casses for a purposes from the crade
to
the #ra3e(
Radio $roadcast" 4? Mar( ?@DE" in The Times 44 Mar( ?@DE
, ha3e ne3er accepted !hat many peope ha3e -indy said--namey" that
,
inspired the nation((((,t !as the nation and the race d!ein# a
round
the #o$e that had the ion7s heart( , had the uc- to $e caed upon
to
#i3e the roar( , aso hope that , sometimes su##ested to the ion
the
ri#ht pace to use his ca!s(
2peech at )estminster 6a" E& Ao3( ?@%D" in The Times ? Dec( ?@%D
Mr Attee" !hom Churchi once payfuy descri$ed as a *sheep in
sheep7s
cothin#(*
8ord 6ome )ay the )ind >o!s .?@GH/ ch( H( Cf( 2ir Edmund 1osse
Ta-e a!ay that puddin#--it has no theme(
,n 8ord 6ome )ay the )ind >o!s .?@GH/ ch( ?H
)e are a !orms( >ut , do $eie3e that , am a #o!-!orm(
,n Lioet >onham-Carter )inston Churchi as , =ne! 6im .?@H%/ ch( ?
Beicoe !as the ony man on either side !ho coud ose the !ar in an
afternoon(
)ord Crisis .?@4G/ pt( ?" ch( %
E(%F Count 1aea55o Ciano
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8a 3ittoria tro3a cento padri" e nessuno 3uoe riconoscere
7insuccesso(
Lictory has a hundred fathers" $ut defeat is an orphan(
Diary @ 2ept( ?@D4 .?@DH/ 3o( 4" p( ?@H
E(%@ >rian Car-
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)hose ife is it any!ay+
Tite of pay .?@GG/
E(H& =enneth Car- .>aron Car-/
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Perraut7s faNade Uof the 8ou3reV refects the triumph of an
authoritarian
state" and of those o#ica soutions that Co$ert" the #reat
administrator of the se3enteenth century" !as imposin# on poitics"
economics and e3ery department of contemporary ife" incudin#" a$o3e
a"
the arts( This #i3es French Cassica architecture a certain
inhumanity(
,t !as the !or- not of craftsmen" $ut of !onderfuy #ifted ci3i
ser3ants(
Ci3ii5ation .?@H@/ ch( @
E(H? Arthur C( Car-e
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,f an edery $ut distin#uished scientist says that somethin# is
possi$e
he is amost certainy ri#ht" $ut if he says that it is impossi$e he
is
3ery pro$a$y !ron#(
,n Ae! Cor-er @ Au#( ?@H@
E(H4 1rant Car-e and Ed#ar 8esie
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1rant Car-e ?F@?-?@E?
Ed#ar 8esie ?FF%-?@GH
6e7d ha3e to #et under" #et out and #et under
And fix up his automo$ie(
6e7d 6a3e to 1et ;nder--1et Out and 1et ;nder .?@?E son#< music $y
Maurice A$rahams/
E(HE Edrid#e Cea3er
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)hat !e7re sayin# today is that you7re either part of the soution or
you7re part of the pro$em(
2peech in 2an Francisco" ?@HF" in R( 2cheer Edrid#e Cea3er" Post
Prison
)ritin#s and 2peeches .?@H@/ p( xxxii
E(HD Bohn Ceese
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2ee 1raham Chapman .E(DG/
E(H% Bohn Ceese and Connie >ooth
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Bohn Ceese ?@E@-
They7re 1ermans( Don7t mention the !ar(
Fa!ty To!ers *The 1ermans* .>>C TL pro#ramme" ?@G%/" in Compete
Fa!ty
To!ers .?@FF/ p( ?%E
2o 6arry says" *Cou don7t i-e me any more( )hy not+* And he says"
*>ecause you73e #ot so terri$y pretentious(* And 6arry says"
*Pretentious+ Moi+*
Fa!ty To!ers *The Psychiatrist* .>>C TL pro#ramme" ?@G@/" in
Compete
Fa!ty To!ers .?@FF/ p( ?@&
E(HH 2arah Aorciffe Ce#horn
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?FGH-?@%@
The #of-in-s ie so near the mi
That amost e3ery day
The a$ourin# chidren can oo- out
And !atch the men at pay(
Ae! Cor- Tri$une 4E Ban( ?@?D *For 2ome Must )atch" )hie--*
E(HG 1eor#es Cemenceau
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8a #uerre" c7est une chose trop #ra3e pour a confier Z des
miitaires(
)ar is too serious a matter to entrust to miitary men(
Attri$uted to Cemenceau e(#( in 6ampden Bac-son Cemenceau and the
Third
Repu$ic .?@DH/ p( 44F" $ut aso attri$uted to >riand and Taeyrand
Poiti'ue int0rieure" 9e fais a #uerre< poiti'ue ext0rieure" 9e
fais
tou9ours a #uerre( Be fais tou9ours a #uerre(
My home poicy: , !a#e !ar< my forei#n poicy: , !a#e !ar( A the
time
, !a#e !ar(
2peech to French Cham$er of Deputies" F Mar( ?@?F" in Discours de
1uerre
.)ar 2peeches" ?@HF/ p( ?G4
, est pus facie de faire a #uerre 'ue a paix(
,t is easier to ma-e !ar than to ma-e peace(
2peech at Lerdun" 4& Buy ?@?@" in Discours de Paix .Peace 2peeches"
?@EF/
p( ?44
E(HF 6aran Ce3eand
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,n ?@%& he U6aran Ce3eandV in3ented the phrase" so thrashed to
death in
ater years" *the re3oution of risin# expectations(*
Arthur 2chesin#er Thousand Days .?@H%/ ch( ?H
E(H@ Richard Co$$
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,n an operation of this -ind one !oud not #o for a Proust or a
Boyce--not
that , !oud -no! a$out that" ne3er ha3in# read either(
2peech at >oo-er Pri5e a!ards in 8ondon" ?F Oct( ?@FD" in The Times
?@ Oct( ?@FD
E(G& Caud Coc-$urn
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2ma earth'ua-e in Chie( Aot many dead(
,n Time of Trou$e .?@%H/ ch( ?& .the !ords !ith !hich Coc-$urn
caims to
ha3e !on a competition at The Times for the duest headine/
E(G? Bean Cocteau
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?FF@-?@HE
8e tact dans 7 audace c7est de sa3oir 9us'u7o\ on peut aer trop
oin(
>ein# tactfu in audacity is -no!in# ho! far one can #o too far(
8e Co' et 7Are'uin .?@?F/ in 8e Rappe Z 7ordre .Reca to Order"
?@4H/ p( 4
8e pire drame pour un poOte" c7est d7Xtre admir0 par maentendu(
The !orst tra#edy for a poet is to $e admired throu#h $ein#
misunderstood(
8e Co' et 7Are'uin .?@?F/ in 8e Rappe Z 7ordre .Reca to Order"
?@4H/ p( 4&
27i faut choisir un crucifi0" a foue sau3e tou9ours >ara$$as(
,f it has to choose !ho is to $e crucified" the cro!d !i a!ays
sa3e
>ara$$as(
8e Co' et 7Are'uin .?@?F/ in 8e Rappe Z 7ordre .Reca to Order"
?@4H/ p( E@
876istoire est un aia#e de r0e et de menson#e( 8e r0e de
76istoire
de3ient un menson#e( 87irr0e de a fa$e de3ient 30rit0(
6istory is a com$ination of reaity and ies( The reaity of 6istory
$ecomes a ie( The unreaity of the fa$e $ecomes the truth(
Bourna d7un inconnu .Diary of an ;n-no!n Man" ?@%E/ p( ?DE
Li3re est une chute hori5ontae(
8ife is a hori5onta fa(
Opium .?@E&/ p( EG
Quand 97ai 0crit 'ue Lictor 6u#o 0tait un fou 'ui se croyait Lictor
6u#o"
9e ne paisantais pas(
)hen , !rote that Lictor 6u#o !as a madman !ho thou#ht he !as Lictor
6u#o"
, !as not 9o-in#(
Opium .?@E&/ p( GG
E(G4 8enore Coffee
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+?F@G-?@FD
)hat a dumpT
>eyond the Forest .?@D@ fim< ine spo-en $y >ette Da3is" enterin#
a room/
E(GE 1eor#e M( Cohan
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,t !as Cohan !ho first said to a ne!spaperman .!ho !anted some
information
a$out >road!ay Bones in ?@?4/" *, don7t care !hat you say a$out me"
as
on# as you say somethin# a$out me" and as on# as you spe my name
ri#ht(*
Bohn McCa$e 1eor#e M( Cohan .?@GE/ ch( ?E
1i3e my re#ards to >road!ay"
Remem$er me to 6erad 2'uare"
Te a the #an# at Forty-2econd 2treet
That , !i soon $e there(
1i3e My Re#ards to >road!ay .?@&D son#/
O3er there" o3er there"
2end the !ord" send the !ord o3er there
That the Can-s are comin#" the Can-s are comin#"
The drums rum-tummin# e3ery!here(
2o prepare" say a prayer"
2end the !ord" send the !ord to $e!are(
)e7 $e o3er" !e7re comin# o3er
And !e !on7t come $ac- ti it7s o3er" o3er there(
O3er There .?@?G son#/
,7m a Can-ee Doode Dandy"
A Can-ee Doode" do or die<
A rea i3e nephe! of my ;nce 2am7s"
>orn on the fourth of Buy(
,73e #ot a Can-ee Doode s!eetheart"
2he7s my Can-ee Doode 9oy(
Can-ee Doode came to 8ondon"
Bust to ride the ponies<
, am the Can-ee Doode >oy(
Can-ee Doode >oy .?@&D son#/
E(GD Desmond Co-e
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6is $ade struc- the !ater a fu second $efore any other: the ad
had
started !e( Aor did he fa# as the race !ore on: as the others
tired" he
seemed to #ro! more fresh" unti at en#th" as the $oats $e#an to
near the
!innin#-post" his oar !as dippin# into the !ater neary t!ice as
often as
any other(
2andford of Merton .?@&E/ ch( ?4 .often mis'uoted as *A ro!ed
fast" $ut
none so fast as stro-e*/
E(G% Coette .2idonie-1a$riee Coette/
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, d0cou3rait(((e monde des 0motions 'u7on nomme" Z a 0#Ore"
physi'ues(
6e !as disco3erin#(((the !ord of the emotions that are so i#hty
caed
physica(
8e >0 en her$e .Ripenin# 2eed" ?@4E/ p( ?H?
Quand ee O3e ses paupiOres" on dirait 'u7ee se d0sha$ie(
)hen she raises her eyeids" it is as if she is undressin#(
Caudine s7en 3a .Caudine 1oes A!ay" ?@E?/ p( %@
Ae porte 9amais de $i9oux artisti'ues" Na d0considOre compOtement
une
femme(
Don7t e3er !ear artistic 9e!eery< it !rec-s a !oman7s reputation(
1i#i .?@DD/ p( D&
E(GH R( 1( Coin#!ood
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Perfect freedom is reser3ed for the man !ho i3es $y his o!n !or- and
in
that !or- does !hat he !ants to do(
2pecuum Mentis .?@4D/ p( 4%
E(GG Chares Coins and Fred )( 8ei#h
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My od man said" *Foo! the 3an"
Don7t diy-day on the !ayT*
Off !ent the cart !ith the home pac-ed in it"
, !a-ed $ehind !ith my od coc- innet(
>ut , diied and daied" daied and diied"
8ost the 3an and don7t -no! !here to roam(
Cou can7t trust the *specias* i-e the od time *coppers*
)hen you can7t find your !ay home(
Don7t Diy-Day on the )ay .?@?@ son#< made famous $y Marie 8oyd/
E(GF Chares Coins and Fred Murray
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>oied $eef and carrots(
Tite of son# .?@?&< made famous $y 6arry Champion/
E(G@ Chares Coins" E( A( 2heppard" and Fred Terry
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Any od iron" any od iron"
Any any od od iron+
Cou oo- neat
Ta- a$out a treat"
Cou oo- dapper from your napper to your feet(
Dressed in stye" $rand ne! tie"
And your father7s od #reen tie on"
>ut , !oudn7t #i3e you tuppence for your od !atch chain<
Od iron" od iron+
Any Od ,ron .?@?? son#< made famous $y 6arry Champion< the second
ine
is often sun# as *Any any any od iron+*/
E(F& Bohn Churton Coins
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To as- ad3ice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for fattery(
,n 8( C( Coins 8ife of Bohn Churton Coins .?@?4/ p( E?H
E(F? Michae Coins
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Thin---!hat , ha3e #ot for ,reand+ 2omethin# !hich she has !anted
these
past se3en hundred years( )i anyone $e satisfied at the $ar#ain+
)i
anyone+ , te you this--eary this mornin# , si#ned my death
!arrant(
, thou#ht at the time ho! odd" ho! ridicuous--a $uet may 9ust as
!e
ha3e done the 9o$ fi3e years a#o(
8etter" H Dec( ?@4?" in T( R( D!yer Michae Coins and the Treaty
.?@F?/
ch( D
E(F4 >etty Comden and Adoph 1reen
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>etty Comden ?@?@-
Adoph 1reen ?@?%-
Ae! Cor-" Ae! Cor-"--a heu3a to!n"
The >ronx is up $ut the >attery7s do!n"
And peope ride in a hoe in the #round:
Ae! Cor-" Ae! Cor-"--,t7s a heu3a to!n(
Ae! Cor-" Ae! Cor- .?@D% son#< music $y 8eonard >ernstein/
The party7s o3er(
Tite of son# .?@%H< music $y Bue 2tyne/
E(FE Dame ,3y Compton->urnett
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*)e" of course" peope are ony human"* said Dudey to his $rother"
as
they !a-ed to the house $ehind the !omen( *>ut it reay does not
seem
much for them to $e(*
A Famiy and a Fortune .?@E@/ ch( 4
There are different -inds of !ron#( The peope sinned a#ainst are not
a!ays the $est(
The Mi#hty and their Fa .?@H?/ ch( G
There is more difference !ithin the sexes than $et!een them(
Mother and 2on .?@%%/ ch( ?&
As re#ards pots , find rea ife no hep at a( Rea ife seems to
ha3e
no pots(
,n R( 8ehmann et a( Orion , .?@D%/ p( 4%
E(FD >iy Connoy
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Marria#e is a !onderfu in3ention< $ut" then a#ain" so is a $icyce
repair
-it(
,n Duncan Camp$e >iy Connoy .?@GH/ p( @4
E(F% Cyri Connoy
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8iterature is the art of !ritin# somethin# that !i $e read t!ice<
9ournaism !hat !i $e read once(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( E
As repressed sadists are supposed to $ecome poicemen or $utchers" so
those !ith an irrationa fear of ife $ecome pu$ishers(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( ?&
)hom the #ods !ish to destroy they first ca promisin#(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( ?E
There is no more som$re enemy of #ood art than the pram in the ha(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( ?D
A charmin# peope ha3e somethin# to concea" usuay their tota
dependence on the appreciation of others(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( ?H
, ha3e caed this stye the Mandarin stye" since it is $eo3ed $y
iterary pundits" $y those !ho !oud ma-e the !ritten !ord as uni-e
as
possi$e to the spo-en one( ,t is the stye of those !riters !hose
tendency is to ma-e their an#ua#e con3ey more than they mean or more
than
they fee" it is the stye of most artists and a hum$u#s(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( 4&
,n the ei#hteenth century he UAec Dou#as-6omeV !oud ha3e $ecome
Prime
Minister $efore he !as thirty< as it !as he appeared honoura$y
inei#i$e
for the stru##e of ife(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( 4E
)ere , to deduce any system from my feein#s on ea3in# Eton" it
mi#ht $e
caed The Theory of Permanent Adoescence(
Enemies of Promise .?@EF/ ch( 4D
,t is cosin# time in the #ardens of the )est and from no! on an
artist
!i $e 9ud#ed ony $y the resonance of his soitude or the 'uaity
of his
despair(
6ori5on Dec( ?@D@--Ban( ?@%&" p( EH4
>etter to !rite for yoursef and ha3e no pu$ic" than to !rite for
the
pu$ic and ha3e no sef(
Ae! 2tatesman 4% Fe$( ?@EE
Destroy him as you !i" the $our#eois a!ays $ounces up--execute
him"
expropriate him" star3e him out en masse" and he reappears in your
chidren(
,n O$ser3er G Mar( ?@EG
6e U1eor#e Or!eV coud not $o! his nose !ithout moraisin# on the
state
of the hand-erchief industry(
2unday Times 4@ 2ept( ?@HF
The more $oo-s !e read" the sooner !e percei3e that the ony function
of a
!riter is to produce a masterpiece( Ao other tas- is of any
conse'uence(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( ?
There is no fury i-e a !oman oo-in# for a ne! o3er(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( ?( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.?@G@/
?H&:?%
,n the sex-!ar thou#htessness is the !eapon of the mae"
3indicti3eness
of the femae(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( ?
8ife is a ma5e in !hich !e ta-e the !ron# turnin# $efore !e ha3e
earnt to
!a-(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( ?
The ci3ii5ation of one epoch $ecomes the manure of the next(
E3erythin#
o3er-ripens in the same !ay( The disasters of the !ord are due to
its
inha$itants not $ein# a$e to #ro! od simutaneousy(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( 4
,mprisoned in e3ery fat man a thin one is !idy si#nain# to $e et
out(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( 4( 2ee aso 1eor#e Or!e .?%(4D/
The true index of a man7s character is the heath of his !ife(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( 4
)e are a ser3in# a ife-sentence in the dun#eon of sef(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( 4
Peein# off the -iometres to the tune of *>ue 2-ies"* si55in# do!n
the
on# $ac- i'uid reaches of Aationae 2ept" the pane trees #oin#
sha-sha-sha throu#h the open !indo!" the !indscreen yeo!in# !ith
crushed
mid#es" she !ith the Michein $eside me" a hand-erchief $indin# her
hair(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( E
Our memories are card-indexes consuted" and then put $ac- in
disorder $y
authorities !hom !e do not contro(
;n'uiet 1ra3e .?@DD/ pt( E
E(FH Bames Connoy
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The !or-er is the sa3e of capitaist society" the femae !or-er is
the
sa3e of that sa3e(
Re-con'uest of ,reand .?@?%/ p( EF
E(FG Boseph Conrad .Teodor Bosef =onrad =or5enio!s-i/
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,n puc-in# the fruit of memory one runs the ris- of spoiin# its
$oom(
Arro! of 1od .author7s note" ?@4&" to ?@4D ;niform Edition/ p( 3iii
The con'uest of the earth" !hich mosty means the ta-in# it a!ay from
those !ho ha3e a different compexion or si#hty fatter noses than
ourse3es" is not a pretty thin# !hen you oo- into it(
6eart of Dar-ness ch( ?" in Couth .?@&4/
)e i3e" as !e dream--aone(
6eart of Dar-ness ch( ?" in Couth .?@&4/
Exterminate a the $rutesT
6eart of Dar-ness ch( 4" in Couth .?@&4/
6e U=urt5V cried in a !hisper at some ima#e" at some 3ision"--he
cried out
t!ice" a cry that !as no more than a $reath--*The horrorT The
horrorT*
6eart of Dar-ness ch( E" in Couth .?@&4/
Mistah =urt5--he dead(
6eart of Dar-ness ch( E" in Couth .?@&4/
A man that is $orn fas into a dream i-e a man !ho fas into the
sea(
,f he tries to cim$ out into the air as inexperienced peope
endea3our to
do" he dro!ns--nicht !ahr+(((AoT , te youT The !ay is to the
destructi3e eement su$mit yoursef" and !ith the exertions of your
hands
and feet in the !ater ma-e the deep" deep sea -eep you up((((,n the
destructi3e eement immerse((((That !as the !ay( To foo! the dream"
and
a#ain to foo! the dream--and so--e!i#--us'ue ad finem(
8ord Bim .?@&&/ ch( 4&
Cou sha 9ud#e of a man $y his foes as !e as $y his friends(
8ord Bim .?@&&/ ch( ED
Any !or- that aspires" ho!e3er hum$y" to the condition of art shoud
carry its 9ustification in e3ery ine(
The Ai##er of the Aarcissus" author7s note" in Ae! Re3ie! Dec( ?F@G
Action is consoatory( ,t is the enemy of thou#ht and the friend of
fatterin# iusions(
Aostromo .?@&D/ pt( ?" ch( H
,t7s ony those !ho do nothin# that ma-e no mista-es" , suppose(
Outcast of the ,sands .?F@H/ pt( E" ch( 4
The terrorist and the poiceman $oth come from the same $as-et(
2ecret A#ent .?@&G/ ch( D
A am$itions are a!fu except those !hich cim$ up!ards on the
miseries
or creduities of man-ind(
2ome Reminiscences .?@?4< in ;2A entited *A Persona Record*/ p( ?@
The scrupuous and the 9ust" the no$e" humane" and de3oted natures<
the
unsefish and the intei#ent may $e#in a mo3ement--$ut it passes
a!ay
from them( They are not the eaders of a re3oution( They are its
3ictims(
;nder )estern Eyes .?@??/ pt( 4" ch( E
A $eief in a supernatura source of e3i is not necessary< men aone
are
'uite capa$e of e3ery !ic-edness(
;nder )estern Eyes .?@??/ pt( 4" ch( D
, remem$er my youth and the feein# that !i ne3er come $ac- any
more--the feein# that , coud ast for e3er" outast the sea" the
earth"
and a men< the deceitfu feein# that ures us on to 9oys" to
peris" to
o3e" to 3ain effort--to death< the triumphant con3iction of
stren#th" the
heat of ife in the handfu of dust" the #o! in the heart that !ith
e3ery
year #ro!s dim" #ro!s cod" #ro!s sma" and expires--and expires"
too
soon" too soon--$efore ife itsef(
Couth .?@&4/ p( D?
E(FF 2hirey Conran
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Our motto: 8ife is too short to stuff a mushroom(
2uper!oman .?@G%/ p( ?%
First thin#s first" second thin#s ne3er(
2uper!oman .?@G%/ p( ?%G
E(F@ A( B( Coo-
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Aot a penny off the pay" not a second on the day(
2peech at Cor-" E Apr( ?@4H" in The Times % Apr( ?@4H .referrin# to
miners7 so#an/
E(@& Dan Coo-
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The opera ain7t o3er 7ti the fat ady sin#s(
,n )ashin#ton Post E Bune ?@GF
E(@? Peter Coo-
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, ha3e recenty $een tra3ein# round the !ord--on your $ehaf" and
at
your expense--3isitin# some of the chaps !ith !hom , hope to $e
shapin#
your future( , !ent first to 1ermany" and there , spo-e !ith the
1erman
Forei#n Minister" 6err(((6err and there" and !e exchan#ed many fran-
!ords
in our respecti3e an#ua#es(
>eyond the Frin#e .?@H? re3ue/ *TLPM"* in Ro#er )imut Compete
>eyond
the Frin#e .?@FG/ p( %D
Ces" , coud ha3e $een a 9ud#e $ut , ne3er had the 8atin" ne3er had
the
8atin for the 9ud#in#" , 9ust ne3er had sufficient of it to #et
throu#h
the ri#orous 9ud#in# exams( They7re noted for their ri#our( Peope
come
sta##erin# out sayin#" *My 1od" !hat a ri#orous exam*--and so ,
$ecame a
miner instead(
>eyond the Frin#e .?@H? re3ue/ *2ittin# on the >ench"* in Ro#er
)imut
Compete >eyond the Frin#e .?@FG/ p( @G
E(@4 Ca3in Cooid#e
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2horty after Mr Cooid#e had #one to the )hite 6ouse" Mrs Cooid#e
!as
una$e to #o to church !ith him one 2unday( At unch she as-ed !hat
the
sermon !as a$out( *2ins"* he said( *)e" !hat did he say a$out sin+*
*6e
!as a#ainst it(*
Bohn 6( Mc=ee Cooid#e: )it and )isdom .?@EE/ p( D .$ut Ed!ard C(
8athem7s Meet Ca3in Cooid#e .?@H&/ p( ?%? 'uotes Mrs Cooid#e as
sayin#
that this !as one of *the stories !hich mi#ht reasona$y $e
attri$uted to
him UCooid#eV $ut !hich did not ori#inate !ith him*/
Mr Cooid#e(((interrupted a discussion of canceation of the !ar
de$ts
!ith: *)e" they hired the money" didn7t they+*
Bohn 6( Mc=ee Cooid#e: )it and )isdom .?@EE/ p( ??F
There is no ri#ht to stri-e a#ainst the pu$ic safety $y any$ody"
any!here" any time(
Tee#ram to 2amue 1ompers" ?D 2ept( ?@?@" in 6a3e Faith in
Massachusetts
.?@?@/ p( 44E
Ci3ii5ation and profits #o hand in hand(
2peech in Ae! Cor-" 4G Ao3( ?@4&" in Ae! Cor- Times 4F Ao3( ?@4&" p(
4&
The chief $usiness of the American peope is $usiness(
2peech in )ashin#ton" ?G Ban( ?@4%" in Ae! Cor- Times ?F Ban( ?@4%"
p( ?@
, do not choose to run for President in nineteen t!enty-ei#ht(
2tatement issued at Rapid City" 2outh Da-ota" 4 Au#( ?@4G" in Ae!
Cor-
Times E Au#( ?@4G" p( ?
E(@E Ananda Coomaras!amy
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The artist is not a specia -ind of man" $ut e3ery man is a specia
-ind
of artist(
Transformation of Aature in Art .?@ED/ ch( 4
E(@D Afred Duff Cooper .Liscount Aor!ich/
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, reay did en9oy >e3oir you -no!((((Cou must , thin- ha3e en9oyed
it
too" !ith your t!o stout o3ers fro!nin# at one another across the
hearth
ru#" !hie your sma" $ut perfecty formed one -ept the party in a
roar(
8etter to 8ady Diana Manners" Oct( ?@?D" in Artemis Cooper Dura$e
Fire
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E(@% Tommy Cooper
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Bust i-e thatT
Tite of auto$io#raphy .?@G%/" from his catch-phrase(
E(@H )endy Cope
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, used to thin- a poets !ere >yronic--
Mad" $ad and dan#erous to -no!(
And then , met a fe!( Ces it7s ironic--
, used to thin- a poets !ere >yronic(
They7re mosty !ic-ed as a #iness tonic
And !id as pension pans(
Ma-in# Cocoa for =in#sey Amis .?@FH/ *Trioet(* Cf( Oxford
Dictonary of
Quotations .?@G@/ E&H:4%
,t7s nice to meet serious peope
And hear them expain their 3ie!s:
Cour concern for the ri#hts of !omen
,s especiay !ecome ne!s(
,7m sure you7d ne3er expoit one<
, expect you7d rather $e dead<
,7m thorou#hy con3inced of it--
Ao! can !e #o to $ed+
Ma-in# Cocoa for =in#sey Amis .?@FH/ *From Bune to Decem$er*
There are so many -inds of a!fu men--
One can7t a3oid them a( 2he often said
2he7d ne3er ma-e the same mista-e a#ain:
2he a!ays made a ne! mista-e instead(
Ma-in# Cocoa for =in#sey Amis .?@FH/ *Rondeau Redou$0*
,t !as a dream , had ast !ee-
And some -ind of record seemed 3ita(
, -ne! it !oudn7t $e much of a poem
>ut , o3e the tite(
Ma-in# Cocoa for =in#sey Amis .?@FH/ tite-poem
E(@G Aaron Copand
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The !hoe pro$em can $e stated 'uite simpy $y as-in#" *,s there a
meanin# to music+* My ans!er to that !oud $e" *Ces(* And *Can you
state
in so many !ords !hat the meanin# is+* My ans!er to that !oud $e"
*Ao(*
)hat to 8isten for in Music .?@E@/ ch( 4
E(@F >ernard Cornfed
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Do you sincerey !ant to $e rich+
Question often as-ed $y Cornfed of saesmen in the ?@H&s" in Chares
Ra!
et a( Do Cou 2incerey )ant to $e Rich+ .?@G?/ p( HG
E(@@ Frances Cornford
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)hoso maintains that , am hum$ed no!
.)ho !ait the A!fu Day/ is sti a iar<
, hope to meet my Ma-er $ro! to $ro!
And find my o!n the hi#her(
Coected Poems .?@%D/ *Epitaph for a Re3ie!er*
A youn# Apoo" #oden-haired"
2tands dreamin# on the 3er#e of strife"
Ma#nificenty unprepared
For the on# itteness of ife(
Poems .?@?&/ *Couth*
O !hy do you !a- throu#h the fieds in #o3es"
Missin# so much and so much+
O fat !hite !oman !hom no$ody o3es"
)hy do you !a- throu#h the fieds in #o3es"
)hen the #rass is soft as the $reast of do3es
And shi3erin#-s!eet to the touch+
O !hy do you !a- throu#h the fieds in #o3es"
Missin# so much and so much+
Poems .?@?&/ *To a Fat 8ady seen from the Train(* Cf( 1( =(
Chesterton
%?:F
6o! on# a#o 6ector too- off his pume"
Aot !antin# that his itte son shoud cry"
Then -issed his sad Andromache #ood$ye--
And no! !e three in Euston !aitin#-room(
Tra3ein# 6ome .?@DF/ *Partin# in )artime*
E(?&& Francis Macdonad Cornford
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,f you persist to the threshod of od a#e--your fiftieth year" et
us
say--you !i $e a po!erfu person yoursef" !ith an accretion of
pecuiarities !hich other peope !i ha3e to study in order to
s'uare
you( The toes you !i ha3e trodden on $y this time !i $e as sands
on
the sea-shore< and from far $eo! you !i mount the roar of a
ruthess
mutitude of youn# men in a hurry( Cou may perhaps #ro! to $e a!are
!hat
they are in a hurry to do( They are in a hurry to #et you out of the
!ay(
Microcosmo#raphia Academica .?@&F/ p( 4
E3ery pu$ic action" !hich is not customary" either is !ron#" or" if
it is
ri#ht" is a dan#erous precedent( ,t foo!s that nothin# shoud e3er
$e
done for the first time(
Microcosmo#raphia Academica .?@&F/ p( 4F
E(?&? >aron Pierre de Cou$ertin
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87important dans a 3ie ce n7est point e triomphe mais e com$at<
7essentie ce n7est pas d7a3oir 3aincu mais de s7Xtre $ien $attu(
The important thin# in ife is not the 3ictory $ut the contest< the
essentia thin# is not to ha3e !on $ut to $e !e $eaten(
2peech at #o3ernment $an'uet in 8ondon" 4D Buy ?@&F" in T( A( Coo-
Fourth
Oympiad .?@&@/ p( G@E
E(?&4 mie Cou0
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Tous es 9ours" Z tous points de 3ue" 9e 3ais de mieux en mieux(
E3ery day" in e3ery !ay" , am #ettin# $etter and $etter(
De a su##estion et de ses appications .On 2u##estion and its
Appications" ?@?%/ p( ?G .Cou0 ad3ised his patients to repeat this
phrase
?% to 4& times" mornin# and e3enin#/
E(?&E AoK Co!ard
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8et7s drin- to the spirit of #aantry and coura#e that made a
stran#e
6ea3en out of un$eie3a$e 6e" and et7s drin- to the hope that one
day
this country of ours" !hich !e o3e so much" !i find di#nity and
#reatness and peace a#ain(
Ca3acade .?@E4/ act E
Dance" dance" dance" itte adyT
Dance" dance" dance" itte adyT
8ea3e tomorro! $ehind(
Dance" 8itte 8ady .?@4F son#/
Don7t et7s $e $easty to the 1ermans
)hen our Lictory is utimatey !on(
Don7t 8et7s >e >easty to the 1ermans .?@DE son#/
, $eie3e that since my ife $e#an
The most ,73e had is 9ust
A taent to amuse(
6ei#ho" if o3e !ere aT
,f 8o3e )ere A .?@4@ son#/
,7 see you a#ain"
)hene3er 2prin# $rea-s throu#h a#ain(
,7 2ee Cou A#ain .?@4@ son#/
Dear EEF?G? .May , ca you EEF+/
8etter to T( E( 8a!rence" 4% Au#( ?@E&" in D( 1arnett .ed(/ 8etters
of T(
E( 8a!rence .?@EF/ p( H@H
8ondon Pride has $een handed do!n to us(
8ondon Pride is a fo!er that7s free(
8ondon Pride means our o!n dear to!n to us"
And our pride it for e3er !i $e(
8ondon Pride .?@D? son#/
Mad a$out the $oy"
,t7s pretty funny $ut ,7m mad a$out the $oy(
6e has a #ay appea
That ma-es me fee
There may $e somethin# sad a$out the $oy(
Mad a$out the >oy .?@E4 son#/
Mad do#s and En#ishmen
1o out in the midday sun(
The Bapanese don7t care to"
The Chinese !oudn7t dare to"
The 6indus and Ar#entines seep firmy from t!e3e to one"
>ut En#ishmen detest a siesta(
,n the Phiippines" there are o3ey screens
To protect you from the #are<
,n the Maay states" they ha3e hats i-e pates
)hich the >ritishers !on7t !ear(
At t!e3e noon" the nati3es s!oon"
And no further !or- is done<
>ut mad do#s and En#ishmen #o out in the midday sun(
Mad Do#s and En#ishmen .?@E? son#/
Don7t put your dau#hter on the sta#e" Mrs )orthin#ton"
Don7t put your dau#hter on the sta#e(
Mrs )orthin#ton .?@E% son#/
Poor itte rich #ir
Cou7re a $e!itched #ir"
>etter $e!areT
Poor 8itte Rich 1ir .?@4% son#/
Extraordinary ho! potent cheap music is(
Pri3ate 8i3es .?@E&/ act ? .in a #ramophone recordin# aso made in
?@E&"
1ertrude 8a!rence spo-e the ine as *2tran#e ho! potent cheap music
is*/
Amanda: ,73e $een $rou#ht up to $eie3e that it7s $eyond the pae"
for
a man to stri-e a !oman(
Eyot: A 3ery poor tradition( Certain !omen shoud $e struc-
re#uary"
i-e #on#s(
Pri3ate 8i3es .?@E&/ act E
2omeday ,7 find you"
Mooni#ht $ehind you"
True to the dream , am dreamin#(
2omeday ,7 Find Cou .?@E& son#/
Dear Mrs A("
6ooray" hooray"
At ast you are defo!ered(
On this as e3ery other day
, o3e you--Aoe Co!ard(
Tee#ram to 1ertrude 8a!rence" % Buy ?@D& .the day after her
!eddin#/" in
1ertrude 8a!rence A 2tar Danced .?@D%/ p( 4&?
The 2tatey 6omes of En#and"
6o! $eautifu they stand"
To pro3e the upper casses
6a3e sti the upper hand<
Thou#h the fact that they ha3e to $e re$uit
And fre'uenty mort#a#ed to the hit
,s incined to ta-e the #it
Off the #in#er$read"
And certainy damps the fun
Of the edest son(
The 2tatey 6omes of En#and .?@EF son#/( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of
Quotations .?@G@/ 4DD:4?
Tho7 the pipes that suppy the $athroom $urst
And the a3atory ma-es you fear the !orst"
,t !as used $y Chares the First
Quite informay"
And ater $y 1eor#e the Fourth
On a 9ourney Aorth(
The 2tatey 6omes of En#and .?@EF son#/
The 2tatey 6omes of En#and"
Tho7 rather in the urch"
Pro3ide a ot of chances
For Psychica Research--
There7s the #host of a cra5y youn#er son
)ho murdered" in thirteen fifty-one"
An extremey ro!dy Aun
)ho resented it"
And peope !ho come to ca
Meet her in the ha(
The 2tatey 6omes of En#and .?@EF son#/
E(?&D 6art Crane
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Co!sip and shad-$o!" fa-ed i-e tethered foam
Around $ared teeth of staions" $oomed that sprin#
)hen first , read thy ines" rife as the oam
Of prairies" yet i-e $rea-ers ciff!ard eapin#T
(((My hand
in yours"
)at )hitman--
so--
The >rid#e .?@E&/ pt( D
O 2eepess as the ri3er under thee"
Lautin# the sea" the prairies7 dreamin# sod"
;nto us o!iest sometime s!eep" descend
And of the cur3eship end a myth to 1od(
Dia Bune ?@4G" p( D@& *To >roo-yn >rid#e*
Cou !ho desired so much--in 3ain to as---
Cet fed your hun#er i-e an endess tas-"
Dared di#nify the a$or" $ess the 'uest--
Achie3ed that stiness utimatey $est"
>ein#" of a" east sou#ht for: Emiy" hearT
Aation 4@ Bune ?@4G" p( G?F *To Emiy Dic-inson*
E(?&% Bames Creeman and Ruth Rose
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Bames Creeman ?@&?-?@D?
Oh no" it !asn7t the aeropanes( ,t !as >eauty -ied the >east(
=in# =on# .?@EE fim< fina !ords/
E(?&H >ishop Mande Crei#hton
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Ao peope do so much harm as those !ho #o a$out doin# #ood(
,n 8ouise Crei#hton 8ife .?@&D/ 3o( 4" p( %&E
E(?&G Quentin Crisp
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There !as no need to do any house!or- at a( After the first four
years
the dirt doesn7t #et any !orse(
Aa-ed Ci3i 2er3ant .?@HF/ ch( ?%
, $ecame one of the statey homos of En#and(
Aa-ed Ci3i 2er3ant .?@HF/ ch( 4D
An auto$io#raphy is an o$ituary in seria form !ith the ast
instament
missin#(
Aa-ed Ci3i 2er3ant .?@HF/ ch( 4@
E(?&F Buian Critchey
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The ony safe peasure for a pariamentarian is a $a# of $oied
s!eets(
8istener ?& Bune ?@F4
2he UMar#aret ThatcherV has $een $easty to the >an- of En#and" has
demanded that the >>C *set its house in order* and tends to $eie3e
the
!orst of the Forei#n and Common!eath Office( 2he cannot see an
institution !ithout hittin# it !ith her hand$a#(
The Times 4? Bune ?@F4
E(?&@ Richma Crompton .Richma Crompton 8am$urn/
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*,f anyone trith to han# me"* said Lioet Ei5a$eth compacenty"
*,7
thcream and thcream and thcream ti ,7m thic-( , can(*
2ti--)iiam .?@4%/ ch( F
E(??& >in# Cros$y .6arry 8iis Cros$y/
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6af 9o-in#" he UCros$yV as-ed that his epitaph read" *6e !as an
a3era#e
#uy !ho coud carry a tune(*
Ae!s!ee- 4D Oct( ?@GG" p( ?&4
E(??? >in# Cros$y" Roy Tur-" and Fred Ahert
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>in# Cros$y ?@&E-?@GG
Roy Tur- ?F@4-?@ED
Fred Ahert ?F@4-?@EE
)here the $ue of the ni#ht
Meets the #od of the day"
2omeone !aits for me(
)here the >ue of the Ai#ht .?@E? son#/
E(??4 Richard Crossman
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The Ci3i 2er3ice is profoundy deferentia--*Ces" MinisterT Ao"
MinisterT
,f you !ish it" MinisterT*
Diary" 44 Oct( ?@HD" in Diaries of a Ca$inet Minister .?@G%/ 3o( ?"
p( 4?
E(??E Aeister Cro!ey
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Do !hat thou !it sha $e the !hoe of the 8a!(
>oo- of the 8a! .?@&@/ ( D&( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
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D&E:4F
E(??D 8esie Cro!ther
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Come on do!nT
Catch-phrase in *The Price is Ri#ht"* ,TL pro#ramme" ?@FD on!ards(
E(??% Ro$ert Crum$
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=eep on truc-in7(
Catch-phrase used in cartoons from circa ?@G4
E(??H >ruce Frederic- Cummin#s
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2ee )( A( P( >ar$eion .4(?D/
E(??G e( e( cummin#s
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anyone i3ed in a pretty ho! to!n
.!ith up so foatin# many $es do!n/
sprin# summer autumn !inter
he san# his didn7t he danced his did(
%& Poems .?@D@/ no( 4@
6umanity i o3e you $ecause
!hen you7re hard up you pa!n your
intei#ence to $uy a drin-(
P8, Poems .?@4%/ *8a 1uerre"* no( 4
*next to of course #od america i
o3e you and of the pi#rims* and so forth oh
say can you see $y the da!n7s eary my
country 7tis of centuries come and #o
and are no more !hat of it !e shoud !orry
in e3ery an#ua#e e3en deafanddum$
thy sons accaim your #orious name $y #orry
$y 9in#o $y #ee $y #osh $y #um
!hy ta- of $eauty !hat coud $e more $eaut-
ifu than these heroic happy dead
!ho rushed i-e ions to the roarin# sau#hter
they did not stop to thin- they died instead
then sha the 3oices of i$erty $e mute+
6e spo-e( And dran- rapidy a #ass of !ater(
is % .?@4H/ p( H4
>uffao >i7s
defunct
!ho used to
ride a !atersmooth-si3er
staion
and $rea- onet!othreefourfi3e pi#eons-
9usti-ethat
Besus
he !as a handsome man
and !hat i !ant to -no! is
ho! do you i-e your $ueeyed $oy
Mister Death(
Tuips and Chimneys .?@4E/ *Portraits* no( F
the Cam$rid#e adies !ho i3e in furnished sous
are un$eautifu and ha3e comforta$e minds(
Tuips and Chimneys .?@4E/ *2onnets-Reaities* no( ?
.i do not -no! !hat it is a$out you that coses
and opens< ony somethin# in me understands
the 3oice of your eyes is deeper than a noses/
no$ody" not e3en the rain" has such sma hands(
) .?@E?/ *some!here , ha3e ne3er tra3eed*
a poitician is an arse upon
!hich e3eryone has sat except a man(
? x ? .?@DD/ no( ?&
pity this $usy monster" manun-ind"
not( Pro#ress is a comforta$e disease(
? x ? .?@DD/ no( ?D
)e doctors -no!
a hopeess case if--isten: there7s a he
of a #ood uni3erse next door< et7s #o(
? x ? .?@DD/ no( ?D
E(??F )iiam Thomas Cummin#s
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There are no atheists in the foxhoes(
,n Caros P( Romuo , 2a! the Fa of the Phiippines .?@DE/ ch( ?%
E(??@ )i Cuppy
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The Dodo ne3er had a chance( 6e seems to ha3e $een in3ented for the
soe
purpose of $ecomin# extinct and that !as a he !as #ood for(
6o! to >ecome Extinct .?@D?/ p( ?HE
E(?4& Ed!ina Currie
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1ood Christian peope !ho !oudn7t dream of mis$eha3in# !i not
catch
Aids( My messa#e to the $usinessmen of this country !hen they #o
a$road
on $usiness is that there is one thin# a$o3e a they can ta-e !ith
them
to stop them catchin# Aids--and that is the !ife(
2peech at Runcorn" ?4 Fe$( ?@FG" in 1uardian ?E Fe$( ?@FG
)e ha3e pro$ems here of hi#h smo-in# and acohoism( 2ome of these
pro$ems are thin#s !e can tac-e $y impressin# on peope the need to
oo-
after themse3es $etter( That is somethin# !hich is ta-en more
seriousy
do!n 2outh((((, honesty don7t thin- the pro$em has anythin# to do
!ith
po3erty((((The pro$em 3ery often for peope is" , thin-" 9ust
i#norance
and faiin# to reaise that they do ha3e some contro o3er their
i3es(
2peech at Ae!caste upon Tyne" 4E 2ept( ?@FH" in 1uardian 4D 2ept(
?@FH
E(?4? Michae Curti5
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>rin# on the empty horsesT
,n Da3id Ai3en >rin# on the Empty 6orses .?@G%/ ch( H .said !hie
Curti5
!as directin# the ?@EH fim" The Char#e of the 8i#ht >ri#ade/
E(?44 8ord Cur5on .1eor#e Aathanie Cur5on" Mar'uess Cur5on of
=edeston/
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Aot e3en a pu$ic fi#ure( A man of no experience( And of the utmost
insi#nificance(
,n 6arod Aicoson Cur5on: the 8ast Phase .?@ED/ ch( ?4 .said of
2taney
>ad!in on his $ein# appointed Prime Minister in ?@4E/
The Domestic >ursar of >aio .accordin# to his o!n story/ sent
Cur5on
a specimen menu Ufor a uncheon for Queen Mary in ?@4?V" $e#innin#
!ith
soup( The menu came $ac- !ith one sentence !ritten across the corner
in
Cur5on7s ar#e and od-fashioned hand: *1entemen do not ta-e soup
at
uncheon(*
E( 8( )ood!ard 2hort Bourney .?@D4/ ch( G
Dear me" , ne3er -ne! that the o!er casses had such !hite s-ins(
,n =( Rose 2uperior Person .?@H@/ ch( ?4 .!ords supposedy said $y
Cur5on
!hen !atchin# troops $athin# durin# the First )ord )ar/
D(& D
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Cou7re #oin# to i-e this(((not a ot((($ut you7 i-e itT
Catch-phrase used in his con9urin# act" especiay on tee3ision from
?@F?
on!ards
D(4 Chares >race Darro!
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1o to 9ai( 1o directy to 9ai( Do not pass #o( Do not coect [4&&(
,nstructions on *Community Chest* card in the #ame *Monopoy"*
in3ented $y
Darro! in ?@E?
D(E Carence Darro!
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)hen , !as a $oy , !as tod that any$ody coud $ecome President( ,7m
$e#innin# to $eie3e it(
,n ,r3in# 2tone Carence Darro! for the Defence .?@D?/ ch( H
, do not consider it an insut" $ut rather a compiment to $e caed
an
a#nostic( , do not pretend to -no! !here many i#norant men are sure--
that
is a that a#nosticism means(
2peech at tria of Bohn Thomas 2copes" ?% Buy ?@4%" in The )ord7s
Most
Famous Court Tria .?@4%/ ch( D
D(D 2ir Francis Dar!in
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,n science the credit #oes to the man !ho con3inces the !ord" not to
the
man to !hom the idea first occurs(
Eu#enics Re3ie! Apr( ?@?D" *Francis 1aton*
D(% Bues Dassin
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Ae3er on 2unday(
Tite of fim .?@%@/
D(H )orton Da3id and 8a!rence )ri#ht
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Aot toni#ht" Bosephine(
Tite of son# .?@?%< popuari5ed $y Forrie Forde/
D(G Bac- Da3ies and =en Anna-in
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Those ma#nificent men in their fyin# machines" or 6o! , fe! from
8ondon
to Paris in 4% hours and ?? minutes(
Tite of fim .?@H%/
D(F )( 6( Da3ies
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A rain$o! and a cuc-oo7s son#
May ne3er come to#ether a#ain<
May ne3er come
This side the tom$(
>ird of Paradise .?@?D/ *A 1reat Time*
And hear the peasant cuc-oo" oud and on#--
The simpe $ird that thin-s t!o notes a son#(
Chid 8o3ers .?@?H/ *Apri7s Charms*
1irs scream"
>oys shout<
Do#s $ar-"
2choo7s out(
Compete Poems .?@HE/ *2choo7s Out*
,t !as the Rain$o! #a3e thee $irth"
And eft thee a her o3ey hues(
Fare!e to Poesy .?@?&/ *=in#fisher*
2!eet 2tay-at-6ome" s!eet )e-content"
Thou -no!est of no stran#e continent:
Thou hast not fet thy $osom -eep
A #ente motion !ith the deep<
Thou hast not saied in ,ndian 2eas"
)here scent comes forth in e3ery $ree5e(
Foia#e .?@?E/ *2!eet 2tay-At-6ome*
)hat is this ife if" fu of care"
)e ha3e no time to stand and stare(
2on#s of Boy .?@??/ *8eisure*
D(@ >ette Da3is .Ruth Ei5a$eth Da3is/
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2ee 8enore Coffee .E(G4/" Boseph 8( Man-ie!ic5 .?E(%4/" and Oi3e
6i##ins
Prouty .?H(HH/
D(?& 8ord Da!son of Penn .>ertrand Ed!ard Da!son" Liscount Da!son of
Penn/
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The =in#7s ife is mo3in# peacefuy to!ards its cose(
>uetin on 1eor#e L" 4& Ban( ?@EH" in 6istory Today Dec( ?@FH" p( 4F
D(?? C( Day-8e!is
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Do not expect a#ain a phoenix hour"
The tripe-to!ered s-y" the do3e compainin#"
2udden the rain of #od and heart7s first ease
Traced under trees $y the edritch i#ht of sundo!n(
Coected Poems" ?@4@-EE .?@E%/ *From Feathers to ,ron*
6urryT )e $urn
For Rome so near us" for the phoenix moment
)hen !e ha3e thro!n off this tra3eer7s trance"
And mother-na-ed and a#eess-ancient
)a-e in her !arm nest of renaissance(
,taian Lisit .?@%E/ *Fi#ht to ,tay*
Tempt me no more< for ,
6a3e -no!n the i#htnin#7s hour"
The poet7s in!ard pride"
The certainty of po!er(
Ma#netic Mountain .?@EE/ pt( E" no( 4D
Cou that o3e En#and" !ho ha3e an ear for her music"
The so! mo3ement of couds in $enediction"
Cear arias of i#ht thriin# o3er her upands"
O3er the chords of summer sustained peacefuy(
Ma#netic Mountain .?@EE/ pt( D" no( E4
,t is the o#ic of our times"
Ao su$9ect for immorta 3erse--
That !e !ho i3ed $y honest dreams
Defend the $ad a#ainst the !orse(
)ord o3er A .?@DE/ *)here are the )ar Poets+*
D(?4 2imone de >eau3oir
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On ne na_t pas femme: on e de3ient( Aucun destin $ioo#i'ue"
psychi'ue"
0conomi'ue ne d0finit a fi#ure 'ue re3Xt au sein de a soci0t0 a
femee
humaine(
One is not $orn a !oman: one $ecomes a !oman( Ao $ioo#ica"
psychoo#ica
or economic destiny can determine ho! the human femae !i appear in
society(
8e deuxiOme sexe .The 2econd 2ex" ?@D@/ 3o( 4" pt( ?" ch( ?
D(?E Ed!ard de >ono
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;nhappiness is $est defined as the difference $et!een our taents and
our
expectations(
,n O$ser3er ?4 Bune ?@GG
D(?D Eu#ene Lictor De$s
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, said then" , say no!" that !hie there is a o!er cass" , am in
it<
!hie there is a crimina eement" , am of it< !hie there is a sou
in
prison" , am not free(
2peech at tria in Ce3eand" Ohio" ?D 2ept( ?@?F" in 8i$erator Ao3(
?@?F"
p( ?4
)hen #reat chan#es occur in history" !hen #reat principes are
in3o3ed"
as a rue the ma9ority are !ron#( The minority are ri#ht(
2peech at Federa Court" Ce3eand" Ohio" ?? 2ept( ?@?F" in 2peeches
.?@4F/ p( HH
D(?% Ed#ar De#as
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87art" c7est e 3ice( On ne 70pouse pas 0#itimement" on e 3ioe(
Art is 3ice( Cou don7t marry it e#itimatey" you rape it(
,n Pau 8afond De#as .?@?F/ p( ?D&
D(?H Chares de 1aue
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8es trait0s" 3oye5-3ous" sont comme es 9eunes fies et comme es
roses:
Na dure ce 'ue Na dure(
Treaties" you see" are i-e #irs and roses: they ast !hie they
ast(
2peech at Eys0e Paace" 4 Buy ?@HE" in Andr0 Passeron De 1aue
pare
?@H4-H .?@HH/ p( ED&
Li3e 8e Qu0$ec 8i$re(
8on# 8i3e Free Que$ec(
2peech in Montrea" 4D Buy ?@HG" in Discours et messa#es .?@G&/ p(
?@4
8a France a perdu une $ataieT Mais a France n7a pas perdu a
#uerreT
France has ost a $atte( >ut France has not ost the !arT
Procamation" ?F Bune ?@D&" in Discours" messa#es et d0carations du
10n0ra de 1aue .?@D?/
Comment 3oue5-3ous #ou3erner un pays 'ui a deux cent 'uarante-six
3ari0t0s de froma#e+
6o! can you #o3ern a country !hich has 4DH 3arieties of cheese+
,n Ernest Mi#non 8es Mots du 10n0ra .?@H4/ p( %G
Comme un homme poiti'ue ne croit 9amais ce 'u7i dit" i est tout
0tonn0
'uand i est cru sur paroe(
2ince a poitician ne3er $eie3es !hat he says" he is 'uite surprised
to
$e ta-en at his !ord(
,n Ernest Mi#non 8es Mots du 10n0ra .?@H4/ p( HG
, re3ie!ed a $oo- of his after the !ar( , said" *1enera de 1aue is
a 3ery #ood sodier and a 3ery $ad poitician(* 2o he !rote $ac- to
me and
said" *, ha3e come to the concusion that poitics are too serious
a matter to $e eft to the poiticians(*
Cement Attee Prime Minister Remem$ers .?@H?/ ch( D
D(?G B( de =ni#ht .Bames E( Myers/ and M( Freedman
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B( de =ni#ht ?@?@-
M( Freedman ?F@E-?@H4
.)e7re #onna/ roc- around the coc-(
Tite of son# .?@%E/
D(?F )ater de a Mare
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Oh" no man -no!s
Throu#h !hat !id centuries
Ro3es $ac- the rose(
The 8isteners and Other Poems .?@?4/ *A That7s Past*
2ofty aon# the road of e3enin#"
,n a t!ii#ht dim !ith rose"
)rin-ed !ith a#e" and drenched !ith de!"
Od Aod" the shepherd" #oes(
The 8isteners and Other Poems .?@?4/ *Aod*
6e is cra5ed !ith the spe of far Ara$ia"
They ha3e stoen his !its a!ay(
The 8isteners and Other Poems .?@?4/ *Ara$ia*
*,s there any$ody there+* said the Tra3eer"
=noc-in# on the moonit door<
And his horse in the sience champed the #rasses
Of the forest7s ferny foor(
The 8isteners and Other Poems .?@?4/ *The 8isteners*
*Te them , came" and no one ans!ered"
That , -ept my !ord"* he said(
The 8isteners and Other Poems .?@?4/ *The 8isteners*
6ere ies a most $eautifu ady"
8i#ht of step and heart !as she<
, thin- she !as the most $eautifu ady
That e3er !as in the )est Country(
>ut $eauty 3anishes< $eauty passes<
6o!e3er rare--rare it $e<
And !hen , crum$e" !ho !i remem$er
This ady of the )est Country+
The 8isteners and Other Poems .?@?4/ *Epitaph*
A face peered( A the #rey ni#ht
,n chaos of 3acancy shone<
Aou#ht $ut 3ast 2orro! !as there--
The s!eet cheat #one(
Motey and Other Poems .?@?F/ *The 1host*
8oo- thy ast on a thin#s o3ey"
E3ery hour( 8et no ni#ht
2ea thy sense in deathy sum$er
Ti to dei#ht
Thou ha3e paid thy utmost $essin#<
2ince that a thin#s thou !oudst praise
>eauty too- from those !ho o3ed them
,n other days(
Motey and Other Poems .?@?F/ *Fare )e*
Ann" AnnT
ComeT 'uic- as you canT
There7s a fish that ta-s
,n the fryin#-pan(
Peacoc- Pie .?@?E/ *Aas" Aac-*
Three 9oy #entemen"
,n coats of red"
Rode their horses
;p to $ed(
Peacoc- Pie .?@?E/ *The 6untsmen*
,t7s a 3ery odd thin#--
As odd as can $e--
That !hate3er Miss T eats
Turns into Miss T(
Peacoc- Pie .?@?E/ *Miss T*
Three 9oy Farmers
Once $et a pound
Each dance the others !oud
Off the #round(
Peacoc- Pie .?@?E/ *Off the 1round*
2o!y" sienty" no! the moon
)a-s the ni#ht in her si3er shoon(
Peacoc- Pie .?@?E/ *2i3er*
)hat is the !ord" O sodiers+
,t is ,:
," this incessant sno!"
This northern s-y<
2odiers" this soitude
Throu#h !hich !e #o
,s ,(
Poems .?@&H/ *Aapoeon*
6iT handsome huntin# man
Fire your itte #un(
>an#T Ao! the anima
,s dead and dum$ and done(
Ae3ermore to peep a#ain" creep a#ain" eap a#ain"
Eat or seep or drin- a#ain" Oh" !hat funT
Poems for Chidren .?@E&/ *6iT*
*6oiday tas-s a!ays remind me" my dear" of the youn# ady !ho
!anted
to #o out to s!im:
Mother may , #o out to s!im+
Ces" my darin# dau#hter(
Fod your cothes up neat and trim"
And don7t #o near the !ater(*
*The rhyme , -no!"* said 8aetitia" *is" 6an# your cothes on a
hic-ory
im$(*
*That7s a 3ery !e"* said her unce" *$ut 9ust you sho! me oneT*
The 2carecro! .?@D%/ p( ??( Cf( Anonymous G:4%
D(?@ 2hea#h Deaney
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)omen ne3er ha3e youn# minds( They are $orn three thousand years od(
A Taste of 6oney .?@%@/ act ?" sc( 4
D(4& Bac- Dempsey
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6oney" , 9ust for#ot to duc-(
Comment to his !ife Estee after osin# his )ord 6ea3y!ei#ht tite"
4E 2ept( ?@4H" in B( and >( P( Dempsey Dempsey .?@GG/ p( 4&4 .after
someone tried to assassinate Ronad Rea#an in ?@F?" Rea#an tod his
!ife:
*6oney" , for#ot to duc-*/
D(4? Ai#e Dennis
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, am a !e-to-do" re3ered and po!erfu fi#ure( That Esta$ishment
!hich
!e ca En#and has ta-en me in: , am $ecome her Fortieth Artice( ,
sit
upon her >oards" , dominate her sta#e" her museums" her dances and
her
costumes< , ha3e an honoured 3oice in her eected 6ouse( To her--and
her
aone--, $end the -nee" and in return for my homa#e she is #enty
$ind to
my sma faiin#s" as-in# ony that , indu#e them pri3atey(
Cards of ,dentity .?@%%/ pt( 4" p( 4E&
D(44 >uddy De 2y3a .1eor#e 1ard De 2y3a/ and 8e! >ro!n
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>uddy De 2y3a ?F@%-?@%&
8e! >ro!n ?F@E-?@%F
The moon $eon#s to e3eryone"
The $est thin#s in ife are free"
The stars $eon# to e3eryone"
They #eam there for you and me(
The >est Thin#s in 8ife are Free .?@4G son#< music $y Ray 6enderson/
D(4E Peter De Lries
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Cou can ma-e a sordid thin# sound i-e a $riiant dra!in#-room
comedy(
Pro$a$y a fear !e ha3e of facin# up to the rea issues( Coud you
say !e
!ere #uity of Aoe Co!ardice+
Comfort me !ith Appes .?@%H/ ch( ?%
,t is the fina proof of 1od7s omnipotence that he need not exist in
order
to sa3e us(
Mac-ere Pa5a .?@%F/ ch( ?
)ho of us is mature enou#h for offsprin# $efore the offsprin#
themse3es
arri3e+ The 3aue of marria#e is not that aduts produce chidren $ut
that
chidren produce aduts(
Tunne of 8o3e .?@%D/ ch( F
D(4D 8ord De!ar
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8ord De!ar(((made the famous epi#ram a$out there $ein# ony t!o
casses of
pedestrians in these days of rec-ess motor traffic--the 'uic-" and
the
dead(
1eor#e Ro$ey 8oo-in# >ac- on 8ife .?@EE/ ch( 4F
D(4% 2er#ei Dia#hie3
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tonne-moi(
Astonish me(
,n Bournas of Bean Cocteau .?@%G/ ch( ?
D(4H Pau Dic-son
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Ro!e7s Rue: the odds are fi3e to six that the i#ht at the end of
the
tunne is the headi#ht of an oncomin# train(
)ashin#tonian Ao3( ?@GF( Cf( Ro$ert 8o!e ?E@:4?
D(4G Boan Didion
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That is one ast thin# to remem$er: !riters are a!ays sein#
some$ody
out(
2ouchin# to!ards >ethehem .?@HF/ p( x3i
D(4F 6o!ard Diet5
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Ars #ratia artis(
Art for art7s sa-e(
Motto of Metro-1od!yn-Mayer fim studios: see >osey Cro!thier The
8ion7s
2hare .?@%G/ p( HD
D(4@ )iiam Dion
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, !ant a #ir .9ust i-e the #ir that married dear od dad/(
Tite of son# .?@??< music $y 6arry 3on Ti5er/
D(E& Ernest Dimnet
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Architecture" of a the arts" is the one !hich acts the most so!y"
$ut
the most surey" on the sou(
)hat )e 8i3e >y .?@E4/ pt( 4" ch( ?4
D(E? ,sa- Dinesen .=aren >ixen/
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Out of Africa(
En#ish tite of her no3e Den Afri-ans-e Farm .?@EG/( Cf( Piny the
Eder7s 6istoria Aaturais $-( F" sec( H: 2emper ai'uid no3i Africam
adferre( A!ays $rin#in# somethin# ne! out of Africa(
)hat is man" !hen you come to thin- upon him" $ut a minutey set"
in#enious machine for turnin#" !ith infinite artfuness" the red !ine
of
2hira5 into urine+
2e3en 1othic Taes .?@ED/ p( 4G%
D(E4 Mort Dixon
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>ye $ye $ac-$ird(
Tite of son# .?@4H< music $y Ray 6enderson/
,7m oo-in# o3er a four eaf co3er
That , o3eroo-ed $efore(
,7m 8oo-in# O3er a Four 8eaf Co3er .?@4G son#< music $y 6arry
)oods/
D(EE Mio3an D9ias
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The Party ine is that there is no Party ine(
Comment on reforms of Cu#osa3ian Communist Party" Ao3( ?@%4" in
Fit5roy
Macean Disputed >arricade .?@%G/ caption facin# p( D?H
D(ED Austin Do$son .6enry Austin Do$son/
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Fame is a food that dead men eat"--
, ha3e no stomach for such meat(
Century Ao3( ?@&H" *Fame is a Food*
, intended an Ode"
And it turned to a 2onnet(
,t $e#an a mode"
, intended an Ode<
>ut Rose crossed the road
,n her atest ne! $onnet<
, intended an Ode<
And it turned to a 2onnet(
1raphic 4E May ?FGD" *Rose-8ea3es*
The adies of 2t Bames7sT
They7re painted to the eyes<
Their !hite it stays for e3er"
Their red it ne3er dies:
>ut Phyida" my PhyidaT
6er coour comes and #oes<
,t trem$es to a iy"--
,t !a3ers to a rose(
6arper7s Ban( ?FFE" *8adies of 2t Bames7s*
Time #oes" you say+ Ah noT
Aas" Time stays" !e #o(
Pro3er$s in Porceain .?FGG/ *Paradox of Time*
D(E% =en Dodd
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The trou$e !ith U2i#mundV Freud is that he ne3er payed the 1as#o!
Empire 2aturday ni#ht(
,n The Times G Au#( ?@H%
D(EH B( P( Donea3y
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>ut Besus" !hen you don7t ha3e any money" the pro$em is food( )hen
you
ha3e money" it7s sex( )hen you ha3e $oth it7s heath" you !orry a$out
#ettin# rupture or somethin#( ,f e3erythin# is simpy 9a-e then
you7re
fri#htened of death(
1in#er Man .?@%%/ ch( %
)hen , die , !ant to decompose in a $arre of porter and ha3e it
ser3ed in
a the pu$s in Du$in( , !onder !oud they -no! it !as me+
1in#er Man .?@%%/ ch( E?
D(EG 2ir Re#inad Dorman-2mith
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6af a miion more aotments propery !or-ed !i pro3ide potatoes
and
3e#eta$es that !i feed another miion aduts and ?-?`4 miion
chidren for ei#ht months out of ?4( The matter is not one that can
!ait(
2o--et7s #et #oin#( 8et *Di# for Lictory* $e the motto of e3ery one
!ith
a #arden and of e3ery a$e-$odied man and !oman capa$e of di##in# an
aotment in their spare time(
Radio $roadcast" E Oct( ?@E@" in The Times D Oct( ?@E@
D(EF =eith Dou#as
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And a my endea3ours are unuc-y exporers
come $ac-" a$andonin# the expedition<
the specimens" the iies of am$ition
sti sprin# in their cimate" sti unpic-ed:
$ut time" time is a , ac-ed
to find them" as the #reat coectors $efore me(
Aamein to Jem Jem .?@DH/ *On Return from E#ypt" ?@DE-D*
Remem$er me !hen , am dead
And simpify me !hen ,7m dead(
Coected Poems .?@HH/ *2impify me !hen ,7m Dead* .?@D?/
>ut she !oud !eep to see today
ho! on his s-in the s!art fies mo3e<
the dust upon the paper eye
and the $urst stomach i-e a ca3e(
For here the o3er and -ier are min#ed
!ho had one $ody and one heart(
And death" !ho had the sodier sin#ed
has done the o3er morta hurt(
Coected Poems .?@HH/ *Ler#issmeinnicht" ?@DE*
,f at times my eyes are enses
throu#h !hich the $rain expores
consteations of feein#
my ears yiedin# i-e s!in#in# doors
admit princes to the corridors
into the mind" do not en3y me(
, ha3e a $east on my $ac-(
Coected Poems .?@HH/ *>Xte Aoire* .?@DD/
D(E@ Aorman Dou#as
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To find a friend one must cose one eye( To -eep him--t!o(
Amanac .?@D?/ p( GG
The $ishop !as feein# rather sea-sic-( Confoundedy sea-sic-" in
fact(
2outh )ind .?@?G/ ch( ?
Cou can te the ideas of a nation $y its ad3ertisements(
2outh )ind .?@?G/ ch( H
Many a man !ho thin-s to found a home disco3ers that he has merey
opened
a ta3ern for his friends(
2outh )ind .?@?G/ ch( 4&
D(D& 2ir Aec Dou#as-6ome
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2ee 8ord 6ome .F(G%/
D(D? Caroine Dou#as-6ome
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6e U8ord 6omeV is used to deain# !ith estate !or-ers( , cannot see
ho!
anyone can say he is out of touch(
Comment on her father $ecomin# Prime Minister" in Daiy 6erad 4?
Oct(
?@HE
D(D4 2ir Arthur Conan Doye
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To 2heroc- 6omes she U,rene AderV is a!ays the !oman( , ha3e
sedom
heard him mention her under any other name( ,n his eyes she ecipses
and
predominates the !hoe of her sex(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *2canda in >ohemia*
Cou see" $ut you do not o$ser3e(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *2canda in >ohemia*
,t is 'uite a three-pipe pro$em" and , $e# that you !on7t spea- to
me for
fifty minutes(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *Red-6eaded 8ea#ue*
,t has on# $een an axiom of mine that the itte thin#s are
infinitey
the most important(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *Case of ,dentity*
The case has" in some respects" $een not entirey de3oid of interest(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *Case of ,dentity*
2in#uarity is amost in3aria$y a cue( The more featureess and
commonpace a crime is" the more difficut is it to $rin# it home(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *>oscom$e Laey Mystery*
A man shoud -eep his itte $rain attic stoc-ed !ith a the
furniture
that he is i-ey to use" and the rest he can put a!ay in the um$er
room
of his i$rary" !here he can #et it if he !ants it(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *Fi3e Oran#e Pips*
,t is my $eief" )atson" founded upon my experience" that the o!est
and
3iest aeys in 8ondon do not present a more dreadfu record of sin
than
does the smiin# and $eautifu countryside(
Ad3entures of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@4/ *Copper >eeches*
Matida >ri##s(((!as a ship !hich is associated !ith the #iant rat of
2umatra" a story for !hich the !ord is not yet prepared(
Case->oo- of 2heroc- 6omes .?@4G/ *2ussex Lampire*
>ut here" uness , am mista-en" is our cient(
6is 8ast >o! .?@?G/ *)isteria 8od#e*
A other men are speciaists" $ut his speciaism is omniscience(
6is 8ast >o! .?@?G/ *>ruce-Partin#ton Pans*
*, U2heroc- 6omesV foo!ed you(* *, sa! no one(* *That is !hat you
may
expect to see !hen , foo! you(*
6is 8ast >o! .?@?G/ *De3i7s Foot*
1ood od )atsonT Cou are the one fixed point in a chan#in# a#e(
6is 8ast >o! .?@?G/ tite story
They !ere the footprints of a #i#antic houndT
6ound of the >as-er3ies .?@&4/ ch( 4
A on# shot" )atson< a 3ery on# shotT
Memoirs of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@D/ *2i3er >a5e*
*,s there any other point to !hich you !oud !ish to dra! my
attention+*
*To the curious incident of the do# in the ni#ht-time(*
*The do# did nothin# in the ni#ht-time(*
*That !as the curious incident"* remar-ed 2heroc- 6omes(
Memoirs of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@D/ *2i3er >a5e*
*Exceent"* , UDr )atsonV cried( *Eementary"* said he U2heroc-
6omesV(
Memoirs of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@D/ *The Croo-ed Man* .*Eementary* is
often expanded into *Eementary" my dear )atson* $ut the on#er
phrase is
not found in any $oo- $y Conan Doye" athou#h a re3ie! of the fim
The
Return of 2heroc- 6omes in Ae! Cor- Times ?@ Oct( ?@4@" p( 44"
says: ,n
the fina scene Dr )atson is there !ith his *Ama5in# 6omes"* and
6omes
comes forth !ith his *Eementary" my dear )atson" eementary(*/
Ex-Professor Moriarty of mathematica cee$rity(((is the Aapoeon of
crime" )atson(
Memoirs of 2heroc- 6omes .?F@D/ *The Fina Pro$em*
Cou mentioned your name as if , shoud reco#nise it" $ut , assure you
that" $eyond the o$3ious facts that you are a $acheor" a soicitor"
a
Freemason" and an asthmatic" , -no! nothin# !hate3er a$out you(
Return of 2heroc- 6omes .?@&%/ *The Aor!ood >uider*
Ao!" )atson" the fair sex is your department(
Return of 2heroc- 6omes .?@&%/ *The 2econd 2tain*
Detection is" or ou#ht to $e" an exact science" and shoud $e treated
in
the same cod and unemotiona manner( Cou ha3e attempted to tin#e it
!ith
romanticism" !hich produces much the same effect as if you !or-ed a
o3e-story or an eopement into the fifth proposition of Eucid(
2i#n of Four .?F@&/ ch( ?
Ces" , ha3e $een #uity of se3era mono#raphs((((6ere(((is one *;pon
the
Distinction $et!een the Ashes of the Larious To$accos(* ,n it ,
enumerate
a hundred and forty forms of ci#ar" ci#arette and pipe to$acco(
2i#n of Four .?F@&/ ch( ?
,n an experience of !omen that extends o3er many nations and three
separate continents" , ha3e ne3er oo-ed upon a face !hich #a3e a
cearer
promise of a refined and sensiti3e nature(
2i#n of Four .?F@&/ ch( 4
6o! often ha3e , said to you that !hen you ha3e eiminated the
impossi$e"
!hate3er remains" ho!e3er impro$a$e" must $e the truth+
2i#n of Four .?F@&/ ch( H
Cou -no! my methods( Appy them(
2i#n of Four .?F@&/ ch( H
*,t is the unofficia force--the >a-er 2treet irre#uars(* As he
spo-e"
there came a s!ift patterin# of na-ed feet upon the stairs" a catter
of
hi#h 3oices" and in rushed a do5en dirty and ra##ed itte street
Ara$s(
2i#n of Four .?F@&/ ch( F
8ondon" that #reat cesspoo into !hich a the oun#ers and iders of
the
Empire are irresisti$y drained(
2tudy in 2caret .?FFF/ ch( ?
,t is a capita mista-e to theori5e $efore you ha3e a the e3idence(
,t
$iases the 9ud#ement(
2tudy in 2caret .?FFF/ ch( E
)here there is no ima#ination there is no horror(
2tudy in 2caret .?FFF/ ch( %
,t is a mista-e to confound stran#eness !ith mystery( The most
commonpace crime is often the most mysterious" $ecause it presents
no ne!
or specia features from !hich deductions may $e dra!n(
2tudy in 2caret .?FFF/ ch( G
*, am incined to thin---* said , UDr )atsonV( *, shoud do so"*
2heroc-
6omes remar-ed" impatienty(
Laey of Fear .?@?%/ ch( ?
The 3oca$uary of *>radsha!* is ner3ous and terse" $ut imited( The
seection of !ords !oud hardy end itsef to the sendin# of #enera
messa#es(
Laey of Fear .?@?%/ ch( ?
Mediocrity -no!s nothin# hi#her than itsef" $ut taent instanty
reco#ni5es #enius(
Laey of Fear .?@?%/ ch( ?
)hat of the $o!+
The $o! !as made in En#and"
Of true !ood" of ye! !ood"
The !ood of En#ish $o!s(
)hite Company .?F@?/ *2on# of the >o!*
D(DE Maurice Dra-e
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>ean5 mean5 6ein5(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for 6ein5 $a-ed $eans circa ?@HG" in Ai#e Rees
2o#ans
.?@F4/ p( ?E?
D(DD )iiam A( Dra-e
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2ee 1reta 1ar$o .G(F/
D(D% Bohn Drin-!ater
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,n the corridors under there is nothin# $ut seep(
And stier than e3er on orchard $ou#hs they -eep
Tryst !ith the moon" and deep is the sience" deep
On moon-!ashed appes of !onder(
Tides .?@?G/ *Moonit Appes*
D(DH Aexander Du$ce-
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Proto 3edenQ strany -ade ta-o3a dura5 na to" a$y(((nase 5eme
hospod rs-y
a -uturne ne5aost 3aa a ha3ne a$ychom 3e su5$ ch idu deai
ta-o3ou
poiti-u" a$y sociaismus ne5tr ce s3ou ids-ou t3 r(
That is !hy the eadership of the country has put such emphasis on
ensurin# that(((our and did not a# $ehind economicay or
cuturay"
and" most important" !hy in the ser3ice of the peope !e foo!ed a
poicy
so that sociaism !oud not ose its human face(
,n Rud0 Pr 3o?@ Buy ?@HF
D(DG A Du$in
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Tiptoe throu#h the tuips(
Tite of son# .?@4@< music $y Boseph >ur-e/
D(DF )( E( >( Du>ois
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One thin# aone , char#e you( As you i3e" $eie3e in ifeT A!ays
human
$ein#s !i i3e and pro#ress to #reater" $roader and fuer ife(
The ony possi$e death is to ose $eief in this truth simpy
$ecause the
#reat end comes so!y" $ecause time is on#(
8ast messa#e .!ritten 4H Bune" ?@%G/ read at his funera" ?@HE" in
Bourna
of Ae#ro 6istory Apr( ?@HD
The pro$em of the t!entieth century is the pro$em of the coour
ine--the reation of the dar-er to the i#hter races of men in Asia
and
Africa" in America and the isands of the sea(
2ous of >ac- Fo- .?@&E/ ch( 4
D(D@ 1eor#es Duhame
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Be respecte trop 7 id0e de Dieu pour a rendre responsa$e d7un
monde
aussi a$surde(
, ha3e too much respect for the idea of 1od to ma-e it responsi$e
for
such an a$surd !ord(
8e d0sert de >iO3res .?@EG/ in Chroni'ue des Pas'uier .?@DF/ 3o( %"
p( 4D@
D(%& Raou Du-e
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2ee 6unter 2( Thompson .4&(?G/
D(%? Bohn Foster Dues
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Cou ha3e to ta-e chances for peace" 9ust as you must ta-e chances in
!ar(
2ome say that !e !ere $rou#ht to the 3er#e of !ar( Of course !e !ere
$rou#ht to the 3er#e of !ar( The a$iity to #et to the 3er#e !ithout
#ettin# into the !ar is the necessary art( ,f you cannot master it"
you
ine3ita$y #et into !ar( ,f you try to run a!ay from it" if you are
scared
to #o to the $rin-" you are ost( )e73e had to oo- it s'uare in the
face--on the 'uestion of enar#in# the =orean !ar" on the 'uestion of
#ettin# into the ,ndochina !ar" on the 'uestion of Formosa( )e !a-ed
to
the $rin- and !e oo-ed it in the face(
,n 8ife ?H Ban( ?@%H
,f(((the European Defence Community shoud not $ecome effecti3e< if
France
and 1ermany remain apart((((That !oud compe an a#oni5in#
reappraisa of
$asic ;nited 2tates poicy(
2peech to AATO Counci in Paris" ?D Dec( ?@%E" in Ae! Cor- Times ?%
Dec(
?@%E" p( ?D
D(%4 Dame Daphne du Maurier
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8ast ni#ht , dreamt , !ent to Manderey a#ain(
Re$ecca .?@EF/ ch( ? .openin# sentence/
D(%E ,sadora Duncan
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?FGF-?@4G
Adieu" mes amis( Be 3ais Z a #oire(
Fare!e" my friends( , am #oin# to #ory(
8ast !ords $efore her scarf cau#ht in a car !hee and $ro-e her nec-"
in
Mary Desti ,sadora Duncan7s End .?@4@/ ch( 4%
D(%D ,an Dunop
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The shoc- of the ne!: se3en historic exhi$itions of modern art(
Tite of $oo- .?@G4/
D(%% Bimmy Durante
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E3ery$ody !ants to #et inta the actT
Catch-phrase" in )( Cahn 1ood Ai#ht" Mrs Caa$ash .?@HE/ p( @%
D(%H 8eo Durocher
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, caed off his payers7 names as they came marchin# up the steps
$ehind
him" *)a-er" Cooper" Mi5e" Marsha" =err" 1ordon" Thomson( Ta-e a
oo-
at them( A nice #uys( They7 finish ast( Aice #uys( Finish ast(*
2aid on H Buy ?@DH" in Aice 1uys Finish 8ast .?@G%/ pt( ?" p( ?D
.#eneray 'uoted as *Aice #uys finish ast*/
D(%G ,an Dury
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2ex and dru#s and roc- and ro(
Tite of son# .?@GG< music $y Cha5 Ban-e/
, coud $e the catayst that spar-s the re3oution(
, coud $e an inmate in a on# term institution
, coud ean to !id extremes , coud do or die"
, coud ya!n and $e !ithdra!n and !atch them #aop $y"
)hat a !aste" !hat a !aste" !hat a !aste" !hat a !aste(
)hat a )aste .?@GF son#< music $y Cha5 Ban-e/
D(%F 8iian =( Dy-stra
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6e UThomas De!eyV is 9ust a$out the nastiest itte man ,73e e3er
-no!n(
6e struts sittin# do!n(
8etter to Fran5 Dy-stra" F Buy ?@%4" in Bames T( Patterson Mr
Repu$ican
.?@G4/ ch( E%
D(%@ >o$ Dyan .Ro$ert Jimmerman/
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6o! many roads must a man !a- do!n
>efore you can ca him a man+(((
The ans!er" my friend" is $o!in7 in the !ind"
The ans!er is $o!in7 in the !ind(
>o!in7 in the )ind .?@H4 son#/
Don7t thin- t!ice" it7s a ri#ht(
Tite of son# .?@HE/
, sa! ten thousand ta-ers !hose ton#ues !ere a $ro-en"
, sa! #uns and sharp s!ords" in the hands of youn# chidren"
And it7s a hard" and it7s a hard" it7s a hard" it7s a hard"
And it7s a hard rain7s a #onna fa(
A 6ard Rain7s A 1onna Fa .?@HE son#/
Money doesn7t ta-" it s!ears(
,t7s Ari#ht" Ma .?@H% son#/
6o! does it fee
To $e on your o!n
)ith no direction home
8i-e a compete un-no!n
8i-e a roin# stone+
8i-e a Roin# 2tone .?@H% son#/
2he -no!s there7s no success i-e faiure
And that faiure7s no success at a(
8o3e Minus Jero` Ao 8imit .?@H% son#/
, ain7t #onna !or- on Ma##ie7s Farm no more(
Ma##ie7s Farm .?@H% son#/
6eyT Mr Tam$ourine Man" pay a son# for me(
,7m not seepy and there is no pace ,7m #oin# to(
Mr Tam$ourine Man .?@H% son#/
*E'uaity"* , spo-e the !ord
As if a !eddin# 3o!
Ah" $ut , !as so much oder then"
,7m youn#er than that no!(
My >ac- Pa#es .?@HD son#/
Don7t foo! eaders
)atch the par-in7 meters(
2u$terranean 6omesic- >ues .?@H% son#/
Come mothers and fathers"
Throu#hout the and
And don7t critici5e
)hat you can7t understand(
Cour sons and your dau#hters
Are $eyond your command
Cour od road is
Rapidy a#in7
Pease #et out of the ne! one
,f you can7t end your hand
For the times they are a-chan#in7T
The Times They Are A-Chan#in# .?@HD son#/
>ut , can7t thin- for you
Cou7 ha3e to decide"
)hether Budas ,scariot
6ad 1od on his side(
)ith 1od on our 2ide .?@HE son#/
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, recei3ed a card the other day from 2te3e Eary !hich said" *Don7t
)orry
Me--, am an F ;cer Man on D ;cer Pay(*
)iiam 6iman Mr President< the First Pu$ication from the Persona
Diaries" Pri3ate 8etters" Papers and Re3eain# ,nter3ie!s of 6arry 2(
Truman .?@%4/ pt( %" p( 444
%(4 Cint East!ood
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2ee 6arry Buian Fin-" Rita M( Fin-" and Dean Riesner .H(?E/
%(E A$$a E$an
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6istory teaches us that men and nations $eha3e !isey once they ha3e
exhausted a other aternati3es(
2peech in 8ondon" ?H Dec( ?@G&" in The Times ?G Dec( ?@G&
%(D 2ir Anthony Eden .Ear of A3on/
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)e are in an armed confict< that is the phrase , ha3e used( There
has
$een no decaration of !ar(
6ansard ? Ao3( ?@%H" co( ?HD?
%(% Carissa Eden .Countess of A3on/
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?@4&-
For the past fe! !ee-s , ha3e reay fet as if the 2ue5 Cana !as
fo!in#
throu#h my dra!in# room(
2peech at 1ateshead" 4& Ao3( ?@%H" in 1ateshead Post 4E Ao3( ?@%H
%(H Marriott Ed#ar
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There7s a famous seaside pace caed >ac-poo"
That7s noted for fresh air and fun"
And Mr and Mrs Rams$ottom
)ent there !ith youn# A$ert" their son(
A #rand itte ad !as youn# A$ert"
A dressed in his $est< 'uite a s!e
)ith a stic- !ith an 7orse7s 7ead 7ande"
The finest that )oo!orth7s coud se(
They didn7t thin- much to the Ocean:
The !a3es" they !ere fiddin7 and sma"
There !as no !rec-s and no$ody dro!nded"
Fact" nothin# to au#h at at a(
The 8ion and A$ert .?@E4/ in A$ert" 7Arod and Others .?@EG/--
monoo#ue
recorded $y 2taney 6oo!ay in ?@E4
The Ma#istrate #a3e his opinion
That no one !as reay to $ame
And he said that he hoped the Rams$ottoms
)oud ha3e further sons to their name(
At that Mother #ot proper $a5in#"
*And than- you" sir" -indy"* said she(
*)hat" !aste a our i3es raisin# chidren
To feed ruddy 8ions+ Aot meT*
The 8ion and A$ert .?@E4/ in A$ert" 7Arod and Others .?@EG/
%(G Du-e of Edin$ur#h
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2ee Prince Phiip" Du-e of Edin$ur#h .?H(ED/
%(F Thomas A3a Edison
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?FDG-?@E?
1enius is one per cent inspiration" ninety-nine per cent
perspiration(
6arper7s Monthy Ma#a5ine 2ept( ?@E4 .'uoted $y M( A( Rosanoff as
ha3in#
$een said $y Edison circa ?@&E/
%(@ Bohn Max!e Edmonds
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?FG%-?@%F
)hen you #o home" te them of us and say"
*For your tomorro!s these #a3e their today(*
,nscriptions 2u##ested for )ar Memorias .?@?@/
%(?& =in# Ed!ard L,,
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That7s the fourth time that inferna noise has roused me(
2aid to his secretary *Frit5* Ponson$y at the first performance of
*The
)rec-ers"* an opera $y Dame Ethe 2myth" 'uoted in 6( At-ins and A(
Ae!man
>eecham 2tories .?@GF/ p( DE
, thou#ht e3eryone must -no! that a short 9ac-et is a!ays !orn !ith
a si- hat at a pri3ate 3ie! in the mornin#(
,n 2ir P( Ma#nus Ed!ard L,, .?@HD/ ch( ?@ .said to 2ir Frederic-
Ponson$y"
!ho had proposed to accompany him in a tai-coat/
>ecause a man has a $ac- face and a different rei#ion from our o!n"
there is no reason !hy he shoud $e treated as a $rute(
8etter to 8ord 1ran3ie" E& Ao3( ?FG%" in 2ir 2ydney 8ee =in# Ed!ard
L,,
.?@4%/ 3o( ?" ch( 4?
%(?? =in# Ed!ard L,,, .Du-e of )indsor/
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The thin# that impresses me most a$out America is the !ay parents
o$ey
their chidren(
8oo- % Mar( ?@%G
At on# ast , am a$e to say a fe! !ords of my o!n( , ha3e ne3er
!anted
to !ithhod anythin#" $ut unti no! it has not $een constitutionay
possi$e for me to spea-( A fe! hours a#o , dischar#ed my ast duty
as
=in# and Emperor" and no! that , ha3e $een succeeded $y my $rother"
the
Du-e of Cor-" my first !ords must $e to decare ae#iance to him(
This
, do !ith a my heart(
Cou a -no! the reasons !hich ha3e impeed me to renounce the
throne(
>ut , !ant you to understand that in ma-in# up my mind , did not
for#et
the country or the Empire !hich as Prince of )aes" and atey as
=in#"
, ha3e for t!enty-fi3e years tried to ser3e( >ut you must $eie3e me
!hen
, te you that , ha3e found it impossi$e to carry the hea3y $urden
of
responsi$iity and to dischar#e my duties as =in# as , !oud !ish to
do
!ithout the hep and support of the !oman , o3e((((
This decision has $een made ess difficut to me $y the sure
-no!ed#e
that my $rother" !ith his on# trainin# in the pu$ic affairs of this
country and !ith his fine 'uaities" !i $e a$e to ta-e my pace
forth!ith" !ithout interruption or in9ury to the ife and pro#ress of
the
Empire( And he has one matchess $essin#" en9oyed $y so many of you
and
not $esto!ed on me--a happy home !ith his !ife and chidren((((
, no! 'uit ato#ether pu$ic affairs" and , ay do!n my $urden((((1od
$ess you a( 1od sa3e the =in#(
>roadcast" ?? Dec( ?@EH" in The Times ?4 Dec( ?@EH
These !or-s Uthe dereict Do!ais ,ron and 2tee )or-sV $rou#ht a
these
peope here( 2omethin# shoud $e done to #et them at !or- a#ain(
2po-en to Chares =een" ?F Ao3( ?@EH" in )estern Mai ?@ Ao3( ?@EH
%(?4 Bohn Ehrichman
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, thin- !e ou#ht to et him UPatric- 1rayV han# there( 8et him t!ist
so!y" so!y in the !ind(
Teephone con3ersation !ith Bohn Dean" G or F Mar( ?@GE" in
)ashin#ton
Post 4G Buy ?@GE" p( A4G .re#ardin# Patric- 1ray7s nomination as
Director
of the F>,/
%(?E A$ert Einstein
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Aationaism is an infantie sic-ness( ,t is the meases of the human
race(
,n 6een Du-as and >anesh 6offman A$ert Einstein" the 6uman 2ide
.?@G@/
p( EF
, am an a$soute pacifist((((,t is an instincti3e feein#( ,t is a
feein#
that possesses me" $ecause the murder of men is dis#ustin#(
,nter3ie! !ith Pau 6utchinson" in Christian Century 4F Au#( ?@4@
Raffiniert ist der 6err#ott" a$er $oshaft ist er nicht(
1od is su$te $ut he is not maicious(
Remar- made durin# a !ee- at Princeton $e#innin# @ May ?@4?" ater
car3ed
a$o3e the firepace of the Common Room of Fine 6a .the Mathematica
,nstitute/" Princeton ;ni3ersity - in R( )( Car- Einstein .?@GE/
ch( ?D
Bedenfas $in ich $er5eu#t" dass der nicht !rfet(
At any rate" , am con3inced that 6e U1odV does not pay dice(
8etter to Max >orn" D Dec( ?@4H" in Einstein und >orn >rief!echse
.?@H@/
p( ?E& .often 'uoted as 1ott !rfet nicht 1od does not pay dice"
e(#( in
>( 6offmann A$ert Einstein .?@GE/ ch( ?&/
,f my theory of reati3ity is pro3en correct" 1ermany !i caim me
as
a 1erman and France !i decare that , am a citi5en of the !ord(
2houd
my theory pro3e untrue" France !i say that , am a 1erman and
1ermany
!i decare that , am a Be!(
Address at the 2or$onne" Paris" +eary Dec( ?@4@" in Ae! Cor- Times
?H Fe$( ?@E&
The uneashed po!er of the atom has chan#ed e3erythin# sa3e our modes
of
thin-in# and !e thus drift to!ard unparaeed catastrophe(
Tee#ram sent to prominent Americans" 4D May ?@DH" in Ae! Cor- Times
4% May ?@DH
,f A is a success in ife" then A e'uas x pus y pus 5( )or- is x<
y is
pay< and 5 is -eepin# your mouth shut(
,n O$ser3er ?% Ban( ?@%&
,f , !oud $e a youn# man a#ain and had to decide ho! to ma-e my
i3in#"
, !oud not try to $ecome a scientist or schoar or teacher( , !oud
rather choose to $e a pum$er or a pedder in the hope to find that
modest
de#ree of independence sti a3aia$e under present circumstances(
Reporter ?F Ao3( ?@%D
2cience !ithout rei#ion is ame" rei#ion !ithout science is $ind(
2cience" Phiosophy and Rei#ion: a 2ymposium .?@D?/ ch( ?E
%(?D D!i#ht D( Eisenho!er
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This con9unction of an immense miitary esta$ishment and a ar#e
arms
industry is ne! in the American experience(((()e reco#ni5e the
imperati3e
need for this de3eopment( Cet !e must not fai to comprehend its
#ra3e
impications((((,n the councis of #o3ernment" !e must #uard a#ainst
the
ac'uisition of un!arranted infuence" !hether sou#ht or unsou#ht" $y
the
miitary-industria compex( The potentia for the disastrous rise of
mispaced po!er exists and !i persist(
Fare!e $roadcast" ?G Ban( ?@H?" in Ae! Cor- Times ?F Ban( ?@H?
E3ery #un that is made" e3ery !arship aunched" e3ery roc-et fired
si#nifies" in the fina sense" a theft from those !ho hun#er and are
not
fed" those !ho are cod and are not cothed( This !ord in arms is
not
spendin# money aone( ,t is spendin# the s!eat of its a$orers" the
#enius
of its scientists" the hopes of its chidren(
2peech in )ashin#ton" ?H Apr( ?@%E" in Pu$ic Papers of Presidents
?@%E
.?@H&/ p( ?F4
Cou ha3e $roader considerations that mi#ht foo! !hat you mi#ht ca
the
*fain# domino* principe( Cou ha3e a ro! of dominoes set up( Cou
-noc-
o3er the first one" and !hat !i happen to the ast one is that it
!i
#o o3er 3ery 'uic-y( 2o you ha3e the $e#innin# of a disinte#ration
that
!oud ha3e the most profound infuences(
2peech at press conference" G Apr( ?@%D" in Pu$ic Papers of
Presidents
?@%D .?@H&/ p( EFE
, thin- that peope !ant peace so much that one of these days
#o3ernments
had $etter #et out of the !ay and et them ha3e it(
>roadcast discussion" E? Au#( ?@%@" in Pu$ic Papers of Presidents
?@%@
.?@H&/ p( H4%
%(?% T( 2( Eiot
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)here are the ea#es and the trumpets+
>uried $eneath some sno!-deep Aps(
O3er $uttered scones and crumpets
)eepin#" !eepin# mutitudes
Droop in a hundred A(>(C(7s(
Ara Lus Prec .?@4&/ *Coo-in# E##*
6ere , am" an od man in a dry month
>ein# read to $y a $oy" !aitin# for rain(
Ara Lus Prec .?@4&/ *1erontion*
After such -no!ed#e" !hat for#i3eness+ Thin- no!
6istory has many cunnin# passa#es" contri3ed corridors
And issues" decei3es !ith !hisperin# am$itions"
1uides us $y 3anities(
Ara Lus Prec .?@4&/ *1erontion*
Tenants of the house"
Thou#hts of a dry $rain in a dry season(
Ara Lus Prec .?@4&/ *1erontion*
A cod comin# !e had of it"
Bust the !orst time of the year
For a 9ourney" and such a on# 9ourney:
The !ays deep and the !eather sharp"
The 3ery dead of !inter(
Arie Poems .?@4G/ *Bourney of the Ma#i*
>ut set do!n
This set do!n
This: !ere !e ed a that !ay for
>irth or Death+ There !as a >irth" certainy"
)e had e3idence and no dou$t( , had seen $irth and death
>ut had thou#ht they !ere different< this >irth !as
6ard and $itter a#ony for us" i-e Death" our death(
)e returned to our paces" these =in#doms"
>ut no on#er at ease here" in the od dispensation"
)ith an aien peope cutchin# their #ods(
, shoud $e #ad of another death(
Arie Poems .?@4G/ *Bourney of the Ma#i*
>ecause , do not hope to turn a#ain
>ecause , do not hope
>ecause , do not hope to turn(
Ash-)ednesday .?@E&/ pt( ?
>ecause these !in#s are no on#er !in#s to fy
>ut merey 3ans to $eat the air
The air !hich is no! thorou#hy sma and dry
2maer and dryer than the !i
Teach us to care and not to care
Teach us to sit sti(
Ash-)ednesday .?@E&/ pt( ?
8ady" three !hite eopards sat under a 9uniper-tree
,n the coo of the day(
Ash-)ednesday .?@E&/ pt( 4
Cou73e missed the point competey" Buia:
There !ere no ti#ers( That !as the point(
Coc-tai Party .?@%&/ act ?" sc( ?
)hat is he+
6e is onesef"
6e is aone" the other fi#ures in it
Merey pro9ections( There is nothin# to escape from
And nothin# to escape to( One is a!ays aone(
Coc-tai Party .?@%&/ act ?" sc( E
6o! unpeasant to meet Mr EiotT
)ith his features of cerica cut"
And his $ro! so #rim
And his mouth so prim
And his con3ersation" so nicey
Restricted to )hat Precisey
And ,f and Perhaps and >ut(
Coected Poems .?@EH/ *Fi3e-Fin#er Exercises*
Time present and time past
Are $oth perhaps present in time future"
And time future contained in time past(
Coected Poems .?@EH/ *>urnt Aorton* pt( ?
Footfas echo in the memory
Do!n the passa#e !hich !e did not ta-e
To!ards the door !e ne3er opened
,nto the rose-#arden( My !ords echo
Thus" in your mind(
Coected Poems .?@EH/ *>urnt Aorton* pt( ?
6uman -ind
Cannot $ear 3ery much reaity(
Coected Poems .?@EH/ *>urnt Aorton* pt( ?(
At the sti point of the turnin# !ord( Aeither fesh nor
feshess<
Aeither from nor to!ards< at the sti point" there the dance is"
>ut neither arrest nor mo3ement(
Coected Poems .?@EH/ *>urnt Aorton* pt( 4
)ords strain"
Crac- and sometimes $rea-" under the $urden"
;nder the tension" sip" side" perish"
Decay !ith imprecision" !i not stay in pace"
)i not stay sti(
Coected Poems .?@EH/ *>urnt Aorton* pt( %
, do not -no! much a$out #ods< $ut , thin- that the ri3er
,s a stron# $ro!n #od--suen" untamed and intracta$e(
Dry 2a3a#es .?@D?/ pt( ?
,n my $e#innin# is my end(
East Co-er .?@D&/ pt( ?
That !as a !ay of puttin# it--not 3ery satisfactory:
A periphrastic study in a !orn-out poetica fashion"
8ea3in# one sti !ith the intoera$e !reste
)ith !ords and meanin#s( The poetry does not matter(
East Co-er .?@D&/ pt( 4
The houses are a #one under the sea(
The dancers are a #one under the hi(
East Co-er .?@D&/ pt( 4
O dar- dar- dar-( They a #o into the dar-"
The 3acant interstear spaces" the 3acant into the 3acant(
East Co-er .?@D&/ pt( E
The !ounded sur#eon pies the stee
That 'uestions the distempered part<
>eneath the $eedin# hands !e fee
The sharp compassion of the heaer7s art
Reso3in# the eni#ma of the fe3er chart(
East Co-er .?@D&/ pt( D
Each 3enture
,s a ne! $e#innin#" a raid on the inarticuate
)ith sha$$y e'uipment a!ays deterioratin#
,n the #enera mess of imprecision of feein#(
East Co-er .?@D&/ pt( %
2uccess is reati3e:
,t is !hat !e can ma-e of the mess !e ha3e made of thin#s(
Famiy Reunion .?@E@/ pt( 4" sc( E
A#athaT MaryT comeT
The coc- has stopped in the dar-T
Famiy Reunion .?@E@/ pt( 4" sc( E
Round and round the circe
Competin# the charm
2o the -not $e un-notted
The cross $e uncrossed
The croo-ed $e made strai#ht
And the curse $e ended(
Famiy Reunion .?@E@/ pt( 4" sc( E
And !hat the dead had no speech for" !hen i3in#"
They can te you" $ein# dead: the communication
Of the dead is ton#ued !ith fire $eyond the an#ua#e of the i3in#(
8itte 1iddin# .?@D4/ pt( ?
Ash on an od man7s see3e
,s a the ash the $urnt roses ea3e(
Dust in the air suspended
Mar-s the pace !here a story ended(
Dust in$reathed !as a house--
The !a" the !ainscot and the mouse(
The death of hope and despair"
This is the death of air(
8itte 1iddin# .?@D4/ pt( 4
2ince our concern !as speech" and speech impeed us
To purify the diaect of the tri$e
And ur#e the mind to aftersi#ht and foresi#ht(
8itte 1iddin# .?@D4/ pt( 4
)e sha not cease from exporation
And the end of a our exporin#
)i $e to arri3e !here !e started
And -no! the pace for the first time(
8itte 1iddin# .?@D4/ pt( %
)hat !e ca the $e#innin# is often the end
And to ma-e an end is to ma-e a $e#innin#(
The end is !here !e start from(
8itte 1iddin# .?@D4/ pt( %
A peope !ithout history
,s not redeemed from time" for history is a pattern
Of timeess moments( 2o" !hie the i#ht fais
On a !inter7s afternoon" in a secuded chape
6istory is no! and En#and(
8itte 1iddin# .?@D4/ pt( %
A condition of compete simpicity
.Costin# not ess than e3erythin#/
And a sha $e !e and
A manner of thin# sha $e !e
)hen the ton#ues of fame are in-foded
,nto the cro!ned -not of fire
And the fire and the rose are one(
8itte 1iddin# .?@D4/ pt( %
Cet !e ha3e #one on i3in#"
8i3in# and party i3in#(
Murder in the Cathedra .?@E%/ pt( ?
The ast temptation is the #reatest treason:
To do the ri#ht deed for the !ron# reason(
Murder in the Cathedra .?@E%/ pt( ?
Cear the airT cean the s-yT !ash the !indT ta-e the stone from
stone"
ta-e the s-in from the arm" ta-e the musce from $one" and !ash them(
Murder in the Cathedra .?@E%/ pt( 4
Cuture may e3en $e descri$ed simpy as that !hich ma-es ife !orth
i3in#(
Aotes To!ards a Definition of Cuture .?@DF/ ch( ?
Maca3ity" Maca3ity" there7s no one i-e Maca3ity"
There ne3er !as a Cat of such deceitfuness and sua3ity(
6e a!ays has an ai$i" and one or t!o to spare:
At !hate3er time the deed too- pace--MACAL,TC )A2A7T T6ERET
And they say that a the Cats !hose !ic-ed deeds are !idey -no!n
., mi#ht mention Mun#o9errie" , mi#ht mention 1ridde$one/
Are nothin# more than a#ents for the Cat !ho a the time
Bust contros their operations: the Aapoeon of CrimeT
Od Possum7s >oo- of Practica Cats .?@E@/ *Maca3ity: the Mystery
Cat(*
Cf( Conan Doye H@:?H
The host !ith someone indistinct
Con3erses at the door apart"
The ni#htin#aes are sin#in# near
The Con3ent of the 2acred 6eart"
And san# !ithin the $oody !ood
)hen A#amemnon cried aoud
And et their i'uid siftin#s fa
To stain the stiff dishonoured shroud(
Poems .?@?@/ *2!eeney amon# the Ai#htin#aes*
The hippopotamus7s day
,s passed in seep< at ni#ht he hunts<
1od !or-s in a mysterious !ay--
The Church can feed and seep at once(
Poems .?@?@/ *The 6ippopotamus*
Poyphiopro#eniti3e
The sapient suters of the 8ord
Drift across !indo!-panes
,n the $e#innin# !as the )ord(
Poems .?@?@/ *Mr Eiot7s 2unday Mornin# 2er3ice*
)e$ster !as much possessed $y death
And sa! the s-u $eneath the s-in<
And $reastess creatures under#round
8eaned $ac-!ard !ith a ipess #rin(
Poems .?@?@/ *)hispers of ,mmortaity*
1rish-in is nice: her Russian eye
,s underined for emphasis<
;ncorseted" her friendy $ust
1i3es promise of pneumatic $iss(
Poems .?@?@/ *)hispers of ,mmortaity*
)e are the hoo! men
)e are the stuffed men
8eanin# to#ether
6eadpiece fied !ith stra!( AasT
Poems ?@&@-?@4% .?@4%/ *The 6oo! Men*
6ere !e #o round the pric-y pear
Pric-y pear pric-y pear
6ere !e #o round the pric-y pear
At fi3e o7coc- in the mornin#(
>et!een the idea
And the reaity
>et!een the motion
And the act
Fas the 2hado!(
Poems ?@&@-?@4% .?@4%/ *The 6oo! Men*
This is the !ay the !ord ends
Aot !ith a $an# $ut a !himper(
Poems ?@&@-?@4% .?@4%/ *The 6oo! Men*
8et us #o then" you and ,"
)hen the e3enin# is spread out a#ainst the s-y
8i-e a patient etheri5ed upon a ta$e(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8o3e 2on# of B( Afred Prufroc-*
,n the room the !omen come and #o
Ta-in# of Michean#eo(
The yeo! fo# that ru$s its $ac- upon the !indo!-panes(
The yeo! smo-e that ru$s its mu55e on the !indo!-panes(
8ic-ed its ton#ue into the corners of the e3enin#(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8o3e 2on# of B( Afred Prufroc-*
, ha3e measured out my ife !ith coffee spoons(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8o3e 2on# of B( Afred Prufroc-*
, shoud ha3e $een a pair of ra##ed ca!s
2cuttin# across the foors of sient seas(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8o3e 2on# of B( Afred Prufroc-*
, ha3e seen the moment of my #reatness fic-er"
And , ha3e seen the eterna Footman hod my coat" and snic-er"
And in short" , !as afraid(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8o3e 2on# of B( Afred Prufroc-*
AoT , am not Prince 6amet" nor !as meant to $e<
Am an attendant ord" one that !i do
To s!e a pro#ress" start a scene or t!o"
Ad3ise the prince(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8o3e 2on# of B( Afred Prufroc-*
, #ro! od(((, #ro! od(((
, sha !ear the $ottoms of my trousers roed(
2ha , part my hair $ehind+ Do , dare to eat a peach+
, sha !ear !hite fanne trousers" and !a- upon the $each(
, ha3e heard the mermaids sin#in#" each to each(
, do not thin- that they !i sin# to me(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8o3e 2on# of B( Afred Prufroc-*
The !inter e3enin# settes do!n
)ith sme of stea-s in passa#e!ays(
2ix o7coc-(
The $urnt-out ends of smo-y days(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *Preudes*
E3ery street amp that , pass
>eats i-e a fataistic drum"
And throu#h the spaces of the dar-
Midni#ht sha-es the memory
As a madman sha-es a dead #eranium(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *Rhapsody on a )indy Ai#ht*
, am a!are of the damp sous of housemaids
2proutin# despondenty at area #ates(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *Mornin# at the )indo!*
2tand on the hi#hest pa3ement of the stair--
8ean on a #arden urn--
)ea3e" !ea3e the suni#ht in your hair(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8a Fi#ia Che Pian#e*
2ometimes these co#itations sti ama5e
The trou$ed midni#ht and the noon7s repose(
Prufroc- .?@?G/ *8a Fi#ia Che Pian#e*
)here is the 8ife !e ha3e ost in i3in#+
)here is the !isdom !e ha3e ost in -no!ed#e+
)here is the -no!ed#e !e ha3e ost in information+
The Roc- .?@ED/ pt( ?
And the !ind sha say: *6ere !ere decent #odess peope:
Their ony monument the asphat road
And a thousand ost #of $as(*
The Roc- .?@ED/ pt( ?
Poetry is not a turnin# oose of emotion" $ut an escape from emotion<
it
is not the expression of personaity $ut an escape from personaity(
>ut"
of course" ony those !ho ha3e personaity and emotions -no! !hat it
means
to !ant to escape from these thin#s(
2acred )ood .?@4&/ *Tradition and ,ndi3idua Taent*
The ony !ay of expressin# emotion in the form of art is $y findin#
an
*o$9ecti3e correati3e*< in other !ords" a set of o$9ects" a
situation"
a chain of e3ents !hich sha $e the formua of that particuar
emotion<
such that !hen the externa facts" !hich must terminate in sensory
experience" are #i3en" the emotion is immediatey e3o-ed(
2acred )ood .?@4&/ *6amet and his Pro$ems*
,mmature poets imitate< mature poets stea(
2acred )ood .?@4&/ *Phiip Massin#er*
>irth" and copuation" and death(
That7s a the facts !hen you come to $rass tac-s:
>irth" and copuation" and death(
,73e $een $orn" and once is enou#h(
2!eeney A#onistes .?@E4/ p( 4D
,n the se3enteenth century a dissociation of sensi$iity set in" from
!hich !e ha3e ne3er reco3ered< and this dissociation" as is natura"
!as
due to the infuence of the t!o most po!erfu poets of the century"
Miton
and Dryden(
Times 8iterary 2uppement 4& Oct( ?@4?
)e can ony say that it appears i-ey that poets in our
ci3ii5ation" as
it exists at present" must $e difficut(
Times 8iterary 2uppement 4& Oct( ?@4?
2tone" $ron5e" stone" stee" stone" oa-ea3es" horses7 hees
O3er the pa3in#(
Triumpha March .?@E?/
Apri is the crueest month" $reedin#
8iacs out of the dead and" mixin#
Memory and desire" stirrin#
Du roots !ith sprin# rain(
)inter -ept us !arm" co3erin#
Earth in for#etfu sno!" feedin#
A itte ife !ith dried tu$ers(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( ?
, read" much of the ni#ht" and #o south in the !inter(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( ?
And , !i sho! you somethin# different from either
Cour shado! at mornin# stridin# $ehind you
Or your shado! at e3enin# risin# to meet you<
, !i sho! you fear in a handfu of dust(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( ?( Cf( Boseph Conrad H&:D
Madame 2osostris" famous cair3oyante"
6ad a $ad cod" ne3ertheess
,s -no!n to $e the !isest !oman in Europe"
)ith a !ic-ed pac- of cards(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( ?
;nrea City"
;nder the $ro!n fo# of a !inter da!n"
A cro!d fo!ed o3er 8ondon >rid#e" so many"
, had not thou#ht death had undone so many(
2i#hs" short and infre'uent" !ere exhaed"
And each man fixed his eyes $efore his feet
Fo!ed up the hi and do!n =in# )iiam 2treet"
To !here 2aint Mary )oonoth -ept the hours
)ith a dead sound on the fina stro-e of nine(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( ?
The Chair she sat in" i-e a $urnished throne"
1o!ed on the mar$e(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( 4 .cf( 2ha-espeare7s Antony and Ceopatra act
4"
sc( 4" ( ?@@/
And sti she cried" and sti the !ord pursues"
*Bu# Bu#* to dirty ears(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( 4
, thin- !e are in rats7 aey
)here the dead men ost their $ones(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( 4
O O O O that 2ha-espeherian Ra#--
,t7s so ee#ant
2o intei#ent(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( 4( Cf( 1ene >uc- and 6erman Ru$y
6urry up pease it7s time(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( 4
>ut at my $ac- from time to time , hear
The sound of horns and motors" !hich sha $rin#
2!eeney to Mrs Porter in the sprin#(
O the moon shone $ri#ht on Mrs Porter
And on her dau#hter
They !ash their feet in soda !ater(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( E( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/
EE4:?@
At the 3ioet hour" !hen the eyes and $ac-
Turn up!ard from the des-" !hen the human en#ine !aits
8i-e a taxi thro$$in# !aitin#"
," Tiresias" thou#h $ind" thro$$in# $et!een t!o i3es"
Od man !ith !rin-ed femae $reasts" can see
At the 3ioet hour" the e3enin# hour that stri3es
6ome!ard" and $rin#s the saior home from sea"
The typist home at teatime" cears her $rea-fast" i#hts
6er sto3e" and ays out food in tins(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( E
, Tiresias" od man !ith !rin-ed du#s
Percei3ed the scene" and foretod the rest--
, too a!aited the expected #uest(
6e" the youn# man car$uncuar" arri3es"
A sma house a#ent7s cer-" !ith one $od stare"
One of the o! on !hom assurance sits
As a si- hat on a >radford miionaire(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( E
)hen o3ey !oman stoops to foy and
Paces a$out her room a#ain" aone"
2he smoothes her hair !ith automatic hand"
And puts a record on the #ramophone(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( E
Phe$as the Phoenician" a fortni#ht dead"
For#ot the cry of #us" and the deep sea s!e
And the profit and oss(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( D
)ho is the third !ho !a-s a!ays $eside you+
)hen , count" there are ony you and , to#ether
>ut !hen , oo- ahead up the !hite road
There is a!ays another one !a-in# $eside you(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( %
A !oman dre! her on# $ac- hair out ti#ht
And fidded !hisper music on those strin#s
And $ats !ith $a$y faces in the 3ioet i#ht
)histed(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( %
These fra#ments , ha3e shored a#ainst my ruins(
)aste 8and .?@44/ pt( %
%(?H Queen Ei5a$eth ,,
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, decare $efore you a that my !hoe ife" !hether it $e on# or
short"
sha $e de3oted to your ser3ice and the ser3ice of our #reat
,mperia
famiy to !hich !e a $eon#(
>roadcast speech .as Princess Ei5a$eth/ to the Common!eath from
Cape
To!n" 4? Apr( ?@DG" in The Times 44 Apr( ?@DG
, thin- e3ery$ody reay !i concede that on this" of a days" ,
shoud
$e#in my speech !ith the !ords *My hus$and and ,(*
2peech at 1uidha on her 4%th !eddin# anni3ersary" 4& Ao3( ?@G4"
in The
Times 4? Ao3( ?@G4
%(?G Queen Ei5a$eth" the Queen Mother
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,7m #ad !e73e $een $om$ed( ,t ma-es me fee , can oo- the East End
in
the face(
2aid to a poiceman" ?E 2ept( ?@D&" in Bohn )heeer->ennett =in#
1eor#e L,
.?@%F/ pt( E" ch( H
%(?F Af Eerton
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>e#ium put the -i$osh on the =aiser(
Tite of son# .?@?D/
%(?@ 6a3eoc- Eis .6enry 6a3eoc- Eis/
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,t is certainy stran#e to o$ser3e(((ho! many peope seem to fee
3ain of
their o!n un'uaified optimism !hen the pace !here optimism most
fourishes is the unatic asyum(
Dance of 8ife .?@4E/ ch( E
The sanitary and mechanica a#e !e are no! enterin# ma-es up for the
mercy
it #rants to our sense of sme $y the ferocity !ith !hich it assais
our
sense of hearin#( As usua" !hat !e ca *Pro#ress* is the exchan#e
of
one Auisance for another Auisance(
,mpressions and Comments .?@?D/ E? Buy ?@?4
E3ery artist !rites his o!n auto$io#raphy(
Ae! 2pirit .?F@&/ *Tostoi*
%(4& Pau Euard
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Adieu tristesse
>on9our tristesse
Tu es inscrite dans es i#nes du pafond(
Fare!e sadness
1ood-day sadness
Cou are inscri$ed in the ines of the ceiin#(
8a 3ie imm0diate .?@E&/ *A peine d0fi#ur0e"* in bu3res compOtes
.?@HF/
3o( ?" p( EH%
%(4? 2ir )iiam Empson
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2o!y the poison the !hoe $ood stream fis(
,t is not the effort nor the faiure tires(
The !aste remains" the !aste remains and -is(
Poems .?@E%/ *Missin# Dates*
2e3en types of am$i#uity(
Tite of $oo- .?@E&/
%(44 Buius B( Epstein" Phiip 1( Epstein" and 6o!ard =och
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Buius B( Epstein ?@&@-
Phiip 1( Epstein ?@&@-?@%4
6o!ard =och ?@&4-
Of a the #in 9oints in a the to!ns in a the !ord" she !a-s
into
mine(
Casa$anca .?@D4 fim/" !ords spo-en $y 6umphrey >o#art
,f she can stand it" , can( Pay itT
Casa$anca .?@D4 fim/" !ords spo-en $y 6umphrey >o#art" often
mis'uoted
as *Pay it a#ain" 2am* .earier in the fim" ,n#rid >er#man says:
*Pay
it" 2am( Pay As Time 1oes >y (*/
6ere7s oo-in# at you" -id(
Casa$anca .?@D4 fim/" !ords spo-en $y 6umphrey >o#art
Ma9or 2trasser has $een shot( Round up the usua suspects(
Casa$anca .?@D4 fim/" !ords spo-en $y Caude Rains
%(4E 2usan Ert5
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2omeone has some!here commented on the fact that miions on# for
immortaity !ho don7t -no! !hat to do !ith themse3es on a rainy
2unday
afternoon(
An#er in the 2-y .?@DE/ p( ?EG
%(4D Dudey Er!in
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Mr Dudey Er!in" former Air Minister Uin AustraiaV" caimed ast
ni#ht
that the secretary of Mr Bohn 1orton" the Prime Minster" had cost him
his
9o$ in the reshuffed 1o3ernment announced earier this !ee-( At
first Mr
Er!in said he !as dropped $ecause of a *poitica manoeu3re(* 8ater"
!hen
as-ed to expain !hat this meant" he said: *,t !i##es" it7s shapey
and
its name is Ainsey 1otto(*
The Times ?D Ao3( ?@H@
%(4% 6o!ard Esta$roo- and 6arry >ehn
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Excuse me !hie , sip into somethin# more comforta$e(
6e7s An#es .?@E& fim/" !ords spo-en $y Bean 6aro!
%(4H 1a3in E!art
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Miss T!ye !as soapin# her $reasts in the $ath
)hen she heard $ehind her a meanin# au#h
And to her ama5ement she disco3ered
A !ic-ed man in the $athroom cup$oard(
Poems and 2on#s .?@E@/ *Miss T!ye*
%(4G )iiam Aorman E!er
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, #a3e my ife for freedom--This , -no!:
For those !ho $ade me fi#ht had tod me so(
Fi3e 2ous and Other Lerses .?@?G/ *Fi3e 2ous*
6o! odd
Of 1od
To choose
The Be!s(
,n )ee--End >oo- .?@4D/ p( ??G .for the repy" see Ceci >ro!ne/
H(& F
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Pro3ided it $e !e and truy made there is reay for the confirmed
turophie no such thin# as a $ad cheese( A cheese may disappoint( ,t
may
$e du" it may $e nai3e" it may $e o3ersophisticated( Cet it remains
cheese" mi-7s eap to!ard immortaity(
Any Aum$er Can Pay .?@%G/ p( ?&%
On Ao3em$er ?G(((, encountered the mama of dada U1ertrude 2teinV
a#ain
.somethin# caed Portraits and Prayers/ and as usua !ithdre!
!orsted(
Party of One .?@%%/ p( @&
H(4 Eeanor Far9eon
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Mornin# has $ro-en
8i-e the first mornin#"
>ac-$ird has spo-en
8i-e the first $ird(
Praise for the sin#in#T
Praise for the mornin#T
Praise for them" sprin#in#
Fresh from the 8ordT
Chidren7s >es .?@%G/ *A Mornin# 2on# .for the First Day of
2prin#/*
=in#7s CrossT
)hat sha !e do+
6is Purpe Ro$e
,s rent in t!oT
Out of his Cro!n
6e7s torn the #emsT
6e7s thro!n his 2ceptre
,nto the ThamesT
The Court is sha-in#
,n its shoe--
=in#7s CrossT
)hat sha !e do+
8ea3e him aone
For a minute or t!o(
Aursery Rhymes of 8ondon To!n .?@?H/ *=in#7s Cross*
H(E =in# Farou- of E#ypt
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The !hoe !ord is in re3ot( 2oon there !i $e ony fi3e =in#s
eft--the
=in# of En#and" the =in# of 2pades" the =in# of Cu$s" the =in# of
6earts
and the =in# of Diamonds(
2aid to 8ord >oyd-Orr at a conference in Cairo" ?@DF" in 8ord >oyd-
Orr As
, Reca .?@HH/ ch( 4?
H(D )iiam Fau-ner
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The on# summer(
The 6amet .?@D&/" tite of $-( E( Cf( ,r3in# Ra3etch and 6arriet
Fran-
The !riter7s ony responsi$iity is to his art( 6e !i $e
competey
ruthess if he is a #ood one( 6e has a dream( ,t an#uishes him so
much he
must #et rid of it( 6e has no peace unti then( E3erythin# #oes $y
the
$oard: honor" pride" decency" security" happiness" a" to #et the
$oo-
!ritten( ,f a !riter has to ro$ his mother" he !i not hesitate< the
Ode
on a 1recian ;rn is !orth any num$er of od adies(
,n Paris Re3ie! 2prin# ?@%H" p( E&
6e Uthe !riterV must teach himsef that the $asest of a thin#s is
to $e
afraid and" teachin# himsef that" for#et it fore3er" ea3in# no room
in
his !or-shop for anythin# $ut the od 3erities and truths of the
heart"
the od uni3ersa truths ac-in# !hich any story is ephemera and
doomed--o3e and honor and pity and pride and compassion and
sacrifice(
Ao$e Pri5e speech" ?@%&" in 8es Prix Ao$e en ?@%& .?@%?/ p( G?
, $eie3e man !i not merey endure" he !i pre3ai( 6e is
immorta"
not $ecause he" aone amon# creatures" has an inexhausti$e 3oice $ut
$ecause he has a sou" a spirit capa$e of compassion and sacrifice
and
endurance(
Ao$e Pri5e speech" ?@%&" in 8es Prix Ao$e en ?@%& .?@%?/ p( G?
There is no such thin#(((as $ad !his-ey( 2ome !his-eys 9ust happen
to $e
$etter than others( >ut a man shoudn7t foo !ith $oo5e unti he7s
fifty<
then he7s a damn foo if he doesn7t(
,n Bames M( )e$$ and A( )i#fa 1reen )iiam Fau-ner of Oxford
.?@H%/
p( ??&
H(% 1eor#e Fearon
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,n my capacity as Press Representati3e for the En#ish 2ta#e Company
, had
read Bohn Os$orne7s pay U8oo- >ac- in An#erV( )hen , met the author
, 3entured to prophesy that his #eneration !oud praise his pay
!hie
mine !oud" in #enera" disi-e it( , then tod him 9o-in#y that
2oane
2'uare mi#ht !e $ecome a $oody $atte#round( *,f this happens"* ,
tod
him" *you !oud $ecome -no!n as the An#ry Coun# Man(* ,n fact" !e
decided
then and there that henceforth he !as to $e -no!n as that(
Daiy Tee#raph 4 Oct( ?@%G
H(H Bames Fenton
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,t is not !hat they $uit( ,t is !hat they -noc-ed do!n(
,t is not the houses( ,t is the spaces $et!een the houses(
,t is not the streets that exist( ,t is the streets that no on#er
exist(
1erman Re'uiem .?@F?/ p( ?
H(G Edna Fer$er
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Mother -no!s $est(
Tite of story .?@4G/
>ein# an od maid is i-e death $y dro!nin#" a reay dei#htfu
sensation
after you cease to stru##e(
,n R( E( Drennan )it7s End .?@GE/
H(F =atheen Ferrier
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Enid and , 3isited her 9ust $efore the end to $e #reeted $y her !ith
smiin# affection( 2he tired 'uic-y and #enty sent us a!ay $y
murmurin#"
*Ao! ,7 ha3e eine -eine Pause(* Those !ere the ast !ords !e heard
her
utter(
1erad Moore Am , Too 8oud+ .?@H4/ ch( ?@
H(@ Eric Fied
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To!ards the end of Buy ?@?D" ,(((recei3ed a surprise ca from
Coone
2trachey" the A(A(1( .Recruitin#/( 6e s!ore me to secrecy" tod me
that
!ar !as imminent and that the moment it $ro-e out !e shoud ha3e to
start
ad3ertisin# at once((((That ni#ht , !or-ed out a draft schedue and
!rote
an ad3ertisement headed *Cour =in# and Country need you* !ith the
ine3ita$e Coat of Arms at the top(
Ad3ertisin# .?@%@/ ch( 4
H(?& Dorothy Fieds
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The minute you !a-ed in the 9oint"
, coud see you !ere a man of distinction"
A rea $i# spender(
1ood oo-in#" so refined"
2ay" !oudn7t you i-e to -no! !hat7s #oin# on in my mind+
2o et me #et ri#ht to the point(
, don7t pop my cor- for e3ery #uy , see(
6eyT $i# spender" spend a itte time !ith me(
>i# 2pender .?@HH son#< music $y Cy Coeman/
A fine romance !ith no -isses(
A fine romance" my friend" this is(
)e shoud $e i-e a coupe of hot tomatoes"
>ut you7re as cod as yesterday7s mashed potatoes(
A Fine Romance .?@EH son#< music $y Berome =ern/
, can7t #i3e you anythin# $ut o3e .$a$y/(
Tite of son# .?@4F< music $y Bimmy Mc6u#h/
1ra$ your coat" and #et your hat"
8ea3e your !orry on the doorstep"
Bust direct your feet
To the sunny side of the street(
On the 2unny 2ide of the 2treet .?@E& son#< music $y Bimmy Mc6u#h/
H(?? Dame 1racie Fieds .1race 2tansfied/
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2ee Bimmy 6arper et a( .F(4D/
H(?4 )( C( Fieds .)iiam Caude Du-enfied/
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?FF&-?@DH
2ome !ease too- the cor- out of my unch(
Cou Can7t Cheat an 6onest Man .?@E@ fim/" in )iiam =( E3erson Art
of
)( C( Fieds .?@HF/ p( ?HG
Ae3er #i3e a suc-er an e3en $rea-(
,n Coier7s 4F Ao3( ?@4%( ,t !as )( C( Fieds7s catch-phrase" and
he is
said to ha3e used it in the musica comedy Poppy .?@4E/" athou#h it
does
not occur in the i$retto( ,t !as used as the tite of a )( C( Fieds
fim
in ?@D?(
8ast !ee-" , !ent to Phiadephia" $ut it !as cosed(
,n Richard B( Ano$ie 1odfrey Danies .?@G%/ p( H
, !as in o3e !ith a $eautifu $onde once" dear( 2he dro3e me to
drin-(
That7s the one thin# ,7m inde$ted to her for(
Ae3er 1i3e a 2uc-er an E3en >rea- .?@D? fim/" in Richard B( Ano$ie
Fas- of Fieds .?@G4/ p( 4?@
, a!ays -eep a suppy of stimuant handy in case , see a sna-e--
!hich
, aso -eep handy(
,n Corey Ford Time of 8au#hter .?@G&/ p( ?F4
6ere ies )( C( Fieds( , !oud rather $e i3in# in Phiadephia(
2u##ested epitaph for himsef" in Lanity Fair Bune ?@4%
Fifteen years a#o" , made the ine *,t ain7t a fit ni#ht out for man
or
$east* a $y-!ord $y usin# it in my s-etch in Ear Carro7s Lanities(
8ater on" , used it as a tite for a mo3in# picture , did for Mac-
2ennett( , do not caim to $e the ori#inator of this ine as it !as
pro$a$y used on# $efore , !as $orn in some od meodrama(
8etter" F Fe$( ?@DD" in R( B( Fieds .ed(/ )( C( Fieds $y 6imsef
.?@GD/
pt( 4 .aso used $y Fieds in his ?@EE fim The Fata 1ass of >eer/
6e" , ne3er 3ote for any$ody( , a!ays 3ote a#ainst(
,n Ro$ert 8e!is Tayor )( C( Fieds: 6is Foies and Fortunes .?@%&/
p( 44F
H(?E 6arry Buian Fin-" Rita M( Fin-" and Dean Riesner
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1o ahead" ma-e my day(
Dirty 6arry .?@G? fim< !ords spo-en $y Cint East!ood/
H(?D Ronad Fir$an-
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*OT hep me" hea3en"* she prayed" *to $e decorati3e and to do ri#htT*
Fo!er >eneath the Foot .?@4E/ ch( 4
8oo-in# $ac-" , remem$er the a3era#e curate at home as somethin#
$et!een a
eunuch and a sni##er(
Fo!er >eneath the Foot .?@4E/ ch( D
There !as a pause--9ust on# enou#h for an an#e to pass" fyin#
so!y(
Lain#ory .?@?%/ ch( H
A miionaires o3e a $a-ed appe(
Lain#ory .?@?%/ ch( ?E
*, -no! of no 9oy"* she airiy $e#an" *#reater than a coo !hite
dress
after the s!eetness of confession(*
Lamouth .?@?@/ ch( D
H(?% Fred Fisher
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2ee Ada >enson .4(%%/
H(?H 6( A( 8( Fisher
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One inteectua excitement has" ho!e3er" $een denied me( Men !iser
and
more earned than , ha3e discerned in history a pot" a rhythm"
a predetermined pattern( These harmonies are conceaed from me( ,
can see
ony one emer#ency foo!in# upon another as !a3e foo!s upon !a3e"
ony
one #reat fact !ith respect to !hich" since it is uni'ue" there can
$e no
#enerai5ations" ony one safe rue for the historian: that he shoud
reco#ni5e in the de3eopment of human destinies the pay of the
contin#ent
and the unforeseen(
6istory of Europe .?@E%/ p( 3ii
H(?G Bohn Ar$uthnot Fisher .>aron Fisher/
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The essence of !ar is 3ioence( Moderation in !ar is im$eciity(
8ecture notes ?F@@-?@&4" in R( 6( >acon 8ife of 8ord Fisher .?@4@/
3o( ?"
ch( G
Cours ti 6e free5es(
8etter to 1eor#e 8am$ert" % Apr( ?@&@" in A( B( Marder Fear 1od and
Dread
Aou#ht .?@%H/ 3o( 4" pt( ?" ch( 4( Cf( F( Ponson$y Refections of
Three
Rei#ns .?@%?/ p( ?E?: Once an officer in ,ndia !rote to me and ended
his
etter *Cours ti 6e free5es(* , used this forci$e expression in
a etter to Fisher" and he adopted it instead of *Cours sincerey*
and
used it a #reat dea(
Cou must $e ruthess" reentess" and remorseessT 2ac- the otT
8etter to The Times 4 2ept( ?@?@
This etter is not to ar#ue !ith your eadin# artice of 2eptem$er 4(
.,t7s ony d--d foos !ho ar#ueT/
Ae3er contradict
Ae3er expain
Ae3er apoo#i5e
.Those are the secrets of a happy ifeT/
8etter to The Times" % 2ept( ?@?@
H(?F Mar3e Fisher
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, !ant an od-fashioned house
)ith an od-fashioned fence
And an od-fashioned miionaire(
Od-Fashioned 1ir .?@%D son#< popuari5ed $y Eartha =itt/
H(?@ A$ert 6( Fit5
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Cou are my honey" honeysuc-e" , am the $ee(
The 6oneysuc-e and the >ee .?@&? son#< music $y )iiam 6( Penn/
H(4& F( 2cott Fit5#erad
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8et me te you a$out the 3ery rich( They are different from you and
me(
A 2ad Coun# Men .?@4H/ *Rich >oy* .Ernest 6emin#!ay7s re9oinder in
his
story *The 2no!s of =iiman9aro*--in Es'uire Au#( ?@EH--!as: *Ces"
they
ha3e more money*/
The $eautifu and damned(
Tite of no3e .?@44/
Ao #rand idea !as e3er $orn in a conference" $ut a ot of fooish
ideas
ha3e died there(
Aote->oo-s E" in Edmund )ison Crac--;p .?@D%/
2ho! me a hero and , !i !rite you a tra#edy(
Aote->oo-s E" in Edmund )ison Crac--;p .?@D%/
The test of a first-rate intei#ence is the a$iity to hod t!o
opposed
ideas in the mind at the same time" and sti retain the a$iity to
function(
Es'uire Fe$( ?@EH" *The Crac--;p*
,n a rea dar- ni#ht of the sou it is a!ays three o7coc- in the
mornin#" day after day(
Es'uire Mar( ?@EH" *6ande !ith Care*
,n my youn#er and more 3unera$e years my father #a3e me some ad3ice
,73e
$een turnin# o3er in my mind e3er since(
1reat 1ats$y .?@4%/ ch( ?
,n his $ue #ardens" men and #irs came and !ent i-e moths amon# the
!hisperin#s and the champa#ne and the stars(
1reat 1ats$y .?@4%/ ch( E
6er 3oice is fu of money(
1reat 1ats$y .?@4%/ ch( G
1ats$y $eie3ed in the #reen i#ht" the or#astic future that year $y
year
recedes $efore us( ,t euded us then" $ut that7s no matter--to-morro!
!e
!i run faster" stretch out our arms farther((((And one fine
mornin#--
2o !e $eat on" $oats a#ainst the current" $orne $ac- ceaseessy into
the
past(
1reat 1ats$y .?@4%/ ch( @
There are no second acts in American i3es(
,n Edmund )ison 8ast Tycoon .?@D@/ *6oy!ood" etc( Aotes*
2he had once $een a Cathoic" $ut disco3erin# that priests !ere
infinitey
more attenti3e !hen she !as in process of osin# or re#ainin# faith
in
Mother Church" she maintained an enchantin#y !a3erin# attitude(
This 2ide of Paradise .?@4?/ $-( ?" ch( ?
H(4? Jeda Fit5#erad
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Ernest" don7t you thin- A Boson is #reater than Besus+
,n Ernest 6emin#!ay Mo3ea$e Feast .?@HD/ ch( ?F( Cf( Bohn 8ennon
?E%:4
H(44 Ro$ert Fit5simmons
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?FH4-?@?G
Cou -no! the od sayin#" *The $i##er they are" the further they ha3e
to
fa(*
,n >roo-yn Daiy Ea#e ?? Au#( ?@&&
H(4E >ud Fana#an .Chaim Ree3en )eintrop/
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;nderneath the Arches"
, dream my dreams a!ay"
;nderneath the Arches"
On co$$e-stones , ay(
;nderneath the Arches .?@E4 son#< additiona !ords $y Re# Conney/
H(4D Michae Fanders and Donad 2!ann
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Michae Fanders ?@44-?@G%
Donad 2!ann ?@4E-
,7m a #nu
A #nother #nu(
The 1nu .?@%H son#/
MudT MudT 1orious mudT
Aothin# 'uite i-e it for cooin# the $ood(
2o" foo! me" foo!"
Do!n to the hoo!"
And there et us !ao!
,n #orious mud(
6ippopotamus 2on# .?@%4/
, don7t eat peope"
, !on7t eat peope"
, don7t eat peope"
Eatin# peope is !ron#T
The Reuctant Canni$a .?@%H son#/
H(4% Bames Eroy Fec-er
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)e !ho !ith son#s $e#uie your pi#rima#e
And s!ear that $eauty i3es thou#h iies die"
)e Poets of the proud od inea#e
)ho sin# to find your hearts" !e -no! not !hy"--
)hat sha !e te you+ Taes" mar3eous taes
Of ships and stars and ises !here #ood men rest(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *Proo#ue*
)hen the #reat mar-ets $y the sea shut fast
A that cam 2unday that #oes on and on:
)hen e3en o3ers find their peace at ast"
And earth is $ut a star" that once had shone(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *Proo#ue*
2!eet to ride forth at e3enin# from the !es"
)hen shado!s pass #i#antic on the sand"
And softy throu#h the sience $eat the $es
Aon# the 1oden Road to 2amar-and(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ p( F
For ust of -no!in# !hat shoud not $e -no!n"
)e ta-e the 1oden Road to 2amar-and(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ p( F
6o! spendid in the mornin# #o!s the iy< !ith !hat #race he
thro!s
6is suppication to the rose(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *Casmin*
And some to Meccah turn to pray" and , to!ard thy $ed" Casmin(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *Casmin*
For one ni#ht or the other ni#ht
)i come the 1ardener in !hite" and #athered fo!ers are dead"
Casmin(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *Casmin*
The dra#on-#reen" the uminous" the dar-" the serpent-haunted sea(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *1ates of Damascus*
A ship" an ise" a sic-e moon--
)ith fe! $ut !ith ho! spendid stars
The mirrors of the sea are stre!n
>et!een their si3er $arsT
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *A 2hip" an ,se" and a 2ic-e
Moon*
For pines are #ossip pines the !ide !ord throu#h
And fu of runic taes to si#h or sin#(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *>rumana*
6af to for#et the !anderin# and pain"
6af to remem$er days that ha3e #one $y"
And dream and dream that , am home a#ainT
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *>rumana*
Aoon stri-es on En#and" noon on Oxford to!n"
>eauty she !as statue cod--there7s $ood upon her #o!n:
Aoon of my dreams" O noonT
Proud and #ody -in#s had $uit her" on# a#o"
)ith her to!ers and tom$s and statues a aro!"
)ith her fair and fora air and the o3e that in#ers there"
And the streets !here the #reat men #o(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *Dyin# Patriot*
)est of these out to seas coder than the 6e$rides
, must #o
)here the feet of stars is anchored and the youn#
2tar captains #o!(
1oden Bourney to 2amar-and .?@?E/ *Dyin# Patriot*
, ha3e seen od ships sai i-e s!ans aseep
>eyond the 3ia#e !hich men sti ca Tyre"
)ith eaden a#e o7ercar#oed" dippin# deep
For Fama#usta and the hidden sun
That rin#s $ac- Cyprus !ith a a-e of fire(
Od 2hips .?@?%/ tite poem
And !ith #reat ies a$out his !ooden horse
2et the cre! au#hin#" and for#ot his course(
Od 2hips .?@?%/ tite poem
,t !as so od a ship--!ho -no!s" !ho -no!s+
--And yet so $eautifu" , !atched in 3ain
To see the mast $urst open !ith a rose"
And the !hoe dec- put on its ea3es a#ain(
Od 2hips .?@?%/ tite poem
6o! sha !e con'uer+ 8i-e a !ind
That fas at e3e our fancies $o!"
And od Maeonides the $ind
2aid it three thousand years a#o(
EH Poems .?@?&/ *To a Poet a Thousand Cears 6ence*
O friend unseen" un$orn" un-no!n"
2tudent of our s!eet En#ish ton#ue"
Read out my !ords at ni#ht" aone:
, !as a poet" , !as youn#(
EH Poems .?@?&/ *To a Poet a Thousand Cears 6ence*
H(4H ,an Femin#
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>ond said" *And , !oud i-e a medium Lod-a dry Martini--!ith a sice
of
emon pee( 2ha-en and not stirred" pease( , !oud prefer Russian
or
Poish 3od-a(*
Dr Ao .?@%F/ ch( ?D
From Russia !ith o3e(
Tite of no3e .?@%G/
8i3e and et die(
Tite of no3e .?@%D/
H(4G Ro$ert" Mar'uis de Fers and Arman de Caia3et
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Ro$ert" Mar'uis de Fers ?FG4-?@4G
Arman de Caia3et ?FH@-?@?%
D0mocratie est e nom 'ue nous donnons au peupe toutes es fois 'ue
nous
a3ons $esoin de ui(
Democracy is the name !e #i3e the peope !hene3er !e need them(
87ha$it 3ert act ?" sc( ?4" in 8a petite iustration s0rie th0^tre
E? May ?@?E
H(4F Dario Fo
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?@4H-
Aon si pa#a" non si pa#a(
)e !on7t pay" !e !on7t pay(
Tite of pay .?@G%< transated $y 8ino Pertie in ?@GF as *)e Can7t
Pay+
)e )on7t PayT* and performed in 8ondon in ?@F? as *Can7t Pay+ )on7t
PayT*/
H(4@ Marsha Ferdinand Foch
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Mon centre cOde" ma droite recue" situation exceente" 97atta'ue(
My centre is #i3in# !ay" my ri#ht is retreatin#" situation exceent"
, am
attac-in#(
Messa#e sent durin# the first >atte of the Marne" 2ept( ?@?D" in R(
Recouy Foch .?@?@/ ch( H
Ce n7est pas un trait0 de paix" c7est un armistice de 3in#t ans(
This Uthe treaty si#ned at Lersaies in ?@?@V is not a peace treaty"
it
is an armistice for t!enty years(
,n Pau Reynaud M0moires .?@HE/ 3o( 4" p( D%G
H(E& B( Foey
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Od sodiers ne3er die"
They simpy fade a!ay(
Od 2odiers Ae3er Die .?@4& son#< copyri#hted $y B( Foey $ut
perhaps
a *fo--son#* from the First )ord )ar/
H(E? Michae Foot
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A speech from Ernest >e3in on a ma9or occasion had a the horrific
fascination of a pu$ic execution( ,f the mind !as eft immune" eyes
and
ears and emotions !ere ri3eted(
Aneurin >e3an .?@H4/ 3o( ?" ch( ?E
Thin- of itT A second Cham$er seected $y the )hips( A sera#io of
eunuchs(
6ansard E Fe$( ?@H@" co( FF
,t is not necessary that e3ery time he UAorman Te$$itV rises he
shoud
#i3e his famous imitation of a semi-house-trained poecat(
6ansard 4 Mar( ?@GF" co( HHF
H(E4 Anna Ford
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?@DE-
8et7s face it" there are no pain !omen on tee3ision(
,n O$ser3er 4E 2ept( ?@G@
H(EE 1erad Ford
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, $eie3e that truth is the #ue that hods 1o3ernment to#ether" not
ony
our 1o3ernment" $ut ci3ii5ation itsef(
2peech" @ Au#( ?@GD" in 1( B( 8an-e3ich 1erad R( Ford .?@GG/
My feo! Americans" our on# nationa ni#htmare is o3er( Our
Constitution
!or-s< our #reat Repu$ic is a 1o3ernment of a!s and not of men(
6ere the
peope rue(
2peech" @ Au#( ?@GD" in 1( B( 8an-e3ich 1erad R( Ford .?@GG/
There is no 2o3iet domination of Eastern Europe and there ne3er !i
$e
under a Ford administration(
,n tee3ision de$ate !ith Bimmy Carter" H Oct( ?@GH" in 2( =raus
1reat
De$ates .?@G@/ p( DF4
,f the 1o3ernment is $i# enou#h to #i3e you e3erythin# you !ant" it
is $i#
enou#h to ta-e a!ay e3erythin# you ha3e(
,n Bohn F( Par-er ,f Eected .?@H&/ p( ?@E
, am a Ford" not a 8incon( My addresses !i ne3er $e as eo'uent
as
8incon7s( >ut , !i do my $est to e'ua his $re3ity and pain
spea-in#(
2peech on ta-in# 3ice-presidentia oath" H Dec( ?@GE" in )ashin#ton
Post
G Dec( ?@GE
H(ED 6enry Ford
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6istory is more or ess $un-( ,t7s tradition( )e don7t !ant
tradition( )e
!ant to i3e in the present and the ony history that is !orth a
tin-er7s
damn is the history !e ma-e today(
Chica#o Tri$une 4% May ?@?H .inter3ie! !ith Chares A( )heeer/
Peope can ha3e the Mode T in any coour--so on# as it7s $ac-(
,n Aan Ae3ins Ford .?@%G/ 3o( 4" ch( ?%
H(E% 8ena 1ui$ert Ford
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?FG&-?@?H
=eep the 6ome-fires $urnin#"
)hie your hearts are yearnin#"
Thou#h your ads are far a!ay
They dream of 6ome(
There7s a si3er inin#
Throu#h the dar- coud shinin#<
Turn the dar- coud inside out"
Ti the $oys come 6ome(
7Ti the >oys Come 6omeT .?@?D son#< music $y ,3or Ao3eo/
H(EH 6o!e For#y
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?@&F-?@FE
8ieutenant For#y(((said that on Dec( G he !as at Pear 6ar$or
directin#
preparations for church ser3ices a$oard his ship(((!hen #enera
'uarters
!ere sounded as the Bapanese attac-ed( 6e reported to his $atte
station(
The po!er !as off on a po!der hoist" he said" and so 8ieutenant Ed!in
)oodhead formed a ine of saiors to pass the ammunition $y hand to
the
dec-( The chapain mo3ed aon# the ine" encoura#in# the passers and
repeatin#" *Praise the 8ord and pass the ammunition(*
Ae! Cor- Times ? Ao3( ?@D4( Cf( Fran- 8oesser7s ?@D4 son# Praise the
8ord
and Pass the Ammunition (
H(EG E( M( Forster
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They Upu$ic schoo$oysV #o forth into a !ord that is not entirey
composed of pu$ic-schoo men or e3en of An#o-2axons" $ut of men !ho
are
as 3arious as the sands of the sea< into a !ord of !hose richness
and
su$tety they ha3e no conception( They #o forth into it !ith
!e-de3eoped $odies" fairy de3eoped minds" and unde3eoped
hearts(
A$in#er 6ar3est .?@EH/ *Aotes on En#ish Character*
,t is not that the En#ishman can7t fee--it is that he is afraid to
fee(
6e has $een tau#ht at his pu$ic schoo that feein# is $ad form( 6e
must
not express #reat 9oy or sorro!" or e3en open his mouth too !ide !hen
he
ta-s--his pipe mi#ht fa out if he did(
A$in#er 6ar3est .?@EH/ *Aotes on En#ish Character*
E3erythin# must $e i-e somethin#" so !hat is this i-e+
A$in#er 6ar3est .?@EH/ *Do 2ouse*
American !omen shoot the hippopotamus !ith eye$ro!s made of patinum(
A$in#er 6ar3est .?@EH/ *Mic-ey and Minnie(* Cf( 4D:F
,t is fri3oous stuff" and ho! rare" ho! precious is fri3oityT 6o!
fe!
!riters can prostitute a their po!ersT They are a!ays impyin# *,
am
capa$e of hi#her thin#s(*
A$in#er 6ar3est .?@EH/ *Ronad Fir$an-*
The historian must ha3e a third 'uaity as !e: some conception of
ho!
men !ho are not historians $eha3e( Other!ise he !i mo3e in a !ord
of
the dead(
A$in#er 6ar3est .?@EH/ *Captain Ed!ard 1i$$on*
Ces--oh dear yes--the no3e tes a story(
Aspects of the Ao3e .?@4G/ ch( 4
That od ady in the anecdote(((!as not so much an#ry as
contemptuous((((
*6o! can , te !hat , thin- ti , see !hat , say+*
Aspects of the Ao3e .?@4G/ ch( %( Cf( 1raham )aas 444:F
, am ony touchin# on one aspect of ;ysses: it is of course far
more
than a fantasy--it is a do##ed attempt to co3er the uni3erse !ith
mud" an
in3erted Lictorianism" an attempt to ma-e crossness and dirt succeed
!here
s!eetness and i#ht faied" a simpification of the human character
in the
interests of 6e(
Aspects of the Ao3e .?@4G/ ch( H
8on# $oo-s" !hen read" are usuay o3erpraised" $ecause the reader
!ishes
to con3ince others and himsef that he has not !asted his time(
Aote from commonpace $oo-" in O( 2tay$rass .ed(/ Aspects of the
Ao3e
and Reated )ritin#s .?@GD/ p( ?4@
8i-e many others !ho ha3e i3ed on# in a #reat capita" she had
stron#
feein#s a$out the 3arious rai!ay termini( They are our #ates to the
#orious and the un-no!n( Throu#h them !e pass out into ad3enture
and
sunshine" to them" aasT !e return(
6o!ards End .?@?&/ ch( 4
,t !i $e #eneray admitted that >eetho3en7s Fifth 2ymphony is the
most
su$ime noise that has e3er penetrated into the ear of man(
6o!ards End .?@?&/ ch( %
The music Uthe scher5o of >eetho3en7s %th 2ymphonyV started !ith a
#o$in
!a-in# 'uiety o3er the uni3erse" from end to end( Others foo!ed
him(
They !ere not a##ressi3e creatures< it !as that that made them so
terri$e
to 6een( They merey o$ser3ed in passin# that there !as no such
thin# as
spendour or heroism in the !ord( After the interude of eephants
dancin#" they returned and made the o$ser3ation for a second time(
6een
coud not contradict them" for" once at a e3ents" she had fet the
same"
and had seen the reia$e !as of youth coapse( Panic and
emptinessT
The #o$ins !ere ri#ht(
6o!ards End .?@?&/ ch( %
A men are e'ua--a men" that is to say" !ho possess um$reas(
6o!ards End .?@?&/ ch( H
Persona reations are the important thin# for e3er and e3er" and not
this
outer ife of tee#rams and an#er(
6o!ards End .?@?&/ ch( ?@
2he !oud ony point out the sa3ation that !as atent in his o!n
sou"
and in the sou of e3ery man( Ony connectT That !as the !hoe of
her
sermon( Ony connect the prose and the passion" and $oth !i $e
exated"
and human o3e !i $e seen at its hei#ht( 8i3e in fra#ments no
on#er(
Ony connect" and the $east and the mon-" ro$$ed of the isoation
that is
ife to either" !i die(
6o!ards End .?@?&/ ch( 44 .the tite-pa#e aso has *Ony
connect(((*/
Death destroys a man: the idea of Death sa3es him(
6o!ards End .?@?&/ ch( 4G .chapter D? has *Death destroys a man" $ut
the
idea of death sa3es him*/
*, don7t thin- , understand peope 3ery !e( , ony -no! !hether ,
i-e
or disi-e them(*
*Then you are an Orienta(*
Passa#e to ,ndia .?@4D/ ch( 4
The so-caed !hite races are reay pin-o-#rey(
Passa#e to ,ndia .?@4D/ ch( G
The echo in a Mara$ar ca3e is not i-e these" it is entirey de3oid
of
distinction( )hate3er is said" the same monotonous noise repies" and
'ui3ers up and do!n the !as unti it is a$sor$ed into the roof(
*>oum*
is the sound as far as the human apha$et can express it" or *$ou-
oum"*
or *ou-$oum"*--uttery du( 6ope" poiteness" the $o!in# of a
nose" the
s'uea- of a $oot" a produce *$oum(*
Passa#e to ,ndia .?@4D/ ch( ?D
The echo $e#an in some indescri$a$e !ay to undermine her hod on
ife(
Comin# at a moment !hen she chanced to $e fati#ued" it had mana#ed to
murmur" *Pathos" piety" coura#e--they exist" $ut are identica" and
so is
fith( E3erythin# exists" nothin# has 3aue(*
Passa#e to ,ndia .?@4D/ ch( ?D
The inscriptions !hich the poets of the 2tate had composed !ere hun#
!here
they coud not $e read" or had t!itched their dra!in#-pins out of the
stucco" and one of them .composed in En#ish to indicate 6is
uni3ersaity/
consisted" $y an unfortunate sip of the drau#htsman" of the !ords"
*1od
si 8o3e(*
1od si 8o3e( ,s this the first messa#e of ,ndia+
Passa#e to ,ndia .?@4D/ ch( EE
A room !ith a 3ie!(
Tite of no3e .?@&F/
The tra3eer !ho has #one to ,tay to study the tactie 3aues of
1iotto"
or the corruption of the Papacy" may return remem$erin# nothin# $ut
the
$ue s-y and the men and !omen under it(
Room !ith a Lie! .?@&F/ ch( 4
, hate the idea of causes" and if , had to choose $et!een $etrayin#
my
country and $etrayin# my friend" , hope , shoud ha3e the #uts to
$etray
my country(
T!o Cheers for Democracy .?@%?/ *)hat , >eie3e*
2o T!o cheers for Democracy: one $ecause it admits 3ariety and t!o
$ecause
it permits criticism( T!o cheers are 'uite enou#h: there is no
occasion
to #i3e three( Ony 8o3e the >eo3ed Repu$ic deser3es that(
T!o Cheers for Democracy .?@%?/ *)hat , >eie3e* .*8o3e" the >eo3ed
Repu$ic* is a phrase from 2!in$urne7s poem 6ertha /
Thin- $efore you spea- is criticism7s motto< spea- $efore you thin-
creation7s(
T!o Cheers for Democracy .?@%?/ *Raison d7Xtre of Criticism*
, su##est that the ony $oo-s that infuence us are those for !hich
!e are
ready" and !hich ha3e #one a itte farther do!n our particuar path
than
!e ha3e yet #ot ourse3es(
T!o Cheers for Democracy .?@%?/ *>oo-s That ,nfuenced Me*
Creati3e !riters are a!ays #reater than the causes that they
represent(
T!o Cheers for Democracy .?@%?/ *1ide and 1eor#e*
H(EF >ruce Forsyth
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Didn7t she Uor he or theyV do !e+
Catch-phrase in *The 1eneration 1ame* on >>C Tee3ision" ?@GE on!ards
Aice to see you--to see you" nice(
Catch-phrase in *The 1eneration 1ame* on >>C Tee3ision" ?@GE on!ards
,7m in char#e(
Catch-phrase in *2unday Ai#ht at the 8ondon Paadium* on ,TL" ?@%F
on!ards
H(E@ 6arry Emerson Fosdic-
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, renounce !ar for its conse'uences" for the ies it i3es on and
propa#ates" for the undyin# hatred it arouses" for the dictatorships
it
puts in the pace of democracy" for the star3ation that sta-s after
it(
, renounce !ar and ne3er a#ain" directy or indirecty" !i ,
sanction or
support another(
2ermon in Ae! Cor- on Armistice Day ?@EE" in 2ecret of Lictorious
8i3in#
.?@ED/ p( @G
H(D& Anatoe France .Bac'ues-Anatoe-FranNois Thi$aut/
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Dans tout tat poic0" a richesse est chose sacr0e< dans es
d0mocraties
ee est a seue chose sacr0e(
,n e3ery !e-#o3erned state" !eath is a sacred thin#< in
democracies it
is the ony sacred thin#(
87,e des pin#ouins .Pen#uin ,sand" ?@&F/ pt( H" ch( 4
,s Ues pau3resV y doi3ent tra3aier de3ant a ma9estueuse
0#ait0 des
ois" 'ui interdit au riche comme au pau3re de coucher sous es
ponts" de
mendier dans es rues et de 3oer du pain(
They Uthe poorV ha3e to a$our in the face of the ma9estic e'uaity
of the
a!" !hich for$ids the rich as !e as the poor to seep under
$rid#es" to
$e# in the streets" and to stea $read(
8e 8ys rou#e .The Red 8iy" ?F@D/ ch( G
8e $on criti'ue est ceui 'ui raconte es a3entures de son ^meau
miieu
des chefs-d7Ru3re(
The #ood critic is he !ho reates the ad3entures of his sou amon#
masterpieces(
8a Lie itt0raire .The 8iterary 8ife" ?FFF/ dedicatory etter
H(D? 1eor#es Fran9u
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2ee Bean-8uc 1odard .G(ED/
H(D4 2ir Bames 1eor#e Fra5er
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The a!e and dread !ith !hich the untutored sa3a#e contempates his
mother-in-a! are amon#st the most famiiar facts of anthropoo#y(
The 1oden >ou#h .ed( 4" ?@&&/ 3o( ?" p( 4FF
H(DE 2tan Fre$er#
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,t7s too oud" man((((,t7s too shri" man" it7s too piercin#(
>anana >oat .Day-O/ .?@%G record< ines spo-en $y Peter 8eeds/
Excuse me" you ain7t any -in to the snare drummer" are you+
Ceo! Rose of Texas .?@%% record< !ords spo-en to a oud $an9o-
payer/
H(DD Arthur Freed
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2in#in7 in the rain(
Tite of son# .?@4@< music $y Aacio 6er$ >ro!n/
H(D% Raph Freed
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, i-e Ae! Cor- in Bune"
6o! a$out you+
6o! A$out Cou+ .?@D? son#< music $y >urton 8ane/
H(DH Ciff Freeman
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)here7s the $eef+
Ad3ertisin# so#an for )endy7s 6am$ur#ers in campai#n aunched @ Ban(
?@FD .ta-en up $y )ater Mondae in a tee3ised de$ate !ith 1ary 6art
from
Atanta" ?? March ?@FD: *)hen , hear your ne! ideas ,7m reminded of
that
ad" 7)here7s the $eef+7*/
H(DG Bohn Freeman
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,t !as the o3ey moon--she ifted
2o!y her !hite $ro! amon#
>ron5e coud-!a3es that e$$ed and drifted
Fainty" faintier afar(
2tone Trees .?@?H/ *,t )as the 8o3ey Moon*
H(DF Mariyn French
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)hate3er they may $e in pu$ic ife" !hate3er their reations !ith
men" in
their reations !ith !omen" a men are rapists" and that7s a they
are(
They rape us !ith their eyes" their a!s" and their codes(
The )omen7s Room .?@GG/ $-( %" ch( ?@
H(D@ 2i#mund Freud
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Die Anatomie ist das 2chic-sa(
Anatomy is destiny(
1esammete 2chriften .Coected )ritin#s" ?@4D/ 3o( %" p( 4?&
*,t5i#" !ohin reit7st Du+* *)eiss ich" fra# das Pferd(*
*,t5i#" !here are you ridin# to+* *Don7t as- me" as- the horse(*
8etter to )ihem Fiess" G Buy ?F@F" in Aus den Anf]n#en der
Psychoanayse .Ori#ins of Psychoanaysis" ?@%&/ p( 4G%
)ir sind so ein#erichtet" dass !ir nur den =ontrast intensi3
#eniessen
-Rnnen" den Justand nur sehr !eni#(
)e are so made" that !e can ony deri3e intense en9oyment from a
contrast"
and ony 3ery itte from a state of thin#s(
Das ;n$eha#en in der =utur .Ci3ii5ation and its Discontents" ?@E&/
ch( 4
Ler#eiche entscheiden nichts" das ist !ahr" a$er sie -Rnnen machen"
dass
man sich heimischer fht(
Anao#ies decide nothin#" that is true" $ut they can ma-e one fee
more at
home(
Aeue Fo#e der Loresun#en 5ur Einfhrun# in die Psychoanayse .Ae!
,ntroductory 8ectures on Psychoanaysis" ?@EE/ ch( E?
The #reat 'uestion that has ne3er $een ans!ered and !hich , ha3e not
yet
$een a$e to ans!er" despite my thirty years of research into the
feminine
sou" is *)hat does a !oman !ant+*
8etter to Marie >onaparte" in Ernest Bones 2i#mund Freud: 8ife and
)or-
.?@%%/ 3o( 4" pt( E" ch( ?H
H(%& Max Frisch
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Dis-ussion mit 6annaT--$er Techni- .aut 6anna/ as =niff" die )et
so
ein5urichten" dass !ir sie nicht ere$en mssen(
Discussion !ith 6anna--a$out technoo#y .accordin# to 6anna/ as the
-nac-
of so arran#in# the !ord that !e need not experience it(
6omo Fa$er .?@%G/ pt( 4
H(%? Chares Frohman
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)hy fear death+ ,t is the most $eautifu ad3enture in ife(
8ast !ords $efore dro!nin# in the 8usitania" G May ?@?%" in ,( F(
Marcosson and D( Frohman Chares Frohman .?@?H/ ch( ?@( Cf( B( M(
>arrie
?@:@
H(%4 Erich Fromm
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Man7s main tas- in ife is to #i3e $irth to himsef" to $ecome !hat
he
potentiay is( The most important product of his effort is his o!n
personaity(
Man for 6imsef .?@DG/ ch( D
,n the nineteenth century the pro$em !as that 1od is dead< in the
t!entieth century the pro$em is that man is dead( ,n the nineteenth
century inhumanity meant cruety< in the t!entieth century it means
schi5oid sef-aienation( The dan#er of the past !as that men $ecame
sa3es( The dan#er of the future is that men may $ecome ro$ots(
The 2ane 2ociety .?@%%/ ch( @
H(%E Da3id Frost
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6eo" #ood e3enin#" and !ecome(
Catch-phrase in *The Frost Pro#ramme* on >>C Tee3ision" ?@HH on!ards
2eriousy" thou#h" he7s doin# a #rand 9o$T
Catch-phrase in *That )as The )ee- That )as"* on >>C Tee3ision"
?@H4-E
H(%D Ro$ert Frost
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,t shoud $e of the peasure of a poem itsef to te ho! it can( The
fi#ure a poem ma-es( ,t $e#ins in dei#ht and ends in !isdom( The
fi#ure
is the same as for o3e(
Coected Poems .?@E@/ *Fi#ure a Poem Ma-es*
Ao tears in the !riter" no tears in the reader(
Coected Poems .?@E@/ *Fi#ure a Poem Ma-es*
8i-e a piece of ice on a hot sto3e the poem must ride on its o!n
metin#(
A poem may $e !or-ed o3er once it is in $ein#" $ut may not $e !orried
into
$ein#(
Coected Poems .?@E@/ *Fi#ure a Poem Ma-es*
They cannot scare me !ith their empty spaces
>et!een stars--on stars !here no human race is(
, ha3e it in me so much nearer home
To scare mysef !ith my o!n desert paces(
Further Ran#e .?@EH/ *Desert Paces*
, ne3er dared $e radica !hen youn#
For fear it !oud ma-e me conser3ati3e !hen od(
Further Ran#e .?@EH/ *Precaution*
Ae3er as- of money spent
)here the spender thin-s it !ent(
Ao$ody !as e3er meant
To remem$er or in3ent
)hat he did !ith e3ery cent(
Further Ran#e .?@EH/ *6ardship of Accountin#*
,73e #i3en offence $y sayin# that ,7d as soon !rite free 3erse as
pay
tennis !ith the net do!n(
,n Ed!ard 8athem ,nter3ie!s !ith Ro$ert Frost .?@HH/ p( 4&E
For#i3e" O 8ord" my itte 9o-es on Thee
And ,7 for#i3e Thy #reat $i# one on me(
,n the Cearin# .?@H4/ *Custer of Faith*
, sha $e tein# this !ith a si#h
2ome!here a#es and a#es hence:
T!o roads di3er#ed in a !ood" and ,--
, too- the one ess tra3eed $y"
And that has made a the difference(
Mountain ,nter3a .?@?H/ *Road Aot Ta-en*
,7d i-e to #et a!ay from earth a!hie
And then come $ac- to it and $e#in o3er(
May no fate !ifuy misunderstand me
And haf #rant !hat , !ish and snatch me a!ay
Aot to return( Earth7s the ri#ht pace for o3e:
, don7t -no! !here it7s i-ey to #o $etter(
,7d i-e to #o $y cim$in# a $irch tree"
And cim$ $ac- $ranches up a sno!-!hite trun-
To!ard hea3en" ti the tree coud $ear no more"
>ut dipped its top and set me do!n a#ain(
That !oud $e #ood $oth #oin# and comin# $ac-(
One coud do !orse than $e a s!in#er of $irches(
Mountain ,nter3a .?@?H/ *>irches*
2ome say the !ord !i end in fire"
2ome say in ice(
From !hat ,73e tasted of desire
, hod !ith those !ho fa3our fire(
>ut if it had to perish t!ice"
, thin- , -no! enou#h of hate
To say that for destruction ice
,s aso #reat
And !oud suffice(
Ae! 6ampshire .?@4E/ *Fire and ,ce*
The !oods are o3ey" dar- and deep(
>ut , ha3e promises to -eep"
And mies to #o $efore , seep"
And mies to #o $efore , seep(
Ae! 6ampshire .?@4E/ *2toppin# $y )oods on a 2no!y E3enin#*
,7m #oin# out to cean the pasture sprin#<
,7 ony stop to ra-e the ea3es a!ay
.And !ait to !atch the !ater cear" , may/:
, shan7t $e #one on#(--Cou come too(
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *The Pasture*
2omethin# there is that doesn7t o3e a !a"
That sends the fro5en-#round-s!e under it(
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *Mendin# )a*
My appe trees !i ne3er #et across
And eat the cones under his pines" , te him(
6e ony says" *1ood fences ma-e #ood nei#h$ours(*
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *Mendin# )a*
>efore , $uit a !a ,7d as- to -no!
)hat , !as !ain# in or !ain# out"
And to !hom , !as i-e to #i3e offence(
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *Mendin# )a*
And nothin# to oo- $ac-!ard to !ith pride"
And nothin# to oo- for!ard to !ith hope(
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *Death of the 6ired Man*
*6ome is the pace !here" !hen you ha3e to #o there"
They ha3e to ta-e you in(*
*, shoud ha3e caed it
2omethin# you someho! ha3en7t to deser3e(*
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *Death of the 6ired Man*
Most of the chan#e !e thin- !e see in ife
,s due to truths $ein# in and out of fa3our(
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *>ac- Cotta#e*
8en says one steady pu more ou#ht to do it(
6e says the $est !ay out is a!ays throu#h(
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *2er3ant to 2er3ants*
,73e $ro-en Anne of #atherin# $ou'uets(
,t7s not fair to the chid( ,t can7t $e heped thou#h:
Pressed into ser3ice means pressed out of shape(
Aorth of >oston .?@?D/ *2ef-2ee-er*
Poetry is !hat is ost in transation( ,t is aso !hat is ost in
interpretation(
,n 8ouis ;ntermeyer Ro$ert Frost: a >ac-!ard 8oo- .?@HD/ p( ?F
As-ed(((!hether he !oud define poetry as *escape* he ans!ered
hardiy:
*Ao( Poetry is a !ay of ta-in# ife $y the throat(*
Ei5a$eth 2( 2er#eant Ro$ert Frost: the Tria $y Existence .?@H&/ ch(
?F
, ha3e $een one ac'uainted !ith the ni#ht(
)est-Runnin# >roo- .?@4F/ *Ac'uainted !ith the Ai#ht*
6appiness ma-es up in hei#ht for !hat it ac-s in en#th(
Tite of poem in )itness Tree .?@D4/
The and !as ours $efore !e !ere the and7s(
2he !as our and more than a hundred years
>efore !e !ere her peope(
)itness Tree .?@D4/ *1ift Outri#ht*
And !ere an epitaph to $e my story
,7d ha3e a short one ready for my o!n(
, !oud ha3e !ritten of me on my stone:
, had a o3er7s 'uarre !ith the !ord(
)itness Tree .?@D4/ *8esson for Today*
)e dance round in a rin# and suppose"
>ut the 2ecret sits in the midde and -no!s(
)itness Tree .?@D4/ *The 2ecret 2its*
H(%% Christopher Fry
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The dar- is i#ht enou#h(
Tite of pay .?@%D/
, tra3e i#ht< as i#ht"
That is" as a man can tra3e !ho !i
2ti carry his $ody around $ecause
Of its sentimenta 3aue(
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act ?
)hat after a
,s a hao+ ,t7s ony one more thin# to -eep cean(
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act ?
)hat is officia
,s incontesta$e( ,t undercuts
The pro$ematica !ord and ses us ife
At a discount(
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act ?
)here in this sma-ta-in# !ord can , find
A on#itude !ith no patitude+
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act E
The moon is nothin#
>ut a circumam$uatin# aphrodisiac
Di3iney su$sidi5ed to pro3o-e the !ord
,nto a risin# $irth-rate(
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act E
, hear
A #ay moduatin# an#uish" rather i-e music(
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act E
The 1reat >ear is oo-in# so #eometrica
One !oud thin- that somethin# or other coud $e pro3ed(
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act E
The $est
Thin# !e can do is to ma-e !here3er !e7re ost in
8oo- as much i-e home as !e can(
The 8ady7s not for >urnin# .?@D@/ act E
Try thin-in# of o3e" or somethin#(
Amor 3incit insomnia(
A 2eep of Prisoners .?@%?/ p( EG
, hope
,73e done nothin# so monosya$ic as to cheat"
A spade is ne3er so merey a spade as the !ord
2pade !oud impy(
Lenus O$ser3ed .?@%&/ act 4" sc( ?
, te you"
Miss" , -no!s an undesira$e character
)hen , see one< ,73e $een one mysef for years(
Lenus O$ser3ed .?@%&/ act 4" sc( ?
H(%H Ro#er Fry
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Mr Fry((($rou#ht out a screen upon !hich there !as a picture of a
circus(
The inter3ie!er !as pu55ed $y the on# !aists" $u#in# nec-s and
short
e#s of the fi#ures( *>ut ho! much !it there is in those fi#ures"*
said Mr
Fry( *Art is si#nificant deformity(*
Lir#inia )oof Ro#er Fry .?@D&/ ch( F
>ach amost persuades me to $e a Christian(
,n Lir#inia )oof Ro#er Fry .?@D&/ ch( ??
H(%G R( >uc-minster Fuer
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Ri#ht no! , am a passen#er on space 3ehice Earth 5oomin# a$out the
2un at
H&"&&& mies per hour some!here in the soar system(
,n 1ene Coun#$ood Expanded Cinema .?@G&/ p( 4D
Either !ar is o$soete or men are(
,n Ae! Cor-er F Ban( ?@HH" p( @E
6ere is 1od7s purpose--
for 1od" to me" it seems"
is a 3er$
not a noun"
proper or improper(
Ao More 2econdhand 1od .?@HE/ p( 4F .poem !ritten in ?@D&/
Ao! there is one outstandin#y important fact re#ardin# 2paceship
Earth"
and that is that no instruction $oo- came !ith it(
Operatin# Manua for 2paceship Earth .?@H@/ ch( D
H(%F Afred Fun-e
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?FH@-+
1ott strafe En#andT
1od punish En#andT
2ch!ert und Myrte .2!ord and Myrte" ?@?D/ p( GF
H(%@ 2ir Da3id Max!e Fyfe
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2ee 8ord =imuir .??(4G/
H(H& )i Fyffe
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, $eon# to 1as#o!
Dear Od 1as#o! to!nT
>ut !hat7s the matter !i7 1as#o!+
For it7s #oin# round and round(
,7m ony a common od !or-in# chap"
As anyone can see"
>ut !hen , #et a coupe of drin-s on a 2aturday"
1as#o! $eon#s to me(
, >eon# to 1as#o! .?@4& son#/
H(H? Rose Fyeman
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There are fairies at the $ottom of our #ardenT
Punch 4E May ?@?G *Fairies*
G(& 1
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G(? Jsa Jsa 1a$or .2ari 1a$or/
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?@?@-
Cou mean apart from my o!n+
)hen as-ed ho! many hus$ands she had had" in =( Ed!ards , )ish ,7d
2aid
That .?@GH/ p( G%
A man in o3e is incompete unti he has married( Then he7s finished(
,n Ae!s!ee- 4F Mar( ?@H&" p( F@
, ne3er hated a man enou#h to #i3e him diamonds $ac-(
,n O$ser3er 4% Au#( ?@%G
G(4 Aorman 1aff
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d( ?@FF
A Mars a day heps you !or-" rest and pay(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for Mars $ar" circa ?@H& on!ards
G(E 6u#h 1aits-e
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?@&H-?@HE
, say this to you: !e may ose the 3ote today Uon retainin# nucear
!eaponsV and the resut may dea this Party a #ra3e $o!( ,t may not
$e
possi$e to pre3ent it" $ut , thin- there are many of us !ho !i not
accept that this $o! need $e morta" !ho !i not $eie3e that such
an
end is ine3ita$e( There are some of us" Mr Chairman" !ho !i fi#ht
and
fi#ht and fi#ht a#ain to sa3e the Party !e o3e( )e !i fi#ht and
fi#ht
and fi#ht a#ain to $rin# $ac- sanity and honesty and di#nity" so that
our
Party !ith its #reat past may retain its #ory and its #reatness(
2peech at 8a$our Party Conference" % Oct( ?@H&" in Report of %@th
Annua
Conference p( 4&?
,t Ua European federationV does mean" if this is the idea" the end of
>ritain as an independent European state((((,t means the end of a
thousand
years of history(
2peech at 8a$our Party Conference" E Oct( ?@H4" in Report of H?st
Annua
Conference p( ?%@
G(D B( =( 1a$raith
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These are the days !hen men of a socia discipines and a
poitica
faiths see- the comforta$e and the accepted< !hen the man of
contro3ersy
is oo-ed upon as a distur$in# infuence< !hen ori#inaity is ta-en
to $e
a mar- of insta$iity< and !hen" in minor modification of the
scriptura
para$e" the $and ead the $and(
Affuent 2ociety .?@%F/ ch( ?
Perhaps the thin# most e3ident of a is ho! ne! and 3aried $ecome
the
pro$ems !e must ponder !hen !e $rea- the nexus !ith the !or- of
Ricardo
and face the economics of affuence of the !ord in !hich !e i3e( ,t
is
easy to see !hy the con3entiona !isdom resists so stouty such a
chan#e(
,t is a far" far $etter thin# to ha3e a firm anchor in nonsense than
to
put out on the trou$ed seas of thou#ht(
Affuent 2ociety .?@%F/ ch( ??
,n a community !here pu$ic ser3ices ha3e faied to -eep a$reast of
pri3ate consumption thin#s are 3ery different( 6ere" in an atmosphere
of
pri3ate opuence and pu$ic s'uaor" the pri3ate #oods ha3e fu
s!ay(
Affuent 2ociety .?@%F/ ch( ?F( Cf( 2aust7s Catiine ?ii( 44:
6a$emus
pu$ice e#estatem" pri3atim opuentiam( )e ha3e pu$ic po3erty and
pri3ate opuence(
Poitics is not the art of the possi$e( ,t consists in choosin#
$et!een
the disastrous and the unpaata$e(
8etter to President =ennedy" 4 Mar( ?@H4" in Am$assador7s Bourna
.?@H@/
p( E?4( Cf( R( A( >uter DE:?
G(% Bohn 1as!orthy
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6e UBoyonV !as afficted $y the thou#ht that !here >eauty !as"
nothin#
e3er ran 'uite strai#ht" !hich" no dou$t" !as !hy so many peope
oo-ed on
it as immora(
,n Chancery .?@4&/ pt( ?" ch( ?E
, s7pose Boyon7s tod you somethin# a$out the youn# man( From a ,
can
earn" he7s #ot no $usiness" no income" and no connection !orth
spea-in#
of< $ut then" , -no! nothin#--no$ody tes me anythin#(
Man of Property .?@&H/ pt( ?" ch( ?
G(H Ray 1aton and Aan 2impson
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Ray 1aton ?@E&-
Aan 2impson ?@4@-
, came in here in a #ood faith to hep my country( , don7t mind
#i3in#
a reasona$e amount Uof $oodV" $ut a pint(((!hy that7s 3ery neary
an
armfu( ,7m sorry( ,7m not !a-in# around !ith an empty arm for
any$ody(
The >ood Donor .?@H? tee3ision pro#ramme/ in 6ancoc-7s 6af 6our
.?@GD/
p( ??E .!ords spo-en $y Tony 6ancoc-/
G(G Mohandas =aramchand 1andhi
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Recenty , sa! a fim of 1andhi !hen he came to En#and in ?@E&( 6e
disem$ar-ed in 2outhampton and on the #an#!ay he !as aready
o3er!hemed
$y 9ournaists as-in# 'uestions( One of them as-ed" *Mr 1andhi" !hat
do
you thin- of modern ci3ii5ation+* And Mr 1andhi said" *That !oud $e
a
#ood idea(*
E( F( 2chumacher 1ood )or- .?@G@/ ch( 4
)hat difference does it ma-e to the dead" the orphans and the
homeess"
!hether the mad destruction is !rou#ht under the name of
totaitarianism
or the hoy name of i$erty or democracy+
Aon-Lioence in Peace and )ar .?@D4/ 3o( ?" ch( ?D4
The moment the sa3e reso3es that he !i no on#er $e a sa3e" his
fetters fa( 6e frees himsef and sho!s the !ay to others( Freedom
and
sa3ery are menta states(
Aon-Lioence in Peace and )ar .?@D@/ 3o( 4" ch( %
, !anted to a3oid 3ioence( Aon-3ioence is the first artice of my
faith(
,t is aso the ast artice of my creed(
2peech at 2hahi >a#" ?F Mar( ?@44" in Coun# ,ndia 4E Mar( ?@44
G(F 1reta 1ar$o .1reta 8o3isa 1ustafsson/
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, !ant to $e aone((((, 9ust !ant to $e aone(
1rand 6ote .?@E4 fim< script $y )iiam A( Dra-e/
, tan- , #o home(
On $ein# refused a pay rise $y 8ouis >( Mayer" in Aorman Jierod
Mo#us
.?@H@/ ch( @
G(@ Ed 1ardner
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?@&%-?@HE
Opera is !hen a #uy #ets sta$$ed in the $ac- and" instead of
$eedin#" he
sin#s(
,n Duffy7s Ta3ern .?@D&s American radio pro#ramme/
G(?& Bohn Aance 1arner
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?FHF-?@HG
The 3ice-presidency isn7t !orth a pitcher of !arm piss(
,n O( C( Fisher Cactus Bac- .?@GF/ ch( ??
G(?? >am$er 1ascoi#ne
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Cour starter for ten(
Phrase often used in ;ni3ersity Chaen#e .,TL 'ui5 series" ?@H4-?@FG
G(?4 Aoe 1ay .Richard Moxon Armita#e/
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?F@F-?@%D
,7m eanin# on a amp-post at the corner of the street"
,n case a certain itte ady comes $y(
8eanin# on a 8amp-Post .?@EG son#< sun# $y 1eor#e Form$y in fim
Father
=ne! >est/
G(?E Aoe 1ay and Raph >uter
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Aoe 1ay ?F@F-?@%D
Run" ra$$it" run" ra$$it" run" run" run(
Run" ra$$it" run" ra$$it" run" run" run(
>an#" $an#" $an#" $an#" #oes the farmer7s #un"
Run" ra$$it" run" ra$$it" run" run" run(
Run Ra$$it RunT .?@E@ son#/
G(?D 2ir Eric 1eddes
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?FG%-?@EG
The 1ermans" if this 1o3ernment is returned" are #oin# to pay e3ery
penny<
they are #oin# to $e s'uee5ed as a emon is s'uee5ed-- unti the pips
s'uea-( My ony dou$t is not !hether !e can s'uee5e hard enou#h" $ut
!hether there is enou#h 9uice(
2peech at Cam$rid#e" ?& Dec( ?@?F" in Cam$rid#e Daiy Ae!s ?? Dec(
?@?F
G(?% >o$ 1edof
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?@%D-
Most peope #et into $ands for three 3ery simpe roc- and ro
reasons: to
#et aid" to #et fame" and to #et rich(
Meody Ma-er 4G Au#( ?@GG
G(?H >o$ 1edof and Mid#e ;re
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>o$ 1edof ?@%D-
Feed the !ord
Feed the !ord(
Feed the !ord
8et them -no! it7s Christmas time a#ain(
Do They =no! it7s Christmas+ .?@FD son#/
G(?G =in# 1eor#e L
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?FH%-?@EH
After , am dead" the $oy UEd!ard L,,,V !i ruin himsef in t!e3e
months(
,n =eith Middemas and Bohn >arnes >ad!in .?@H@/ ch( ED
, said to your predecessor: *Cou -no! !hat they7re a sayin#" no
more
coas to Ae!caste" no more 6oares to Paris(* The feo! didn7t e3en
au#h(
Remar- to Anthony Eden" 4E Dec( ?@E%" foo!in# 2amue 6oare7s
resi#nation
as Forei#n 2ecretary on ?F Dec( ?@E%" in Ear of A3on Facin# the
Dictators .?@H4/ pt( 4" ch( ?
, 3enture to aude to the impression !hich seemed #eneray to
pre3ai
amon# their $rethren across the seas" that the Od Country must !a-e
up if
she intends to maintain her od position of pre-eminence in her
Coonia
trade a#ainst forei#n competitors(
2peech at 1uidha" % Dec( ?@&?" in 6arod Aicoson =in# 1eor#e L
.?@%4/
p( GE .the speech !as reprinted in ?@?? !ith the tite *)a-e up"
En#and*/
>u##er >o#nor(
Remar- said to ha3e $een made either in ?@4@ !hen the =in# !as
informed
that a deputation of eadin# citi5ens !as as-in# that the to!n shoud
$e
named >o#nor Re#is $ecause of his con3aescence there after a serious
iness" or on his death-$ed in ?@EH !hen one of his doctors sou#ht
to
soothe him !ith the remar- *Cheer up" your Ma9esty" you !i soon $e
at
>o#nor a#ain(* 2ee =enneth Rose =in# 1eor#e L .?@FE/ ch( @
The ast time , ta-ed to the =in# U1eor#e LV on the mornin# of his
death"
Monday 4&th" he had The Times on his ta$e in front of him opened at
the
*,mperia and Forei#n* pa#e and , thin- his remar- to me" *6o!7s the
Empire+* !as prompted $y some para( he had read on this pa#e(
8etter from 8ord )i#ram" E? Ban( ?@EH" in B( E( )rench 1eoffrey
Da!son and
Our Times .?@%%/ ch( 4F
1entemen" , am so sorry for -eepin# you !aitin# i-e this( , am
una$e to
concentrate(
)ords spo-en on his death-$ed" reported in memorandum $y 8ord )i#ram"
4& Ban( ?@EH" in 6istory Today Dec( ?@FH
, ha3e many times as-ed mysef !hether there can $e more potent
ad3ocates
of peace upon earth throu#h the years to come than this massed
mutitude
of sient !itnesses to the desoation of !ar(
Messa#e read at Terincthun Cemetery" >ouo#ne" ?E May ?@44" in The
Times
?% May ?@44
G(?F Danie 1eor#e .Danie 1eor#e >untin#/
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O Freedom" !hat i$erties are ta-en in thy nameT
,n 2a#ittarius and D( 1eor#e Perpetua Pessimist .?@HE/ p( %F
G(?@ 1eor#e 1ersh!in
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2ee ,ra 1ersh!in .G(4&/
G(4& ,ra 1ersh!in
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A fo##y day in 8ondon To!n
6ad me o! and had me do!n(
, 3ie!ed the mornin# !ith aarm"
The >ritish Museum had ost its charm(
6o! on#" , !ondered" coud this thin# ast+
>ut the a#e of miraces hadn7t passed"
For" suddeny" , sa! you there
And throu#h fo##y 8ondon to!n the sun !as shinin# e3ery!here(
A Fo##y Day .?@EG son#< music $y 1eor#e 1ersh!in/
, #ot rhythm"
, #ot music"
, #ot my man
)ho coud as- for anythin# more+
, 1ot Rhythm .?@E& son#< music $y 1eor#e 1ersh!in/
8ady" $e #oodT
Tite of musica .?@4D< music $y 1eor#e 1ersh!in/
Cou i-e potato and , i-e po-tah-to"
Cou i-e tomato and , i-e to-mah-to<
Potato" po-tah-to" tomato" to-mah-to--
8et7s ca the !hoe thin# offT
8et7s Ca the )hoe Thin# Off .?@EG son#< music $y 1eor#e 1ersh!in/
6odin# hands at midni#ht
7Aeath a starry s-y"
Aice !or- if you can #et it"
And you can #et it if you try(
Aice )or- ,f Cou Can 1et ,t .?@EG son#< music $y 1eor#e 1ersh!in/
G(4? 2tea 1i$$ons
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?@&4-?@F@
E3ery year" in the funess o7 summer" !hen the su-e$ind han#s hea3y
from
the !ains(((7tes the same( And !hen the sprin# comes her hour is upon
her
a#ain( 7Tes the hand of Aature and !e !omen cannot escape it(
Cod Comfort Farm .?@E4/ ch( %
)hen you !ere 3ery sma--so sma that the i#htest puff of $ree5e
$e!
your itte crinoine s-irt o3er your head--you had seen somethin#
nasty
in the !oodshed(
Cod Comfort Farm .?@E4/ ch( ?&
Mr My$u#" ho!e3er" did as- Rennett to marry him( 6e said that" $y
#od" D(
6( 8a!rence !as ri#ht !hen he had said there must $e a dum$" dar-"
du"
$itter $ey-tension $et!een a man and a !oman" and ho! ese coud
this $e
achie3ed sa3e in the on# monotony of marria#e+
Cod Comfort Farm .?@E4/ ch( 4&
G(44 )ocott 1i$$s
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>ac-!ard ran sentences unti reeed the mind(
Ae! Cor-er 4F Ao3( ?@EH *Time(((Fortune(((8ife(((8uce* .satiri5in#
the
stye of Time ma#a5ine/
)here it !i a end" -no!s 1odT
Ae! Cor-er 4F Ao3( ?@EH *Time(((Fortune(((8ife(((8uce* .satiri5in#
the
stye of Time ma#a5ine/
G(4E =ahi 1i$ran
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?FFE-?@E?
Cour chidren are not your chidren(
They are the sons and dau#hters of 8ife7s on#in# for itsef(
They came throu#h you $ut not from you
And thou#h they are !ith you yet they $eon# not to you(
Cou may #i3e them your o3e $ut not your thou#hts"
For they ha3e their o!n thou#hts(
Cou may house their $odies $ut not their sous"
For their sous d!e in the house of tomorro!" !hich you cannot
3isit"
not e3en in your dreams(
Cou may stri3e to $e i-e them" $ut see- not to ma-e them i-e you"
For ife #oes not $ac-!ard nor tarries !ith yesterday(
Cou are the $o!s from !hich your chidren as i3in# arro!s are sent
forth(
Prophet .?@4E/ *On Chidren*
)or- is o3e made 3isi$e( And if you cannot !or- !ith o3e $ut ony
!ith
distaste" it is $etter that you shoud ea3e your !or- and sit at the
#ate
of the tempe and ta-e ams of those !ho !or- !ith 9oy(
Prophet .?@4E/ *On )or-*
An exa##eration is a truth that has ost its temper(
2and and Foam .?@4H/ p( %@
G(4D )ifrid )ison 1i$son
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>ut !e" ho! sha !e turn to itte thin#s
And isten to the $irds and !inds and streams
Made hoy $y their dreams"
Aor fee the heart-$rea- in the heart of thin#s+
)hin .?@?F/ *8ament*
G(4% Andr0 1ide
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?FH@-?@%?
M7est a3is((('ue e profit n7est pas tou9ours ce 'ui mOne 7homme<
'u7i y
a des actions d0sint0ress0es((((Par d0sint0ress0 97entends: #ratuit(
Et
'ue e ma" ce 'ue 7on appee: e ma" peut Xtre aussi #ratuit 'ue
e
$ien(
, $eie3e(((that profit is not a!ays !hat moti3ates man< that there
are
disinterested actions((((>y disinterested , mean: #ratuitous( And
that
e3i acts" !hat peope ca e3i" can $e as #ratuitous as #ood acts(
8es Ca3es du Latican .The Latican Cears" ?@?D/ $-( D" ch( G
6u#o--h0asT
6u#o--aasT
Ans!er !hen he !as as-ed !ho !as the #reatest ?@th-century poet" in
Caude
Martin 8a Maturit0 d7Andr0 1ide .?@GG/ p( %&4
G(4H Eric 1i
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That state is a state of 2a3ery in !hich a man does !hat he i-es to
do
in his spare time and in his !or-in# time that !hich is re'uired of
him(
Art-nonsense and Other Essays .?@4@/ *2a3ery and Freedom*
G(4G Terry 1iiam
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2ee 1raham Chapman .E(DG/
G(4F Peneope 1iiatt
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,t !oud $e unfair to su##est that one of the most characteristic
sounds
of the En#ish 2unday is the sound of 6arod 6o$son $ar-in# up the
!ron#
tree(
Encore Ao3(-Dec( ?@%@
2unday" $oody 2unday(
Tite of fim .?@G?/
G(4@ Aen 1ins$er#
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)hat if someone #a3e a !ar W Ao$ody came+
8ife !oud rin# the $es of Ecstasy and Fore3er $e ,tsef a#ain(
Fa of America .?@G4/ *1raffiti*
, sa! the $est minds of my #eneration destroyed $y madness"
star3in#
hysterica na-ed"
dra##in# themse3es throu#h the ne#ro streets at da!n oo-in# for
an
an#ry fix"
an#eheaded hipsters $urnin# for the ancient hea3eny connection to
the
starry dynamo in the machinery of the ni#ht(
6o! .?@%H/ p( @
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d( ?@4&
*2ome time" Roc-"* he said" *!hen the team7s up a#ainst it" !hen
thin#s
are !ron# and the $rea-s are $eatin# the $oys--te them to #o in
there
!ith a they73e #ot and !in 9ust one for the 1ipper(*
=nut Roc-ne *1ipp the 1reat* in Coier7s 44 Ao3( ?@E&
G(E? Bean 1iraudoux
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Aous sa3ons tous ici 'ue e droit est a pus puissante des 0coes de
7ima#ination( Bamais poOte n7a interpr0t0 a nature aussi i$rement
'u7un
9uriste a r0ait0(
)e a -no! here that the a! is the most po!erfu of schoos for the
ima#ination( Ao poet e3er interpreted nature as freey as a a!yer
interprets the truth(
8a 1uerre de Troie n7aura pas ieu .The Tro9an )ar )i Aot Ta-e
Pace"
?@E%/ act( 4" sc( %
G(E4 1eor#e 1ass
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An actor is a -ind of a #uy !ho if you ain7t ta-in# a$out him ain7t
istenin#(
,n >o$ Thomas >rando .?@GE/ ch( F .said to $e often 'uoted $y Maron
>rando" !ho is cited as 'uotin# it in O$ser3er ? Ban( ?@%H/
G(EE Bohn A( 1o3er-=ind
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d( ?@?F
, do i-e to $e $eside the seaside(
Tite of son# .?@&@/
G(ED Bean-8uc 1odard
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8a photo#raphie" c7est a 30rit0( 8e cin0ma: a 30rit0 3in#t-'uatre
fois
par seconde(
Photo#raphy is truth( The cinema is truth 4D times per second(
8e Petit 2odat .?@H& fim/" in 8ettres FranNaises E? Ban( ?@HE
*Mo3ies shoud ha3e a $e#innin#" a midde and an end"* harrumphed
French
Fim Ma-er 1eor#es Fran9u at a symposium some years $ac-(
*Certainy"*
repied Bean-8uc 1odard( *>ut not necessariy in that order(*
Time ?D 2ept( ?@F?
G(E% A( D( 1odey
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)hat is this that roareth thus+
Can it $e a Motor >us+
Ces" the sme and hideous hum
,ndicat Motorem >umT(((
6o! sha !retches i3e i-e us
Cincti >is Motori$us+
Domine" defende nos
Contra hos Motores >osT
8etter to C( R( 8( Fetcher" ?& Ban ?@?D" in Rei'uiae .?@4H/ 3o( ?"
p( 4@4
G(EH Boseph 1oe$$es
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Ohne >utter !erden !ir ferti#" a$er nicht $eispies!eise ohne
=anonen(
)enn !ir einma $erfaen !erden" dann -Rnnen !ir uns nicht mit
>utter"
sondern nur mit =anonen 3erteidi#en(
)e can mana#e !ithout $utter $ut not" for exampe" !ithout #uns( ,f
!e
are attac-ed !e can ony defend ourse3es !ith arms not !ith $utter(
2peech in >erin" ?G Ban( ?@EH" in Deutsche A#emeine Jeitun# ?F
Ban(
?@EH( Cf( 6ermann 1oerin#
G(EG 6ermann 1oerin#
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)e ha3e no $utter" meine Lo-s#enossen Umy countrymenV" $ut , as-
you--!oud you rather ha3e $utter or #uns+ 2ha !e import ard or
meta
ores+ 8et me te you--preparedness ma-es us po!erfu( >utter merey
ma-es
us fat(
2peech at 6am$ur#" ?@EH" in )( Frischauer 1oerin# .?@%?/ ch( ?&
G(EF ,3an 1off and >en Ro$erts .>en9amin Eisen$er#/
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,3an 1off ?@?&-
>en Ro$erts ?@?H-?@FD
Any!ay" Ma" , made it((((Top of the !ordT
)hite 6eat .?@D@ fim< ast ines--spo-en $y Bames Ca#ney/
G(E@ ,saac 1od$er#
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?FFG-?@EF
Dipomacy is to do and say
The nastiest thin# in the nicest !ay(
Refex Oct( ?@4G" p( GG
G(D& )iiam 1odin#
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?@??-
8ord of the fies(
Tite of no3e .?@%D/
G(D? Emma 1odman
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Anarchism" then" reay" stands for the i$eration of the human mind
from
the dominion of rei#ion< the i$eration of the human $ody from the
dominion of property< i$eration from the shac-es and restraints of
#o3ernment(
Anarchism and Other Essays .?@?&/ p( HF
G(D4 >arry 1od!ater
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, !oud remind you that extremism in the defence of i$erty is no
3iceT
And et me remind you aso that moderation in the pursuit of 9ustice
is no
3irtueT
2peech acceptin# the presidentia nomination" ?H Buy ?@HD" in Ae!
Cor-
Times ?G Buy ?@HD" p( ?
G(DE 2am 1od!yn .2amue 1odfish/
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?FF4-?@GD
Pictures are for entertainment" messa#es shoud $e dei3ered $y
)estern
;nion(
,n Arthur Marx 1od!yn .?@GH/ ch( ?%
1entemen" incude me out(
2aid on resi#nin# from the Motion Picture Producers and Distri$utors
of
America" Oct( ?@EE" in Michae Freedand The 1od!yn Touch .?@FH/
ch( ?&
A 3er$a contract isn7t !orth the paper it is !ritten on(
,n A3a Bohnston The 1reat 1od!yn .?@EG/ ch( ?
*, can ans!er you in t!o !ords" 7im-possi$e7* is amost the
cornerstone
of the 1od!yn e#end" $ut 2am did not say it( ,t !as printed ate in
?@4%
in a humorous ma#a5ine and credited to an anonymous Potash or
Permutter(
A3a Bohnston The 1reat 1od!yn .?@EG/ ch( ?
That7s the !ay !ith these directors" they7re a!ays $itin# the hand
that
ays the #oden e##(
,n A3a Bohnston The 1reat 1od!yn .?@EG/ ch( ?
Any man !ho #oes to a psychiatrist shoud ha3e his head examined(
,n Aorman Jierod Mo#us .?@H@/ ch( E
,t is dou$tfu that 1od!yn made the remar- attri$uted to him $y
se3era
authors: *The reason so many peope sho!ed up at his U8ouis >(
Mayer7sV
funera !as $ecause they !anted to ma-e sure he !as dead(* ,n
6oy!ood
one hears that sentiment attri$uted to other mo#us at other
funeras(
,t7s a #ood story" and the temptation to use it is amost
irresisti$e(
1od!yn" ho!e3er" denies ma-in# the remar-( 6e did not #o to the
funera"
!as in fact not in3ited" $ut his son !ho !as !ith him on that day
says he
!as deepy mo3ed despite the fact that he ne3er i-ed Mayer(
Aorman Jierod Mo#us .?@H@/ ch( E
)hy shoud peope #o out and pay to see $ad mo3ies !hen they can stay
at
home and see $ad tee3ision for nothin#+
,n O$ser3er @ 2ept( ?@%H
G(DD Pau 1oodman
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A men are creati3e $ut fe! are artists(
1ro!in# up A$surd .?@H?/ ch( @
G(D% Mac- 1ordon
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Pardon me $oy is that the Chattanoo#a Choo-choo"
Trac- t!enty nine"
>oy you can #imme a shine(
, can afford to $oard a Chattanoo#a Choo-choo"
,73e #ot my fare and 9ust a trife to spare(
Cou ea3e the Pennsy3ania station 7$out a 'uarter to four"
Read a ma#a5ine and then you7re in >atimore"
Dinner in the diner nothin# coud $e finer
Than to ha3e your ham7n e##s in Caroina(
Chattanoo#a Choo-choo .?@D? son#< music $y 6arry )arren/
G(DH 2tuart 1orre
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1eor#ia" 1eor#ia" no peace , find"
Bust an od s!eet son# -eeps 1eor#ia on my mind(
1eor#ia on my Mind .?@E& son#< music $y 6oa#y Carmichae/
G(DG 2ir Edmund 1osse
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At a unch at the 6ouse of 8ords Ucirca ?@&HV #i3en $y Edmund
1osse(((the
!ooy-$earded poet" 2tur#e Moore(((entered ate( 1osse" a nau#hty
host"
!hispered in my ear" *A sheep in sheep7s cothin#(*
F( 1reenset ;nder the >rid#e .?@DE/ ch( ?&( Cf( )inston Churchi
%H:E
G(DF 8ord 1o!rie .4nd Ear of 1o!rie/
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U[?"%&& a monthV is not !hat peope need for i3in# in centra
8ondon" and
!hich , am more or ess o$i#ed to do(
,n >>C radio inter3ie!" D 2ept( ?@F%" in The Times % 2ept( ?@F%
.#i3in#
reason for resi#nin# as Minister for the Arts/
G(D@ 8e! 1rade .>aron 1rade/
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A my sho!s are #reat( 2ome of them are $ad( >ut they are a
#reat(
,n O$ser3er ?D 2ept( ?@G%
G(%& D( M( 1raham
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That this 6ouse !i in no circumstances fi#ht for its =in# and
Country(
Motion !orded $y 1raham .the then-8i$rarian/ for de$ate at the Oxford
;nion" @ Fe$( ?@EE" and passed $y 4G% 3otes to ?%E
G(%? 6arry 1raham
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?FGD-?@EH
)eep not for itte 80onie
A$ducted $y a French Mar'uisT
Thou#h oss of honour !as a !rench
Bust thin- ho! it7s impro3ed her French(
More Ruthess Rhymes for 6eartess 6omes .?@E&/ *Compensation*
Aunt Bane o$ser3ed" the second time
2he tum$ed off a $us"
*The step is short from the 2u$ime
To the Ridicuous(*
Ruthess Rhymes for 6eartess 6omes .?F@@/ *E'uanimity*
>iy" in one of his nice ne! sashes"
Fe in the fire and !as $urnt to ashes<
Ao!" athou#h the room #ro!s chiy"
, ha3en7t the heart to po-e poor >iy(
Ruthess Rhymes for 6eartess 6omes .?F@@/ *Tender-6eartedness*
O7er the ru##ed mountain7s $ro!
Cara thre! the t!ins she nursed"
And remar-ed" *, !onder no!
)hich !i reach the $ottom first+*
Ruthess Rhymes for 6eartess 6omes .?F@@/ *Cacuatin# Cara*
*There7s $een an accident"* they said"
*Cour ser3ant7s cut in haf< he7s deadT*
*,ndeedT* said Mr Bones" *and pease"
2end me the haf that7s #ot my -eys(*
Ruthess Rhymes for 6eartess 6omes .?F@@/ *Mr Bones* .poem
attri$uted to
*1()(*/
G(%4 =enneth 1rahame
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?F%@-?@E4
The curate faced the aures--hesitatin#y( >ut Aunt Maria fun#
hersef
on him( *O Mr 6od#ittsT* , heard her cry" *you are $ra3eT for my sa-e
do
not $e rashT* 6e !as not rash(
The 1oden A#e .?F@%/ *The >ur#ars*
Mon-eys" !ho 3ery sensi$y refrain from speech" est they shoud $e
set to
earn their i3in#s(
The 1oden A#e .?F@%/ *8usisti 2atis*
>eie3e me" my youn# friend" there is nothin#--a$soutey nothin#--
haf so
much !orth doin# as simpy messin# a$out in $oats(
)ind in the )io!s .?@&F/ ch( ?
*There7s cod chic-en inside it"* repied the Rat $riefy<

*codton#uecodhamcod$eefpic-ed#er-inssaadfrenchroscresssand!id#espo
ttedmeat#in#er$eeremonadesoda!ater--*
)ind in the )io!s .?@&F/ ch( ?
*1orious" stirrin# si#htT* murmured Toad" ne3er offerin# to mo3e(
*The
poetry of motionT The rea !ay to tra3eT The ony !ay to tra3eT
6ere
today--in next !ee- tomorro!T Lia#es s-ipped" to!ns and cities
9umped--a!ays some$ody ese7s hori5onT O $issT O poop-poopT O myT O
myT*
)ind in the )io!s .?@&F/ ch( 4
The ce3er men at Oxford
=no! a that there is to $e -no!ed(
>ut they none of them -no! one haf as much
As intei#ent Mr ToadT
)ind in the )io!s .?@&F/ ch( ?&
G(%E >ernie 1rant
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?@DD-
The poice !ere to $ame for !hat happened on 2unday ni#ht and !hat
they
#ot !as a $oody #ood hidin#(
2peech as eader of 6arin#ey Counci outside Tottenham To!n 6a" F
Oct(
?@F%" in The Times @ Oct( ?@F%
G(%D Ethe )atts-Mumford 1rant
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2ee Ethe )atts Mumford .?E(?E@/
G(%% Ro$ert 1ra3es
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?F@%-?@F%
*)hat did the mayor do+*
*, !as comin# to that(*
Coected Poems .?@EF/ *)esh ,ncident*
1ood$ye to a that(
Tite of auto$io#raphy .?@4@/
,f there7s no money in poetry" neither is there poetry in money(
2peech at 8ondon 2choo of Economics" H Dec( ?@HE" in Mammon and
>ac-
1oddess .?@H%/ p( E
6is eyes are 'uic-ened so !ith #rief"
6e can !atch a #rass or eaf
E3ery instant #ro!< he can
Ceary throu#h a fint !a see"
Or !atch the started spirit fee
From the throat of a dead man(
Pier-1ass .?@4?/ *8ost 8o3e*
As you are !oman" so $e o3ey:
As you are o3ey" so $e 3arious"
Mercifu as constant" constant as 3arious"
2o $e mine" as , yours for e3er(
Poems .?@4G/ *Py#maion to 1aatea*
Chidren are dum$ to say ho! hot the day is"
6o! hot the scent is of the summer rose(
Poems .?@4G/ *Coo )e$*
Countin# the $eats"
Countin# the so! heart $eats"
The $eedin# to death of time in so! heart $eats"
)a-efu they ie(
Poems and 2atires .?@%?/ *Countin# the >eats*
Far a!ay is cose at hand
Cose 9oined is far a!ay"
8o3e sha come at your command
Cet !i not stay(
)hipper#inny .?@4E/ *2on# of Contrariety*
G(%H 6annah 1reen .Boanne 1reen$er#/
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, ne3er promised you a rose #arden(
Tite of no3e .?@HD/
G(%G 1raham 1reene
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Cathoics and Communists ha3e committed #reat crimes" $ut at east
they
ha3e not stood aside" i-e an esta$ished society" and $een
indifferent(
, !oud rather ha3e $ood on my hands than !ater i-e Piate(
Comedians .?@HH/ pt( E" ch( D
A#ainst the $eautifu and the ce3er and the successfu" one can !a#e
a pitiess !ar" $ut not a#ainst the unattracti3e(
6eart of the Matter .?@DF/ $-( ?" pt( ?" ch( 4
Despair is the price one pays for settin# onesef an impossi$e aim(
6eart of the Matter .?@DF/ $-( ?" pt( ?" ch( 4
6e U6arrisV fet the oyaty !e a fee to unhappiness--the sense
that
that is !here !e reay $eon#(
6eart of the Matter .?@DF/ $-( 4" pt( 4" ch( ?
Any 3ictim demands ae#iance(
6eart of the Matter .?@DF/ $-( E" pt( ?" ch( ?
6is hiarity !as i-e a scream from a cre3asse(
6eart of the Matter .?@DF/ $-( E" pt( ?" ch( ?
Our man in 6a3ana(
Tite of no3e .?@%F/
There is a!ays one moment in chidhood !hen the door opens and ets
the
future in(
The Po!er and the 1ory .?@D&/ pt( ?" ch( ?
G(%F Os!ad 1reene
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1reene and >e3an7s research ar#ey consisted of 3isitin# pu$s and
as-in#
peope !hy they dran- 1uinness( A#ain and a#ain they recei3ed
the(((repy--they dran- 1uinness $ecause it !as #ood for them( 2o
uni3ersa !as this idea" 1reene decided he need oo- no further for
a copyine( *1uinness* the ad3ertisements !oud simpy say *is #ood
for
you(*
>rian 2i$ey >oo- of 1uinness Ad3ertisin# .?@F%/ ch( D
G(%@ 1ermaine 1reer
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6uman $ein#s ha3e an inaiena$e ri#ht to in3ent themse3es< !hen
that
ri#ht is pre-empted it is caed $rain-!ashin#(
The Times ? Fe$( ?@FH
G(H& 6u$ert 1re##
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May$e it7s $ecause ,7m a 8ondoner
That , o3e 8ondon so"
May$e it7s $ecause ,7m a 8ondoner--
That , thin- of her--)here3er , #o(
, #et a funny feein# inside of me--
Bust !a-in# up and do!n"--
May$e it7s $ecause ,7m a 8ondoner
That , o3e 8ondon To!n(
May$e ,t7s >ecause ,7m a 8ondoner .?@DG son#/
G(H? Boyce 1renfe
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1eor#e--don7t do that(
Recurrin# ine in monoo#ues a$out a nursery schoo" from the ?@%&s"
in
1eor#e--Don7t Do That .?@GG/ p( 4D
2tatey as a #aeon" , sai across the foor"
Doin# the Miitary T!o-step" as in the days of yore(
2tatey as a 1aeon .?@GF/ p( E?
G(H4 Buian 1renfe
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?FFF-?@?%
The na-ed earth is !arm !ith 2prin#"
And !ith #reen #rass and $urstin# trees
8eans to the sun7s -iss #oryin#"
And 'ui3ers in the sunny $ree5e<
And 8ife is Coour and )armth and 8i#ht
And a stri3in# e3ermore for these<
And he is dead" !ho !i not fi#ht<
And !ho dies fi#htin# has increase(
The fi#htin# man sha from the sun
Ta-e !armth" and ife from the #o!in# earth(
2peed !ith the i#ht-foot !inds to run"
And !ith the trees to ne!er $irth(
The Times 4F May ?@?% *,nto >atte*
G(HE Cifford 1rey
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,f you !ere the ony #ir in the !ord
And , !ere the ony $oy(
,f Cou )ere the ony 1ir in the )ord .son# from musica The >in#
>oys
.?@?H/< music $y Aat Ayer/
G(HD 2ir Ed!ard 1rey .Liscount 1rey of Faodon/
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A friend came to see me on one of the e3enin#s of the ast !ee---he
thin-s
it !as on Monday Au#ust E U?@?DV( )e !ere standin# at a !indo! of my
room
in the Forei#n Office( ,t !as #ettin# dus-" and the amps !ere $ein#
it
in the space $eo! on !hich !e !ere oo-in#( My friend recas that
, remar-ed on this !ith the !ords: *The amps are #oin# out a o3er
Europe< !e sha not see them it a#ain in our ifetime(*
4% Cears .?@4%/ 3o( 4" ch( ?F
G(H% Mer3yn 1riffith-Bones
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Cou may thin- that one of the !ays in !hich you can test this $oo-
U8ady
Chatterey7s 8o3er $y D( 6( 8a!renceV" and test it from the most
i$era
outoo-" is to as- yourse3es the 'uestion !hen you ha3e read it
throu#h:
*)oud you appro3e of your youn# sons and dau#hters--$ecause #irs
can
read as !e as $oys--readin# this $oo-+* ,s it a $oo- you !oud ha3e
yin# around in your o!n house+ ,s it a $oo- you !oud e3en !ish your
!ife
or your ser3ants to read+
2peech for the prosecution at the Centra Crimina Court" Od >aiey"
4& Oct( ?@H&" in The Times 4? Oct( ?@H&
G(HH 8eon 1riffiths
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7Er indoors(
;sed in ,TL tee3ision series Minder .?@G@ on!ards/ $y Arthur Daey
.payed $y 1eor#e Coe/ to refer to his !ife
G(HG Bo 1rimond .>aron 1rimond/
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,n $y#one days" commanders !ere tau#ht that !hen in dou$t" they
shoud
march their troops to!ards the sound of #unfire( , intend to march my
troops to!ards the sound of #unfire(
2peech at 8i$era Party Annua Assem$y" ?D 2ept( ?@HE" in 1uardian
?H 2ept( ?@HE
G(HF Phiip 1uedaa
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?FF@-?@DD
Any sti#ma" as the od sayin# is" !i ser3e to $eat a do#ma(
Masters and Men .?@4E/ *Ministers of 2tate*
6istory repeats itsef( 6istorians repeat each other(
2upers and 2upermen .?@4&/ *2ome 6istorians*
The cheerfu catter of 2ir Bames >arrie7s cans as he !ent round !ith
the
mi- of human -indness(
2upers and 2upermen .?@4&/ *2ome Critics*
The !or- of 6enry Bames has a!ays seemed di3isi$e $y a simpe
dynastic
arran#ement into three rei#ns: Bames ," Bames ,," and the Od
Pretender(
2upers and 2upermen .?@4&/ *2ome Critics*
G(H@ R( 1uidry
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2ee you ater" ai#ator"
After 7!hie" crocodie<
Can7t you see you7re in my !ay" no!"
Don7t you -no! you cramp my stye+
2ee Cou 8ater Ai#ator .?@%H son#/
G(G& Texas 1uinan .Mary 8ouise Ceciia 1uinan/
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Fifty miion Frenchmen can7t $e !ron#(
,n Ae! Cor- )ord-Tee#ram 4? Mar( ?@E?" p( 4% .asserts that 1uinan
used
the phrase at her ni#ht cu$ at east six or se3en years pre3iousy(
The
sayin# is aso attri$uted to Bac- Osterman and Mae )est< it !as the
tite
of a ?@4G son# .see >iy Rose and )iie Ras-in/ and a fim of ?@E?(
The
atter !as inspired $y Coe Porter7s ?@4@ musica Fifty Miion
Frenchmen/
( Cf( >iy Rose and )iie Ras-in
G(G? Au$ar 1u$en-ian
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The $est num$er for a dinner party is t!o--mysef and a dam7 #ood
head
!aiter(
,n Daiy Tee#raph ?D Ban( ?@H%
G(G4 Thom 1unn
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Cou -no! , -no! you -no! , -no! you -no!(
Fi#htin# Terms .?@%D/ *Carna =no!ed#e*
G(GE Dorothy Frances 1urney
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The -iss of the sun for pardon"
The son# of the $irds for mirth"
One is nearer 1od7s 6eart in a #arden
Than any!here ese on earth(
Poems .?@?E/ *1od7s 1arden*
G(GD )oody 1uthrie .)oodro! )ison 1uthrie/
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This and is your and" this and is my and"
From Caifornia to the Ae! Cor- ,sand(
From the red!ood forest to the 1uf 2tream !aters
This and !as made for you and me(
This 8and is Cour 8and .?@%H son#/
F(& 6
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F(? Ear 6ai#
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D( Uthe ?Gth Ear of Der$yV is a 3ery !ea--minded feo! , am afraid"
and"
i-e the feather pio!" $ears the mar-s of the ast person !ho has
sat on
himT , hear he is caed in 8ondon *#enia Budas*T
8etter to 8ady 6ai#" ?D Ban( ?@?F" in R( >a-e Pri3ate Papers of
Dou#as
6ai# .?@%4/ ch( ?H
E3ery position must $e hed to the ast man: there must $e no
retirement(
)ith our $ac-s to the !a" and $eie3in# in the 9ustice of our
cause"
each one of us must fi#ht on to the end( The safety of our 6omes and
the
Freedom of man-ind ai-e depend upon the conduct of each one of us at
this
critica moment(
Order to >ritish troops" ?4 Apr( ?@?F" in A( Duff Cooper 6ai# .?@EH/
3o( 4" ch( 4E
F(4 8ord 6aisham .>aron 6aisham" Quintin 6o##/
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A #reat party is not to $e $rou#ht do!n $ecause of a scanda $y a
!oman of
easy 3irtue and a pro3ed iar(
,n >>C tee3ision inter3ie! on the Profumo affair" ?E Bune ?@HE" in
The
Times ?D Bune ?@HE
,f the >ritish pu$ic fas for this Uthe pro#ramme of the 8a$our
partyV"
, thin- it !i $e star-" ra3in# $on-ers(
,n press conference at Conser3ati3e Centra Office" ?4 Oct( ?@HD" in
The
Times ?E Oct( ?@HD
F(E B( >( 2( 6adane
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Ao!" my o!n suspicion is that the uni3erse is not ony 'ueerer than
!e
suppose" $ut 'ueerer than !e can suppose( , ha3e read and heard many
attempts at a systematic account of it" from materiaism and
theosophy to
the Christian system or that of =ant" and , ha3e a!ays fet that
they
!ere much too simpe( , suspect that there are more thin#s in hea3en
and
earth than are dreamed of" or can $e dreamed of" in any phiosophy(
That
is the reason !hy , ha3e no phiosophy mysef" and must $e my excuse
for
dreamin#(
Possi$e )ords and Other Essays .?@4G/ *Possi$e )ords*
From the fact that there are D&&"&&& species of $eetes on this
panet"
$ut ony F"&&& species of mammas" he U6adaneV concuded that the
Creator" if 6e exists" has a specia preference for $eetes" and so
!e
mi#ht $e more i-ey to meet them than any other type of anima on
a panet !hich !oud support ife(
Report of ecture" G Apr( ?@%?" cited in Bourna of the >ritish
,nterpanetary 2ociety .?@%?/ 3o( ?&" p( ?%H
F(D 6( R( 6ademan
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Once the toothpaste is out of the tu$e" it is a!fuy hard to #et it
$ac-
in(
Comment to Bohn )esey Dean on )ater#ate affair" F Apr( ?@GE" in
6earin#s
>efore the 2eect Committee on Presidentia Campai#n Acti3ities of ;2
2enate: )ater#ate and Reated Acti3ities .?@GE/ 3o( D" p( ?E@@
F(% 2ir )iiam 6aey
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,t is a mora issue(
6eadin# of eadin# artice on the Profumo affair" in The Times ??
Bune
?@HE
F(H 6enry 6a
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This is 6enry 6a spea-in#" and toni#ht is my #uest ni#ht(
Catch-phrase on >>C Radio7s 1uest Ai#ht from ?@ED .see 6enry 6a7s
6ere7s
to the Aext Time .?@%%/ ch( ??/
F(G 2ir Peter 6a
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2ir Peter U6aV has a!ays maintained that" athou#h no$ody appeared
to
!ant a Aationa Theatre !hen it !as first promu#ated" the pu$ic has
consistenty supported it !ith cash at the $ox office--!ith *$ottoms
on
seats* to use his o!n earthy phrase(
2pectator ?& May ?@F& .the phrase is often *$ums on seats*/
F(F Mar#aret 6asey
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En#ish!omen7s shoes oo- as if they had $een made $y someone !ho had
often heard shoes descri$ed $ut had ne3er seen any(
)ith Maice To!ard 2ome .?@EF/ pt( 4" p( ?&G
To!ards peope !ith !hom they disa#ree the En#ish #entry" or at any
rate
that sma cross section of them !hich , ha3e seen" are tran'uiy
#ood-natured( ,t is not comme i faut to esta$ish the supremacy of
an
idea $y smashin# in the faces of a the peope !ho try to contradict
it(
The En#ish ne3er smash in a face( They merey refrain from as-in# it
to
dinner(
)ith Maice To!ard 2ome .?@EF/ pt( E" p( 4&F
F(@ Oscar 6ammerstein ,,
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Cim$ e37ry mountain" ford e37ry stream
Foo! e37ry rain$o!" ti you find your dreamT
Cim$ E37ry Mountain .?@%@ son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
Bune is $ustin7 out a o3er(
Tite of son# .?@D%< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
The ast time , sa! Paris
6er heart !as !arm and #ay"
, heard the au#hter of her heart in e37ry street caf0(
The 8ast Time , sa! Paris .?@D& son#< music $y Berome =ern/
The corn is as hi#h as an eephant7s eye"
An7 it oo-s i-e it7s cim$in7 cear up to the s-y(
Oh" )hat a >eautifu Mornin7 .?@DE son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
Oh" !hat a $eautifu mornin7"
Oh" !hat a $eautifu dayT
, #ot a $eautifu feein7
E37rythin#7s #oin7 my !ay(
Oh" )hat a >eautifu Mornin7 .?@DE son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
O7 man ri3er" dat o7 man ri3er"
6e must -no! sumpin7" $ut don7t say nothin7"
6e 9ust -eeps roin7"
6e -eeps on roin7 aon#(
O7 Man Ri3er .?@4G son#< music $y Berome =ern/
2ome enchanted e3enin#"
Cou may see a stran#er"
Cou may see a stran#er"
Across a cro!ded room(
2ome Enchanted E3enin# .?@D@ son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
The his are ai3e !ith the sound of music"
)ith son#s they ha3e sun# for a thousand years(
The his fi my heart !ith the sound of music"
My heart !ants to sin# e37ry son# it hears(
The 2ound of Music .?@%@ son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
There is nothin7 i-e a dame(
Tite of son# .?@D@< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
Cou7 ne3er !a- aone(
Tite of son# .?@D%< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
F(?& Christopher 6ampton
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Mastur$ation is the thin-in# man7s tee3ision(
Phianthropist .?@G&/ act( ?" sc( E
,f , had to #i3e a definition of capitaism , !oud say: the
process
!here$y American #irs turn into American !omen(
2a3a#es .?@GD/ sc( ?H
F(?? 8earned 6and
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A sef-made man may prefer a sef-made name(
,n >osey Cro!ther 8ion7s 2hare .?@%G/ ch( G .referrin# to 2amue
1odfish
chan#in# his name to 2amue 1od!yn/
F(?4 Minnie 6anff
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6i#h o7er the fence eaps 2unny Bim
*Force* is the food that raises him(
Ad3ertisin# so#an .?@&E/
F(?E >rian 6anrahan
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,7m not ao!ed to say ho! many panes 9oined the raid Uon Port
2taney in
the Fa-and ,sandsV $ut , counted them a out and , counted them
a
$ac-(
Report $roadcast $y >>C" ? May ?@F4" in >atte for the Fa-ands
.?@F4/
p( 4?
F(?D Otto 6ar$ach
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)hen a o3ey fame dies"
2mo-e #ets in your eyes(
2mo-e 1ets in your Eyes .?@EE son#< music $y Berome =ern/
F(?% E( C( 7Cip7 6ar$ur#
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Once , $uit a rairoad( Ao! it7s done--
>rother can you spare a dime+
>rother Can Cou 2pare a Dime+ .?@E4 son#< music $y Bay 1orney/
2ome!here o3er the rain$o!
)ay up hi#h"
There7s a and that , heard of
Once in a ua$y(
O3er the Rain$o! .?@E@ son#< music $y 6arod Aren/
)hen ,7m not near the #ir , o3e"
, o3e the #ir ,7m near(
)hen ,7m Aot Aear the 1ir , 8o3e .?@DG son#< music $y >urton 8ane/
F(?H 1i$ert 6ardin#
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>efore he U1i$ert 6ardin#V coud #o to Ae! Cor- he had to #et a ;2
3isa
at the American consuate in Toronto( 6e !as caed upon to fi in a
on#
form !ith many 'uestions" incudin# *,s it your intention to
o3erthro! the
1o3ernment of the ;nited 2tates $y force+* >y the time 6ardin# #ot to
that
one he !as so irritated that he ans!ered: *2oe purpose of 3isit(*
)( Rey$urn 1i$ert 6ardin# .?@GF/ ch( 4
,f" sir" , possessed" as you su##est" the po!er of con3eyin#
unimited
sexua attraction throu#h the potency of my 3oice" , !oud not $e
reduced
to acceptin# a misera$e pittance from the >>C for inter3ie!in# a
faded
femae in a damp $asement(
,n 2( 1renfe 1i$ert 6ardin# $y his Friends .?@H?/ p( ??F .repy to
Mae
)est7s mana#er !ho as-ed *Can7t you sound a $it more sexy !hen you
inter3ie! her+*/
F(?G )arren 1( 6ardin#
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America7s present need is not heroics" $ut heain#< not nostrums $ut
normacy< not re3oution" $ut restoration(
2peech at >oston" ?D May ?@4&" in Frederic- E( 2chortemeier
Rededicatin#
America .?@4&/ ch( ?G
F(?F 1odfrey 6arod 6ardy
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>eauty is the first test: there is no permanent pace in the !ord
for
u#y mathematics(
A Mathematician7s Apoo#y .?@D&/ p( 4%
F(?@ Thomas 6ardy
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A oca thin# caed Christianity(
Dynasts .?@&D/ pt( ?" act ?" sc( H
My ar#ument is that )ar ma-es rattin# #ood history< $ut Peace is
poor
readin#(
Dynasts .?@&D/ pt( ?" act 4" sc( %
A o3er !ithout indiscretion is no o3er at a(
6and of Ethe$erta .?FGH/ ch( 4&
A piece of paper !as found upon the foor" on !hich !as !ritten" in
the
$oy7s hand" !ith the $it of ead penci that he carried: *Done
$ecause !e
are too menny(*
Bude the O$scure .?F@H/ pt( H" ch( 4
The $o!er !e shrined to Tennyson"
1entemen"
,s roof-!rec-ed< damps there drip upon
2a##ed seats" the creeper-nais are rust"
The spider is soe deni5en<
E3en she !ho 3oiced those rhymes is dust"
1entemenT
8ate 8yrics and Earier .?@44/ *An Ancient to Ancients*
This is the !eather the cuc-oo i-es"
And so do ,<
)hen sho!ers $etum$e the chestnut spi-es"
And nestin#s fy:
And the itte $ro!n ni#htin#ae $is his $est"
And they sit outside at *The Tra3eers7 Rest"*
And maids come forth spri#-musin drest"
And citi5ens dream of the south and !est"
And so do ,(
8ate 8yrics and Earier .?@44/ *)eathers*
And meado! ri3uets o3erfo!"
And drops on #ate-$ars han# in a ro!"
And roo-s in famiies home!ard #o"
And so do ,(
8ate 8yrics and Earier .?@44/ *)eathers*
8ife7s itte ironies(
Tite of $oo- .?F@D/
*)e" poor sou< she7s hepess to hinder that or anythin# no!"*
ans!ered
Mother Cuxsom( *And a her shinin# -eys !i $e too- from her" and
her
cup$oards opened< and thin#s a7 didn7t !ish seen" any$ody !i see<
and
her itte !ishes and !ays !i a $e as nothin#T*
Mayor of Caster$rid#e .?FFH/ ch( ?F
One #rie3ous faiin# of Ei5a$eth7s !as her occasiona pretty and
pictures'ue use of diaect !ords--those terri$e mar-s of the $east
to the
truy #entee(
Mayor of Caster$rid#e .?FFH/ ch( 4&
, am the famiy face<
Fesh perishes" , i3e on"
Pro9ectin# trait and trace
Throu#h time to times anon"
And eapin# from pace to pace
O3er o$i3ion(
Moments of Lision .?@?G/ *6eredity*
,n the third-cass seat sat the 9ourneyin# $oy
And the roof-amp7s oiy fame
Payed do!n on his istess form and face"
>e!rapt past -no!in# to !hat he !as #oin#"
Or !hence he came(
Moments of Lision .?@?G/ *Midni#ht on the 1reat )estern*
Ony a man harro!in# cods
,n a so! sient !a-
)ith an od horse that stum$es and nods
6af aseep as they sta-(
Ony thin smo-e !ithout fame
From the heaps of couch-#rass<
Cet this !i #o on!ard the same
Thou#h Dynasties pass(
Conder a maid and her !i#ht
Come !hisperin# $y:
)ar7s annas !i coud into ni#ht
Ere their story die(
Moments of Lision .?@?G/ *,n Time of 7The >rea-in# of Aations7*
)hen the Present has atched its postern $ehind my tremuous stay"
And the May month faps its #ad #reen ea3es i-e !in#s"
Deicate-fimed as ne!-spun si-" !i the nei#h$ours say"
*6e !as a man !ho used to notice such thin#s*+
Moments of Lision .?@?G/ *After!ards*
At once a 3oice out$urst amon#
The $ea- t!i#s o3erhead
,n a fu-hearted e3enson#
Of 9oy iimited<
An a#ed thrush" frai" #aunt" and sma"
,n $ast-$eruffed pume"
6ad chosen thus to fin# his sou
;pon the #ro!in# #oom(
2o itte cause for caroin#s
Of such ecstatic sound
)as !ritten on terrestria thin#s
Afar or ni#h around"
That , coud thin- there trem$ed throu#h
6is happy #ood-ni#ht air
2ome $essed 6ope" !hereof he -ne!
And , !as una!are(
Poems of Past and Present .?@&4/ *Dar-in# Thrush*
,f !ay to the >etter there $e" it exacts a fu oo- at the !orst(
Poems of Past and Present .?@&4/ *De Profundis*
,n a soitude of the sea
Deep from human 3anity"
And the Pride of 8ife that panned her" stiy couches she(
2tee cham$ers" ate the pyres
Of her saamandrine fires"
Cod currents thrid" and turn to rhythmic tida yres(
O3er the mirrors meant
To #ass the opuent
The sea-!orm cra!s--#rotes'ue" simed" dum$" indifferent(
2atires of Circumstance .?@?D/ *Con3er#ence of the T!ain*
The ,mmanent )i that stirs and ur#es e3erythin#(
2atires of Circumstance .?@?D/ *Con3er#ence of the T!ain*
)hen , set out for 8yonnesse"
A hundred mies a!ay"
The rime !as on the spray"
And stari#ht it my onesomeness
)hen , set out for 8yonnesse
A hundred mies a!ay(
2atires of Circumstance .?@?D/ p( 4&
)hat of the faith and fire !ithin us
Men !ho march a!ay
Ere the $arn-coc-s say
Ai#ht is #ro!in# #rey"
To ha5ards !hence no tears can !in us<
)hat of the faith and fire !ithin us
Men !ho march a!ay+
2atires of Circumstance .?@?D/ *Men )ho March A!ay*
*Bustice* !as done" and the President of the ,mmortas .in Aeschyean
phrase/ had ended his sport !ith Tess(
Tess of the D7;r$er3ies .?F@?/ ch( %@
8et me en9oy the earth no ess
>ecause the a-enactin# Mi#ht
That fashioned forth its o3einess
6ad other aims than my dei#ht(
Time7s 8au#hin# 2toc-s .?@&@/ *8et me En9oy*
Ces< 'uaint and curious !ar isT
Cou shoot a feo! do!n
Cou7d treat if met !here any $ar is"
Or hep to haf-a-cro!n(
Time7s 8au#hin# 2toc-s .?@&@/ *Man he =ied*
1ood" $ut not rei#ious-#ood(
;nder the 1reen!ood Tree .?FG4/ ch( 4
)e" )ord" you ha3e -ept faith !ith me"
=ept faith !ith me<
;pon the !hoe you ha3e pro3ed to $e
Much as you said you !ere(
)inter )ords .?@4F/ *6e Ae3er Expected Much*
*Peace upon earthT* !as said( )e sin# it"
And pay a miion priests to $rin# it(
After t!o thousand years of mass
)e73e #ot as far as poison-#as(
)inter )ords .?@4F/ *Christmas: ?@4D*
F(4& Maurice E3an 6are
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There once !as an od man !ho said" *DamnT
,t is $orne in upon me , am
An en#ine that mo3es
,n determinate #roo3es"
,7m not e3en a $us" ,7m a tram(*
8imeric- .?@&%/
F(4? Ro$ertson 6are
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Oh" caamityT
Catch-phrase" in Cours ,ndu$ita$y .?@%H/ p( E4
F(44 )( F( 6ar#rea3es
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,7m >urin#ton >ertie
, rise at ten thirty and saunter aon# i-e a toff"
, !a- do!n the 2trand !ith my #o3es on my hand"
Then , !a- do!n a#ain !ith them off(
>urin#ton >ertie from >o! .?@?% son#/
, acted so tra#ic the house rose i-e ma#ic"
The audience yeed *Cou7re su$ime(*
They made me a present of Mornin#ton Crescent
They thre! it a $ric- at a time(
The Ai#ht , Appeared as Mac$eth .?@44 son#/
F(4E 8ord 6arech .Da3id Orms$y 1ore/
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,n the end it may !e $e that >ritain !i $e honoured $y historians
more
for the !ay she disposed of an empire than for the !ay in !hich she
ac'uired it(
,n Ae! Cor- Times 4F Oct( ?@H4" sec( D" p( ??
F(4D Bimmy 6arper" )i E( 6aines" and Tommie Connor
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The $i##est aspidistra in the !ord(
Tite of son# .?@EF< popuari5ed $y 1racie Fieds/
F(4% Fran- 6arris .Bames Thomas 6arris/
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Christ !ent deeper than , ha3e" $ut ,73e had a !ider ran#e of
experience(
,n con3ersation !ith 6u#h =in#smi" in 6es-eth Pearson and Macom
Mu##erid#e A$out =in#smi .?@%?/ ch( E
2ex is the #ate!ay to ife(
,n Enid >a#nod Auto$io#raphy .?@H@/ ch( D
F(4H 6( 6( 6arris
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>o3ri((((Pre3ents that sin-in# feein#(
Ad3ertisin# so#an .?@4&/
F(4G 8oren5 6art
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>e!itched" $othered and $e!idered(
Tite of son# .?@D?< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
)hen o3e con#eas
,t soon re3eas
The faint aroma of performin# seas"
The dou$e crossin# of a pair of hees(
, !ish , !ere in o3e a#ainT
, )ish , )ere in 8o3e A#ain .?@EG son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
, #et too hun#ry for dinner at ei#ht(
, i-e the theatre" $ut ne3er come ate(
, ne3er $other !ith peope , hate(
That7s !hy the ady is a tramp(
The 8ady is a Tramp .?@EG son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
On the first of May
,t is mo3in# day<
2prin# is here" so $o! your 9o$--
Thro! your 9o$ a!ay<
Ao!7s the time to trust
To your !anderust(
,n the city7s dust you !ait(
Must you !ait+
Bust you !ait:
,n a mountain #reenery
)here 1od paints the scenery--
Bust t!o cra5y peope to#ether<
)hie you o3e your o3er" et
>ue s-ies $e your co3eret--
)hen it rains !e7 au#h at the !eather(
Mountain 1reenery .?@4H son#< music $y Richard Rod#ers/
F(4F Moss 6art and 1eor#e =aufman
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Moss 6art ?@&D-?@H?
1eor#e =aufman ?FF@-?@H?
Cou can7t ta-e it !ith you(
Tite of pay .?@EH/
F(4@ 8( P( 6artey
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The past is a forei#n country: they do thin#s differenty there(
The 1o->et!een .?@%E/ proo#ue
F(E& F( )( 6ar3ey
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From trou$es of the !ord
, turn to duc-s
>eautifu comica thin#s(
Duc-s and Other Lerses .?@?@/ *Duc-s*
F(E? Minnie 8ouise 6as-ins
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And , said to the man !ho stood at the #ate of the year: *1i3e me a
i#ht
that , may tread safey into the un-no!n(*
And he repied:
*1o out into the dar-ness and put your hand into the 6and of 1od(
That
sha $e to you $etter than i#ht and safer than a -no!n !ay(*
Desert .?@&F/ *1od =no!s*
F(E4 8ord 6a!-6a!
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2ee )iiam Boyce .?&(4F/
F(EE ,an 6ay .Bohn 6ay >eith/
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)hat do you mean" funny+ Funny-pecuiar or funny ha-ha+
6ousemaster .?@EF/ act E
F(ED B( Miton 6ayes
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There7s a one-eyed yeo! ido to the north of =hatmandu"
There7s a itte mar$e cross $eo! the to!n"
There7s a $ro-en-hearted !oman tends the #ra3e of Mad Care!"
And the Ceo! 1od fore3er #a5es do!n(
The 1reen Eye of the Ceo! 1od .?@??/
F(E% 8ee 6a5e!ood
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These $oots are made for !a-in7(
Tite of son# .?@HH/
F(EH Denis 6eaey
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That part of his U2ir 1eoffrey 6o!e7sV speech !as rather i-e $ein#
sa3a#ed $y a dead sheep(
6ansard ?D Bune ?@GF" co( ?&4G
, pan to $e the 1romy-o of the 8a$our Party(
,n 2unday Times % Fe$( ?@FD
, !arn you there are #oin# to $e ho!s of an#uish from the F&"&&&
peope
!ho are rich enou#h to pay o3er G%c UtaxV on the ast sice of their
income(
2peech at 8a$our Party Conference" ? Oct( ?@GE" in The Times 4 Oct(
?@GE
F(EG 2eamus 6eaney
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>et!een my fin#er and my thum$
The s'uat pen rests(
,7 di# !ith it(
Death of a Aaturaist .?@HH/ *Di##in#*
A a#o# at the pasterer on his adder
2-immin# our #a$e and !ritin# our name there
)ith his tro!e point" etter $y stran#e etter(
The 6a! 8antern .?@FG/ *Apha$ets*
)ho !oud conni3e
in ci3iised outra#e
yet understand the exact
and tri$a" intimate re3en#e(
Aorth .?@G%/ *Punishment*
The famous
Aorthern reticence" the ti#ht #a# of pace
And times: yes" yes( Of the *!ee six* , sin#
)here to $e sa3ed you ony must sa3e face
And !hate3er you say" you say nothin#(
Aorth .?@G%/ *)hate3er Cou 2ay 2ay Aothin#*
,s there a ife $efore death+ That7s cha-ed up
,n >aymurphy( Competence !ith pain"
Coherent miseries" a $ite and sup"
)e hu# our itte destiny a#ain(
Aorth .?@G%/ *)hate3er Cou 2ay 2ay Aothin#*
Don7t $e surprised
,f , demur" for" $e ad3ised
My passport7s #reen(
Ao #ass of ours !as e3er raised
To toast The Queen(
Open 8etter .Fied Day pamphet no( 4" ?@FE/ p( @ .re$u-in# the
editors
of The Pen#uin >oo- of Contemporary >ritish Poetry for incudin# his
!or-/
F(EF Ed!ard 6eath
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,t is the unpeasant and unaccepta$e face of capitaism(
6ansard ?% May ?@GE" co( ?4DE .on the 8onrho affair/
The aternati3e is to $rea- into the !a#e`price spira $y actin#
directy
to reduce prices( This can $e done $y reducin# those taxes !hich
$ear
directy on prices and costs" such as the seecti3e empoyment tax"
and $y
ta-in# a firm #rip on pu$ic sector prices and char#es such as coa"
stee" #as" eectricity" transport char#es and posta char#es( This
!oud" at a stro-e" reduce the rise in prices" increase production
and
reduce unempoyment(
Press reease" ?H Bune ?@G&" in The Times ?G Bune ?@G&
F(E@ Fred 6eatherton
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,73e #ot a o3ery $unch of cocoanuts"
There they are a-standin# in a ro!"
>i# ones" sma ones" some as $i# as your head"
1i3e 7em a t!ist" a fic- of the !rist"
That7s !hat the sho!man said(
,73e 1ot a 8o3ey >unch of Cocoanuts .?@DD son#< re3ised 3ersion
?@DF/
F(D& Ro$ert A( 6einein
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*Oh" 7tanstaaf(7 Means 7There ain7t no such thin# as a free unch(7
And
isn7t"* , added" pointin# to a FREE 8;AC6 si#n across room" *or these
drin-s !oud cost haf as much( )as remindin# her that anythin# free
costs t!ice as much in the on# run or turns out !orthess(*
Moon is 6arsh Mistress .?@HH/ ch( ??
F(D? )erner 6eisen$er#
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Ein Fachmann ist ein Mann" der eini#e der #rR$sten Feher -ennt" die
man
in dem $etreffenden Fach machen -ann und der sie desha$ 5u 3ermeiden
3ersteht(
An expert is someone !ho -no!s some of the !orst mista-es that can $e
made
in his su$9ect and ho! to a3oid them(
Der Tei und das 1an5e .*The Part and the )hoe"* ?@H@/ ch( ?G
.transated $y A( B( Pomerans in ?@G? as Physics and >eyond/
F(D4 Boseph 6eer
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There !as ony one catch and that !as Catch-44" !hich specified that
a concern for one7s o!n safety in the face of dan#ers that !ere rea
and
immediate !as the process of a rationa mind( Orr !as cra5y and coud
$e
#rounded( A he had to do !as as-< and as soon as he did" he !oud
no
on#er $e cra5y and !oud ha3e to fy more missions( Orr !oud $e
cra5y to
fy more missions and sane if he didn7t" $ut if he !as sane he had to
fy
them( ,f he fe! them he !as cra5y and didn7t ha3e to< $ut if he
didn7t
!ant to he !as sane and had to( Cossarian !as mo3ed 3ery deepy $y
the
a$soute simpicity of this cause of Catch-44 and et out a
respectfu
!histe(
*That7s some catch" that Catch-44"* he o$ser3ed(
*,t7s the $est there is"* Doc Danee-a a#reed(
Catch-44 .?@H?/ ch( % .the first chapter of this no3e !as pu$ished
as
Catch-?F in Ae! )ord )ritin# .?@%%/ Ao( G--see =iey and MacDonad
*Catch-44* Case$oo- .?@GE/ 4@D/
2ome men are $orn mediocre" some men achie3e mediocrity" and some men
ha3e
mediocrity thrust upon them( )ith Ma9or Ma9or it had $een a three(
Catch-44 .?@H?/ ch( @( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/
DF@:?D
1ood 1od" ho! much re3erence can you ha3e for a 2upreme >ein# !ho
finds it
necessary to incude such phenomena as phe#m and tooth-decay in 6is
di3ine system of creation+
Catch-44 .?@H?/ ch( ?F
*Cou put so much stoc- in !innin# !ars"* the #ru$$y ini'uitous od
man
scoffed( *The rea tric- ies in osin# !ars" and in -no!in# !hich
!ars
can $e ost( ,tay has $een osin# !ars for centuries" and 9ust see
ho!
spendidy !e73e done nonetheess( France !ins !ars and is in a
continua
state of crisis( 1ermany oses and prospers( 8oo- at our o!n recent
history( ,tay !on a !ar in Ethiopia and prompty stum$ed into
serious
trou$e( Lictory #a3e us such insane deusions of #randeur that !e
heped
start a !ord !ar !e hadn7t a chance of !innin#( >ut no! that !e are
osin# a#ain" e3erythin# has ta-en a turn for the $etter" and !e !i
certainy come out on top a#ain if !e succeed in $ein# defeated(*
Catch-44 .?@H?/ ch( 4E
F(DE 8iian 6eman
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Cynicism is an unpeasant !ay of sayin# the truth(
The 8itte Foxes .?@E@/ act ?
, do not i-e su$3ersion or disoyaty in any form and if , had e3er
seen
any , !oud ha3e considered it my duty to ha3e reported it to the
proper
authorities( >ut to hurt innocent peope !hom , -ne! many years a#o
in
order to sa3e mysef is to me inhuman and indecent and dishonora$e(
, cannot and !i not cut my conscience to fit this year7s fashions"
e3en
thou#h , on# a#o came to the concusion that , !as not a poitica
person
and coud ha3e no comforta$e pace in any poitica #roup(
8etter to Bohn 2( )ood" ?@ May ?@%4" in ;2 Con#ress Committee 6earin#
on
;n-American Acti3ities .?@%4/ pt( F" p( E%DH
F(DD 2ir Ro$ert 6epmann
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Ao( Cou see there are portions of the human anatomy !hich !oud -eep
s!in#in# after the music had finished(
,n Ei5a$eth 2ater 6epmann .?@GF/ ch( 4? Urepy to 'uestion on
!hether
the fashion for nudity !oud extend to danceV
F(D% Ernest 6emin#!ay
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A #ood $oo-s are ai-e in that they are truer than if they had
reay
happened and after you are finished readin# one you !i fee that
a
that happened to you and after!ards it a $eon#s to you: the #ood
and
the $ad" the ecstasy" the remorse and sorro!" the peope and the
paces
and ho! the !eather !as( ,f you can #et so that you can #i3e that to
peope" then you are a !riter(
Es'uire Dec( ?@ED *Od Ae!sman )rites*
*Bust -iss me(*
2he -issed him on the chee-(
*Ao(*
*)here do the noses #o+ , a!ays !ondered !here the noses !oud
#o(*
*8oo-" turn thy head* and then their mouths !ere ti#ht to#ether(
For )hom the >e Tos .?@D&/ ch( G
6e said" *Maria(((, fee as thou#h , !anted to die !hen , am o3in#
thee(*
*Oh"* she said( *, die each time( Do you not die+*
*Ao( Amost( >ut did thee fee the earth mo3e+*
*Ces( As , died( Put thy arm around me" pease(*
For )hom the >e Tos .?@D&/ ch( ?E
A modern American iterature comes from one $oo- $y Mar- T!ain
caed
6uc-e$erry Finn(
1reen 6is of Africa .?@E%/ ch( ?
Co!ardice" as distin#uished from panic" is amost a!ays simpy a
ac- of
a$iity to suspend the functionin# of the ima#ination(
Men at )ar .?@D4/
,f you are uc-y enou#h to ha3e i3ed in Paris as a youn# man" then
!here3er you #o for the rest of your ife" it stays !ith you" for
Paris is
a mo3a$e feast(
Mo3a$e Feast .?@HD/ epi#raph
*Exacty !hat do you mean $y 7#uts7+* *, mean"* Ernest 6emin#!ay
said"
*#race under pressure(*
,nter3ie! !ith Dorothy Par-er" in Ae! Cor-er E& Ao3( ?@4@
, started out 3ery 'uiet and , $eat Mr Tur#ene3( Then , trained hard
and
, $eat Mr de Maupassant( ,73e fou#ht t!o dra!s !ith Mr 2tendha" and
, thin- , had an ed#e in the ast one( >ut no$ody7s #oin# to #et me
in any
rin# !ith Mr Tostoy uness ,7m cra5y or , -eep #ettin# $etter(
Ae! Cor-er ?E May ?@%&
A man can $e destroyed $ut not defeated(
The Od Man and the 2ea .?@%4/ p( ?&E
The most essentia #ift for a #ood !riter is a $uit-in" shoc--proof
shit
detector( This is the !riter7s radar and a #reat !riters ha3e had
it(
Paris Re3ie! 2prin# ?@%F
The sun aso rises(
Tite of no3e .?@4H/
2!it5erand is a sma" steep country" much more up and do!n than
side!ays" and is a stuc- o3er !ith ar#e $ro!n hotes $uit on the
cuc-oo coc- stye of architecture(
Toronto 2tar )ee-y D Mar( ?@44" in )iiam )hite >y-ine: Ernest
6emin#!ay .?@HG/ p( ?F 2ee aso F( 2cott Fit5#erad .H(4&/
F(DH Arthur )( D( 6eney
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Ao$ody o3es a fairy !hen she7s forty(
Tite of son# .?@ED/
F(DG O( 6enry .)iiam 2ydney Porter/
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8ife is made up of so$s" sniffes" and smies" !ith sniffes
predominatin#(
Four Miion .?@&H/ *1ift of the Ma#i*
,f men -ne! ho! !omen pass the time !hen they are aone" they7d ne3er
marry(
Four Miion .?@&H/ *Memoirs of a Ceo! Do#*
,t !as $eautifu and simpe as a truy #reat s!indes are(
1ente 1rafter .?@&F/ *Octopus Marooned*
Turn up the i#hts< , don7t !ant to #o home in the dar-(
8ast !ords" 'uotin# ?@&G son# $y 6arry )iiams *,7m afraid to come
home
in the dar-"* in Chares Aphonso 2mith O( 6enry >io#raphy .?@?H/ ch(
@
F(DF A( P( 6er$ert
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Other peope7s $a$ies--
That7s my ifeT
Mother to do5ens"
And no$ody7s !ife(
>aads for >road$ro!s .?@E&/ *Other Peope7s >a$ies* .aso a ?@ED
son#"
!ith music $y Li3ian Eis/
8et7s find out !hat e3eryone is doin#"
And then stop e3eryone from doin# it(
>aads for >road$ro!s .?@E&/ *8et7s 2top 2ome$ody from Doin#
2omethin#T*
As my poor father used to say
,n ?FHE"
Once peope start on a this Art
1ood$ye" moraiteeT
And !hat my father used to say
,s #ood enou#h for me(
>aads for >road$ro!s .?@E&/ *8ines for a )orthy Person*
6oy deadoc-(
Tite of no3e .?@ED/
Don7t te my mother ,7m i3in# in sin"
Don7t et the od fo-s -no!(
8au#hin# Ann .?@4%/ *Don7t Te My Mother ,7m 8i3in# in 2in*
Aot huffy" or stuffy" not tiny or ta"
>ut fuffy" 9ust fuffy" !ith no $rains at a(
Pain Bane .?@4G/ *, 8i-e them Fuffy*
Don7t et7s #o to the do#s toni#ht"
For mother !i $e there(
2he-2hanties .?@4H/ *Don7t 8et7s 1o to the Do#s Toni#ht*
The Farmer !i ne3er $e happy a#ain<
6e carries his heart in his $oots<
For either the rain is destroyin# his #rain
Or the drou#ht is destroyin# his roots(
Tin-er Taior .?@44/ *The Farmer*
This hi#h officia" a ao!"
,s #rossy o3erpaid<
There !asn7t any >oard" and no!
There isn7t any Trade(
Tin-er Taior .?@44/ *The President of the >oard of Trade*
Aothin# is !asted" nothin# is in 3ain:
The seas ro o3er $ut the roc-s remain(
Tou#h at the Top .circa ?@D@ operetta/" in A(P(6( .?@G&/ ch( G
The Common 8a! of En#and has $een a$oriousy $uit a$out a mythica
fi#ure--the fi#ure of *The Reasona$e Man(*
;ncommon 8a! .?@E%/ *The Reasona$e Man*
Peope must not do thin#s for fun( )e are not here for fun( There is
no
reference to fun in any Act of Pariament(
;ncommon 8a! .?@E%/ *,s it a Free Country+*
The critica period in matrimony is $rea-fast-time(
;ncommon 8a! .?@E%/ *,s Marria#e 8a!fu+*
The En#ishman ne3er en9oys himsef except for a no$e purpose(
;ncommon 8a! .?@E%/ *Fox-6untin# Fun*
Miord" in that case an Act of 1od !as defined as *somethin# !hich no
reasona$e man coud ha3e expected(*
;ncommon 8a! .?@E%/ *Act of 1od*
F(D@ Oi3er 6erford
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?FHE-?@E%
*Perhaps it is ony a !him"* said the Queen( The =in# au#hed
mirthessy(
*=in# >arumph has a !him of ironT*
Excuse it Pease .?@4@/ *,mpossi$e Puddin#*
2ee aso Ethe )atts Mumford .?E(?E@/
F(%& Berry 6erman
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?@EE-
6eo" Doy" !e" heo Doy
,t7s so nice to ha3e you $ac- !here you $eon#(
6eo" Doy .?@HD son# from the musica 6eo" Doy/
F(%? Bune 6ershey
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Deep in the heart of Texas(
Tite of son# .?@D?< music $y Don 2!ander/
F(%4 6ermann 6esse
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?FGG-?@H4
)enn !ir einen Menschen hassen" so hassen !ir in seinem >id et!as"
!as in
uns se$er sisst( )as nicht in uns se$er ist" das re#t uns nicht
auf(
,f you hate a person" you hate somethin# in him that is part of
yoursef(
)hat isn7t part of ourse3es doesn7t distur$ us(
Demian .?@?@/ ch( H
Auf =osten der ,ntensit]t aso erreicht er Uder >r#er V Erhatun# und
2icherheit" statt 1ott$esessenheit erntet er 1e!issensruhe" statt
8ust
>eha#en" statt Freiheit >e'uemich-eit" statt tRdicher 1ut eine
an#enehme Temperatur(
The $our#eois prefers comfort to peasure" con3enience to i$erty"
and
a peasant temperature to the deathy inner consumin# fire(
Der 2teppen!of .?@4G/ *Tractat 3om 2teppen!of* .Treatise on the
2teppen!of/
F(%E 1ordon 6e!art .Liscount 6e!art/
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A on# ine of cases sho!s that it is not merey of some importance"
$ut
is of fundamenta importance that 9ustice shoud not ony $e done"
$ut
shoud manifesty and undou$tedy $e seen to $e done(
Rex 3 2ussex Bustices" @ Ao3( ?@4E" in 8a! Reports =in#7s >ench
Di3ision
.?@4D/ 3o( ?" p( 4%@
F(%D Patricia 6e!itt
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,t is o$3ious from our poin#" as !e as from the doorstep" that
the
*8ondon Effect* is no! 3ery noticea$e( The *oony 8a$our eft* is
ta-in#
its to< the #ays and es$ians issue is costin# us dear amon# the
pensioners" and fear of extremism and hi#her rates`taxes is
particuary
prominent in the 1reater 8ondon Counci area(
8etter to Fran- Do$son and other 8a$our eaders" in The Times H Mar(
?@FG
F(%% Du >ose 6ey!ard and ,ra 1ersh!in
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Du >ose 6ey!ard ?FF%-?@D&
,ra 1ersh!in ?F@H-?@FE
,t ain7t necessariy so(
Tite of son# .?@E%< music $y 1eor#e 1ersh!in/
2ummer time an7 the i3in7 is easy(
2ummer Time .?@E% son#< music $y 1eor#e 1ersh!in/
F(%H 2ir 2eymour 6ic-s
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?FG?-?@D@
Cou !i reco#ni5e" my $oy" the first si#n of od a#e: it is !hen you
#o
out into the streets of 8ondon and reai5e for the first time ho!
youn#
the poicemen oo-(
,n C( R( D( Puin# They )ere 2in#in# .?@%4/ ch( G
F(%G Bac- 6i##ins .6enry Patterson/
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The ea#e has anded(
Tite of no3e .?@G%/
F(%F Boe 6i
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?FG@-?@?%
, !i die i-e a true-$ue re$e( Don7t !aste any time in
mournin#--or#ani5e(
Fare!e tee#ram to >i 6ay!ood" ?F Ao3( ?@?%" $efore his death $y
firin# s'uad" in 2at 8a-e .;tah/ Tri$une ?@ Ao3( ?@?%
Cou !i eat" $ye and $ye"
,n that #orious and a$o3e the s-y<
)or- and pray" i3e on hay"
Cou7 #et pie in the s-y !hen you die(
2on#s of the )or-ers .,ndustria )or-ers of the )ord" ?@??/
*Preacher
and the 2a3e*
F(%@ Pattie 2( 6i
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6appy $irthday to you(
Tite of son# .?@E%< music $y Midred B( 6i/
F(H& 2ir Edmund 6iary
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UAfter the ascent of E3erestV 1eor#e U8o!eV met us !ith a mu# of soup
9ust
a$o3e camp" and seein# his sta!art frame and cheerfu face reminded
me
ho! fond of him , !as( My comment !as not speciay prepared for
pu$ic
consumption $ut for 1eor#e((((*)e" !e -noc-ed the $astard offT* ,
tod
him and he nodded !ith peasure((((*Thou#ht you must ha3eT*
Aothin# Lenture .?@G%/ ch( ?&
F(H? Fred 6ie$rand
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6ome Bames" and don7t spare the horses(
Tite of son# .?@ED/
F(H4 8ady 6iin#don
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, am happy no! that Chares cas on my $edcham$er ess fre'uenty
than of
od( As it is" , no! endure $ut t!o cas a !ee- and !hen , hear his
steps
outside my door , ie do!n on my $ed" cose my eyes" open my e#s and
thin- of En#and(
Bourna ?@?4" in B( 1athorne-6ardy Rise and Fa of the >ritish
Aanny
.?@G4/ ch( E
F(HE Bames 6iton
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Aothin# reay !ron# !ith him--ony anno domini" $ut that7s the most
fata
compaint of a" in the end(
1ood$ye" Mr Chips .?@ED/ ch( ?
F(HD Afred 6itchcoc-
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Tee3ision has $rou#ht $ac- murder into the home--!here it $eon#s(
,n O$ser3er ?@ Dec( ?@H%
Actors are catte(
,n 2aturday E3enin# Post 44 May ?@DE" p( %H
F(H% Adof 6iter
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Die neue and diesma $uti#e Erhe$un#--die Aacht der an#en Messer"
!ie
man sie #rauen3o $e5eichnete--meinem ei#enen 2inn entspr]che(
The ne!" and this time $oody" risin#--*The Ai#ht of the 8on# =ni3es*
!as
their #hasty name for it--!as exacty !hat , mysef desired(
2peech to the Reichsta#" ?E Buy ?@ED" in Max Domarus .ed(/ 6iter:
Reden
und Pro-amationen ?@E4-?@D% .?@H4/ p( D?F
,ch #ehe mit traum!anderischer 2icherheit den )e#" den mich die
Lorsehun#
#ehen heisst(
, #o the !ay that Pro3idence dictates !ith the assurance of a
seep!a-er(
2peech in Munich" ?% Mar( ?@EH" in Max Domarus .ed(/ 6iter: Reden
und
Pro-amationen ?@E4-?@D% .?@H4/ p( H&H
;nd nun steht 3or uns das et5te Pro$em" das #eRst!erden muss und
#eRst
!erden !irdT Es Udas 2udetenandV ist die et5te territoriae
Forderun#"
die ich Europa 5u steen ha$e" a$er es ist die Forderun#" 3on der
ich
nicht a$#ehe" und die ich" so 1ott !i" erfen !erde(
And no! $efore us stands the ast pro$em that must $e so3ed and
!i $e
so3ed( ,t Uthe 2udetenandV is the ast territoria caim !hich ,
ha3e to
ma-e in Europe" $ut it is the caim from !hich , !i not recede and
!hich" 1od-!iin#" , !i ma-e #ood(
2peech at >erin 2portpaast" 4H 2ept( ?@EF" in Max Domarus .ed(/
6iter:
Reden und Pro-amationen ?@E4-?@D% .?@H4/ p( @4G
,n $e5u# auf das sudetendeutsche Pro$em meine 1edud 9et5t 5u Ende
istT
)ith re#ard to the pro$em of the 2udeten 1ermans" my patience is no!
at
an endT
2peech at >erin 2portpaast" 4H 2ept( ?@EF" in Max Domarus .ed(/
6iter:
Reden und Pro-amationen ?@E4-?@D% .?@H4/ p( @E4
>rennt Paris+
,s Paris $urnin#+
Question" 4% Au#( ?@DD" in 8arry Coins and Domini'ue 8apierre ,s
Paris
>urnin#+ .?@H%/ ch( %
Die $reite Masse eines Lo-es(((einer #rossen 8#eeichter 5um Opfer
f]t
as einer -einen(
The $road mass of a nation(((!i more easiy fa 3ictim to a $i#
ie
than to a sma one(
Mein =ampf .My 2tru##e" ?@4%/ 3o( ?" ch( ?&
F(HH Raph 6od#son
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Time" you od #ipsy man"
)i you not stay"
Put up your cara3an
Bust for one day+
Poems .?@?G/ *Time" Cou Od 1ipsy Man*
, cim$ed a hi as i#ht fe short"
And roo-s came home in scram$e sort"
And fied the trees and fapped and fou#ht
And san# themse3es to seep(
Poems .?@?G/ *2on# of 6onour*
, stood and stared< the s-y !as it"
The s-y !as stars a o3er it"
, stood" , -ne! not !hy"
)ithout a !ish" !ithout a !i"
, stood upon that sient hi
And stared into the s-y unti
My eyes !ere $ind !ith stars and sti
, stared into the s-y(
Poems .?@?G/ *2on# of 6onour*
)hen statey ships are t!ired and spun
8i-e !hippin# tops and hep there7s none
And mi#hty ships ten thousand ton
1o do!n i-e umps of ead(
Poems .?@?G/ *2on# of 6onour*
7T!oud rin# the $es of 6ea3en
The !idest pea for years"
,f Parson ost his senses
And peope came to theirs"
And he and they to#ether
=net do!n !ith an#ry prayers
For tamed and sha$$y ti#ers
And dancin# do#s and $ears"
And !retched" $ind" pit ponies"
And itte hunted hares(
Poems .?@?G/ *>es of 6ea3en*
2ee an od unhappy $u"
2ic- in sou and $ody $oth"
2ouchin# in the under#ro!th
Of the forest $eautifu"
>anished from the herd he ed"
>us and co!s a thousand head(
Poems .?@?G/ *The >u*
Reason has moons" $ut moons not hers"
8ie mirror7d on her sea"
Confoundin# her astronomers"
>ut" OT dei#htin# me(
Poems .?@?G/ *Reason 6as Moons*
F(HG 7Red7 6od#son
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, $o! throu#h here<
the music #oes 7round and around(
)hoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho" and it comes up here(
Music 1oes 7round and Around .?@E% son#< music $y Ed!ard Farey and
Michae Riey/
F(HF Eric 6offer
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,t is easier to o3e humanity as a !hoe than to o3e one7s
nei#h$our(
Ae! Cor- Times Ma#a5ine ?% Fe$( ?@%@" p( ?4
)hen peope are free to do as they pease" they usuay imitate each
other( Ori#inaity is dei$erate and forced" and parta-es of the
nature of
a protest(
Passionate 2tate of Mind .?@%%/ p( 4?
F(H@ A 6offman and Dic- Mannin#
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A 6offman ?@&4-?@H&
Dic- Mannin# ?@?4-
Ta-es t!o to tan#o(
Tite of son# .?@%4/
F(G& 1erard 6offnun#
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2tandin# amon# sa3a#e scenery" the hote offers stupendous
re3eations(
There is a French !ido! in e3ery $edroom" affordin# dei#htfu
prospects(
2peech at Oxford ;nion" D Dec( ?@%F .supposedy 'uotin# a etter from
a Tyroean andord/
F(G? 8anceot 6o#$en
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This is not the a#e of pampheteers( ,t is the a#e of the en#ineers(
The
spar--#ap is mi#htier than the pen( Democracy !i not $e sa3a#ed $y
men
!ho ta- fuenty" de$ate forcefuy and 'uote apty(
2cience for the Citi5en .?@EF/ epio#ue
F(G4 >iie 6oiday .Eeanor Fa#an/ and Arthur 6er5o# Br(
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>iie 6oiday ?@?%-?@%@
Arthur 6er5o# Br( ?@&?-?@FE
Them that7s #ot sha #et"
Them that7s not sha ose"
2o the >i$e said"
And it sti is ne!s<
Mama may ha3e" papa may ha3e"
>ut 1od $ess the chid that7s #ot his o!nT
That7s #ot his o!n(
1od >ess the Chid .?@D? son#/
F(GE 2taney 6oo!ay
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2am" 2am" pic- up tha7 mus-et(
Pic- ;p Tha7 Mus-et .?@E& recorded monoo#ue/
F(GD Bohn 6( 6omes
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This" no!" is the 9ud#ement of our scientific a#e--the third reaction
of
man upon the uni3erseT This uni3erse is not hostie" nor yet is it
friendy( ,t is simpy indifferent(
The 2ensi$e Man7s Lie! of Rei#ion .?@E4/ ch( D
F(G% 8ord 6ome .>aron 6ome of the 6irse" formery 2ir Aec Dou#as-
6ome/
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As far as the fourteenth ear is concerned" , suppose Mr U6arodV
)ison"
!hen you come to thin- of it" is the fourteenth Mr )ison(
Tee3ision inter3ie!" 4? Oct( ?@HE" in Daiy Tee#raph 44 Oct( ?@HE
.repyin# to 'uestion on ho! he !as #oin# to meet attac-s $y the
8a$our
Party on his then position as a *fourteenth Ear" a reactionary" and
an
out-of-date fi#ure*/
)hen , ha3e to read economic documents , ha3e to ha3e a $ox of
matches and
start mo3in# them into position to simpify and iustrate the points
to
mysef(
,n O$ser3er ?H 2ept( ?@H4
F(GH Arthur 6one##er
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, est certain 'ue a premiOre 'uait0 d7un compositeur" c7est d7Xtre
mort(
There is no dou$t that the first re'uirement for a composer is to $e
dead(
Be suis compositeur ., am a Composer" ?@%?/ p( ?H
F(GG 6er$ert 6oo3er
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Oder men decare !ar( >ut it is youth !ho must fi#ht and die( And
it is
youth !ho must inherit the tri$uation" the sorro!" and the triumphs
that
are the aftermath of !ar(
2peech at the Repu$ican Aationa Con3ention" Chica#o" 4G Bune ?@DD"
in
Addresses upon the American Road .?@DH/ p( 4%D(
Our country has dei$eratey underta-en a #reat socia and economic
experiment" no$e in moti3e and far-reachin# in purpose .i(e( ?Fth
Amendment on Prohi$ition/(
8etter to 2enator )( 6( >orah" 4E Fe$( ?@4F" in Caudius O( Bohnson
>orah
of ,daho .?@EH/ ch( 4?
)hen the !ar cosed(((!e !ere chaen#ed !ith a peace-time choice
$et!een
the American system of ru##ed indi3iduaism and a European phiosophy
of
diametricay opposed doctrines--doctrines of paternaism and state
sociaism(
2peech in Ae! Cor- City" 44 Oct( ?@4F" in Ae! Day .?@4F/ p( ?%D
Another proposa of our opponents !hich !oud !hoy ater our
American
system of ife is to reduce the protecti3e tariff to a competiti3e
tariff
for re3enue((((The #rass !i #ro! in the streets of a hundred
cities"
a thousand to!ns< the !eeds !i o3errun the fieds of miions of
farms
if that protection $e ta-en a!ay(
2peech" E? Oct( ?@E4" in 2tate Papers of 6er$ert 6oo3er .?@ED/ 3o(
4"
p( D?F
F(GF Anthony 6ope .2ir Anthony 6ope 6a!-ins/
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Economy is #oin# !ithout somethin# you do !ant in case you shoud"
some
day" !ant somethin# you pro$a$y !on7t !ant(
Doy Diao#ues .?F@D/ no( ?4
*Cou ou#htn7t to yied to temptation(* *)e" some$ody must" or the
thin#
$ecomes a$surd"* said ,(
Doy Diao#ues .?F@D/ no( ?D
*>our#eois"* , o$ser3ed" *is an epithet !hich the riff-raff appy to
!hat
is respecta$e" and the aristocracy to !hat is decent(* *>ut it7s not
a nice thin# to $e" a the same"* said Doy" !ho is imper3ious to
the
most penetratin# remar-(
Doy Diao#ues .?F@D/ no( ?G
, !ish you !oud read a itte poetry sometimes( Cour i#norance
cramps my
con3ersation(
Doy Diao#ues .?F@D/ no( 44
Anthony 6ope--a friend" a true friend" yet ped#ed a!ays to his o!n
and
far more Attic interpretation of ife--sat there Uat the first ni#ht
of B(
M( >arrie7s Peter Pan in ?@&DV oo-in# primmer and drier at e3ery
extra3a#ance" and more and more as if" in his opinion" chidren
shoud $e
-ept in their ri#ht pace( )hen he spo-e" his comment !as aso far
more
succinct( *Oh" for an hour of 6erodT* he said(
Denis Mac-ai 2tory of BM> .?@D?/ ch( ?G
F(G@ >o$ 6ope
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A $an- is a pace that !i end you money if you can pro3e that you
don7t
need it(
,n Aan 6arrin#ton 8ife in the Crysta Paace .?@%@/ *The Tyranny of
Farms*
F(F& Francis 6ope
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And scri$$ed ines i-e faen hopes
On $ac-s of tattered en3eopes(
,nstead of a Poet and Other Poems .?@H%/ *,nstead of a Poet*
F(F? 8aurence 6ope .Adea Forence Aicoson/
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8ess than the dust" $eneath thy Chariot !hee"
8ess than the rust" that ne3er stained thy 2!ord"
8ess than the trust thou hast in me" Oh" 8ord"
E3en ess than theseT
8ess than the !eed" that #ro!s $eside thy door"
8ess than the speed" of hours" spent far from thee"
8ess than the need thou hast in ife of me(
E3en ess am ,(
1arden of =ama .?@&?/ *8ess than the Dust*
Pae hands , o3ed $eside the 2haimar"
)here are you no!+ )ho ies $eneath your spe+
(((Pae hands" pin- tipped" i-e otus $uds that foat
On those coo !aters !here !e used to d!e"
, !oud ha3e rather fet you round my throat
Crushin# out ife< than !a3in# me fare!eT
1arden of =ama .?@&?/ *=ashmiri 2on#*
F(F4 Jiphia 6orton
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2ee *Anonymous* in topic ?(DE
F(FE A( E( 6ousman
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Mud7s sister" not himsef" adorns my e#s(
Fra#ment of a 1ree- Tra#edy .>roms#ro3ian 3o( 4" no( %" ?FFE/ in
Afred
Ed!ard 6ousman" the 6ousman Memoria 2uppement of the >roms#ro3ian
.?@EH
/
This #reat Coe#e" of this ancient ;ni3ersity" has seen some stran#e
si#hts( ,t has seen )ords!orth drun- and Porson so$er( And here am
,"
a $etter poet than Porson" and a $etter schoar than )ords!orth"
$et!ixt
and $et!een(
2peech at Trinity Coe#e" Cam$rid#e" in 1( =( Chesterton
Auto$io#raphy
.?@EH/ ch( ?4
,f , !ere the Prince of Peace" , !oud choose a ess pro3ocati3e
Am$assador(
,n Aan )ood >ertrand Russe: Passionate 2ceptic .?@%G/ p( ?&E
Oh !ho is that youn# sinner !ith the handcuffs on his !rists+
And !hat has he $een after that they #roan and sha-e their fists+
And !herefore is he !earin# such a conscience-stric-en air+
Oh they7re ta-in# him to prison for the coour of his hair(
7Tis a shame to human nature" such a head of hair as his<
,n the #ood od time 7t!as han#in# for the coour that it is<
Thou#h han#in# isn7t $ad enou#h and fayin# !oud $e fair
For the nameess and a$omina$e coour of his hair(
Coected Poems .?@E@/ *Additiona Poems* no( ?F
That is indeed 3ery #ood( , sha ha3e to repeat that on the 1oden
FoorT
,n Daiy Tee#raph 4? Fe$( ?@FD .said to his physician !ho tod him
a ris'u0 story to cheer him up 9ust $efore he died/
The 1ri55y >ear is hu#e and !id<
6e has de3oured the infant chid(
The infant chid is not a!are
6e has $een eaten $y the $ear(
,nfant ,nnocence in Oxford >oo- of 8i#ht Lerse .?@EF/ p( DF@
Aous n7irons pus aux $ois"
8es auriers sont coup0s(
)e7 #o to the !oods no more"
The aures a are cut(
Transation of nursery rhyme in 8ast Poems .?@44/ introductory
Pass me the can" ad< there7s an end of May(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( @
May !i $e fine next year as i-e as not:
Oh" ay" $ut then !e sha $e t!enty-four(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( @
)e for a certainty are not the first
6a3e sat in ta3erns !hie the tempest hured
Their hopefu pans to emptiness" and cursed
)hate3er $rute and $ac-#uard made the !ord(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( @
The trou$es of our proud and an#ry dust
Are from eternity" and sha not fai(
>ear them !e can" and if !e can !e must(
2houder the s-y" my ad" and drin- your ae(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( @
>ut men at !hies are so$er
And thin- $y fits and starts"
And if they thin-" they fasten
Their hands upon their hearts(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( ?&
The a!s of 1od" the a!s of man"
6e may -eep that !i and can<
Aot ,: et 1od and man decree
8a!s for themse3es and not for me<
And if my !ays are not as theirs
8et them mind their o!n affairs(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( ?4
And ho! am , to face the odds
Of man7s $ede3iment and 1od7s+
," a stran#er and afraid
,n a !ord , ne3er made(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( ?4
The candes $urn their soc-ets"
The $inds et throu#h the day"
The youn# man fees his poc-ets
And !onders !hat7s to pay(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( 4?
To thin- that t!o and t!o are four
And neither fi3e nor three
The heart of man has on# $een sore
And on# 7tis i-e to $e(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( E%
These" in the day !hen hea3en !as fain#"
The hour !hen earth7s foundations fed"
Foo!ed their mercenary cain#
And too- their !a#es and are dead(
Their shouders hed the s-y suspended<
They stood" and earth7s foundations stay<
)hat 1od a$andoned" these defended"
And sa3ed the sum of thin#s for pay(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( EG
For nature" heartess" !itess nature"
)i neither care nor -no!
)hat stran#er7s feet may find the meado!
And trespass there and #o"
Aor as- amid the de!s of mornin#
,f they are mine or no(
8ast Poems .?@44/ no( D&
Experience has tau#ht me" !hen , am sha3in# of a mornin#" to -eep
!atch
o3er my thou#hts" $ecause" if a ine of poetry strays into my memory"
my
s-in $ristes so that the ra5or ceases to act((((The seat of this
sensation is the pit of the stomach(
8ecture at Cam$rid#e" @ May ?@EE" The Aame and Aature of Poetry
.?@EE/
p( DG
The rainy Peiads !ester"
Orion pun#es prone"
The stro-e of midni#ht ceases"
And , ie do!n aone(
More Poems .?@EH/ no( ??
8ife" to $e sure" is nothin# much to ose<
>ut youn# men thin- it is" and !e !ere youn#(
More Poems .?@EH/ no( EH
1ood-ni#ht( Ensured reease
,mperisha$e peace"
6a3e these for yours"
)hie earth7s foundations stand
And s-y and sea and and
And hea3en endures(
More Poems .?@EH/ no( DF *Ata Quies*
8o3eiest of trees" the cherry no!
,s hun# !ith $oom aon# the $ou#h"
And stands a$out the !oodand ride
)earin# !hite for Eastertide(
Ao!" of my threescore years and ten"
T!enty !i not come a#ain"
And ta-e from se3enty sprin#s a score"
,t ony ea3es me fifty more(
And since to oo- at thin#s in $oom
Fifty sprin#s are itte room"
A$out the !oodands , !i #o
To see the cherry hun# !ith sno!(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( 4
Cay ies sti" $ut $ood7s a ro3er<
>reath7s a !are that !i not -eep(
;p" ad: !hen the 9ourney7s o3er
There7 $e time enou#h to seep(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( D
And na-ed to the han#man7s noose
The mornin# coc-s !i rin#
A nec- 1od made for other use
Than stran#in# in a strin#(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( @
)hen , !as one-and-t!enty
, heard a !ise man say"
*1i3e cro!ns and pounds and #uineas
>ut not your heart a!ay<
1i3e pears a!ay and ru$ies"
>ut -eep your fancy free(*
>ut , !as one-and-t!enty"
Ao use to ta- to me(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( ?E
Oh" !hen , !as in o3e !ith you"
Then , !as cean and $ra3e"
And mies around the !onder #re!
6o! !e , did $eha3e(
And no! the fancy passes $y"
And nothin# !i remain"
And mies around they7 say that ,
Am 'uite mysef a#ain(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( ?F
,n summertime on >redon
The $es they sound so cear<
Round $oth the shires they rin# them
,n steepes far and near"
A happy noise to hear(
6ere of a 2unday mornin#
My o3e and , !oud ie"
And see the cooured counties"
And hear the ar-s so hi#h
A$out us in the s-y(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( 4?
*Come a to church" #ood peope"*--
Oh" noisy $es" $e dum$<
, hear you" , !i come(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( 4?
The ads in their hundreds to 8udo! come in for the fair"
There7s men from the $arn and the for#e and the mi and the fod"
The ads for the #irs and the ads for the i'uor are there"
And there !ith the rest are the ads that !i ne3er $e od(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( 4E
,s my team pou#hin#"
That , !as used to dri3e
And hear the harness 9in#e
)hen , !as man ai3e+
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( 4G
On )enoc- Ed#e the !ood7s in trou$e<
6is forest feece the )re-in hea3es<
The !ind it pies the sapin#s dou$e"
And thic- on 2e3ern sno! the ea3es(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( E?
The #ae" it pies the sapin#s dou$e"
,t $o!s so hard" 7t!i soon $e #one:
To-day the Roman and his trou$e
Are ashes under ;ricon(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( E?
From far" from e3e and mornin#
And yon t!e3e-!inded s-y"
The stuff of ife to -nit me
>e! hither: here am ,(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( E4
2pea- no!" and , !i ans!er<
6o! sha , hep you" say<
Ere to the !ind7s t!e3e 'uarters
, ta-e my endess !ay(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( E4
,nto my heart an air that -is
From yon far country $o!s:
)hat are those $ue remem$ered his"
)hat spires" !hat farms are those+
That is the and of ost content"
, see it shinin# pain"
The happy hi#h!ays !here , !ent
And cannot come a#ain(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( D&
And $ound for the same $ourn as ,"
On e3ery road , !andered $y"
Trod $eside me" cose and dear"
The $eautifu and death-struc- year(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( D?
Cunton and Cun$ury"
Cun#unford and Cun"
Are the 'uietest paces
;nder the sun(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( %&" epi#raph
)ith rue my heart is aden
For #oden friends , had"
For many a rose-ipt maiden
And many a i#htfoot ad(
>y $roo-s too $road for eapin#
The i#htfoot $oys are aid<
The rose-ipt #irs are seepin#
,n fieds !here roses fade(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( %D
2ay" for !hat !ere hop-yards meant"
Or !hy !as >urton $uit on Trent+
Oh many a peer of En#and $re!s
8i3eier i'uor than the Muse"
And mat does more than Miton can
To 9ustify 1od7s !ays to man(
Ae" man" ae7s the stuff to drin-
For feo!s !hom it hurts to thin-(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( H4
Oh , ha3e $een to 8udo! fair
And eft my nec-tie 1od -no!s !here"
And carried haf-!ay home" or near"
Pints and 'uarts of 8udo! $eer
Then the !ord seemed none so $ad"
And , mysef a sterin# ad<
And do!n in o3ey muc- ,73e ain"
6appy ti , !o-e a#ain(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( H4
, te the tae that , heard tod(
Mithridates" he died od(
2hropshire 8ad .?F@H/ no( H4
F(FD 2idney 6o!ard
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F(F% E$ert 6u$$ard
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Ae3er expain--your friends do not need it and your enemies !i not
$eie3e you any!ay(
Motto >oo- .?@&G/ p( E?
8ife is 9ust one damned thin# after another(
Phiistine Dec( ?@&@" p( E4( The sayin# is often attri$uted to Fran-
)ard
O7Maey
Editor: a person empoyed $y a ne!spaper" !hose $usiness it is to
separate
the !heat from the chaff" and to see that the chaff is printed(
Roycroft Dictionary .?@?D/ p( DH
8itte minds are interested in the extraordinary< #reat minds in the
commonpace(
Thousand and One Epi#rams .?@??/ p( ?EE
One machine can do the !or- of fifty ordinary men( Ao machine can do
the
!or- of one extraordinary man(
Thousand and One Epi#rams .?@??/ p( ?%?
F(FH Fran- Mc=inney .7=in7/ 6u$$ard
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Cassic music is th7-ind that !e -eep thin-in7 turn into a tune(
Comments of A$e Martin and 6is Aei#h$ors .?@4E/
,t7s no dis#race t7$e poor" $ut it mi#ht as !e $e(
2hort Furro!s .?@??/ p( D4
F(FG 8( Ron 6u$$ard
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6u$$ard(((tod us that !ritin# science fiction for a$out a penny a
!ord
!as no !ay to ma-e a i3in#( ,f you reay !ant to ma-e a miion" he
said" the 'uic-est !ay is to start your o!n rei#ion(
2am Mosco!it5 recain# 6u$$ard spea-in# to the Eastern 2cience
Fiction
Association at Ae!ar-" Ae! Bersey" in ?@DG" in >( Corydon and 8( Ron
6u$$ard Br( 8( Ron 6u$$ard .?@FG/ ch( E
F(FF 6o!ard 6u#hes Br(
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That man7s ears ma-e him oo- i-e a taxi-ca$ !ith $oth doors open(
,n Chares 6i#ham and Boe 1reen$er# Ceuoid Muse .?@H@/ p( ?%H
.descri$in# Car- 1a$e/
F(F@ Bimmy 6u#hes and Fran- 8a-e
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>ess 7em aT >ess 7em aT
The on# and the short and the ta(
>ess 7Em A .?@D& son#/
F(@& 8an#ston 6u#hes
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*,t7s po!erfu"* he said(
*)hat+*
*That one drop of Ae#ro $ood--$ecause 9ust one drop of $ac- $ood
ma-es a man cooured( One drop--you are a Ae#roT*
2impe Ta-es a )ife .?@%E/ p( F%
," too" sin# America(
, am the dar-er $rother(
They send me to eat in the -itchen
)hen company comes(
>ut , au#h"
And eat !e"
And #ro! stron#(
Tomorro!
,7 sit at the ta$e
)hen company comes
Ao$ody7 dare
2ay to me"
*Eat in the -itchen*
Then(
>esides" they7 see ho!
$eautifu , am
And $e ashamed"--
," too" am America(
2ur3ey 1raphic Mar( ?@4%" *," Too*
F(@? Ted 6u#hes
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,t too- the !hoe of Creation
To produce my foot" my each feather:
Ao! , hod Creation in my foot(
8uperca .?@H&/ *6a!- Roostin#*
F(@4 Bosephine 6u
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UBosephine 6u7sV sta#e reminiscences are not the east of her
charms(
*2ha-espeare"* she recas" *is so tirin#( Cou ne3er #et a chance to
sit
do!n uness you7re a -in#(*
Time ?H Ao3( ?@%E" p( @&
F(@E 6u$ert 6umphrey
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There are not enou#h 9ais" not enou#h poicemen" not enou#h courts
to
enforce a a! not supported $y the peope(
2peech at )iiams$ur#" ? May ?@H%" in Ae! Cor- Times 4 May ?@H%"
sec( ?"
p( ED
The ri#ht to $e heard does not automaticay incude the ri#ht to $e
ta-en
seriousy(
2peech to Aationa 2tudent Association at Madison" 4E Au#( ?@H%" in
Ae!
Cor- Times 4D Au#( ?@H%" p( ?4
And here !e are" 9ust as !e ou#ht to $e" here !e are" the peope"
here !e
are in a spirit of dedication" here !e are the !ay poitics ou#ht to
$e in
America" the poitics of happiness" the poitics of purpose and the
poitics of 9oy(
2peech in )ashin#ton" 4G Apr( ?@HF" in Ae! Cor- Times 4F Apr( ?@HF"
p( HH
F(@D 6erman 6upfed
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Cou must remem$er this" a -iss is sti a -iss"
A si#h is 9ust a si#h<
The fundamenta thin#s appy"
As time #oes $y(
As Time 1oes >y .?@E? son#/
F(@% Adous 6uxey
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?F@D-?@HE
Christi-e in my $eha3iour"
8i-e e3ery #ood $eie3er"
, imitate the 2a3iour"
And cuti3ate a $ea3er(
Antic 6ay .?@4E/ ch( D
There are fe! !ho !oud not rather $e ta-en in adutery than in
pro3inciaism(
Antic 6ay .?@4E/ ch( ?&
Officia di#nity tends to increase in in3erse ratio to the importance
of
the country in !hich the office is hed(
>eyond the Mexi'ue >ay .?@ED/ p( ED
The sexophones !aied i-e meodious cats under the moon(
>ra3e Ae! )ord .?@E4/ ch( %
That men do not earn 3ery much from the essons of history is the
most
important of a the essons that history has to teach(
Coected Essays .?@%@/ *Case of Lountary ,#norance*
The proper study of man-ind is $oo-s(
Crome Ceo! .?@4?/ ch( 4F
Too much consistency is as $ad for the mind as it is for the $ody(
Consistency is contrary to nature" contrary to ife( The ony
competey
consistent peope are the dead(
Do )hat Cou )i .?@4@/ *)ords!orth in the Tropics*
The end cannot 9ustify the means" for the simpe and o$3ious reason
that
the means empoyed determine the nature of the ends produced(
Ends and Means.?@EG/ ch( ?
2o on# as men !orship the Caesars and Aapoeons" Caesars and
Aapoeons
!i duy arise and ma-e them misera$e(
Ends and Means .?@EG/ ch( F
Chastity--the most unnatura of a the sexua per3ersions" he added
parentheticay" out of Remy de 1ourmont(
Eyeess in 1a5a .?@EH/ ch( 4G
*Death"* said Mar- 2taithes( *,t7s the ony thin# !e ha3en7t
succeeded in
competey 3u#ari5in#(*
Eyeess in 1a5a .?@EH/ ch( E?
*>ed"* as the ,taian pro3er$ succincty puts it" *is the poor man7s
opera(*
6ea3en and 6e .?@%H/ p( D?
A miion miion spermato5oa"
A of them ai3e:
Out of their catacysm $ut one poor Aoah
Dare hope to sur3i3e(
And amon# that $iion minus one
Mi#ht ha3e chanced to $e
2ha-espeare" another Ae!ton" a ne! Donne--
>ut the One !as Me(
8eda .?@4&/ *Fifth Phiosopher7s 2on#*
>eauty for some pro3ides escape"
)ho #ain a happiness in eyein#
The #or#eous $uttoc-s of the ape
Or Autumn sunsets ex'uisitey dyin#(
8eda .?@4&/ *Ainth Phiosopher7s 2on#*
Then $rim the $o! !ith atra$iious i'uorT
)e7 ped#e our Empire 3ast across the food:
For >ood" as a men -no!" than )ater7s thic-er"
>ut )ater7s !ider" than- the 8ord" than >ood(
8eda .?@4&/ *Ainth Phiosopher7s 2on#*
Ra#time((($ut !hen the !earied >and
2!oons to a !at5" , ta-e her hand"
And there !e sit in peacefu cam"
Quiety s!eatin# pam to pam(
8eda .?@4&/ *Frascati7s*
, can sympathi5e !ith peope7s pains" $ut not !ith their peasures(
There
is somethin# curiousy $orin# a$out some$ody ese7s happiness(
8im$o .?@4&/ *Cynthia*
After sience" that !hich comes nearest to expressin# the
inexpressi$e is
music(
Music at Ai#ht .?@E?/ p( ?G
*And $esides"* he added" for#ettin# that se3era excuses are a!ays
ess
con3incin# than one" *8ady Ed!ard7s in3itin# an American editor
speciay
for my sa-e(*
Point Counter Point .?@4F/ ch( ?
A $ad $oo- is as much of a a$our to !rite as a #ood one< it comes as
sincerey from the author7s sou(
Point Counter Point .?@4F/ ch( ?E
There is no su$stitute for taent( ,ndustry and a the 3irtues are
of no
a3ai(
Point Counter Point .?@4F/ ch( ?E
>rou#ht up in an epoch !hen adies apparenty roed aon# on !hees"
Mr
Quares !as pecuiary suscepti$e to ca3es(
Point Counter Point .?@4F/ ch( 4&
Parodies and caricatures are the most penetratin# of criticisms(
Point Counter Point .?@4F/ ch( 4F
That a men are e'ua is a proposition to !hich" at ordinary times"
no
sane human $ein# has e3er #i3en his assent(
Proper 2tudies .?@4G/ *The ,dea of E'uaity*
Those !ho $eie3e that they are excusi3ey in the ri#ht are
#eneray
those !ho achie3e somethin#(
Proper 2tudies .?@4G/ *Aote on Do#ma*
Facts do not cease to exist $ecause they are i#nored(
Proper 2tudies .?@4G/ *Aote on Do#ma*
Experience is not !hat happens to a man< it is !hat a man does !ith
!hat
happens to him(
Texts and Pretexts .?@E4/ p( %
Most human $ein#s ha3e an amost infinite capacity for ta-in# thin#s
for
#ranted(
Themes and Lariations .?@%&/ *Lariations on a Phiosopher*
*There7s ony one corner of the uni3erse you can $e certain of
impro3in#"
and that7s your o!n sef( Cour o!n sef"* he repeated( 2o you ha3e
to
$e#in there" not outside" not on other peope( That comes
after!ards"
!hen you73e !or-ed on your o!n corner(
Time Must 6a3e a 2top .?@D%/ ch( G
F(@H 2ir Buian 6uxey
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Operationay" 1od is $e#innin# to resem$e not a ruer $ut the ast
fadin# smie of a cosmic Cheshire cat(
Rei#ion !ithout Re3eation .?@%G edn(/ ch( E
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, 3aut mieux mourir de$out 'ue de 3i3re Z #enouxT
,t is $etter to die on your feet than to i3e on your -nees(
2peech in Paris" E 2ept( ?@EH" in 876umanit0 D 2ept( ?@EH .aso
attri$uted
to Emiiano Japata/
Ao pasar n(
They sha not pass(
Radio $roadcast" Madrid" ?@ Buy ?@EH" in 2peeches and Artices ?@EH-
EF
.?@EF/ p( G .cf( Anonymous H:4%/
@(4 6enri- ,$sen
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8uftsotte"--de er sd nemme at ty ind i" de( O# nemme at $y##e o#sd(
Castes in the air--they are so easy to ta-e refu#e in( And so easy
to
$uid" too(
>y#mester 2oness .The Master >uider" ?F@4/ act E
Fertaet har adri# retten pd sin side( Adri#" si#er 9e#T Det er
en af
disse samfundse#ne" som en fri" tfn-ende mand md #ere oprer imod(
63em er
det" som ud#er fertaet af $e$oerne i et and+ Er det de -o#e
fo-"
eer er det dO dumme+ Be# taen-er" 3i fdr 3aere eni#e om" at dumme
mennes-er er tistede i en #ans-e fors-rae- -ei# o3er3fdende
ma9oritet
rundt om-rin# pd den hee 3ide 9ord( Men det -an da 3e" for fanden"
adri# i e3i#hed 3aere ret" at de dumme s-a hers-e o3er de -o#eT
The ma9ority ne3er has ri#ht on its side( Ae3er , sayT That is one of
the
socia ies that a free" thin-in# man is $ound to re$e a#ainst( )ho
ma-es
up the ma9ority in any #i3en country+ ,s it the !ise men or the
foos+ ,
thin- !e must a#ree that the foos are in a terri$e o3er!hemin#
ma9ority" a the !ide !ord o3er(
En Fo-efiende .An Enemy of the Peope" ?FF4/ act D
En s-ude adri# ha7 sine $edste $uxer pd" ndr en er ude o# strider
for
frihed o# sandhed(
Cou shoud ne3er ha3e your $est trousers on !hen you #o out to fi#ht
for
freedom and truth(
En Fo-efiende .An Enemy of the Peope" ?FF4/ act %
2a#en er den" ser ," at den stfr-este mand i 3erden" det er han" som
stdr
mest aene(
The thin# is" you see" that the stron#est man in the !ord is the man
!ho
stands most aone(
En Fo-efiende .An Enemy of the Peope" ?FF4/ act %
Mor" #i7 mi# soen(
Mother" #i3e me the sun(
1en#an#ere .1hosts" ?FF?/ act E
Men" #ud si# for$arme"--si#t no#et #er man da i--eT
>ut #ood 1od" peope don7t do such thin#sT
6edda 1a$er .?F@&/ act D
63ad s-a manden 3fre+ 2i# se3" det er mit -orte s3ar(
)hat ou#ht a man to $e+ )e" my short ans!er is *himsef(*
Peer 1ynt .?FHG/ act D
Tar de i3se#nen fra et #ennemsnitsmennes-e" sd tar De y--en fra
ham med
det samme(
Ta-e the ife-ie a!ay from the a3era#e man and strai#ht a!ay you
ta-e
a!ay his happiness(
Lidanden .The )id Duc-" ?FFD/ act %
@(E 6arod 8( ,c-es
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The trou$e !ith 2enator 8on#(((is that he is sufferin# from
haitosis of
the inteect( That7s presumin# Emperor 8on# has an inteect(
2peech" ?@E%" in 1( )ofs-i and B( A( 6udson A >ut the Peope:
Fran-in D( Roose3et and his Critics" ?@EE-E@ .?@H@/ ch( ??
De!ey thre! his diaper into the rin#(
On the Repu$ican candidate for the presidency" in Ae! Cor- Times ?4
Dec(
?@E@" p( E4
@(D Eric ,de
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2ee 1raham Chapman et a( .E(DG/
@(% Francis ,es .Anthony >er-eey Cox/
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,t !as not unti se3era !ee-s after he had decided to murder his
!ife
that Dr >ic-ei#h too- any acti3e steps in the matter( Murder is a
serious
$usiness(
Maice Aforethou#ht .?@E?/ p( G
@(H ,3an ,ich
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Man must choose !hether to $e rich in thin#s or in the freedom to use
them(
Deschooin# 2ociety .?@G?/ ch( D
,n a consumer society there are ine3ita$y t!o -inds of sa3es: the
prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of en3y(
Toos for Con3i3iaity .?@GE/ ch( E
@(G Chares ,n#e
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This 3ery remar-a$e man
Commends a most practica pan:
Cou can do !hat you !ant
,f you don7t thin- you can7t"
2o don7t thin- you can7t thin- you can(
)ee-end >oo- .?@4F/ *On Monsieur Cou0*
@(F )iiam Raph ,n#e .Dean ,n#e/
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The aim of education is the -no!ed#e not of facts $ut of 3aues(
*The Trainin# of the Reason* in A( C( >enson .ed(/ Cam$rid#e Essays
on
Education .?@?G/ ch( 4
The enemies of Freedom do not ar#ue< they shout and they shoot(
End of an A#e .?@DF/ ch( D
The effect of $oredom on a ar#e scae in history is underestimated(
,t is
a main cause of re3outions" and !oud soon $rin# to an end a the
static
;topias and the farmyard ci3ii5ation of the Fa$ians(
End of an A#e .?@DF/ ch( H
To $ecome a popuar rei#ion" it is ony necessary for a superstition
to
ensa3e a phiosophy(
,dea of Pro#ress .Romanes 8ecture dei3ered at Oxford" 4G May ?@4&/
p( @
Many peope $eie3e that they are attracted $y 1od" or $y Aature"
!hen
they are ony repeed $y man(
More 8ay Thou#hts of a Dean .?@E?/ pt( D" ch( ?
,t ta-es in reaity ony one to ma-e a 'uarre( ,t is useess for
the
sheep to pass resoutions in fa3our of 3e#etarianism" !hie the !of
remains of a different opinion(
Outspo-en Essays: First 2eries .?@?@/ *Patriotism*
The nations !hich ha3e put man-ind and posterity most in their de$t
ha3e
$een sma states--,srae" Athens" Forence" Ei5a$ethan En#and(
Outspo-en Essays: 2econd 2eries .?@44/ *2tate" 3isi$e and
in3isi$e*
A man may $uid himsef a throne of $ayonets" $ut he cannot sit on
it< and
he cannot a3o! that the $ayonets are meant to -eep his o!n su$9ects
'uiet(
Phiosophy of Potinus .?@4E/ 3o( 4" ecture 44
8iterature fourishes $est !hen it is haf a trade and haf an art(
Lictorian A#e .Rede 8ecture dei3ered at Cam$rid#e" ?@44/ p( D@
@(@ Eu#One ,onesco
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C7est une chose anormae de 3i3re(
8i3in# is a$norma(
8e Rhinoc0ros .?@%@/ act ?
Tu ne pr03ois es 030nements 'ue ors'u7is sont d09Z arri30s(
Cou can ony predict thin#s after they ha3e happened(
8e Rhinoc0ros .?@%@/ act E
;n fonctionnaire ne paisante pas(
A ci3i ser3ant doesn7t ma-e 9o-es(
Tueur sans #a#es .The =ier" ?@%F/ act ?
@(?& )edon B( ,r3ine
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Coun#" #ifted and $ac-(
Tite of son# .?@H@< music $y Aina 2imone/
@(?? Christopher ,sher!ood
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?@&D-?@FH
The common cormorant .or sha#/
8ays e##s inside a paper $a#"
Cou foo! the idea" no dou$t+
,t7s to -eep the i#htnin# out(
>ut !hat these uno$ser3ant $irds
6a3e ne3er thou#ht of" is that herds
Of !anderin# $ears mi#ht come !ith $uns
And stea the $a#s to hod the crum$s(
Exhumations .?@HH/ *Common Cormorant*
, am a camera !ith its shutter open" 'uite passi3e" recordin#" not
thin-in#( Recordin# the man sha3in# at the !indo! opposite and the
!oman
in the -imono !ashin# her hair( 2ome day" a this !i ha3e to $e
de3eoped" carefuy printed" fixed(
1ood$ye to >erin .?@E@/ *>erin Diary* Autumn ?@E&
Mr Aorris chan#es trains(
Tite of no3e .?@E%/
2ee aso )( 6( Auden .?(HG/ and Christopher ,sher!ood
?&(& B
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A mother ne3er reai5es that her chidren are no on#er chidren(
A Manner of Fo- .?@?4/ *On a Certain Arran#ement* p( F@
Pedantry is the dota#e of -no!ed#e(
Anatomy of >i$iomania .?@E&/ 3o( ?" p( ?%&
As soon as an idea is accepted it is time to re9ect it(
Patitudes in the Ma-in# .?@??/ p( ?E
?&(4 Boe Baco$s
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)e !as ro$$edT
2houted into the microphone after Bac- 2har-ey $eat Max 2chmein# .of
!hom
Baco$s !as mana#er/ in the hea3y!ei#ht tite fi#ht" 4? Bune ?@E4" in
Peter
6eer ,n This Corner .?@G%/ p( DD
, shoud of stood Ui(e( ha3e stayedV in $ed(
2aid after he eft his sic--$ed in Octo$er ?@E% to attend the )ord
>ase$a 2eries in Detroit and he $et on the osers" in Bohn 8ardner
2tron# Ci#ars .?@%?/ p( H?
?&(E Mic- Ba##er and =eith Richard .=eith Richards/
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Mic- Ba##er ?@DE-
=eith Richard ?@DE-
,t7s ony roc- 7n7 ro(
Tite of son# .?@GD/
E37ry!here , hear the sound of marchin#" char#in# feet" oh" $oy"
7Cause summer7s here and the time is oh" ri#ht for fi#htin# in the
street" $oy(
>ut !hat can a poor $oy do
Except to sin# for a roc- 7n7 ro $and"
7Cause in seepy 8ondon to!n
There7s 9ust no pace for street fi#htin# manT
2treet Fi#htin# Man .?@HF son#/
?&(D 6enry Bames
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The e3er-importunate murmur" *Dramati5e it" dramati5e itT*
Atar of the Dead .?@&@ ed(/ preface
The terri$e fuidity of sef-re3eation(
Am$assadors .?@&@ ed(/ preface
8i3e a you can< it7s a mista-e not to( ,t doesn7t so much matter
!hat
you do in particuar" so on# as you ha3e your ife( ,f you ha3en7t
had
that" !hat ha3e you had+
Am$assadors .?@&E/ $-( %" ch( ??
The deep !e of unconscious cere$ration(
The American .?@&@ ed(/ preface
The historian" essentiay" !ants more documents than he can reay
use<
the dramatist ony !ants more i$erties than he can reay ta-e(
Aspern Papers .?@&@ ed(/ preface
2ummer afternoon--summer afternoon< to me those ha3e a!ays $een the
t!o
most $eautifu !ords in the En#ish an#ua#e(
,n Edith )harton >ac-!ard 1ance .?@ED/ ch( ?&
6e U6enry BamesV is said to ha3e tod his od friend 8ady Prothero"
!hen
she sa! him after the first stro-e" that in the 3ery act of fain#
.he
!as dressin# at the time/ he heard in the room a 3oice !hich !as
distincty" it seemed" not his o!n sayin#: *2o here it is at ast"
the
distin#uished thin#T*
Edith )harton >ac-!ard 1ance .?@ED/ ch( ?D
To -i a human $ein# is" after a" the east in9ury you can do him(
Compete Taes .?@H4/ 3o( ? *My Friend >in#ham* .?FHG short story/
)e !or- in the dar---!e do !hat !e can--!e #i3e !hat !e ha3e( Our
dou$t
is our passion and our passion is our tas-( The rest is the madness
of
art(
Compete Taes .?@HD/ 3o( @ *Midde Cears* .?F@E short story/
Lere-er7s secret" my dear man--the #enera intention of his $oo-s:
the
strin# the pears !ere strun# on" the $uried treasure" the fi#ure in
the
carpet(
Fi#ure in the Carpet .?F@H/ ch( ??
,t ta-es a #reat dea of history to produce a itte iterature(
6a!thorne .?FG@/ ch( ?
)hate3er 'uestion there may $e of his UThoreau7sV taent" there can
$e
none" , thin-" of his #enius( ,t !as a sim and croo-ed one< $ut it
!as
eminenty persona( 6e !as imperfect" unfinished" inartistic< he !as
!orse
than pro3incia--he !as parochia(
6a!thorne .?FG@/ ch( D
Cats and mon-eys--mon-eys and cats--a human ife is thereT
Madonna of the Future .?FG@/ 3o( ?" p( %@ .*A human ife is
there* !as
used $y Maurice 2met as an ad3ertisin# so#an for the Ae!s of the
)ord
in the ate ?@%&s/
They ha3e fairy faced the fu" the monstrous demonstration that
Tennyson
!as not Tennysonian(
Midde Cears .?@?G auto$io#raphy/ ch( H
The ony reason for the existence of a no3e is that it does attempt
to
represent ife(
Partia Portraits .?FFF/ *Art of Fiction*
The ony o$i#ation to !hich in ad3ance !e may hod a no3e" !ithout
incurrin# the accusation of $ein# ar$itrary" is that it $e
interestin#(
Partia Portraits .?FFF/ *Art of Fiction*
Experience is ne3er imited" and it is ne3er compete< it is an
immense
sensi$iity" a -ind of hu#e spider-!e$ of the finest si-en threads
suspended in the cham$er of consciousness" and catchin# e3ery air-
$orne
partice in its tissue(
Partia Portraits .?FFF/ *Art of Fiction*
)hat is character $ut the determination of incident+ )hat is
incident $ut
the iustration of character+ )hat is either a picture or a no3e
that is
not character+
Partia Portraits .?FFF/ *Art of Fiction*
)e must #rant the artist his su$9ect" his idea" his donn0e: our
criticism
is appied ony to !hat he ma-es of it(
Partia Portraits .?FFF/ *Art of Fiction*
, don7t care anythin# a$out reasons" $ut , -no! !hat , i-e(
Portrait of a 8ady .?FF?/ 3o( 4" ch( %( Cf( Max >eer$ohm 4E:?D
, didn7t" of course" stay her hand--there ne3er is in such cases
*time*<
and , had once more the fu demonstration of the fata futiity of
Fact(
2pois of Poynton .?@&@ ed(/ preface
)e !ere aone !ith the 'uiet day" and his itte heart" dispossessed"
had
stopped(
Turn of the 2cre! .?F@F/ p( ?H@
?&(% )iiam Bames
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Man" $ioo#icay considered" and !hate3er ese he may $e into the
$ar#ain" is simpy the most formida$e of a the $easts of prey"
and"
indeed" the ony one that preys systematicay on its o!n species(
Atantic Monthy Dec( ?@&D" p( FD%
, no! percei3e one immense omission in my Psychoo#y"--the deepest
principe of 6uman Aature is the cra3in# to $e appreciated" and ,
eft it
out ato#ether from the $oo-" $ecause , had ne3er had it #ratified
ti
no!(
8etter to his cass at Radciffe Coe#e" H Apr( ?F@H" in 8etters
.?@4&/
3o( 4" p( EE
The mora fa$$iness $orn of the excusi3e !orship of the $itch-
#oddess
success( That--!ith the s'uaid cash interpretation put on the !ord
success--is our nationa disease(
8etter to 6( 1( )es" ?? 2ept( ?@&H" in 8etters .?@4&/ 3o( 4" p(
4H&
Rea cuture i3es $y sympathies and admirations" not $y disi-es and
disdains--under a miseadin# !rappin#s it pounces unerrin#y upon
the
human core(
McCure7s Ma#a5ine Fe$( ?@&F" p( D44
2o on# as antimiitarists propose no su$stitute for !ar7s
discipinary
function" no mora e'ui3aent of !ar" anao#ous" as one mi#ht say" to
the
mechanica e'ui3aent of heat" so on# they fai to reai5e the fu
in!ardness of the situation(
Memories and 2tudies .?@??/ *The Mora E'ui3aent of )ar* p( 4FE
There is no more misera$e human $ein# than one in !hom nothin# is
ha$itua $ut indecision(
Principes of Psychoo#y .?F@&/ 3o( ?" ch( D
The art of $ein# !ise is the art of -no!in# !hat to o3eroo-(
Principes of Psychoo#y .?F@&/ 3o( 4" ch( 44
The first thin# to earn in intercourse !ith others is non-
interference
!ith their o!n pecuiar !ays of $ein# happy" pro3ided those !ays do
not
assume to interfere $y 3ioence !ith ours(
Ta-s to Teachers .?F@@/ *)hat ma-es a 8ife 2i#nificant+*
,f merey *feein# #ood* coud decide" drun-enness !oud $e the
supremey
3aid human experience(
Larieties of Rei#ious Experience .?@&4/ ecture ?" p( ?H
An idea" to $e su##esti3e" must come to the indi3idua !ith the force
of a
re3eation(
Larieties of Rei#ious Experience .?@&4/ ectures D and %" p( ??E
There is no !orse ie than a truth misunderstood $y those !ho hear
it(
Larieties of Rei#ious Experience .?@&4/ ectures ?D and ?%" p( E%%
?&(H Randa Barre
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One of the most o$3ious facts a$out #ro!n-ups" to a chid" is that
they
ha3e for#otten !hat it is i-e to $e a chid(
,ntroduction to Christina 2tead The Man )ho 8o3ed Chidren .?@H%/ p(
xx3i
?&(G Dou#as Bay
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,t !as >ert Amey !ho as-ed me to send him a $rief rhymin# Aorth
>attersea
so#an Ufor the ?@DH $y-eectionV( , su##ested: *Fair 2hares for
A" is
8a$our7s Ca*< and from this $y-eection *Fair 2hares for A*
spread in
a fe! years round the country(
Chan#e and Fortune .?@F&/ ch( G
For in the case of nutrition and heath" 9ust as in the case of
education"
the #enteman in )hiteha reay does -no! $etter !hat is #ood for
peope
than the peope -no! themse3es(
2ociaist Case .?@E@/ ch( E&
?&(F 2ir Bames Beans
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Ta-in# a 3ery #oomy 3ie! of the future of the human race" et us
suppose
that it can ony expect to sur3i3e for t!o thousand miion years
on#er"
a period a$out e'ua to the past a#e of the earth( Then" re#arded as
a
$ein# destined to i3e for three-score years and ten" humanity"
athou#h
it has $een $orn in a house se3enty years od" is itsef ony three
days
od(
Eos .?@4F/ p( ?4
8ife exists in the uni3erse ony $ecause the car$on atom possesses
certain
exceptiona properties(
Mysterious ;ni3erse .?@E&/ ch( ?
From the intrinsic e3idence of his creation" the 1reat Architect of
the
;ni3erse no! $e#ins to appear as a pure mathematician(
Mysterious ;ni3erse .?@E&/ ch( %
?&(@ Patric- Ben-in
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Peope can cean their teeth in the dar-" use the top of the sto3e
instead
of the o3en" a sorts of sa3in#s" $ut they must use ess
eectricity(
Radio $roadcast" ?% Ban( ?@GD" in The Times ?H Ban( ?@GD
?&(?& Rt( Re3d Da3id Ben-ins .>ishop of Durham/
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, !oudn7t put it past 1od to arran#e a 3ir#in $irth if he !anted to"
$ut
, 3ery much dou$t if he !oud--$ecause it seems to $e contrary to the
!ay
in !hich he deas !ith persons and $rin#s his !onders out of natura
persona reationships(
,n Church Times D May ?@FD
The !ithdra!a of an imported" edery American U,an Mac1re#orV to
ea3e a
reconciin# opportunity for some oca product is surey neither
dishonoura$e nor improper(
,n The Times 44 2ept( ?@FD
?&(?? Roy Ben-ins .>aron Ben-ins of 6ihead/
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The poitics of the eft and centre of this country are fro5en in an
out-of-date moud !hich is $ad for the poitica and economic heath
of
>ritain and increasin#y inhi$itin# for those !ho i3e !ithin the
moud(
Can it $e $ro-en+
2peech to Pariamentary Press 1aery" @ Bune ?@F&" in The Times ?&
Bune
?@F&
?&(?4 Pau Bennin#s
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, am prepared to testify on oath that on the portico piars of one
$uidin# there is a $ron5e office si#n !hich simpy says: ACT,LATED
28;D1E(
Oddy Enou#h .?@%&/ *Acti3ated 2ud#e*
Car--Trim$e arran#ed four hundred pieces of carpet in ascendin#
de#rees
of 'uaity" from coarse mattin# to priceess Chinese si-( Pieces of
toast and marmaade" #raded" !ei#hed" and measured" !ere then dropped
on
each piece of carpet" and the marmaade-do!n!ards incidence !as
statisticay anaysed( The toast fe ri#ht-side-up e3ery time on
the
cheap carpet(((and it fe marmaade-do!n!ards e3ery time on the
Chinese
si-(
To!n and Country 2ept( ?@D@" *Report on Resistentiaism*
?&(?E Berome =( Berome
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,t is a!ays the $est poicy to spea- the truth--uness" of course"
you
are an exceptionay #ood iar(
The ,der Fe$( ?F@4" p( ??F
,t is impossi$e to en9oy idin# thorou#hy uness one has penty of
!or-
to do(
,de Thou#hts of an ,de Feo! .?FFH/ *On >ein# ,de*
8o3e is i-e the meases< !e a ha3e to #o throu#h it(
,de Thou#hts of an ,de Feo! .?FFH/ *On >ein# in 8o3e*
)e drin- one another7s heaths" and spoi our o!n(
,de Thou#hts of an ,de Feo! .?FFH/ *On Eatin# and Drin-in#*
The !ord must $e #ettin# od" , thin-< it dresses so 3ery so$ery
no!(
,de Thou#hts of an ,de Feo! .?FFH/ *On Dress and Deportment*
, did not intend to !rite a funny $oo-" at first( , did not -no! ,
!as a
humorist( , ha3e ne3er $een sure a$out it( ,n the midde a#es" ,
shoud
pro$a$y ha3e #one a$out preachin# and #ot mysef $urnt or han#ed(
My 8ife and Times .?@4H/ ch( H
The passin# of the third foor $ac-(
Tite of story .?@&G/ and pay .?@?&/
, !ant a house that has #ot o3er a its trou$es< , don7t !ant to
spend
the rest of my ife $rin#in# up a youn# and inexperienced house(
They and , .?@&@/ ch( ??
,t is a most extraordinary thin#" $ut , ne3er read a patent medicine
ad3ertisement !ithout $ein# impeed to the concusion that , am
sufferin#
from the particuar disease therein deat !ith in its most 3iruent
form(
Three Men in a >oat .?FF@/ ch( ?
>ut there" e3erythin# has its dra!$ac-s" as the man said !hen his
mother-in-a! died" and they came do!n upon him for the funera
expenses(
Three Men in a >oat .?FF@/ ch( E
, i-e !or-: it fascinates me( , can sit and oo- at it for hours( ,
o3e
to -eep it $y me: the idea of #ettin# rid of it neary $rea-s my
heart(
Three Men in a >oat .?FF@/ ch( ?%
?&(?D )iiam Berome
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Any od pace , can han# my hat is home s!eet home to me(
Tite of son# .?@&?< music $y Bean 2ch!art5/
Cou needn7t try to reason"
Cour excuse is out of season"
Bust -iss yoursef #ood$ye(
Bust =iss Coursef 1ood$ye .?@&4 son#< music $y Bean 2ch!art5/
?&(?% C( E( M( Boad
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,t a depends !hat you mean $y(((
Fre'uent openin# to repies on the >>C radio series *The >rains
Trust*
.ori#inay *Any Questions*/" ?@D?-F
My ife is spent in a perpetua aternation $et!een t!o rhythms" the
rhythm of attractin# peope for fear , may $e oney" and the rhythm
of
tryin# to #et rid of them $ecause , -no! that , am $ored(
,n O$ser3er ?4 Dec( ?@DF" p( 4
?&(?H Pope Bohn PP,,, .An#eo 1iuseppe Roncai/
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,f ci3i authorities e#isate for or ao! anythin# that is contrary
to
that order and therefore contrary to the !i of 1od" neither the
a!s
made or the authori5ations #ranted can $e $indin# on the consciences
of
the citi5ens" since 1od has more ri#ht to $e o$eyed than man(
Pacem in Terris .?@HE/ p( ?D4
The socia pro#ress" order" security and peace of each country are
necessariy connected !ith the socia pro#ress" order" security and
peace
of a other countries(
Pacem in Terris .?@HE/ p( ?%&
Bohn PP,,, said that durin# the first months of his pontificate he
often
!o-e durin# the ni#ht" thin-in# himsef sti a cardina and !orried
o3er
a difficut decision to $e made" and he !oud say to himsef: *,7
ta-
it o3er !ith the PopeT* Then he !oud remem$er !here he !as( *>ut ,7m
the
PopeT* he said to himsef( After !hich he !oud concude: *)e ,7
ta-
it o3er !ith Our 8ordT*
6enri Fes'uet )it and )isdom of 1ood Pope Bohn .?@HD/ p( %@
Any$ody can $e pope< the proof of this is that , ha3e $ecome one(
6enri Fes'uet )it and )isdom of 1ood Pope Bohn .?@HD/ p( ??4
?&(?G 8yndon >aines Bohnson
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, don7t !ant oyaty( , !ant oyaty( , !ant him to -iss my ass in
Macy7s
!indo! at hi#h noon and te me it smes i-e roses( , !ant his
pec-er in
my poc-et(
,n Da3id 6a$erstam >est and >ri#htest .?@G4/ ch( 4&
,t7s pro$a$y $etter to ha3e him UB( Ed#ar 6oo3erV inside the tent
pissin#
out" than outside pissin# in(
,n Da3id 6a$erstam >est and >ri#htest .?@G4/ ch( 4&
Berry Ford is so dum$ he can7t fart and che! #um at the same time(
,n Richard Ree3es A Ford" not a 8incon .?@G%/ ch( 4
For the first time in our history" it is possi$e to con'uer po3erty(
2peech to Con#ress" ?H Mar( ?@HD" in Ae! Cor- Times ?G Mar( ?@HD" p(
44
A , ha3e , !oud ha3e #i3en #ady not to $e standin# here today(
2peech to Con#ress" 4G Ao3( ?@HE" in Pu$ic Papers of the Presidents
of
the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@HE-HD 3o( ?" p( F .after the
pre3ious president" B( F( =ennedy" !as assassinated/
)e ha3e ta-ed on# enou#h in this country a$out e'ua ri#hts( )e
ha3e
ta-ed for a hundred years or more( ,t is time no! to !rite the next
chapter" and to !rite it in the $oo-s of a!(
2peech to Con#ress" 4G Ao3( ?@HE" in Pu$ic Papers of the Presidents
of
the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@HE-HD 3o( ?" p( @
)e hope that the !ord !i not narro! into a nei#h$ourhood $efore it
has
$roadened into a $rotherhood(
2peech at i#htin# of the Aation7s Christmas Tree" 44 Dec( ?@HE" in
Pu$ic Papers of the Presidents of the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >(
Bohnson
?@HE-HD" 3o( ?" item H%
This administration today" here and no! decares unconditiona !ar on
po3erty in America(
2tate of the ;nion address to Con#ress" F Ban( ?@HD" in Pu$ic Papers
of
the Presidents of the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@HE-HD 3o(
?" p(
??D
,n your time !e ha3e the opportunity to mo3e not ony to!ard the rich
society and the po!erfu society" $ut up!ard to the 1reat 2ociety(
2peech at ;ni3ersity of Michi#an" 44 May ?@HD" in Pu$ic Papers of
the
Presidents of the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@HE-HD 3o( ?"
p( G&D
)e Americans -no!" athou#h others appear to for#et" the ris-s of
spreadin# confict( )e sti see- no !ider !ar(
2peech on radio and tee3ision" D Au#( ?@HD" in Pu$ic Papers of the
Presidents of the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@HE-HD 3o( 4"
p( @4G
)e are not a$out to send American $oys @ or ?&"&&& mies a!ay from
home to
do !hat Asian $oys ou#ht to $e doin# for themse3es(
2peech at A-ron ;ni3ersity" 4? Oct( ?@HD" in Pu$ic Papers of the
Presidents of the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@HE-HD 3o( 4"
p(
?E@?
Extremism in the pursuit of the Presidency is an unpardona$e 3ice(
Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the hi#hest 3irtue(
2peech in Ae! Cor-" E? Oct( ?@HD" in Pu$ic Papers of the Presidents
of
the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@HE-HD 3o( 4" p( ?%%@
A President7s hardest tas- is not to do !hat is ri#ht" $ut to -no!
!hat is
ri#ht(
2tate of the ;nion address to Con#ress" D Ban( ?@H%" in Pu$ic Papers
of
the Presidents of the ;nited 2tates: 8yndon >( Bohnson ?@H% 3o( ?"
p( @
, am a free man" an American" a ;nited 2tates 2enator" and a
Democrat" in
that order(
Texas Quartery )inter ?@%F
?&(?F Phiander Chase Bohnson
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Cheer upT the !orst is yet to comeT
E3ery$ody7s Ma#a5ine May ?@4&
?&(?@ Phiip Bohnson
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Architecture is the art of ho! to !aste space(
Ae! Cor- Times 4G Dec( ?@HD" p( @E
?&(4& 6anns Bohst
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)enn ich =utur hRre(((entsichere ich meinen >ro!nin#T
)hene3er , hear the !ord cuture(((, reease the safety-catch of my
>ro!nin# UpistoVT
2cha#eter .?@EE/ act ?" sc( ?( Often attri$uted to 6ermann 1oerin#
?&(4? A Boson
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,t can $e re3eaed for the first time that it !as in 2an Francisco
Uin
?@&HV that A Boson first uttered his immorta so#an" *Cou ain7t
heard
nuttin7 yetT* One ni#ht at the cafe he had 9ust finished a son# !hen
a
deafenin# $urst of noise from a $uidin# pro9ect across the street
dro!ned
out the appause( At the top of his un#s" Boson screamed" *Cou
thin-
that7s noise--you ain7t heard nuttin7 yetT* And he proceeded to
dei3er an
encore !hich for sheer $astin# po!er put to e3erastin# shame a
the
deci$es of noise the carpenters" the $ric--ayers and the driers
coud
scare up $et!een them(
Martin A$ramson Rea 2tory of A Boson .?@%&/ p( ?4
?&(44 Bames Bones
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From here to eternity(
Tite of no3e .?@%?/( Cf( Rudyard =ipin# ?4E:?H
?&(4E 8eRoi Bones
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2ee ,mamu Amiri >ara-a .4(?E/
?&(4D Erica Bon#
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The 5ipess fuc- is the purest thin# there is( And it is rarer than
the
unicorn( And , ha3e ne3er had one(
Fear of Fyin# .?@GE/ ch( ?
?&(4% Banis Bopin
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Oh" 8ord" !on7t you $uy me a Mercedes >en5
My friends a dri3e Porsches"
, must ma-e amends(
Mercedes >en5 .?@G& son#/
Fourteen heart attac-s and he had to die in my !ee-( ,n MC !ee-(
2aid !hen Eisenho!er7s death pre3ented her photo#raph from $ein# on
the
front co3er of Ae!s!ee-" in Ae! Musica Express ?4 Apr( ?@H@
?&(4H 2ir =eith Boseph
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Perhaps there is at !or- here a process" apparent in many situations
$ut
imperfecty understood" $y !hich pro$ems reproduce themse3es from
#eneration to #eneration( ,f , refer to this as a *cyce of
depri3ation* ,
do not !ant to $e misunderstood(
2peech in 8ondon to Pre-2choo Pay#roups Association" 4@ Bune ?@G4
?&(4G Bames Boyce
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Ces" the ne!spapers !ere ri#ht: sno! !as #enera a o3er ,reand(
,t !as
fain# on e3ery part of the dar- centra pain" on the treeess
his"
fain# softy upon the >o# of Aen and" farther !est!ard" softy
fain#
into the dar- mutinous 2hannon !a3es( ,t !as fain#" too" upon e3ery
part
of the oney churchyard on the hi !here Michae Furey ay $uried(
,t
ay thic-y drifted on the croo-ed crosses and headstones" on the
spears
of the itte #ate" on the $arren thorns( 6is sou s!ooned so!y as
he
heard the sno! fain# fainty throu#h the uni3erse and fainty
fain#"
i-e the descent of their ast end" upon a the i3in# and the dead(
Du$iners .?@?D/ *The Dead*
ri3errun" past E3e and Adam7s" from s!er3e of shore to $end of $ay"
$rin#s
us $y a commodious 3icus of recircuation $ac- to 6o!th Caste and
En3irons(
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( ?" p( E
That idea reader sufferin# from an idea insomnia(
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( ?" p( ?4&
The fushpots of Euston and the han#in# #arments of Marye$one(
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( ?" p( ?@4
O
te me a a$out
Anna 8i3iaT , !ant to hear a
a$out Anna 8i3ia( )e" you -no! Anna 8i3ia+
Ces" of course" !e a -no! Anna 8i3ia( Te me a( Te me no!(
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( ?" p( ?@H
Te me" te me" te me" emT Ai#ht ni#htT Temetae of stem or
stone(
>eside the ri3erin# !aters of hitherandthitherin# !aters of( Ai#htT
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( ?" p( 4?H
A moanday" tearsday" !aisday" thumpsday" fri#htday" shatterday
ti the
fear of the 8a!(
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( 4" p( E&?
Three 'uar-s for Muster Mar-T
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( 4" p( EFE
The 1racehoper !as a!ays 9i##in# a9o#" hoppy on a--ant of his
9oyicity(
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( E" p( D?D
,f , seen him $earin# do!n on me no! under !hitespread !in#s i-e
he7d
come from Ar-an#es" , sin- ,7d die do!n o3er his feet" hum$y
dum$y"
ony to !ashup( Ces" tid( There7s !here( First( )e pass throu#h #rass
$ehush the $ush to( )hishT A #u( 1us( Far cas( Comin#" farT End
here( ;s then( Finn" a#ainT Ta-e( >ussofthee" mememormeeT Ti
thousendsthee( 8ps( The -eys to( 1i3enT A !ay a one a ast a o3ed
a
on# the
Finne#ans )a-e .?@E@/ pt( D" p( H4G
Once upon a time and a 3ery #ood time it !as there !as a mooco!
comin#
do!n aon# the road and this mooco! that !as do!n aon# the road met
a
nicens itte $oy named $a$y tuc-oo(
A Portrait of the Artist as a Coun# Man .?@?H/ ch( ?
The artist" i-e the 1od of the creation" remains !ithin or $ehind or
$eyond or a$o3e his handi!or-" in3isi$e" refined out of existence"
indifferent" parin# his fin#ernais(
A Portrait of the Artist as a Coun# Man .?@?H/ ch( %
,reand is the od so! that eats her farro!(
A Portrait of the Artist as a Coun# Man .?@?H/ ch( %
Pity is the feein# !hich arrests the mind in the presence of
!hatsoe3er
is #ra3e and constant in human sufferin#s and unites it !ith the
human
sufferer( Terror is the feein# !hich arrests the mind in the
presence of
!hatsoe3er is #ra3e and constant in human sufferin#s and unites it
!ith
the secret cause(
A Portrait of the Artist as a Coun# Man .?@?H/ ch( %
)ecome" O ifeT , #o to encounter for the miionth time the reaity
of
experience and to for#e in the smithy of my sou the uncreated
conscience
of my race((((Od father" od artificer" stand me no! and e3er in
#ood
stead(
A Portrait of the Artist as a Coun# Man .?@?H/ ch( %
, !i not ser3e that in !hich , no on#er $eie3e !hether it ca
itsef
my home" my fatherand or my church: and , !i try to express mysef
in
some mode of ife or art as freey as , can and as !hoy as , can"
usin#
for my defence the ony arms , ao! mysef to use" sience" exie"
and
cunnin#(
A Portrait of the Artist as a Coun# Man .?@?H/ ch( %
2tatey" pump >uc- Mui#an came from the stairhead" $earin# a $o!
of
ather on !hich a mirror and a ra5or ay crossed( A yeo!
dressin##o!n"
un#irded" !as sustained #enty $ehind him $y the mid mornin# air(
6e
hed the $o! aoft and intoned:
--,ntroi$o ad atare Dei(
;ysses .?@44/ p( ?
The snot#reen sea( The scrotumti#htenin# sea(
;ysses .?@44/ p( %
,t is a sym$o of ,rish art( The crac-ed oo-in##ass of a ser3ant(
;ysses .?@44/ p( G
)hen , ma-es tea , ma-es tea" as od mother 1ro#an said( And !hen ,
ma-es
!ater , ma-es !ater(((( >e#o$" ma7am" says Mrs( Cahi" 1od send you
don7t
ma-e them in the one pot(
;ysses .?@44/ p( ?4
, fear those $i# !ords" 2tephen said" !hich ma-e us so unhappy(
;ysses .?@44/ p( E?
6istory" 2tephen said" is a ni#htmare from !hich , am tryin# to
a!a-e(
;ysses .?@44/ p( ED
8a!n Tennyson" #enteman poet(
;ysses .?@44/ p( %&
Mr 8eopod >oom ate !ith reish the inner or#ans of $easts and
fo!s( 6e
i-ed thic- #i$et soup" nutty #i55ards" a stuffed roast heart" i3er
sices fried !ith crustcrum$s" fried hencod7s roes( Most of a he
i-ed
#ried mutton -idneys !hich #a3e to his paate a fine tan# of
fainty
scented urine(
;ysses .?@44/ p( %E
Come forth" 8a5arusT And he came fifth and ost the 9o$(
;ysses .?@44/ p( ?&4
2he used to say >en Doard had a $ase $arretone 3oice(
;ysses .?@44/ p( ?DG
A man of #enius ma-es no mista-es( 6is errors are 3oitiona and are
the
portas of disco3ery(
;ysses .?@44/ p( ?F4
1reater o3e than this" he said" no man hath that a man ay do!n his
!ife
for his friend( 1o thou and do i-e!ise( Thus" or !ords to that
effect"
saith Jarathustra" sometime re#ius professor of French etters to the
uni3ersity of Oxtai(
;ysses .?@44/ p( EG%
The hea3entree of stars hun# !ith humid ni#ht$ue fruit(
;ysses .?@44/ p( H%?
6e -issed me under the Moorish !a and , thou#ht !e as !e him as
another and then , as-ed him !ith my eyes to as- a#ain yes and then
he
as-ed me !oud , yes to say yes my mountain fo!er and first , put my
arms
around him yes and dre! him do!n to me so he coud fee my $reasts
a
perfume yes and his heart !as #oin# i-e mad and yes , said yes ,
!i
Ces(
;ysses .?@44/ p( GE4
)hen a youn# man came up to him in Jurich and said" *May , -iss the
hand
that !rote ;ysses+* Boyce repied" some!hat i-e =in# 8ear" *Ao" it
did
ots of other thin#s too(*
Richard Emann Bames Boyce .?@%@/ p( ??D
?&(4F )iiam Boyce .8ord 6a!-6a!/
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1ermany cain#T 1ermany cain#T
6a$itua introduction to propa#anda $roadcasts to >ritain durin# the
2econd )ord )ar
?&(4@ Bac- Bud#e and 6arry )iiams
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Bac- Bud#e ?FGF-?@EF
6arry )iiams ?FGD-?@4D
,t7s a on# !ay to Tipperary"
,t7s a on# !ay to #o<
,t7s a on# !ay to Tipperary"
To the s!eetest #ir , -no!T
1ood$ye" Piccadiy"
Fare!e" 8eicester 2'uare"
,t7s a on#" on# !ay to Tipperary"
>ut my heart7s ri#ht thereT
,t7s a 8on# )ay to Tipperary .?@?4 son#/
?&(E& Car 1usta3 Bun#
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Ein Mensch" der nicht durch die 6Re seiner 8eidenschaften #e#an#en
ist"
hat sie auch nie $er!unden(
A man !ho has not passed throu#h the inferno of his passions has
ne3er
o3ercome them(
Errinerun#en" Tr]ume" 1edan-en .Memories" Dreams" Refections" ?@H4/
ch( @
2o!eit !ir 5u er-ennen 3ermR#en" ist es die ein5i#e 2inn der
menschichen
Existen5" ein 8icht an5nden in der Finsternis des $ossen 2eins(
As far as !e can discern" the soe purpose of human existence is to
-inde
a i#ht in the dar-ness of mere $ein#(
Errinerun#en" Tr]ume" 1edan-en .Memories" Dreams" Refections" ?@H4/
ch( ??
Bede Form 3on 2chti#-eit ist 3on $e" #eich#ti#" o$ es sich um
A-oho oder Morphium oder ,deaismus handet(
E3ery form of addiction is $ad" no matter !hether the narcotic $e
acoho
or morphine or ideaism(
Erinnerun#en" Tr]ume" 1edan-en .Memories" Dreams" Refections" ?@H4/
ch( ?4
, do not $eie3e((((, -no!(
,n 8( 3an der Post Bun# and the 2tory of our Time .?@GH/ p( 4?%
)o die 8ie$e herrscht" da #i$t es -einen Macht!ien" und !o die
Macht den
Lorran# hat" da feht die 8ie$e( Das eine ist der 2chatten des
andern(
)here o3e rues" there is no !i to po!er" and !here po!er
predominates"
o3e is ac-in#( The one is the shado! of the other(
g$er die Psychoo#ie des ;n$e!ussten .On the Psychoo#y of the
;nconscious" ?@?G/ in 1esammete )er-e .?@HD/ 3o( G" p( %F
Aes" !as !ir an den =indern ]ndern !oen" soten !ir 5un]chst
!oh
aufmer-sam prfen" o$ es nicht et!as sei" !as $esser an uns 5u ]ndern
!]re(
,f there is anythin# that !e !ish to chan#e in the chid" !e shoud
first
examine it and see !hether it is not somethin# that coud $etter $e
chan#ed in ourse3es(
Lom )erden der PersRnich-eit .On the De3eopment of Personaity"
?@E4/
in 1esammete )er-e .?@G4/ 3o( ?G" p( ?@D
PersRnich-eit ist hRchste Ler!ir-ichun# der ein#e$orenen Ei#enart
des
$esonderen e$enden )esens( PersRnich-eit ist der Tat des hRchsten
8e$ensmutes" der a$souten >e9ahun# des indi3idue 2eienden und der
erfo#reichsten Anpassun# an das uni3ersa 1e#etene $ei
#rRsstmR#icher
Freiheit der ei#enen Entscheidun#(
Personaity is the supreme reai5ation of the innate indi3iduaity of
a
particuar i3in# $ein#( Personaity is an act of the #reatest
coura#e in
the face of ife" the a$soute affirmation of a that constitutes
the
indi3idua" and the most successfu adaptation to the uni3ersa
conditions
of existence couped !ith the #reatest possi$e freedom of persona
decision(
Lom )erden der PersRnich-eit .On the De3eopment of Personaity"
?@E4/
in 1esammete )er-e .?@G4/ 3o( ?G" p( ?@%
Eine #e!issermassen o$erf]chiche 2chicht des ;n$e!ussten ist
5!eifeos
persRnich( )ir nennen sie das persRniche ;n$e!usste ( Dieses ruht
a$er
auf einer tieferen 2chicht" !eche nicht mehr persRnicher Erfahrun#
und
Er!er$un# entstammt" sondern an#e$oren ist( Diese tiefere 2chicht ist
das
so#enannte -oe-ti3e ;n$e!usste ((((Die ,nhate des persRnichen
;n$e!ussten sind in der 6auptsache die so#enannten #efhs$etonten
=ompexe ((((Die ,nhate des -oe-ti3en ;n$e!ussten da#e#en sind die
so#enannten Archetypen (
A more or ess superficia ayer of the unconscious is undou$tedy
persona( , ca it the persona unconscious( >ut this persona
unconscious rests upon a deeper ayer" !hich does not deri3e from
persona
experience and is not a persona ac'uisition $ut is in$orn( This
deeper
ayer , ca the coecti3e unconscious((((The contents of the
persona
unconscious are chiefy the feein#-toned compexes((((The contents
of the
coecti3e unconscious" on the other hand" are -no!n as archetypes(
Eranos Bahr$uch .Eranos Cear$oo-" ?@ED/ p( ?F&
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The !ords *=iss =iss >an# >an#* !hich , sa! on an ,taian mo3ie
poster"
are perhaps the $riefest statement ima#ina$e of the $asic appea of
mo3ies(
=iss =iss >an# >an# .?@HF/ *Aote on the Tite*
2he U>ar$ra 2treisand in )hat7s ;p" Doc+V does her o!n shtic---the
rapid"
tric-y Ae! Cor-ese ine readin#s((($ut she doesn7t do anythin# she
hasn7t
aready done( 2he7s payin# hersef--and it7s a!fuy soon for that(
Ae! Cor-er 4% Mar( ?@G4" p( ?44
??(4 Fran5 =af-a
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Bemand musste Bosef =( 3ereumdet ha$en" denn ohne dass er et!as
>Rses
#etan h]tte" !urde er eines Mor#ens 3erhaftet(
2omeone must ha3e traduced Boseph =(" for !ithout ha3in# done
anythin#
!ron# he !as arrested one fine mornin#(
Der Pro5ess .The Tria" ?@4%/ openin# sentence
2ie -Rnnen ein!enden" dass es 9a $erhaupt -ein Lerfahren ist" 2ie
ha$en
sehr recht" denn es ist 9a nur ein Lerfahren" !enn ich es as soches
aner-enne(
Cou may o$9ect that it is not a tria at a< you are 'uite ri#ht"
for it
is ony a tria if , reco#ni5e it as such(
Der Pro5ess .The Tria" ?@4%/ ch( 4
Es ist oft $esser" in =etten" as frei 5u sein(
,t7s often $etter to $e in chains than to $e free(
Der Pro5ess .The Tria" ?@4%/ ch( F
As 1re#or 2amsa eines Mor#ens aus unruhi#en Tr]ume er!achte" fand er
sich
in seinem >ett 5u einem un#eheueren ;n#e5iefer 3er!andet(
As 1re#or 2amsa a!o-e one mornin# from uneasy dreams he found himsef
transformed in his $ed into a #i#antic insect(
Die Ler!andun# .The Metamorphosis" ?@?%/ openin# sentence
??(E 1us =ahn and Raymond >( E#an
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Raymond >( E#an ?F@&-?@%4
There7s nothin# surer"
The rich #et rich and the poor #et chidren(
,n the meantime" in $et!een time"
Ain7t !e #ot fun(
Ain7t )e 1ot Fun .?@4? son#< music $y Richard A( )hitin#/
??(D >ert =amar" 6arry Ru$y" Arthur 2hee-man" and Aat Perrin
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>ert =amar ?FFD-?@DG
6arry Ru$y ?F@%-?@GD
Arthur 2hee-man ?F@?-?@GF
Remem$er" you7re fi#htin# for this !oman7s honour(((!hich is pro$a$y
more
than she e3er did(
Duc- 2oup .?@EE fim< said $y 1roucho Marx/
,f you can7t ea3e in a taxi you can ea3e in a huff( ,f that7s too
soon"
you can ea3e in a minute and a huff(
Duc- 2oup .?@EE fim< said $y 1roucho Marx/
??(% 1eor#e 2( =aufman
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2atire is !hat coses 2aturday ni#ht(
,n 2cott Meredith 1eor#e 2( =aufman and his Friends .?@GD/ ch( H
??(H 1eor#e 2( =aufman and Moss 6art
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1eor#e 2( =aufman ?FF@-?@H?
Moss 6art ?@&D-?@H?
The man !ho came to dinner(
Tite of pay .?@E@/
??(G 1eor#e 2( =aufman and Morrie Rys-ind
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1eor#e 2( =aufman ?FF@-?@H?
Morrie Rys-ind ?F@%-?@F%
One mornin# , shot an eephant in my pa9amas( 6o! he #ot into my
pa9amas
,7 ne3er -no!(
Anima Crac-ers .?@E& fim< said $y 1roucho Marx/ in Richard B(
Ano$ie
6ooray for Captain 2paudin# .?@GD/ p( ?HF
Drift!ood .1roucho Marx/: ,t7s a ri#ht( That7s--that7s in e3ery
contract( That7s--that7s !hat they ca a sanity cause(
Fioreo .Chico Marx/: Cou can7t foo me( There ain7t no 2anity
Caus(
Ai#ht at the Opera .?@E% fim/" in Richard B( Ano$ie )hy a Duc-+
.?@G?/
p( 4&H
??(F 1erad =aufman
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Our second handicap !as an eection manifesto !hich 1erad =aufman
ri#hty
descri$ed as *the on#est suicide note in history(*
Denis 6eaey Time of My 8ife .?@F@/ ch( 4E .descri$in# the 8a$our
Party7s
Ae! 6ope for >ritain" pu$ished in ?@FE/
??(@ Pau =aufman and Mi-e Anthony
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Poetry in motion(
Tite of son# .?@H&/
??(?& Patric- =a3ana#h
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, hate !hat e3ery poet hates in spite
Of a the soemn ta- of contempation(
Oh" Aexander 2e-ir- -ne! the pi#ht
Of $ein# -in# and #o3ernment and nation(
A road" a mie of -in#dom" , am -in#
Of $an-s and stones and e3ery $oomin# thin#(
Pou#hman and Other Poems .?@EH/" *,nnis-een Road: Buy E3enin#*
Cassiopeia !as o3er
Cassidy7s han#in# hi"
, oo-ed and three !hin $ushes rode across
The hori5on--the Three )ise =in#s(
2ou for 2ae .?@DG/ *Christmas Chidhood*
Cay is the !ord and cay is the fesh
)here the potato-#atherers i-e mechani5ed scarecro!s mo3e
Aon# the side-fa of the hi--Ma#uire and his men(
2ou for 2ae .?@DG/ *The 1reat 6un#er*
That !as ho! his ife happened(
Ao mad hoo3es #aopin# in the s-y"
>ut the !ea-" !ashy !ay of true tra#edy--
A sic- horse nosin# around the meado! for a cean pace to die(
2ou for 2ae .?@DG/ *The 1reat 6un#er*
??(?? Ted =a3ana#h
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Ceci: After you" Caude(
Caude: Ao" after you" Ceci(
Catch-phrase in ,TMA .>>C radio pro#ramme" ?@E@-D@/
Can , do you no!" sir+
Catch-phrase spo-en $y *Mrs Mopp* in ,TMA .>>C radio pro#ramme" ?@E@-
D@/
Don7t for#et the di3er(
Catch-phrase spo-en $y *The Di3er* in ,TMA .>>C radio pro#ramme"
?@E@-D@/<
in ,TMA ?@E@-?@DF .?@DF/ p( ?@" Francis )orsey says: This character
!as a
memory of the pier at Ae! >ri#hton !here Tommy U6andeyV used to #o
as a
chid((((A man in a $athin# suit(((!hined *Don7t for#et the di3er"
sir(*
, don7t mind if , do(
Catch-phrase spo-en $y *Coone Chinstrap* in ,TMA .>>C radio
pro#ramme"
?@E@-D@/
, #o--, come $ac-(
Catch-phrase spo-en $y *Ai Oop* in ,TMA .>>C radio pro#ramme" ?@E@-
D@/
,t7s $ein# so cheerfu as -eeps me #oin#(
Catch-phrase spo-en $y *Mona 8ott* in ,TMA .>>C radio pro#ramme"
?@E@-D@/
??(?4 6een =eer
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2cience may ha3e found a cure for most e3is< $ut it has found no
remedy
for the !orst of them a--the apathy of human $ein#s(
My Rei#ion .?@4G/ ch( H
??(?E Baan =en$ro3in and Bohn )iiam =eette
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,7m fore3er $o!in# $u$$es(
Tite of son# .?@?@/
??(?D Forynce =ennedy
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,f men coud #et pre#nant" a$ortion !oud $e a sacrament(
,n Ms( Mar( ?@GE" p( F@
??(?% Bimmy =ennedy
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,f you #o do!n in the !oods today
Cou7re sure of a $i# surprise
,f you #o do!n in the !oods today
Cou7d $etter #o in dis#uise
For e3ery >ear that e3er there !as
)i #ather there for certain $ecause"
Today7s the day the Teddy >ears ha3e their Picnic(
Teddy >ear7s Picnic .?@E4 son#< music $y Bohn )( >ratton/
??(?H Bimmy =ennedy and Michae Carr
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Bimmy =ennedy ?@&4-?@FD
Michae Carr ?@&D-?@HF
2outh of the >order--do!n Mexico !ay(
2outh of the >order .?@E@ son#/
)e7re #onna han# out the !ashin# on the 2ie#fried 8ine(
Tite of son# .?@E@/
??(?G Bimmy =ennedy and 6u#h )iiams .)i 1ros5/
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Bimmy =ennedy ?@&4-?@FD
Red sais in the sunset(
Tite of son# .?@E%/
??(?F Bohn F( =ennedy
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?@?G-?@HE
, 9ust recei3ed the foo!in# !ire from my #enerous Daddy UBoseph P(
=ennedyV--*Dear Bac-( Don7t $uy a sin#e 3ote more than necessary(
,7 $e
damned if ,7m #oin# to pay for a andside(*
2peech in )ashin#ton" ?@%F" in B( F( Cuter 6oney Fit5 .?@H4/ p( E&H
)hen !e #ot into office" the thin# that surprised me most !as to find
that
thin#s !ere 9ust as $ad as !e7d $een sayin# they !ere(
2peech at )hite 6ouse" 4G May ?@H?" in Ae! Cor- Times 4F May ?@H?" p(
E@
Man-ind must put an end to !ar or !ar !i put an end to man-ind(
2peech to ;nited Aations 1enera Assem$y" 4% 2ept( ?@H?" in Ae!
Cor-
Times 4H 2ept( ?@H?" p( ?D
The President descri$ed the dinner Ufor Ao$e Pri5e!innersV as
*pro$a$y
the #reatest concentration of taent and #enius in this house except
for
perhaps those times !hen Thomas Befferson ate aone(*
Ae! Cor- Times E& Apr( ?@H4" p( ?
T!o thousand years a#o the proudest $oast !as *ci3is Romanus sum*(
Today"
in the !ord of freedom the proudest $oast is *,ch $in ein
>eriner*((((A free men" !here3er they may i3e" are citi5ens of
>erin(
And" therefore" as a free man" , ta-e pride in the !ords" *,ch $in
ein
>eriner*(
2peech in )est >erin" 4H Bune ?@HE" in Ae! Cor- Times 4G Bune ?@HE"
p( ?4
)hen po!er eads man to!ard arro#ance" poetry reminds him of his
imitations( )hen po!er narro!s the areas of man7s concern" poetry
reminds
him of the richness and di3ersity of his existence( )hen po!er
corrupts"
poetry ceanses( For art esta$ishes the $asic human truths !hich
must
ser3e as the touchstone of our 9ud#ement(
2peech at Amherst Coe#e" Mass(" 4H Oct( ?@HE" in Ae! Cor- Times 4G
Oct(
?@HE" p( FG
,n free society art is not a !eapon((((Artists are not en#ineers of
the
sou(
2peech at Amherst Coe#e" Mass(" 4H Oct( ?@HE" in Ae! Cor- Times 4G
Oct(
?@HE" p( FG
,t !as in3ountary( They san- my $oat(
Repy !hen as-ed ho! he $ecame a !ar hero" in Arthur M( 2chesin#er
Br( A
Thousand Days .?@H%/ ch( D
)e stand today on the ed#e of a ne! frontier--the frontier of the
?@H&s--a
frontier of un-no!n opportunities and peris--a frontier of
unfufied
hopes and threats( )oodro! )ison7s Ae! Freedom promised our nation a
ne!
poitica and economic frame!or-( Fran-in Roose3et7s Ae! Dea
promised
security and succor to those in need( >ut the Ae! Frontier of !hich ,
spea- is not a set of promises--it is a set of chaen#es( ,t sums up
not
!hat , intend to offer the American peope" $ut !hat , intend to as-
of
them(
2peech acceptin# Democratic nomination in 8os An#ees" ?% Buy ?@H&"
in
Lita 2peeches ? Au#( ?@H&" p( H??
8et the !ord #o forth from this time and pace" to friend and foe
ai-e"
that the torch has $een passed to a ne! #eneration of Americans--$orn
in
this century" tempered $y !ar" discipined $y a hard and $itter
peace"
proud of our ancient herita#e--and un!iin# to !itness or permit the
so!
undoin# of those human ri#hts to !hich this nation has a!ays $een
committed" and to !hich !e are committed today at home and around the
!ord(
8et e3ery nation -no!" !hether it !ishes us !e or i" that !e
sha pay
any price" $ear any $urden" meet any hardship" support any friend"
oppose
any foe to assure the sur3i3a and the success of i$erty(
,nau#ura address" 4& Ban( ?@H?" in Lita 2peeches ? Fe$( ?@H?" p(
44H
,f a free society cannot hep the many !ho are poor" it cannot sa3e
the
fe! !ho are rich(
,nau#ura address" 4& Ban( ?@H?" in Lita 2peeches ? Fe$( ?@H?" p(
44H
8et us ne3er ne#otiate out of fear( >ut et us ne3er fear to
ne#otiate(
,nau#ura address" 4& Ban( ?@H?" in Lita 2peeches ? Fe$( ?@H?" p(
44G
A this !i not $e finished in the first ?&& days( Aor !i it $e
finished in the first ?"&&& days" nor in the ife of this
Administration"
nor e3en perhaps in our ifetime on this panet( >ut et us $e#in(
,nau#ura address" 4& Ban( ?@H?" in Lita 2peeches ? Fe$( ?@H?" p(
44G
Ao! the trumpet summons us a#ain--not as a ca to $ear arms" thou#h
arms
!e need--not as a ca to $atte" thou#h em$atted !e are--$ut a ca
to
$ear the $urden of a on# t!ii#ht stru##e" year in and year out"
*re9oicin# in hope" patient in tri$uation*--a stru##e a#ainst the
common
enemies of man: tyranny" po3erty" disease and !ar itsef(
,nau#ura address" 4& Ban( ?@H?" in Lita 2peeches ? Fe$( ?@H?" p(
44G
And so" my feo! Americans: as- not !hat your country can do for
you--as-
!hat you can do for your country( My feo! citi5ens of the !ord:
as- not
!hat America !i do for you" $ut !hat to#ether !e can do for the
freedom
of man(
,nau#ura address" 4& Ban( ?@H?" in Lita 2peeches ? Fe$( ?@H?" p(
44G(
Cf( Oi3er )ende 6omes Br(" speech at =eene" Ae! 6ampshire" E& May
?FFD: *)e pause to(((reca !hat our country has done for each of us
and
to as- ourse3es !hat !e can do for our country in return(*
, $eie3e that this Aation shoud commit itsef to achie3in# the
#oa"
$efore this decade is out" of andin# a man on the Moon and returnin#
him
safey to earth(
2uppementary 2tate of the ;nion messa#e to Con#ress" 4% May ?@H?" in
Lita 2peeches ?% Bune ?@H?" p( %?F
Those !ho ma-e peacefu re3oution impossi$e !i ma-e 3ioent
re3oution
ine3ita$e(
2peech at )hite 6ouse" ?E Mar( ?@H4" in Lita 2peeches ? Apr( ?@H4"
p( E%H
??(?@ Boseph P( =ennedy
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?FFF-?@H@
)hen the #oin# #ets tou#h" the tou#h #et #oin#(
,n B( 6( Cuter 6oney Fit5 .?@H4/ p( 4@? .aso attri$uted to =nute
Roc-ne/
2ee aso Bohn F( =ennedy .??(?F /
??(4& Ro$ert F( =ennedy
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?@4%-?@HF
A$out one-fifth of the peope are a#ainst e3erythin# a the time(
2peech at ;ni3ersity of Pennsy3ania" H May ?@HD" in Phiadephia
,n'uirer
G May ?@HD
??(4? Bac- =erouac
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Bohn Ceon 6omes(((and , !ere sittin# around tryin# to thin- up
the
meanin# of the 8ost 1eneration and the su$se'uent Existentiaism and
,
said" *Cou -no!" this is reay a $eat #eneration* and he eapt up
and
said *That7s it" that7s ri#htT*
Pay$oy Bune ?@%@" p( E4
??(44 Bean =err
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?@4E-
As someone pointed out recenty" if you can -eep your head !hen a
a$out
you are osin# theirs" it7s 9ust possi$e you ha3en7t #rasped the
situation(
Pease Don7t Eat the Daisies .?@%G/ introduction( Cf( Rudyard
=ipin#
?4H:?E
,7m tired of a this nonsense a$out $eauty $ein# ony s-in-deep(
That7s
deep enou#h( )hat do you !ant--an adora$e pancreas+
The 2na-e has a the 8ines .?@%F/ p( ?D4
??(4E Boseph =esserin#
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?@&4-?@HG
Arsenic and od ace(
Tite of pay .?@D?/
??(4D Bohn Maynard =eynes .>aron =eynes/
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?FFE-?@DH
, !or- for a 1o3ernment , despise for ends , thin- crimina(
8etter to Duncan 1rant" ?% Dec( ?@?G" in >ritish 8i$rary Add( M22
%G@E?
fo( ??@
6e UCemenceauV fet a$out France !hat Perices fet of Athens--
uni'ue
3aue in her" nothin# ese matterin#< $ut his theory of poitics !as
>ismarc-7s( 6e had one iusion--France< and one disiusion--
man-ind"
incudin# Frenchmen" and his coea#ues not east(
Economic Conse'uences of the Peace .?@?@/ ch( E
8i-e Odysseus" the President U)oodro! )isonV oo-ed !iser !hen he
!as
seated(
Economic Conse'uences of the Peace .?@?@/ ch( E
8enin !as ri#ht( There is no su$ter" no surer means of o3erturnin#
the
existin# $asis of society than to de$auch the currency( The process
en#a#es a the hidden forces of economic a! on the side of
destruction"
and does it in a manner !hich not one man in a miion is a$e to
dia#nose(
Economic Conse'uences of the Peace .?@?@/ ch( H
A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preiminary to the
emancipation of the mind( , do not -no! !hich ma-es a man more
conser3ati3e--to -no! nothin# $ut the present" or nothin# $ut the
past(
End of 8aisse5-Faire .?@4H/ pt( ?
Marxian 2ociaism must a!ays remain a portent to the historians of
Opinion--ho! a doctrine so io#ica and so du can ha3e exercised
so
po!erfu and endurin# an infuence o3er the minds of men" and"
throu#h
them" the e3ents of history(
End of 8aisse5-Faire .?@4H/ pt( E
The important thin# for 1o3ernment is not to do thin#s !hich
indi3iduas
are doin# aready" and to do them a itte $etter or a itte !orse<
$ut
to do those thin#s !hich at present are not done at a(
End of 8aisse5-Faire .?@4H/ pt( D
, thin- that Capitaism" !isey mana#ed" can pro$a$y $e made more
efficient for attainin# economic ends than any aternati3e system yet
in
si#ht" $ut that in itsef it is in many !ays extremey o$9ectiona$e(
End of 8aisse5-Faire .?@4H/ pt( %
6o! can , con3ey to the reader" !ho does not -no! him" any 9ust
impression
of this extraordinary fi#ure of our time" this syren" this #oat-
footed
$ard" this haf-human 3isitor to our a#e from the ha#-ridden ma#ic
and
enchanted !oods of Cetic anti'uity+ One catches in his company that
fa3our of fina purposeessness" inner irresponsi$iity" existence
outside or a!ay from our 2axon #ood and e3i" mixed !ith cunnin#"
remorseessness" o3e of po!er" that end fascination" enthrament"
and
terror to the fair-seemin# ma#icians of Aorth European fo-ore(
Essays in >io#raphy .?@EE/ *Mr 8oyd 1eor#e*
,t is $etter that a man shoud tyranni5e o3er his $an- $aance than
o3er
his feo!-citi5ens(
1enera Theory of Empoyment .?@EH/ ch( 4D
The ideas of economists and poitica phiosophers" $oth !hen they
are
ri#ht and !hen they are !ron#" are more po!erfu than is commony
understood( ,ndeed the !ord is rued $y itte ese( Practica men"
!ho
$eie3e themse3es to $e 'uite exempt from any inteectua
infuences"
are usuay the sa3es of some defunct economist( Madmen in
authority"
!ho hear 3oices in the air" are distiin# their fren5y from some
academic
scri$$er of a fe! years $ac-( , am sure that the po!er of 3ested
interests is 3asty exa##erated compared !ith the #radua
encroachment of
ideas( Aot" indeed" immediatey" $ut after a certain inter3a< for in
the
fied of economic and poitica phiosophy there are not many !ho are
infuenced $y ne! theories after they are t!enty-fi3e or thirty years
of
a#e" so that the ideas !hich ci3i ser3ants and poiticians and e3en
a#itators appy to current e3ents are not i-ey to $e the ne!est(
>ut
soon or ate" it is ideas" not 3ested interests" !hich are dan#erous
for
#ood or e3i(
1enera Theory of Empoyment .?@EH< ?@DG ed(/ ch( 4D
, remem$er in my youth as-in# Maynard =eynes" *)hat do you thin-
happens
to Mr 8oyd 1eor#e !hen he is aone in the room+* And =eynes repied"
*)hen he is aone in the room there is no$ody there(*
8ady Lioet >onham-Carter ,mpact of Personaity in Poitics .Romanes
8ecture" ?@HE/ p( H
>ut this on# run is a miseadin# #uide to current affairs( ,n the
on#
run !e are a dead(
Tract on Monetary Reform .?@4E/ ch( E
??(4% Ai-ita =hrushche3
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?F@D-?@G?
ComradesT )e must a$oish the cut of the indi3idua decisi3ey" once
and
for a(
2peech to secret session of 4&th Con#ress of the Communist Party" 4%
Fe$(
?@%H" in Dethronement of 2tain .Manchester 1uardian/ ?? Bune ?@%H"
p( 4G
,f anyone $eie3es that our smies in3o3e a$andonment of the
teachin# of
Marx" En#es and 8enin he decei3es himsef( Those !ho !ait for that
must
!ait unti a shrimp earns to !histe(
2peech in Mosco!" ?G 2ept( ?@%%" in Ae! Cor- Times ?F 2ept( ?@%%" p(
?@
,f you start thro!in# hed#eho#s under me" , sha thro! a coupe of
porcupines under you(
,n Ae! Cor- Times G Ao3( ?@HE
Anyone !ho $eie3es that the !or-er can $e ued $y fine
re3outionary
phrases is mista-en((((,f no concern is sho!n for the #ro!th of
materia
and spiritua riches" the peope !i isten today" they !i isten
tomorro!" and then they may say: *)hy do you promise us e3erythin#
for the
future+ Cou are ta-in#" so to spea-" a$out ife $eyond the #ra3e(
The
priest has aready tod us a$out this(*
2peech at )ord Couth Forum" ?@ 2ept( ?@HD" in Pra3da 44 2ept( ?@HD
,f one cannot catch the $ird of paradise" $etter ta-e a !et hen(
,n Time H Ban( ?@%F
)e say this not ony for the sociaist states" !ho are more a-in to
us( )e
$ase ourse3es on the idea that !e must peacefuy co-exist( A$out
the
capitaist 2tates" it doesn7t depend on you !hether or not !e exist(
,f
you don7t i-e us" don7t accept our in3itations and don7t in3ite us
to
come to see you( )hether you i-e it or not" history is on our side(
)e
!i $ury you(
2peech to )estern dipomats at reception in Mosco! for Poish eader
Mr
1omu-a" ?F Ao3( ?@%H" in The Times ?@ Ao3( ?@%H
??(4H Boyce =imer
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, thin- that , sha ne3er see
A poem o3ey as a tree(
Trees and Other Poems .?@?D/ *Trees*
Poems are made $y foos i-e me"
>ut ony 1od can ma-e a tree(
Trees and Other Poems .?@?D/ *Trees*
??(4G 8ord =imuir .2ir Da3id Max!e Fyfe/
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8oyaty is the Tory7s secret !eapon(
,n Anthony 2ampson Anatomy of >ritain .?@H4/ ch( H
??(4F Martin 8uther =in#
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,n9ustice any!here is a threat to 9ustice e3ery!here(
8etter from >irmin#ham Bai" Aa$ama" ?H Apr( ?@HE" in Atantic
Monthy
Au#( ?@HE" p( GF
, ha3e amost reached the re#retta$e concusion that the Ae#ro7s
#reat
stum$in# $oc- in the stride to!ard freedom is not the )hite
Citi5ens
Councior or the =u =ux =anner $ut the !hite moderate !ho is more
de3oted to order than to 9ustice< !ho prefers a ne#ati3e peace !hich
is
the a$sence of tension to a positi3e peace !hich is the presence of
9ustice(
8etter from >irmin#ham Bai" Aa$ama" ?H Apr( ?@HE" in Atantic
Monthy
Au#( ?@HE" p( F?
, su$mit to you that if a man hasn7t disco3ered somethin# he !i die
for"
he isn7t fit to i3e(
2peech in Detroit" 4E Bune ?@HE" in B( >ishop Days of M( 8( =in# Br(
.?@G?/ ch( D
, !ant to $e the !hite man7s $rother" not his $rother-in-a!(
,n Ae! Cor- Bourna-American ?& 2ept( ?@H4" p( ?
Ao!" , say to you today my friends" e3en thou#h !e face the
difficuties
of today and tomorro!" , sti ha3e a dream( ,t is a dream deepy
rooted
in the American dream( , ha3e a dream that one day this nation !i
rise
up and i3e out the true meanin# of its creed:--*)e hod these truths
to
$e sef-e3ident" that a men are created e'ua(*
, ha3e a dream that one day on the red his of 1eor#ia the sons of
former
sa3es and the sons of former sa3e o!ners !i $e a$e to sit do!n
to#ether at the ta$e of $rotherhood(
, ha3e a dream that one day e3en the state of Mississippi" a state
s!eterin# !ith the peope7s in9ustice" s!eterin# !ith the heat of
oppression" !i $e transformed into an oasis of freedom and 9ustice(
, ha3e a dream that my four itte chidren !i one day i3e in a
nation
!here they !i not $e 9ud#ed $y the coor of their s-in $ut $y the
content of their character(
2peech at Ci3i Ri#hts March in )ashin#ton" 4F Au#( ?@HE" in Ae! Cor-
Times 4@ Au#( ?@HE" p( 4?
)e" , don7t -no! !hat !i happen no!( )e73e $een to the mountain
top( ,
!on7t mind( 8i-e any$ody" , !oud i-e to ha3e a on# ife( 8on#e3ity
has
its pace( >ut ,7m not concerned a$out that no!( , 9ust !ant to do
1od7s
!i( And he7s ao!ed me to #o up to the mountain( And ,73e oo-ed
o3er"
and ,73e seen the promised and( , may not #et there !ith you" $ut ,
!ant
you to -no! toni#ht that !e as a peope !i #et to the promised
and( 2o
,7m happy toni#ht( ,7m not !orried a$out anythin#( ,7m not fearin#
any
man( Mine eyes ha3e seen the #ory of the comin# of the 8ord(
2peech in Memphis" E Apr( ?@HF .the day $efore =in# !as
assassinated/" in
Ae! Cor- Times D Apr( ?@HF" p( 4D
The utimate measure of a man is not !here he stands in moments of
comfort
and con3enience" $ut !here he stands at times of chaen#e and
contro3ersy(
2tren#th to 8o3e .?@HE/ ch( E
Aothin# in a the !ord is more dan#erous than sincere i#norance and
conscientious stupidity(
2tren#th to 8o3e .?@HE/ ch( D
Besus eo'uenty affirmed from the cross a hi#her a!( 6e -ne! that
the
od eye-for-an-eye phiosophy !oud ea3e e3eryone $ind( 6e did not
see-
to o3ercome e3i !ith e3i( 6e o3ercame e3i !ith #ood(
2tren#th to 8o3e .?@HE/ ch( D
The means $y !hich !e i3e ha3e outdistanced the ends for !hich !e
i3e(
Our scientific po!er has outrun our spiritua po!er( )e ha3e #uided
missies and mis#uided men(
2tren#th to 8o3e .?@HE/ ch( G
,f !e assume that man-ind has a ri#ht to sur3i3e" then !e must find
an
aternati3e to !ar and destruction( ,n our day of space 3ehices and
#uided $aistic missies" the choice is either non3ioence or
nonexistence(
2tren#th to 8o3e .?@HE/ ch( ?G
)e must earn to i3e to#ether as $rothers or perish to#ether as
foos(
2peech at 2t( 8ouis" 44 Mar( ?@HD" in 2t 8ouis Post-Dispatch 4E Mar(
?@HD
A riot is at $ottom the an#ua#e of the unheard(
)here Do )e 1o From 6ere+ .?@HG/ ch( D
??(4@ 2toddard =in#
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There7s a on#" on# trai a!indin#
,nto the and of my dreams"
)here the ni#htin#aes are sin#in#
And a !hite moon $eams<
There7s a on#" on# ni#ht of !aitin#
;nti my dreams a come true"
Ti the day !hen ,7 $e #oin# do!n
That on#" on# trai !ith you(
There7s a 8on#" 8on# Trai .?@?E son#< music $y Jo .Aonso/ Eiott/
??(E& Da3id =in#sey" Dennis 8yons" and Peter 8o3e-Da3is
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Cesterday7s men .they faied $eforeT/(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for the 8a$our Party .referrin# to the
Conser3ati3es/"
?@G&" in Da3id >uter and Michae Pinto-Duschins-y >ritish 1enera
Eection of ?@G& .?@G?/ ch( H
??(E? 6u#h =in#smi .6u#h =in#smi 8unn/
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Friends(((are 1od7s apoo#y for reations(
,n Michae 6oroyd >est of 6u#h =in#smi .?@G&/ p( ?4
)hat sti ai3e at t!enty-t!o"
A cean upstandin# chap i-e you+
2ure" if your throat 7tis hard to sit"
2it your #ir7s" and s!in# for it(
8i-e enou#h" you !on7t $e #ad"
)hen they come to han# you" ad:
>ut $acon7s not the ony thin#
That7s cured $y han#in# from a strin#(
Ta$e of Truth .?@EE/ *T!o Poems" after A( E( 6ousman"* no( ?
7Tis 2ummer Time on >redon"
And no! the farmers s!ear:
The catte rise and isten
,n 3aeys far and near"
And $ush at !hat they hear(
>ut !hen the mists in autumn
On >redon top are thic-"
And happy hymns of farmers
1o up from fod and ric-"
The catte then are sic-(
Ta$e of Truth .?@EE/ *T!o Poems" after A( E( 6ousman"* no( 4
??(E4 Aei =innoc-
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,f Mar#aret Thatcher !ins on Thursday" , !arn you not to $e ordinary"
,
!arn you not to $e youn#" , !arn you not to fa i" and , !arn you
not
to #ro! od(
2peech at >rid#end" G Bune ?@FE" in 1uardian F Bune ?@FE
Mr 2hut5 !ent off his pram(
Comment after a meetin# !ith the ;2 2ecretary of 2tate" in 1uardian
?%
Fe$( ?@FD
, !oud die for my country $ut , coud ne3er et my country die for
me(
2peech at 8a$our Party Conference" E& 2ept( ?@FH" in 1uardian ? Oct(
?@FH
)hy am , the first =innoc- in a thousand #enerations to $e a$e to
#et to
a uni3ersity+ )hy is 1enys the first !oman in her famiy in a
thousand
#enerations to $e a$e to #et to a uni3ersity+ )as it $ecause a our
predecessors !ere thic-+ Did they ac- taent+ Those peope !ho coud
sin#
and pay and !rite poetry+ Those peope !ho coud ma-e !onderfu
$eautifu
thin#s !ith their hands+ Those peope !ho coud dream dreams" see
3isions+
)as it $ecause they !ere !ea-" those peope !ho coud !or- ei#ht
hours
under#round and then come up and pay foot$a" !ea-+ Does any$ody
reay
thin- that they didn7t #et !hat !e had $ecause they didn7t ha3e the
taent
or the stren#th or the endurance or the commitment+ Of course not(
,t7s
$ecause they didn7t ha3e a patform on !hich they coud stand(
2peech in party poitica $roadcast" 4? May ?@FG" in Ae! Cor- Times
?4
2ept( ?@FG" p( ? .this speech !as ater pa#iari5ed $y the American
poitician Boe >iden/
??(EE Rudyard =ipin#
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>ut , consort !ith on#-haired thin#s
,n 3e3et coar-ros"
)ho ta- a$out the Aims of Art"
And *theories* and *#oas"*
And moo and coo !ith !omen-fo-
A$out their $essed sous(
A$aft the Funne .?@&@/ *,n Parti$us*
)hen you73e shouted *Rue >ritannia"* !hen you73e sun# *1od sa3e
the
Queen*--
)hen you73e finished -iin# =ru#er !ith your mouth--
)i you -indy drop a shiin# in my itte tam$ourine
For a #enteman in =har-i ordered 2outh+
6e7s an a$sent-minded $e##ar and his !ea-nesses are #reat--
>ut !e and Pau must ta-e him as !e find him--
6e is out on acti3e ser3ice" !ipin# somethin# off a sate--
And he7s eft a ot o7 itte thin#s $ehind himT
A$sent-Minded >e##ar .?F@@/ p( ?
There is sorro! enou#h in the natura !ay
From men and !omen to fi our day<
>ut !hen !e are certain of sorro! in store"
)hy do !e a!ays arran#e for more+
>rothers and 2isters" , $id you $e!are
Of #i3in# your heart to a do# to tear(
Actions and Reactions .?@&@/ *The Po!er of the Do#*
There are nine and sixty !ays of constructin# tri$a ays"
And--e3ery--sin#e--one--of--them--is--ri#htT
>aads and >arrac--Room >aads .?F@E/ *,n the Aeoithic A#e*
*)hat are the $u#es $o!in7 for+* said Fies-on-Parade(
*To turn you out" to turn you out"* the Coour-2er#eant said(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Danny Dee3er*
For they7re han#in7 Danny Dee3er" you can hear the Dead March pay"
The re#iment7s in 7oo! s'uare--they7re han#in7 him to-day<
They73e ta-en of his $uttons off an7 cut his stripes a!ay"
An7 they7re han#in7 Danny Dee3er in the mornin7(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Danny Dee3er*
O it7s Tommy this" an7 Tommy that" an7 *Tommy" #o a!ay*<
>ut it7s *Than- you" Mister At-ins"* !hen the $and $e#ins to pay(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Tommy*
Then it7s Tommy this" an7 Tommy that" an *Tommy 7o!7s yer sou+*
>ut it7s *Thin red ine of 7eroes* !hen the drums $e#in to ro(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Tommy*
For it7s Tommy this" an7 Tommy that" an7 *Chuc- him out" the
$ruteT*
>ut it7s *2a3iour of 7is country* !hen the #uns $e#in to shoot(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Tommy*
2o 7ere7s to you" Fu55y-)u55y" at your 7ome in the 2oudan<
Cou7re a pore $eni#hted 7eathen $ut a first-cass fi#htin7 man<
An7 7ere7s to you" Fu55y-)u55y" !ith your 7ayric- 7ead of 7air--
Cou $i# $ac- $oundin7 $e##ar--for you $ro-e a >ritish s'uareT
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Fu55y-)u55y*
The uniform 7e !ore
)as nothin7 much $efore"
An7 rather ess than 7arf o7 that $e7ind(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *1un#a Din*
Thou#h ,73e $eted you and fayed you"
>y the i3in7 1a!d that made you"
Cou7re a $etter man than , am" 1un#a DinT
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *1un#a Din*
7A3e you 7eard o7 the )ido! at )indsor
)ith a hairy #od cro!n on 7er 7ead+
2he 7as ships on the foam--she 7as miions at 7ome"
An7 she pays us poor $e##ars in red(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *The )ido! at )indsor*
)hen you7re !ounded and eft on Af#hanistan7s pains
And the !omen come out to cut up !hat remains
Bust ro to your rife and $o! out your $rains
An7 #o to your 1a!d i-e a sodier(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *The Coun# >ritish 2odier*
>y the od Moumein Pa#oda" oo-in7 east!ard to the sea"
There7s a >urma #ir a-settin7" and , -no! she thin-s o7 me<
For the !ind is in the pam-trees" an7 the tempe-$es they say:
*Come you $ac-" you >ritish sodier< come you $ac- to MandaayT*
Come you $ac- to Mandaay"
)here the od Fotia ay:
Can7t you 7ear their paddes chun-in7 from Ran#oon to Mandaay+
On the road to Mandaay"
)here the fyin7-fishes pay"
An7 the da!n comes up i-e thunder outer China 7crost the >ayT
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Mandaay*
An7 , seed her first a-smo-in7 of a !hac-in7 !hite cheroot"
An7 a-!astin7 Christian -isses on an 7eathen ido7s foot(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Mandaay*
2hip me some!heres east of 2ue5" !here the $est is i-e the !orst"
)here there aren7t no Ten Commandments an7 a man can raise a
thirst(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Mandaay*
)e7re poor itte am$s !ho73e ost our !ay"
>aaT >aaT >aaT
)e7re itte $ac- sheep !ho73e #one astray"
>aa-aa-aaT
1entemen-ran-ers out on the spree"
Damned from here to Eternity"
1od ha7 mercy on such as !e"
>aaT CahT >ahT
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *1entemen-Ran-ers*
Oh" East is East" and )est is )est" and ne3er the t!ain sha meet"
Ti Earth and 2-y stand presenty at 1od7s #reat Bud#ement 2eat<
>ut there is neither East nor )est" >order" nor >reed" nor >irth"
)hen t!o stron# men stand face to face" tho7 they come from the
ends of
earthT
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *The >aad of East and )est*
And the ta- sid north" and the ta- sid south"
)ith the sidin# puffs from the hoo-ah-mouth(
Four thin#s #reater than a thin#s are"--
)omen and 6orses and Po!er and )ar(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *The >aad of the =in#7s Best*
)hen the fush of a ne!-$orn sun fe first on Eden7s #reen and
#od"
Our father Adam sat under the Tree and scratched !ith a stic- in
the
moud<
And the first rude s-etch that the !ord had seen !as 9oy to his
mi#hty
heart"
Ti the De3i !hispered $ehind the ea3es" *,t7s pretty" $ut is it
Art+*
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *The Conundrum of the )or-shops*
)e -no! that the tai must !a# the do#" for the horse is dra!n $y
the
cart<
>ut the De3i !hoops" as he !hooped of od: *,t7s ce3er" $ut is it
Art+*
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *The Conundrum of the )or-shops*
)inds of the )ord" #i3e ans!erT They are !himperin# to and fro--
And !hat shoud they -no! of En#and !ho ony En#and -no!+--
The poor itte street-$red peope that 3apour and fume and $ra#(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *The En#ish Fa#*
For the sin ye do $y t!o and t!o ye must pay for one $y oneT
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *Tominson*
There $e tripe !ays to ta-e" of the ea#e or the sna-e"
Or the !ay of a man !ith a maid<
>ut the s!eetest !ay to me is a ship7s upon the sea
,n the hee of the Aorth -East Trade(
>arrac--Room >aads .?F@4/ *87En3oi*
)hat the horses o7 =ansas thin- to-day" the horses of America !i
thin-
tomorro!< an7 , te you that !hen the horses of America rise in
their
mi#ht" the day o7 the Oppressor is ended(
The Day7s )or- .?F@F/ *A )a-in# Dee#ate*
The toad $eneath the harro! -no!s
Exacty !here each tooth-point #oes<
The $utterfy upon the road
Preaches contentment to that toad(
Departmenta Ditties .?FFH/ *Pa#ett" MP*
A Aation spo-e to a Aation"
A Throne sent !ord to a Throne:
*Dau#hter am , in my mother7s house"
>ut mistress in my o!n(
The #ates are mine to open"
As the #ates are mine to cose"
And , a$ide $y my Mother7s 6ouse(*
2aid our 8ady of the 2no!s(
Departmenta Ditties .?F@F ;2 ed(/ *Our 8ady of the 2no!s*
)ho hath desired the 2ea+--the si#ht of sat !ater un$ounded--
The hea3e and the hat and the hur and the crash of the com$er
!ind-hounded+
The see--$arreed s!e $efore storm" #rey" foamess" enormous"
and
#ro!in#--
2tar- cam on the ap of the 8ine or the cra5y-eyed hurricane
$o!in#(
The Fi3e Aations .?@&E/ *The 2ea and the 6is*
And here the sea-fo#s ap and cin#
And here" each !arnin# each"
The sheep-$es and the ship-$es rin#
Aon# the hidden $each(
The Fi3e Aations .?@&E/ *2ussex*
1od #i3es a men a earth to o3e"
>ut since man7s heart is sma"
Ordains for each one spot sha pro3e
>eo3Od o3er a(
Each to his choice" and , re9oice
The ot has faen to me
,n a fair #round--in a fair #round--
Cea" 2ussex $y the seaT
The Fi3e Aations .?@&E/ *2ussex*
Then ye returned to your trin-ets< then ye contented your sous
)ith the fanneed foos at the !ic-et or the muddied oafs at the
#oas(
The Fi3e Aations .?@&E/ *The ,sanders*
)e7re foot--so#--so#--so#--so##in7 o3er AfricaT--
Foot--foot--foot--foot--so##in7 o3er Africa--
.>oots--$oots--$oots--$oots--mo3in7 up and do!n a#ainT/
There7s no dischar#e in the !arT
The Fi3e Aations .?@&E/ *>oots* .for the ast ine" cf( Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/ %%:4%/
An7 it a #oes into the aundry"
>ut it ne3er comes out in the !ash"
7O! !e7re su#ared a$out $y the od men
.7Ea3y-sterned amateur od menT/
That 7amper an7 7inder an7 scod men
For fear o7 2teen$oshT
The Fi3e Aations .?@&E/ *2teen$osh*
For a !e ha3e and are"
For a our chidren7s fate"
2tand up and ta-e the !ar(
The 6un is at the #ateT
For A )e 6a3e and Are .?@?D/ p( ?
There is $ut one tas- for a--
For each one ife to #i3e(
)hat stands if freedom fa+
)ho dies if En#and i3e+
For A )e 6a3e and Are .?@?D/ p( 4
,t is a!ays a temptation to a rich and a5y nation"
To puff and oo- important and to say:-
*Thou#h !e -no! !e shoud defeat you" !e ha3e not the time to meet
you"
)e !i therefore pay you cash to #o a!ay(*
And that is caed payin# the Dane-#ed<
>ut !e73e pro3ed it a#ain and a#ain"
That if once you ha3e paid him the Dane-#ed
Cou ne3er #et rid of the Dane(
6istory of En#and .?@??/ *Dane-1ed*
*Oh" !here are you #oin# to" a you >i# 2teamers"
)ith En#and7s o!n coa" up and do!n the sat seas+*
*)e are #oin# to fetch you your $read and your $utter"
Cour $eef" por-" and mutton" e##s" appes" and cheese(*
6istory of En#and .?@??/ *>i# 2teamers*
Our En#and is a #arden that is fu of statey 3ie!s"
Of $orders" $eds and shru$$eries and a!ns and a3enues"
)ith statues on the terraces and peacoc-s struttin# $y<
>ut the 1ory of the 1arden ies in more than meets the eye(
6istory of En#and .?@??/ *The 1ory of the 1arden*
Our En#and is a #arden" and such #ardens are not made
>y sin#in#:--*Oh" ho! $eautifuT* and sittin# in the shade"
)hie $etter men than !e #o out and start their !or-in# i3es
At #ru$$in# !eeds from #ra3e paths !ith $ro-en dinner--ni3es(
6istory of En#and .?@??/ *The 1ory of the 1arden*
Oh" Adam !as a #ardener" and 1od !ho made him sees
That haf a proper #ardener7s !or- is done upon his -nees"
2o !hen your !or- is finished" you can !ash your hands and pray
For the 1ory of the 1arden that it may not pass a!ayT
And the 1ory of the 1arden it sha ne3er pass a!ayT
6istory of En#and .?@??/ *The 1ory of the 1arden*
8aun is a mem$er of the most ancient profession in the !ord(
,n >ac- and )hite .?FFF/ *On the City )a*
*)e $e one $ood" thou and ,"* Mo!#i ans!ered( *, ta-e my ife from
thee
to-ni#ht( My -i sha $e thy -i if e3er thou art hun#ry" O =aa(*
Bun#e >oo- .?F@D/ *=aa7s 6untin#*
>rother" thy tai han#s do!n $ehindT
The Bun#e >oo- .?F@D/ *Road 2on# of the >andar-8o#*
Cou must not for#et the suspenders" >est >eo3ed(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *6o! the )hae #ot his Throat*
Then the )hae stood up on his Tai and said" *,7m hun#ry(* And the
sma
72tute Fish said in a sma 7stute 3oice" *Ao$e and #enerous
Cetacean"
ha3e you e3er tasted Man+* *Ao"* said the )hae( *)hat is it i-e+*
*Aice"* said the sma 72tute Fish( *Aice $ut nu$$y(*
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *6o! the )hae #ot his Throat*
6e had his Mummy7s ea3e to padde" or ese he !oud ne3er ha3e done
it"
$ecause he !as a man of infinite-resource-and-sa#acity(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *6o! the )hae #ot his Throat*
The Came7s hump is an u#y ump
)hich !e you may see at the Joo<
>ut u#ier yet is the hump !e #et
From ha3in# too itte to do(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *6o! the Came #ot his 6ump*
)e #et the hump--
Cameeious hump--
The hump that is $ac- and $ueT
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *6o! the Came #ot his 6ump*
The cure for this i is not to sit sti"
Or fro!st !ith a $oo- $y the fire<
>ut to ta-e a ar#e hoe and a sho3e aso"
And di# ti you #enty perspire(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *6o! the Came #ot his 6ump*
>ut there !as one Eephant--a ne! Eephant--an Eephant7s Chid--!ho
!as
fu of 7satia$e curtiosity" and that means he as-ed e3er so many
'uestions(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *The Eephant7s Chid*
Then =oo-oo >ird said" !ith a mournfu cry" *1o to the $an-s of the
#reat #rey-#reen" #reasy 8impopo Ri3er" a set a$out !ith fe3er-
trees"
and find out(*
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *The Eephant7s Chid*
Then the Eephant7s Chid put his head do!n cose to the Crocodie7s
mus-y" tus-y mouth" and the Crocodie cau#ht him $y his itte nose(
At
this" O >est >eo3ed" the Eephant7s Chid !as much annoyed" and he
said"
spea-in# throu#h his nose" i-e this" *8ed #oT Cou are hurti# $eT*
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *The Eephant7s Chid*
, -eep six honest ser3in#-men
.They tau#ht me a , -ne!/<
Their names are )hat and )hy and )hen
And 6o! and )here and )ho(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *The Eephant7s Chid*
Ces" !ee-y from 2outhampton"
1reat steamers" !hite and #od"
1o roin# do!n to Rio
.Ro do!n--ro do!n to RioT/(
And ,7d i-e to ro to Rio
2ome day $efore ,7m odT
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *>e#innin# of the Armadioes*
>ut the !idest of a the !id animas !as the Cat( 6e !a-ed $y
himsef"
and a paces !ere ai-e to him(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *The Cat that )a-ed $y 6imsef*
And he !ent $ac- throu#h the )et )id )oods" !a3in# his !id tai and
!a-in# $y his !id one( >ut he ne3er tod any$ody(
Bust 2o 2tories .?@&4/ *The Cat that )a-ed $y 6imsef*
)hen UMaxV Ait-en ac'uired the Daiy Express his poitica 3ie!s
seemed to
=ipin# to $ecome more and more inconsistent" and one day =ipin#
as-ed
him !hat he !as reay up to( Ait-en is supposed to ha3e repied:
*)hat ,
!ant is po!er( =iss 7em one day and -ic- 7em the next*< and so on(
*,
see"* said =ipin#( *Po!er !ithout responsi$iity: the prero#ati3e of
the
harot throu#hout the a#es(* 2o" many years ater" !hen U2taneyV
>ad!in
deemed it necessary to dea sharpy !ith such ords of the press" he
o$tained ea3e of his cousin U=ipin#V to $orro! that tein# phrase"
!hich he used to some effect on the ?Fth March" ?@E?" at(((the od
Queen7s
6a in 8an#ham Pace(
2peech $y Ear >ad!in to the =ipin# 2ociety" % Oct( ?@G?" in
=ipin#
Bourna Dec( ?@G?
,f , !ere han#ed on the hi#hest hi"
Mother o7 mine" O mother o7 mineT
, -no! !hose o3e !oud foo! me sti"
Mother o7 mine" O mother o7 mineT
,f , !ere dro!ned in the deepest sea"
Mother o7 mine" O mother o7 mineT
, -no! !hose tears !oud come do!n to me"
Mother o7 mine" O mother o7 mine(
,f , !ere damned of $ody and sou"
, -no! !hose prayers !oud ma-e me !hoe"
Mother o7 mine" O mother o7 mine(
The 8i#ht That Faied .?F@?/ dedication
The man !ho !oud $e -in#(
Tite of story .?FFF/
And the end of the fi#ht is a tom$stone !hite" !ith the name of the
ate
deceased"
And the epitaph drear: *A foo ies here !ho tried to huste the
East(*
The Aauah-a .?F@4/ ch( %
Ta-e my !ord for it" the siiest !oman can mana#e a ce3er man< $ut
it
ta-es a 3ery ce3er !oman to mana#e a foo(
Pain Taes from the 6is .?FFF/ *Three and--an Extra*
E3ery one is more or ess mad on one point(
Pain Taes from the 6is .?FFF/ *On the 2tren#th of a 8i-eness*
Of a the trees that #ro! so fair"
Od En#and to adorn"
1reater are none $eneath the 2un"
Than Oa-" and Ash" and Thorn(
Puc- of Poo-7s 6i .?@&H/ *Tree 2on#*
En#and sha $ide ti Bud#ement Tide
>y Oa-" and Ash" and ThornT
Puc- of Poo-7s 6i .?@&H/ *Tree 2on#*
)hat is a !oman that you forsa-e her"
And the hearth-fire and the home-acre"
To #o !ith the od #rey )ido!-ma-er+
Puc- of Poo-7s 6i .?@&H/ *6arp 2on# of the Dane )omen*
,f you !a-e at midni#ht" and hear a horse7s feet"
Don7t #o dra!in# $ac- the $ind" or oo-in# in the street"
Them that as-s no 'uestions isn7t tod a ie(
)atch the !a" my darin#" !hie the 1entemen #o $yT
Fi3e and t!enty ponies"
Trottin# throu#h the dar---
>randy for the Parson"
7>accy for the Cer-<
8aces for a ady" etters for a spy"
)atch the !a" my darin#" !hie the 1entemen #o $yT
Puc- of Poo-7s 6i .?@&H/ *2mu##er7s 2on#*
8and of our $irth" !e ped#e to thee
Our o3e and toi in the years to $e<
)hen !e are #ro!n and ta-e our pace"
As men and !omen !ith our race(
Puc- of Poo-7s 6i .?@&H/ *Chidren7s 2on#*
Teach us Dei#ht in simpe thin#s"
And Mirth that has no $itter sprin#s<
For#i3eness free of e3i done"
And 8o3e to a men 7neath the sunT
Puc- of Poo-7s 6i .?@&H/ *Chidren7s 2on#*
The tumut and the shoutin# dies--
The captains and the -in#s depart--
2ti stands Thine ancient 2acrifice"
An hum$e and a contrite heart(
8ord 1od of 6osts" $e !ith us yet"
8est !e for#et--est !e for#etT
Recessiona" in The Times ?G Buy ?F@G
Far-caed our na3ies met a!ay--
On dune and headand sin-s the fire--
8o" a our pomp of yesterday
,s one !ith Aine3eh" and TyreT
Recessiona" in The Times ?G Buy ?F@G
,f" drun- !ith si#ht of po!er" !e oose
)id ton#ues that ha3e not Thee in a!e--
2uch $oastin# as the 1enties use"
Or esser $reeds !ithout the 8a!(
Recessiona" in Times ?G Buy ?F@G
They shut the road throu#h the !oods(
2e3enty years a#o(
)eather and rain ha3e undone it a#ain"
And no! you !oud ne3er -no!
There !as once a road throu#h the !oods(
Re!ards and Fairies .?@?&/ *)ay throu#h the )oods*
,f you can -eep your head !hen a a$out you
Are osin# theirs and $amin# it on you<
,f you can trust yoursef !hen a men dou$t you"
>ut ma-e ao!ance for their dou$tin# too<
,f you can !ait and not $e tired $y !aitin#"
Or $ein# ied a$out" don7t dea in ies"
Or $ein# hated" don7t #i3e !ay to hatin#"
And yet don7t oo- too #ood" nor ta- too !ise<
,f you can dream--and not ma-e dreams your master<
,f you can thin---and not ma-e thou#hts your aim"
,f you can meet !ith Triumph and Disaster
And treat those t!o imposters 9ust the same(((
Re!ards and Fairies .?@?&/ *,f--*
,f you can ma-e one heap of a your !innin#s
And ris- it on one turn of pitch-and-toss"
And ose" and start a#ain at your $e#innin#s
And ne3er $reathe a !ord a$out your oss(((
Re!ards and Fairies .?@?&/ *,f--*
,f you can ta- !ith cro!ds and -eep your 3irtue"
Or !a- !ith =in#s--nor ose the common touch"
,f neither foes nor o3in# friends can hurt you"
,f a men count !ith you" $ut none too much<
,f you can fi the unfor#i3in# minute
)ith sixty seconds7 !orth of distance run"
Cours is the Earth and e3erythin# that7s in it"
And--!hich is more--you7 $e a Man" my sonT
Re!ards and Fairies .?@?&/ *,f--*
One man in a thousand" 2oomon says"
)i stic- more cose than a $rother(
Re!ards and Fairies .?@?&/ *The Thousandth Man*
The femae of the species is more deady than the mae(
Rudyard =ipin#7s Lerse .?@?@/ *The Femae of the 2pecies*
As it !i $e in the future" it !as at the $irth of Man--
There are ony four thin#s certain since 2ocia Pro#ress $e#an:--
That the Do# returns to his Lomit and the 2o! returns to her Mire"
And the $urnt Foo7s $anda#ed fin#er #oes !a$$in# $ac- to the
Fire(
Rudyard =ipin#7s Lerse .?@4G/ *The 1ods of the Copy$oo- 6eadin#s*
En#and7s on the an3i--hear the hammers rin#--
Can#in# from the 2e3ern to the TyneT
Ae3er !as a $ac-smith i-e our Aorman =in#--
En#and7s $ein# hammered" hammered" hammered into ineT
Rudyard =ipin#7s Lerse .?@4G/ *The An3i*
Ao! this is the 8a! of the Bun#e--as od and as true as the s-y<
And the )of that sha -eep it may prosper" $ut the )of that
sha
$rea- it must die(
2econd Bun#e >oo- .?F@%/ *The 8a! of the Bun#e*
=eep ye the a!--$e s!ift in a o$edience--
Cear the and of e3i" dri3e the road and $rid#e the ford(
Ma-e ye sure to each his o!n
That he reap !here he hath so!n<
>y the peace amon# our peopes et men -no! !e ser3e the 8ordT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *A 2on# of the En#ish*
)e ha3e fed our sea for a thousand years
And she cas us" sti unfed"
Thou#h there7s ne3er a !a3e of a her !a3es
>ut mar-s our En#ish dead:
)e ha3e stra!ed our $est to the !eed7s unrest
To the shar- and sheerin# #u(
,f $ood $e the price of admiraty"
8ord 1od" !e ha7 paid in fuT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *The 2on# of the Dead*
And Ce ta-e mine honour from me if Ce ta-e a!ay the seaT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *8ast Chantey*
The 8iner she7s a ady" an7 she ne3er oo-s nor 7eeds--
The Man-o7-)ar 7s 7er 7us$and" 7an 7e #i3es 7er a she needs<
>ut" oh" the itte car#o $oats that sai the !et seas roun7"
They7re 9ust the same as you 7an me a-pyin7 up and do!nT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *The 8iner 2he7s a 8ady*
)hen 7Omer smote 7is $oomin7 yre"
6e7d 7eard men sin# $y and an7 sea<
An7 !hat he thou#ht 7e mi#ht re'uire"
7E !ent an7 too---the same as meT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ p( ?H4
,73e ta-en my fun !here ,73e found it"
An7 no! , must pay for my fun"
For the more you 7a3e -no!n o7 the others
The ess !i you sette to one<
An7 the end of it7s sittin7 and thin-in7"
An7 dreamin7 6e-fires to see<
2o $e !arned $y my ot .!hich , -no! you !i not/"
An7 earn a$out !omen from meT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *The 8adies*
An7 , earned a$out !omen from 7erT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *The 8adies*
)hen you #et to a man in the case"
They7re i-e as a ro! of pins--
For the Coone 7s 8ady an7 Budy O71rady
Are sisters under their s-insT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *The 8adies*
The 7eathen in 7is $indness $o!s do!n to !ood an7 stone<
7E don7t o$ey no orders uness they is 7is o!n<
7E -eeps 7is side-arms a!fu: 7e ea3es 7em a a$out"
An7 then comes up the Re#iment an7 po-es the 7eathen out(
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *The 7Eathen*
The 7eathen in 7is $indness must end !here 7e $e#an(
>ut the $ac-$one of the Army is the non-commissioned manT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *The 7Eathen*
And ony the Master sha praise us" and ony the Master sha
$ame<
And no one sha !or- for money" and no one sha !or- for fame"
>ut each for the 9oy of the !or-in#" and each" in his separate
star"
2ha dra! the Thin# as he sees ,t for the 1od of Thin#s as They
areT
The 2e3en 2eas .?F@H/ *)hen Earth7s 8ast Picture is Painted*
)ords are" of course" the most po!erfu dru# used $y man-ind(
2peech" ?D Fe$( ?@4E" in The Times ?% Fe$( ?@4E
Mr Raymond Martin" $eyond 'uestion" !as $orn in a #utter" and $red in
a
>oard-2choo" !here they payed mar$es( 6e !as further ., #i3e the
$arest
handfu from #reat store/ a Fopshus Cad" an Outra#eous 2tin-er" a
Bey-$eied Fa#-fapper .this !as 2ta-y7s contri$ution/" and
se3era
other thin#s !hich it is not seemy to put do!n(
2ta-y W Co( .?F@@/ p( 4?D
>ein# -issed $y a man !ho didn7t !ax his moustache !as--i-e eatin#
an e##
!ithout sat(
The 2tory of the 1ads$ys .?FF@/ *Poor Dear Mamma*
Do!n to 1ehenna or up to the Throne"
6e tra3es the fastest !ho tra3es aone(
The 2tory of the 1ads$ys .?F@&/ *87En3oi*
7Tisn7t $eauty" so to spea-" nor #ood ta- necessariy( ,t7s 9ust ,t(
2ome
!omen7 stay in a man7s memory if they once !a-ed do!n a street(
Traffics and Disco3eries .?@&D/ *Mrs >athurst*
,t7s north you may run to the rime-rin#ed sun"
Or south to the $ind 6orn7s hate<
Or east a the !ay into Mississippi >ay"
Or !est to the 1oden 1ate(
T!enty Poems .?@?F/ *The 8on# Trai*
A foo there !as and he made his prayer
.E3en as you and ,T/
To a ra# and a $one and a han- of hair
.)e caed her the !oman !ho did not care/
>ut the foo he caed her his ady fair--
.E3en as you and ,T/
The Lampire .?F@G/ p( ?
Ta-e up the )hite Man7s $urden--
2end forth the $est ye $reed--
1o" $ind your sons to exie
To ser3e your capti3es7 need<
To !ait" in hea3y harness"
On futtered fo- and !id--
Cour ne!-cau#ht" suen peopes"
6af de3i and haf chid(
The )hite Man7s >urden .?F@@/
>y a ye !i or !hisper"
>y a ye ea3e or do"
The sient suen peopes
2ha !ei#h your 1od and you(
The )hite Man7s >urden .?F@@/
,f any 'uestion !hy !e died"
Te them" $ecause our fathers ied(
The Cears >et!een .?@?@/ *Common Form*
??(ED 6enry =issin#er
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*)e are the President7s men"* he U=issin#erV !oud excaim" *and !e
must
$eha3e accordin#y(*
M( and >( =a$ =issin#er .?@GD/ ch( G
There cannot $e a crisis next !ee-( My schedue is aready fu(
,n Ae! Cor- Times Ma#a5ine ? Bune ?@H@" p( ??
Po!er" he U=issin#erV has o$ser3ed" *is the #reat aphrodisiac(*
Ae! Cor- Times ?@ Ban( ?@G?" p( ?4
??(E% Fred =itchen
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Meredith" !e7re inT
Catch-phrase ori#inatin# in The >aiiff .?@&G sta#e s-etch/--see B(
P(
1aa#her Fred =arno .?@G?/ ch( @" p( @&
??(EH 8ord =itchener
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Cou are ordered a$road as a sodier of the =in# to hep our French
comrades a#ainst the in3asion of a common enemy( Cou ha3e to perform
a
tas- !hich !i need your coura#e" your ener#y" your patience(
Remem$er
that the honour of the >ritish Army depends on your indi3idua
conduct( ,t
!i $e your duty not ony to set an exampe of discipine and
perfect
steadiness under fire" $ut aso to maintain the most friendy
reations
!ith those !hom you are hepin# in this stru##e( The operations in
!hich
you are en#a#ed !i" for the most part" ta-e pace in a friendy
country"
and you can do your o!n country no $etter ser3ice than in sho!in#
yoursef
in France and >e#ium in the true character of a >ritish sodier(
>e in3aria$y courteous" considerate" and -ind( Ae3er do anythin#
i-ey
to in9ure or destroy property" and a!ays oo- upon ootin# as a
dis#racefu act( Cou are sure to meet !ith a !ecome and to $e
trusted<
your conduct must 9ustify that !ecome and that trust(
Cour duty cannot $e done uness your heath is sound( 2o -eep
constanty
on your #uard a#ainst any excesses( ,n this ne! experience you may
find
temptations $oth in !ine and !omen( Cou must entirey resist $oth
temptations" and" !hie treatin# a !omen !ith perfect courtesy" you
shoud a3oid any intimacy( Do your duty $ra3ey( Fear 1od( 6onour
the
=in#(
Messa#e to sodiers of the >ritish Expeditionary Force .?@?D/" in The
Times ?@ Au#( ?@?D
??(EG Pau =ee
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Eine a-ti3e 8inie" die sich frei er#eht" ein 2pa5ier#an# um seiner
se$st
!ien" ohne Jie( Das a#ens ist ein Pun-t" der sich 3erschie$t(
An acti3e ine on a !a-" mo3in# freey !ithout a #oa( A !a- for
!a-7s
sa-e(
P]da#o#isches 2-i55en$uch .Peda#o#ica 2-etch$oo-" ?@4%/ p( H
=unst #i$t nicht das 2icht$are !ieder" sondern macht sicht$ar(
Art does not reproduce the 3isi$e< rather" it ma-es 3isi$e(
2chRpferische =onfession .Creati3e Credo" ?@4&/ in ,m J!ischenreich
.?@%G/ .,n!ard Lision" ?@%F/ p( %
??(EF Chares =ni#ht and =enneth 8ye
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6ere !e areT here !e areTT here !e are a#ainTTT
There7s Pat and Mac and Tommy and Bac- and Boe(
)hen there7s trou$e $re!in#"
)hen there7s somethin# doin#"
Are !e do!nhearted+
AoT 8et 7em a comeT
6ere !e areT 6ere !e are a#ainTT .?@?D son#/
??(E@ Frederic- =nott
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Dia *M* for murder(
Tite of pay .?@%4/
??(D& Monsi#nor Ronad =nox
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There once !as a man !ho said" *1od
Must thin- it exceedin#y odd
,f he finds that this tree
Continues to $e
)hen there7s no one a$out in the Quad(*
,n 8an#ford Reed Compete 8imeric- >oo- .?@4D/ p( DD .This repy !as
!ritten $y an un-no!n author/
Dear 2ir"
Cour astonishment7s odd:
, am a!ays a$out in the Quad(
And that7s !hy the tree
)i continue to $e"
2ince o$ser3ed $y
Cours faithfuy"
1od(/
The tumut and the shoutin# dies"
The captains and the -in#s depart"
And !e are eft !ith ar#e suppies
Of cod $ancman#e and rhu$ar$ tart(
,n R( Eyres ,n Three Ton#ues .?@%@/ p( ?E& *After the Party*--a
parody of
=ipin# ?4H:@
,t is stupid of modern ci3ii5ation to ha3e #i3en up $eie3in# in the
de3i" !hen he is the ony expanation of it(
8et Dons Dei#ht .?@E@/ ch( F
??(D? Arthur =oester
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The most persistent sound !hich re3er$erates throu#h man7s history is
the
$eatin# of !ar drums(
Banus .?@GF/ proo#ue
Man can ea3e the earth and and on the moon" $ut cannot cross from
East
to )est >erin( Prometheus reaches for the stars !ith an insane #rin
on
his face and a totem-sym$o in his hand(
Banus .?@GF/ proo#ue
??(D4 Biddu =rishnamurti
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d( ?@FH
, maintain that Truth is a pathess and" and you cannot approach it
$y
any path !hatsoe3er" $y any rei#ion" $y any sect(
2peech in 6oand" E Au#( ?@4@" in 8iy 6e$er =rishnamurti .?@E?/
ch( 4
??(DE =ris =ristofferson and Fred Foster
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=ris =ristofferson ?@EH-
Freedom7s 9ust another !ord for nothin7 eft to ose"
Aothin7 ain7t !orth nothin7" $ut it7s free(
Me and >o$$y Mc1ee .?@H@ son#/
??(DD Boseph )ood =rutch
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The most serious char#e !hich can $e $rou#ht a#ainst Ae! En#and is
not
Puritanism $ut Fe$ruary(
T!e3e 2easons .?@D@/ *Fe$ruary*
Cats seem to #o on the principe that it ne3er does any harm to as-
for
!hat you !ant(
T!e3e 2easons .?@D@/ *Fe$ruary*
??(D% 2taney =u$ric-
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The #reat nations ha3e a!ays acted i-e #an#sters" and the sma
nations
i-e prostitutes(
,n 1uardian % Bune ?@HE
??(DH 2atish =umar
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?@EG-
8ead me from death to ife" from fasehood to truth(
8ead me from despair to hope" from fear to trust(
8ead me from hate to o3e" from !ar to peace(
8et peace fi our heart" our !ord" our uni3erse(
Prayer for Peace .?@F?< adapted from the ;panishads/
?4(& 8
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?4(? 6enry 8a$ouchere
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Mr 8a$ouchere7s 9est a$out Mr 1adstone ayin# upon Pro3idence the
responsi$iity of a!ays pacin# the ace of trumps up his see3e !as
a
#ood one( ,n one of his pri3ate etters , find the 'uip !orded a
itte
more pun#enty( *)ho cannot refrain"* he says" referrin# to the then
Prime
Minister" *from perpetuay $rin#in# an ace do!n his see3e" e3en
!hen he
has ony to pay fair to !in the tric-(*
A( 8( Thorod 8ife of 6enry 8a$ouchere .?@?E/ ch( ?%( Cf( Ear
Cur5on7s
Modern Pariamentary Eo'uence .?@?E/ p( 4% *, reca a phrase of
that
incorri#i$e cynic 8a$ouchere" audin# to Mr 1adstone7s fre'uent
appeas
to a hi#her po!er" that he did not o$9ect to the od man a!ays
ha3in# a
card up his see3e" $ut he did o$9ect to his insinuatin# that the
Ami#hty
had paced it there(*
?4(4 Fioreo 8a 1uardia
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)hen , ma-e a mista-e" it7s a $eautT
,n )iiam Manners Patience and Fortitude .?@GH/ p( 4?@ .on the
appointment of 6er$ert O7>rien as a 9ud#e in ?@EH/
?4(E R( D( 8ain#
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2chi5ophrenia cannot $e understood !ithout understandin# despair(
The Di3ided 2ef .?@H&/ ch( 4
Fe! $oo-s today are for#i3a$e(
Poitics of Experience .?@HG/ introduction
)e are effecti3ey destroyin# ourse3es $y 3ioence mas'ueradin# as
o3e(
Poitics of Experience .?@HG/ ch( E
The $rotherhood of man is e3o-ed $y particuar men accordin# to their
circumstances( >ut it sedom extends to a men( ,n the name of our
freedom and our $rotherhood !e are prepared to $o! up the other haf
of
man-ind and to $e $o!n up in turn(
Poitics of Experience .?@HG/ ch( D
Madness need not $e a $rea-do!n( ,t may aso $e $rea--throu#h( ,t
is
potentia i$eration and rene!a as !e as ensa3ement and
existentia
death(
Poitics of Experience .?@HG/ ch( H
The experience and $eha3iour that #ets a$eed schi5ophrenic is a
specia
strate#y that a person in3ents in order to i3e in an uni3a$e
situation(
Poitics of Experience .?@HG/ ch( %
?4(D Arthur B( 8am$
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2he7s a $ird in a #ided ca#e(
Tite of son# .?@&&< music $y 6arry 3on Ti5er/
?4(% Constant 8am$ert
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To put it 3u#ary" the !hoe trou$e !ith a fo- son# is that once
you
ha3e payed it throu#h there is nothin# much you can do except pay
it
o3er a#ain and pay it rather ouder(
Music 6oT .?@ED/ ch( E
The a3era#e En#ish critic is a don man'u0" hopeessy parochia !hen
not
exa##eratedy teutonophie" o3er !hose des- must surey han# the
motto
.presuma$y in 1othic etterin#/ *A$o3e a no enthusiasm(*
Opera Dec( ?@%&
?4(H 1iuseppe di 8ampedusa
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2e 3o#iamo che tutto riman#a come O" $iso#na che tutto cam$i(
,f !e !ant thin#s to stay as they are" thin#s !i ha3e to chan#e(
, 1attopardo .The 8eopard" ?@%G/ p( EE
?4(G 2ir Os$ert 8ancaster
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Today" !hen the passer-$y is a itte unner3ed at $ein# suddeny
confronted !ith a hundred and fifty accurate reproductions of Anne
6atha!ay7s cotta#e" each compete !ith centra heatin# and #ara#e" he
shoud pause to refect on the extraordinary fact that a o3er the
country the atest and most scientific methods of mass-production are
$ein# utii5ed to turn out a stream of od oa- $eams" eaded !indo!-
panes
and sma discs of $otte-#ass" a structura de3ices !hich our
ancestors ost no time in a$andonin# as soon as an increase in !eath
and
-no!ed#e ena$ed them to do so(
Piar to Post .?@EF/ *2toc-$ro-er7s Tudor*
?4(F >ert 8ance
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>ert 8ance $eie3es he can sa3e ;nce 2am $iions if he can #et the
#o3ernment to adopt a sin#e motto: *,f it ain7t $ro-e" don7t fix
it(* 6e
expains: *That7s the trou$e !ith #o3ernment: Fixin# thin#s that
aren7t
$ro-en and not fixin# thin#s that are $ro-en(*
Aation7s >usiness 4G May ?@GG
?4(@ Andre! 8an#
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2t Andre!s $y the Aorthern sea"
A haunted to!n it is to meT
>aades and Lerses Lain .?FFD/ p( G@
They hear i-e ocean on a !estern $each
The sur#e and thunder of the Odyssey(
Poetica )or-s .?@4E/ 3o( 4" *The Odyssey*
,f the !id $o!er thin-s he $o!s"
Or if the $atsman thin-s he7s $o!ed"
They -no! not" poor mis#uided sous"
They too sha perish unconsoed(
, am the $atsman and the $at"
, am the $o!er and the $a"
The umpire" the pa3iion cat"
The roer" pitch" and stumps" and a(
Poetica )or-s .?@4E/ 3o( 4" *>rahma* .a parody of Emerson--see
Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/ 4&H:?G/
?4(?& Buia 8an#
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Are you sittin# comforta$y+ Then !e7 $e#in(
,ntroduction to stories on 8isten !ith Mother" >>C Radio pro#ramme"
?@%&-?@F4 .sometimes *Then ,7 $e#in*/
?4(?? 2u5anne =( 8an#er
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Art is the o$9ectification of feein#" and the su$9ectification of
nature(
Mind .?@HG/ 3o( ?" pt( 4" ch( D
?4(?4 Rin# 8ardner
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Are you ost daddy , ars-ed tendery(
2hut up he expained(
The Coun# ,mmi#runts .?@4&/ ch( ?&
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Rather than !ords comes the thou#ht of hi#h !indo!s:
The sun-comprehendin# #ass"
And $eyond it" the deep $ue air" that sho!s
Aothin#" and is no!here" and is endess(
6i#h )indo!s .?@GD/ *6i#h )indo!s*
Perhaps $ein# od is ha3in# i#hted rooms
,nside your head" and peope in them" actin#(
Peope you -no!" yet can7t 'uite name(
6i#h )indo!s .?@GD/ *The Od Foos*
Aext year !e are to $rin# the sodiers home
For ac- of money" and it is a ri#ht(
Paces they #uarded" or -ept ordery"
Must #uard themse3es" and -eep themse3es ordery(
6i#h )indo!s .?@GD/ *6oma#e to a 1o3ernment*
Aext year !e sha $e i3in# in a country
That $rou#ht its sodiers home for ac- of money(
The statues !i $e standin# in the same
Tree-muffed s'uares" and oo- neary the same(
Our chidren !i not -no! it7s a different country(
A !e can hope to ea3e them no! is money(
6i#h )indo!s .?@GD/ *6oma#e to a 1o3ernment*
They fuc- you up" your mum and dad(
They may not mean to" $ut they do(
They fi you !ith the fauts they had
And add some extra" 9ust for you(
6i#h )indo!s .?@GD/ *This >e The Lerse*
Man hands on misery to man(
,t deepens i-e a coasta shef(
1et out as eary as you can"
And don7t ha3e any -ids yoursef(
6i#h )indo!s .?@GD/ *This >e The Lerse*
2exua intercourse $e#an
,n nineteen sixty-three
.)hich !as rather ate for me/--
>et!een the end of the Chatterey $an
And the >eates7 first 8P(
6i#h )indo!s .?@GD/ *Annus Mira$iis*
6atess" , ta-e off
My cyce-cips in a!-!ard re3erence(
The 8ess Decei3ed .?@%%/ *Church 1oin#*
A serious house on serious earth it is"
,n !hose $ent air a our compusions meet"
Are reco#nised" and ro$ed as destinies(
The 8ess Decei3ed .?@%%/ *Church 1oin#*
)hy shoud , et the toad !or-
2'uat on my ife+
Can7t , use my !it as a pitchfor-
And dri3e the $rute off+
2ix days of the !ee- it sois
)ith its sic-enin# poison--
Bust for payin# a fe! $isT
That7s out of proportion(
The 8ess Decei3ed .?@%%/ *Toads*
Aothin#" i-e somethin#" happens any!here(
The 8ess Decei3ed .?@%%/ *, Remem$er" , Remem$er*
Far too many Uof the $oo-s entered for the ?@GG >oo-er Pri5eV reied
on
the cassic formua of a $e#innin#" a mudde" and an end(
Ae! Fiction no( ?%" Ban( ?@GF
Depri3ation is for me !hat daffodis !ere for )ords!orth(
Repy to 'uestion *Do you thin- peope #o around feein# they ha3en7t
#ot
out of ife !hat ife has to offer+*- Re'uired )ritin# .?@FE/ p( DG
1i3e me your arm" od toad<
6ep me do!n Cemetery Road(
The )hitsun )eddin#s .?@HD/ *Toads Re3isited*
, thou#ht of 8ondon spread out in the sun"
,ts posta districts pac-ed i-e s'uares of !heat(
The )hitsun )eddin#s .?@HD/ *The )hitsun )eddin#s*
)hat are days for+
Days are !here !e i3e(
They come" they !a-e us
Time and time o3er(
They are to $e happy in:
)here can !e i3e $ut days+
The )hitsun )eddin#s .?@HD/ *Days*
Ae3er such innocence"
Ae3er $efore or since"
As chan#ed itsef to past
)ithout a !ord--the men
8ea3in# the #ardens tidy"
The thousands of marria#es
8astin# a itte !hie on#er:
Ae3er such innocence a#ain(
The )hitsun )eddin#s .?@HD/ *MCMP,L*
Don7t read too much no!: the dude
)ho ets the #ir do!n $efore
The hero arri3es" the chap
)ho7s yeo! and -eeps the store"
2eem far too famiiar( 1et ste!ed:
>oo-s are a oad of crap(
The )hitsun )eddin#s .?@HD/ *2tudy of Readin# 6a$its*
8ife is first $oredom" then fear(
)hether or not !e use it" it #oes"
And ea3es !hat somethin# hidden from us chose"
And a#e" and then the ony end of a#e(
The )hitsun )eddin#s .?@HD/ *Doc-ery W 2on*
Time has transfi#ured them into
;ntruth( The stone fideity
They hardy meant has come to $e
Their fina $a5on" and to pro3e
Our amost-instinct amost true:
)hat !i sur3i3e of us is o3e(
The )hitsun )eddin#s .?@HD/ *An Arunde Tom$*
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=eep ri#ht on to the end of the road"
=eep ri#ht on to the end(
Tho7 the !ay $e on#" et your heart $e stron#"
=eep ri#ht on round the $end(
Tho7 you7re tired and !eary"
2ti 9ourney on
Ti you come to your happy a$ode"
)here a you o3e you73e $een dreamin# of
)i $e there at the end of the road(
The End of the Road .?@4D son#/
, o3e a assie" a $onnie" $onnie assie"
2he7s as pure as the iy in the de(
2he7s as s!eet as the heather" the $onnie $oomin7 heather--
Mary" ma 2cotch >ue$e(
, 8o3e a 8assie .?@&% son#/
,t7s nice to #et up in the mornin7 .$ut it7s nicer to ie in $ed/(
Tite of son# .?@?E/
Roamin7 in the #oamin7"
On the $onnie $an-s o7 Cyde(
Roamin7 in the #oamin7
)ae my assie $y my side(
Roamin7 in the 1oamin7 .?@?? son#/
?4(?% 2tan 8aure .Arthur 2taney Befferson/
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)e" here7s another nice mess you73e #otten me into(
Another Fine Mess .?@E& fim< !ords spo-en $y Oi3er 6ardy in many
8aure
and 6ardy fims: often *another fine mess*/
)hy don7t you do somethin# to hep me+
Dri3ers7 8icence 2-etch .?@DG/" in B( McCa$e Comedy )ord of 2tan
8aure
.?@GD/ p( ?&G .!ords spo-en $y Oi3er 6ardy/
?4(?H Bames 8a3er
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The same costume !i $e
,ndecent ((( ?& years $efore its time
2hameess ((( % years $efore its time
Outr0 .darin#/ ((( ? year $efore its time
2mart
Do!dy ((( ? year after its time
6ideous ((( ?& years after its time
Ridicuous ((( 4& years after its time
Amusin# ((( E& years after its time
Quaint ((( %& years after its time
Charmin# ((( G& years after its time
Romantic ((( ?&& years after its time
>eautifu ((( ?%& years after its time
Taste and Fashion .?@EG/ ch( ?F
?4(?G Andre! >onar 8a!
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2ee >onar 8a! .4(?&&/
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,s it the secret of the on#-nosed Etruscans+
The on#-nosed" sensiti3e-footed" su$ty-smiin# Etruscans
)ho made so itte noise outside the cypress #ro3es+
>irds" >easts and Fo!ers .?@4E/ *Cypresses*
MenT The ony anima in the !ord to fearT
>irds" >easts and Fo!ers .?@4E/ *Mountain 8ion*
A sna-e came to my !ater-trou#h
On a hot" hot day" and , in py9amas for the heat"
To drin- there(
>irds" >easts and Fo!ers .?@4E/ *2na-e*
And , thou#ht of the a$atross"
And , !ished he !oud come $ac-" my sna-e(
For he seemed to me a#ain i-e a -in#"
8i-e a -in# in exie" uncro!ned in the under!ord"
Ao! due to $e cro!ned a#ain(
And so" , missed my chance !ith one of the ords
Of ife(
And , ha3e somethin# to expiate:
A pettiness(
>irds" >easts and Fo!ers .?@4E/ *2na-e*
Curse the $asted" 9ey-$oned s!ines" the simy" the $ey-!ri##in#
in3erte$rates" the misera$e soddin# rotters" the famin# sods" the
sni3ein#" dri$$in#" ditherin#" pasied" puse-ess ot that ma-e
up
En#and today( They73e #ot !hite of e## in their 3eins" and their
spun- is
that !atery it7s a mar3e they can $reed( They can nothin# $ut
fro#-spa!n--the #i$$erersT 1od" ho! , hate themT
8etter to Ed!ard 1arnett" E Buy ?@?4" in Coected 8etters .?@H4/
3o( ?"
p( ?ED
, i-e to !rite !hen , fee spitefu< it7s i-e ha3in# a #ood snee5e(
8etter to 8ady Cynthia As'uith"+4% Ao3( ?@?E" in Coected 8etters
.?@H4/
3o( ?" p( 4DH
The dead don7t die( They oo- on and hep(
8etter to B( Middeton Murry" 4 Fe$( ?@4E" in Coected 8etters
.?@H4/
3o( 4" p( GEH
The autumn a!ays #ets me $ady" as it $rea-s into coours( , !ant to
#o
south" !here there is no autumn" !here the cod doesn7t crouch o3er
one
i-e a sno!-eopard !aitin# to pounce( The heart of the Aorth is
dead"
and the fin#ers of cod are corpse fin#ers(
8etter to B( Middeton Murry" E Oct( ?@4D" in Coected 8etters
.?@H4/
3o( 4" p( F?4
,7d i-e to !rite an essay on UArnodV >ennett--sort of pi# in
co3er(
8etter to Adous 6uxey" 4G Mar( ?@4F" in Coected 8etters .?@H4/
3o( 4"
p( ?&DF
My 1od" !hat a cumsy oa putrida Bames Boyce isT Aothin# $ut od
fa#s
and ca$$a#e-stumps of 'uotations from the >i$e and the rest" ste!ed
in
the 9uice of dei$erate" 9ournaistic dirty-mindedness(
8etter to Adous and Maria 6uxey" ?% Au#( ?@4F" in Coected 8etters
.?@H4/ 3o( 4" p( ?&GD
To the Puritan a thin#s are impure" as some$ody says(
Etruscan Paces .?@E4/ *Cer3eteri*
Ours is essentiay a tra#ic a#e" so !e refuse to ta-e it tra#icay(
8ady Chatterey7s 8o3er .?@4F/ ch( ?
2ome thin#s can7t $e ra3ished( Cou can7t ra3ish a tin of sardines(
8ady Chatterey7s 8o3er .?@4F/ ch( F
Bohn Thomas says #ood-ni#ht to 8ady Bane" a itte droopin#y" $ut
!ith a
hopefu heart(
8ady Chatterey7s 8o3er .?@4F/ ch( ?@
Ao! it is autumn and the fain# fruit
And the on# 9ourney to!ards o$i3ion(((
6a3e you $uit your ship of death" O ha3e you+
O $uid your ship of death" for you !i need it(
8ast Poems .?@E4/ *2hip of Death*
Aon# the a3enue of cypresses
A in their scaret coa-s" and surpices
Of inen #o the chantin# choristers"
The priests in #od and $ac-" the 3ia#ers(
8oo-T )e 6a3e Come Throu#hT .?@?G/ *1iorno dei Morti*
Aot ," not ," $ut the !ind that $o!s throu#h meT
A fine !ind is $o!in# the ne! direction of Time(
8oo-T )e 6a3e Come Throu#hT .?@?G/ *2on# of a Man !ho has Come
Throu#h*
2o no! it is 3ain for the sin#er to $urst into camour
)ith the #reat $ac- piano appassionato( The #amour
Of chidish days is upon me" my manhood is cast
Do!n in the food of remem$rance" , !eep i-e a chid for the past(
Ae! Poems .?@?F/ *Piano*
Don7t $e suc-ed in $y the su-superior"
don7t s!ao! the cuture $ait"
don7t drin-" don7t drin- and #et $eerier and $eerier"
do earn to discriminate(
Pansies .?@4@/ *Don7ts*
6o! $easty the $our#eois is
Especiay the mae of the species(
Pansies .?@4@/ *6o! >easty the >our#eois ,s*
, ne3er sa! a !id thin#
2orry for itsef(
Pansies .?@4@/ *2ef-Pity*
For !hie !e ha3e sex in the mind" !e truy ha3e none in the $ody(
Pansies .?@4@/ *8ea3e 2ex Aone*
)hen , read 2ha-espeare , am struc- !ith !onder
That such tri3ia peope shoud muse and thunder
,n such o3ey an#ua#e(
Pansies .?@4@/ *)hen , Read 2ha-espeare*
Porno#raphy is the attempt to insut sex" to do dirt on it(
Phoenix .?@EH/ *Porno#raphy and O$scenity* ch( E
The 3ery first copy of The )hite Peacoc- that !as e3er sent out" ,
put
into my mother7s hands !hen she !as dyin#( 2he oo-ed at the outside"
and
then at the tite-pa#e" and then at me" !ith dar-enin# eyes( And
thou#h
she o3ed me so much" , thin- she dou$ted !hether it coud $e much of
a
$oo-" since no one more important than , had !ritten it( 2ome!here"
in the
hepess pri3acies of her $ein#" she had !istfu respect for me( >ut
for
me in the face of the !ord" not much( This Da3id !oud ne3er #et a
stone
across at 1oiath( And !hy try+ 8et 1oiath aoneT Any!ay" she !as
$eyond
readin# my first immorta !or-( ,t !as put aside" and , ne3er !anted
to
see it a#ain( 2he ne3er sa! it a#ain(
After the funera" my father stru##ed throu#h haf a pa#e" and it
mi#ht
as !e ha3e $een 6ottentot(
*And !hat dun they #i7e thee for that" ad+*
*Fifty pounds" father(*
*Fifty poundsT* 6e !as dum$founded" and oo-ed at me !ith shre!d
eyes" as
if , !ere a s!inder( *Fifty poundsT An7 tha7s ni3er done a day7s
hard
!or- in thy ife(*
Phoenix .?@EH/ p( 4E4
Ae3er trust the artist( Trust the tae( The proper function of a
critic
is to sa3e the tae from the artist !ho created it(
2tudies in Cassic American 8iterature .?@4E/ ch( ?
*>e a #ood anima" true to your instincts"* !as his motto(
)hite Peacoc- .?@??/ pt( 4" ch( 4
Don7t you find it a $eautifu cean thou#ht" a !ord empty of peope"
9ust
uninterrupted #rass" and a hare sittin# up+
)omen in 8o3e .?@4&/ ch( ??
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Many men !oud ta-e the death-sentence !ithout a !himper to escape
the
ife-sentence !hich fate carries in her other hand(
The Mint .?@%%/ pt( ?" ch( D
The se3en piars of !isdom(
Tite of $oo- .?@4H/( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/
%E:4G
, o3ed you" so , dre! these tides of men into my hands and !rote
my
!i across the s-y in stars
To earn you Freedom" the se3en piared !orthy house" that your
eyes
mi#ht $e shinin# for me
)hen !e came(
The 2e3en Piars of )isdom .?@4H/ dedication *to 2(A(*
?4(4& 2ir Edmund 8each
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Far from $ein# the $asis of the #ood society" the famiy" !ith its
narro!
pri3acy and ta!dry secrets" is the source of a our discontents(
>>C Reith 8ectures" ?@HG" in 8istener E& Ao3( ?@HG
?4(4? 2tephen 8eacoc-
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The parent !ho coud see his $oy as he reay is" !oud sha-e his
head and
say: *)iie" is no #ood< ,7 se him(*
Essays and 8iterary 2tudies .?@?H/ *8ot of a 2choomaster*
Ad3ertisin# may $e descri$ed as the science of arrestin# human
intei#ence on# enou#h to #et money from it(
1arden of Foy .?@4D/ *The Perfect 2aesman*
, am !hat is caed a professor emeritus--from the 8atin e" *out"*
and
meritus" *so he ou#ht to $e(*
6ere are my 8ectures .?@EF/ ch( ?D
There are no handes to a horse" $ut the ?@?& mode has a strin# to
each
side of its face for turnin# its head !hen there is anythin# you !ant
it
to see(
8iterary 8apses .?@?&/ *Refections on Ridin#*
, detest ife-insurance a#ents< they a!ays ar#ue that , sha some
day
die" !hich is not so(
8iterary 8apses .?@?&/ *,nsurance up to Date*
1et your room fu of #ood air" then shut up the !indo!s and -eep it(
,t
!i -eep for years( Any!ay" don7t -eep usin# your un#s a the
time( 8et
them rest(
8iterary 8apses .?@?&/ *6o! to 8i3e to $e 4&&*
A sportsman is a man !ho" e3ery no! and then" simpy has to #et out
and
-i somethin#( Aot that he7s crue( 6e !oudn7t hurt a fy( ,t7s
not $i#
enou#h(
My Remar-a$e ;nce .?@D4/ p( GE
8ord Ronad said nothin#< he fun# himsef from the room" fun#
himsef
upon his horse and rode mady off in a directions(
Aonsense Ao3es .?@??/ *1ertrude the 1o3erness*
A decision of the courts decided that the #ame of #of may $e payed
on
2unday" not $ein# a #ame !ithin the 3ie! of the a!" $ut $ein# a form
of
mora effort(
O3er the Footi#hts .?@4E/ *)hy , Refuse to Pay 1of*
The #enera idea" of course" in any first-cass aundry" is to see
that no
shirt or coar e3er comes $ac- t!ice(
)inno!ed )isdom .?@4H/ ch( H
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,f you ta-e the #ame of ife seriousy" if you ta-e your ner3ous
system
seriousy" if you ta-e your sense or#ans seriousy" if you ta-e the
ener#y
process seriousy" you must turn on" tune in and drop out(
8ecture" Bune ?@HH" in Poitics of Ecstasy .?@HF/ ch( 4?
?4(4E F( R( 8ea3is
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,t is !e to start $y distin#uishin# the fe! reay #reat--the ma9or
no3eists !ho count in the same !ay as the ma9or poets" in the sense
that
they not ony chan#e the possi$iities of the art for practitioners
and
readers" $ut that they are si#nificant in terms of the human
a!areness
they promote< a!areness of the possi$iities of ife(
The 1reat Tradition .?@DF/ ch( ?
The 2it!es $eon# to the history of pu$icity rather than of
poetry(
Ae! >earin#s in En#ish Poetry .?@E4/ ch( 4
?4(4D Fran 8e$o!it5
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A 1od7s chidren are not $eautifu( Most of 1od7s chidren are" in
fact" $arey presenta$e(
Metropoitan 8ife .?@GF/ p( H
There is no such thin# as inner peace( There is ony ner3ousness or
death(
Any attempt to pro3e other!ise constitutes unaccepta$e $eha3iour(
Metropoitan 8ife .?@GF/ p( H
8ife is somethin# to do !hen you can7t #et to seep(
Metropoitan 8ife .?@GF/ p( ?&?
Food is an important part of a $aanced diet(
Metropoitan 8ife .?@GF/ p( ??&
>ein# a !oman is of specia interest ony to aspirin# mae
transsexuas(
To actua !omen" it is merey a #ood excuse not to pay foot$a(
Metropoitan 8ife .?@GF/ p( ?DD
?4(4% 2tanisa! 8ec
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,s it pro#ress if a canni$a uses -nife and for-+
Mysi Aieuc5esane .;n-empt Thou#hts" ?@H4/ p( GF
?4(4H Bohn e Carr0 .Da3id Bohn Moore Corn!e/
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The spy !ho came in from the cod(
Tite of no3e .?@HE/
?4(4G 8e Cor$usier .Chares douard Beanneret/
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;ne maison est une machine-Z-ha$iter(
A house is a machine for i3in# in(
Lers une architecture .To!ards an Architecture" ?@4E/ p( ix
?4(4F 6arper 8ee
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2hoot a the $ue9ays you !ant" if you can hit 7em" $ut remem$er
it7s a
sin to -i a moc-in#$ird(
To =i a Moc-in#$ird .?@H&/ ch( ?&
?4(4@ 8aurie 8ee
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, !as set do!n from the carrier7s cart at the a#e of three< and there
!ith
a sense of $e!iderment and terror my ife in the 3ia#e $e#an(
Cider !ith Rosie .?@%@/ p( @
2uch a mornin# it is !hen o3e
eans throu#h #eranium !indo!s
and cas !ith a coc-ere7s ton#ue(
)hen red-haired #irs scamper i-e roses
o3er the rain-#reen #rass"
and the sun drips honey(
2un is my Monument .?@DG/ *Day of these Days*
?4(E& Ernest 8ehman
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2ome$ody up there i-es me(
Tite of fim .?@%H/
2!eet sme of success(
Tite of $oo- and fim .?@%G/
?4(E? Tom 8ehrer
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8ife is i-e a se!er( )hat you #et out of it depends on !hat you put
into
it(
Pream$e to son# *)e )i A 1o To#ether )hen )e 1o"* in An E3enin#
)asted !ith Tom 8ehrer .?@%E record a$um/
Pa#iari5eT 8et no one ese7s !or- e3ade your eyes"
Remem$er !hy the #ood 8ord made your eyes"
2o don7t shade your eyes $ut pa#iari5e" pa#iari5e" pa#iari5eT
8o$ache3s-i .?@%E son#/
And !e !i a #o to#ether !hen !e #o--
E3ery 6ottentot and e3ery Es-imo(
)e )i A 1o To#ether )hen )e 1o .?@%E son#/
?4(E4 Berry 8ei$er and Mi-e 2toer
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Berry 8ei$er ?@EE-
Mi-e 2toer ?@EE-
Cou ain7t nothin7 $ut a hound do#"
Cryin7 a the time(
6ound Do# .?@%H son#/
?4(EE Fred )( 8ei#h
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d( ?@4D
There !as ," !aitin# at the church"
)aitin# at the church" !aitin# at the church"
)hen , found he7d eft me in the urch"
8or" ho! it did upset meT
A at once he sent me round a note"
6ere7s the 3ery note"
This is !hat he !rote--
*Can7t #et a!ay to marry you today"
My !ife !on7t et meT*
)aitin# at the Church .My )ife )on7t 8et Me/ .?@&H son#< music $y
6enry
E( Pether/
?4(ED Fred )( 8ei#h" Chares Coins" and 8iy Morris
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Fred )( 8ei#h d( ?@4D
)hy am , a!ays the $ridesmaid"
Ae3er the $ushin# $ride+
)hy Am , A!ays the >ridesmaid+ .?@?G son#/
?4(E% Fred )( 8ei#h and 1eor#e Arthurs
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Fred )( 8ei#h d( ?@4D
A itte of !hat you fancy does you #ood(
Tite of son# .?@?%/
?4(EH Curtis E( 8eMay
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My soution to the pro$em !oud $e to te them Uthe Aorth
LietnameseV
fran-y that they73e #ot to dra! in their horns and stop their
a##ression"
or !e7re #oin# to $om$ them $ac- into the 2tone A#e(
Mission !ith 8eMay .?@H%/ p( %H%
?4(EG 8enin .Ladimir ,ich ;yano3/
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)e must no! set a$out $uidin# a proetarian sociaist state in
Russia(
2peech in Petro#rad" G Ao3( ?@?G" in Coected )or-s .?@HD/ 3o( 4H"
p(
4D&
Communism is 2o3iet po!er pus the eectrification of the !hoe
country(
Report to Fth Con#ress" ?@4&" in Coected )or-s .ed( %/ 3o( D4" p(
E&
6e U1eor#e >ernard 2ha!V is a #ood man faen amon# Fa$ians(
,n Arthur Ransome 2ix )ee-s in Russia in ?@?@ .?@?@/ *Aotes of
Con3ersations !ith 8enin*
,t is true that i$erty is precious--so precious that it must $e
rationed(
,n 2idney and >eatrice )e$$ 2o3iet Communism .?@EH/ p( ?&EH
Ao" Democracy is not identica !ith ma9ority rue( Ao" Democracy is a
2tate !hich reco#ni5es the su$9ection of the minority to the
ma9ority"
that is" an or#ani5ation for the systematic use of 3ioence $y one
cass
a#ainst the other" $y one part of the popuation a#ainst another(
2tate and Re3oution .?@?@/ ch( D
)hie the 2tate exists" there can $e no freedom( )hen there is
freedom
there !i $e no 2tate(
2tate and Re3oution .?@?@/ ch( %
?4(EF Bohn 8ennon
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,ma#ine there7s no hea3en"
,t7s easy if you try"
Ao he $eo! us"
A$o3e us ony s-y"
,ma#ine a the peope
8i3in# for today(
,ma#ine .?@G? son#/
)i the peope in the cheaper seats cap your hands+ A the rest of
you"
if you7 9ust ratte your 9e!eery(
At Roya Lariety Performance" D Ao3( ?@HE" in R( Coman Bohn )inston
8ennon .?@FD/ pt( ?" ch( ??
Christianity !i #o( ,t !i 3anish and shrin-( , needn7t ar#ue
a$out
that< ,7m ri#ht and , !i $e pro3ed ri#ht( )e7re Uthe >eates areV
more
popuar than Besus no!< , don7t -no! !hich !i #o first--roc- 7n7
ro or
Christianity(
,nter3ie! !ith Maureen Cea3e in E3enin# 2tandard D Mar( ?@HH( Cf(
Jeda
Fit5#erad
?4(E@ Bohn 8ennon and Pau McCartney
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Bohn 8ennon ?@D&-?@F&
Pau McCartney ?@D4-
A you need is o3e(
Tite of son# .?@HG/
>ac- in the ;22R(
Tite of son# .?@HF/
For , don7t care too much for money"
For money can7t $uy me o3e(
Can7t >uy Me 8o3e .?@HD son#/
, heard the ne!s today" oh $oy(
Four thousand hoes in >ac-$urn 8ancashire(
And thou#h the hoes !ere rather sma"
They had to count them a(
Ao! they -no! ho! many hoes it ta-es to fi the A$ert 6a(
,7d o3e to turn you on(
A Day in the 8ife .?@HG son#/
1i3e peace a chance(
Tite of son# .?@H@/
,t7s $een a hard day7s ni#ht"
And ,73e $een !or-in# i-e a do#(
A 6ard Day7s Ai#ht .?@HD son#/
Ma#ica mystery tour(
Tite of son# and TL fim .?@HG/
2he o3es you" yeh" yeh" yeh"
And !ith a o3e i-e that" you -no! you shoud $e #ad(
2he 8o3es Cou .?@HE son#/
2tra!$erry fieds fore3er(
Tite of son# .?@HG/
2he7s #ot a tic-et to ride" $ut she don7t care(
Tic-et to Ride .?@H% son#/
)i you sti need me" !i you sti feed me"
)hen ,7m sixty four+
)hen ,7m 2ixty Four .?@HG son#/
Oh , #et $y !ith a itte hep from my friends(
)ith a 8itte 6ep From My Friends .?@HG son#/
)e a i3e in a yeo! su$marine" yeo! su$marine" yeo!
su$marine(
Ceo! 2u$marine .?@HH son#/
Cesterday" a my trou$es seemed so far a!ay"
Ao! it oo-s as thou#h they7re here to stay(
Oh , $eie3e in yesterday(
Cesterday .?@H% son#/
?4(D& Dan 8eno .1eor#e 1a3in/
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?FH&-?@&D
AhT !hat is man+ )herefore does he !hy+ )hence did he !hence+
)hither is
he !itherin#+
Dan 8eno 6ys >oo-e .?@&?/ ch( ?
?4(D? Aan Bay 8erner
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,7m #ettin# married in the mornin#"
Din#T don#T the $es are #onna chime(
Pu out the stopper<
8et7s ha3e a !hopper<
>ut #et me to the church on timeT
1et Me to the Church on Time .?@%H son#< music $y Frederic- 8oe!e/
)hy can7t a !oman $e more i-e a man+
Men are so honest" so thorou#hy s'uare<
Eternay no$e" historicay fair<
)ho" !hen you !in" !i a!ays #i3e your $ac- a pat(
)hy can7t a !oman $e i-e that+
A 6ymn to 6im .?@%H son#< music $y Frederic- 8oe!e/
Ah yesT , remem$er it !e(
, Remem$er it )e .?@%F son#< music $y Frederic- 8oe!e/
,73e #ro!n accustomed to the trace
Of somethin# in the air<
Accustomed to her face(
,73e 1ro!n Accustomed to her Face .?@%H son#< music $y Frederic-
8oe!e/
On a cear day .you can see fore3er/(
Tite of son# from musica On a Cear Day .?@H%< music $y >urton
8ane/
The rain in 2pain stays mainy in the pain(
The Rain in 2pain .?@%H son#< music $y Frederic- 8oe!e/
Than- hea3en for itte #irsT
For itte #irs #et $i##er e3ery day(
Than- 6ea3en for 8itte 1irs .?@%F son#< music $y Frederic- 8oe!e/
A , !ant is a room some!here"
Far a!ay from the cod ni#ht air"
)ith one enormous chair<
Oh" !oudn7t it $e o3ery+
)oudn7t it $e 8o3ery .?@%H son#< music $y Frederic- 8oe!e/
?4(D4 Doris 8essin#
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There7s ony one rea sin" and that is to persuade onesef that the
second-$est is anythin# $ut the second-$est(
1oden Aote$oo- .?@H4/ p( %%D
)hen a !hite man in Africa $y accident oo-s into the eyes of a
nati3e and
sees the human $ein# .!hich it is his chief preoccupation to a3oid/"
his
sense of #uit" !hich he denies" fumes up in resentment and he $rin#s
do!n
the !hip(
The 1rass is 2in#in# .?@%&/ ch( F
?4(DE )inifred Mary 8etts
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, sa! the spires of Oxford
As , !as passin# $y"
The #rey spires of Oxford
A#ainst a pear-#rey s-y<
My heart !as !ith the Oxford men
)ho !ent a$road to die(
6ao!-e7en .?@?H/ *The 2pires of Oxford*
?4(DD Oscar 8e3ant
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Epi#ram: a !isecrac- that payed Carne#ie 6a(
Coronet 2ept( ?@%F
;nderneath this fa$$y exterior is an enormous ac- of character(
Memoirs of an Amnesiac .?@H%/ ch( ??
, don7t drin- i'uor( , don7t i-e it( ,t ma-es me fee #ood(
Time % May ?@%F
?4(D% Ros 8e3enstein
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,7m ony here for the $eer(
2o#an for Dou$e Diamond $eer" ?@G? on!ards" in Ai#e Rees 2o#ans
.?@F4/
p( ??
?4(DH Liscount 8e3erhume .)iiam 6es-eth 8e3er/
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6af the money , spend on ad3ertisin# is !asted" and the trou$e is ,
don7t -no! !hich haf(
,n Da3id O#i3y Confessions of an Ad3ertisin# Man .?@HE/ ch( E
?4(DG Ada 8e3erson
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?FH%-?@EH
6e UOscar )ideV seemed at ease and to ha3e the oo- of the ast
#enteman
in Europe(
8etters to the 2phinx .?@E&/ p( ED
Cou don7t -no! a !oman unti you ha3e had a etter from her(
Tenterhoo-s .?@?4/ ch( G
?4(DF >ernard 8e3in
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UTonyV >enn fun# himsef into the 2ixties technoo#y !ith the
enthusiasm
.not to say an#ua#e/ of a ne!y enroed >oy 2cout demonstratin#
-not-tyin# to his indu#ent parents(
The Penduum Cears .?@G&/ ch( ??
, ha3e heard te of a Professor of Economics !ho has a si#n on the
!a
of his study" readin# *the future is not !hat it !as(* The sentiment
!as
admira$e
unfortunatey" the past is not #ettin# any $etter either(
2unday Times 44 May ?@GG
?4(D@ Caude 803i-2trauss
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8a an#ue est une raison humaine 'ui a ses raisons" et 'ue 7homme ne
conna_t pas(
8an#ua#e is a form of human reason and has its reasons !hich are
un-no!n
to man(
8a Pens0e sau3a#e .The 2a3a#e Mind" ?@H4/ ch( @( Cf( Pasca in
Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/ EH@:?&
?4(%& Ceci Day 8e!is
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2ee C( Day-8e!is .D(??/
?4(%? C( 2( 8e!is
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?F@F-?@HE
There is !ishfu thin-in# in 6e as !e as on Earth(
2cre!tape 8etters .?@D4/ preface
)e ha3e trained them UmenV to thin- of the Future as a promised and
!hich
fa3oured heroes attain--not as somethin# !hich e3eryone reaches at
the
rate of sixty minutes an hour" !hate3er he does" !hoe3er he is(
2cre!tape 8etters .?@D4/ no( 4%
2he7s the sort of !oman !ho i3es for others--you can a!ays te the
others $y their hunted expression(
2cre!tape 8etters .?@D4/ no( 4H
, remem$er summin# up !hat , too- to $e our destiny" in con3ersation
!ith
my $est friend at Chartres" $y the formua" *Term" hoidays" term"
hoidays" ti !e ea3e schoo" and then !or-" !or-" !or- ti !e
die(*
2uprised $y Boy .?@%%/ ch( D
?4(%4 Bohn 2pedan 8e!is
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?FF%-?@HE
2er3ice to customers: ne3er -no!in#y undersod(
2o#an .circa ?@4&/ in Partnership for A .?@DF/ ch( 4@
?4(%E Percy )yndham 8e!is
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?FF4-?@%G
*The Art of >ein# Rued* mi#ht $e descri$ed from some points of 3ie!
as an
inferna ;topia((((An account" comprisin# many chapters" of the
decadence
occupyin# the trou#h $et!een the t!o !ord !ars introduces us to a
moronic
inferno of insipidity and decay .!hich is i-e!ise the inferno of
*The
Apes of 1od*/(
Rude Assi#nment .?@%&/ ch( E?
1ertrude 2tein7s prose-son# is a cod" $ac- suet-puddin#( )e can
represent it as a cod suet-ro of fa$uousy-reptiian en#th( Cut
it at
any point" it is the same thin#< the same hea3y" stic-y" opa'ue mass
a
throu#h" and a aon#( ,t is !ei#hted" pro9ected" !ith a si$yine
ur#e(
,t is mournfu and monstrous" composed of dead and inanimate
materia( ,t
is a fat" !ithout ner3e( Or the e3ident 3itaity that informs it
is
3e#eta$e rather than anima( ,ts ife is a o!-#rade" if tenacious
one<
of the sausa#e" $y-the-yard" 3ariety(
Time and )estern Man .?@4G/ pt( ?" ch( ?E
?4(%D 2am M( 8e!is and Boe Coun#
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2am M( 8e!is ?FF%-?@%@
Boe Coun# ?FF@-?@E@
6o! 7ya #onna -eep 7em do!n on the farm .after they73e seen Paree/+
Tite of son# .?@?@< music $y )ater Donadson/
?4(%% 2incair 8e!is
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?FF%-?@%?
Our American professors i-e their iterature cear and cod and pure
and
3ery dead(
The American Fear of 8iterature .Ao$e Pri5e Address" ?4 Dec( ?@E&/"
in
6( Fren5 8iterature ?@&?-?@HG .?@H@/ p( 4F%
6is name !as 1eor#e F( >a$$itt( 6e !as forty-six years od no!" in
Apri"
?@4&" and he made nothin# in particuar" neither $utter nor shoes nor
poetry" $ut he !as nim$e in the cain# of sein# houses for more
than
peope coud afford to pay(
>a$$itt .?@44/ ch( ?
To 1eor#e F( >a$$itt" as to most prosperous citi5ens of Jenith" his
motor
car !as poetry and tra#edy" o3e and heroism( The office !as his
pirate
ship $ut the car his perious excursion ashore(
>a$$itt .?@44/ ch( E
,n other countries" art and iterature are eft to a ot of sha$$y
$ums
i3in# in attics and feedin# on $oo5e and spa#hetti" $ut in America
the
successfu !riter or picture-painter is indistin#uisha$e from any
other
decent $usiness man(
>a$$itt .?@44/ ch( ?D
,t can7t happen here(
Tite of no3e .?@E%/
?4(%H Ro$ert 8ey
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?F@&-?@D%
=raft durch Freude(
2tren#th throu#h 9oy(
1erman 8a$our Front so#an" in The Times E& Ao3( ?@EE" p( ?E
?4(%G 8i$erace .)ad5iu Laentino 8i$erace/
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?@?@-?@FG
6e U8i$eraceV $e#ins to $ea$our the critics announcin# that he
doesn7t
mind !hat they say $ut that poor 1eor#e Uhis $rotherV *cried a the
!ay
to the $an-(*
Coier7s ?G 2ept( ?@%D .Cf( 8i$erace7s Auto$io#raphy .?@GE/ ch( 4:
*)hen
the re3ie!s are $ad , te my staff that they can 9oin me as , cry
a the
!ay to the $an-*/
?4(%F >eatrice 8iie
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At one eary" #itterin# dinner party at >uc-in#ham Paace" the
trem$in#
hand of a ner3ous !aiter spied a spoonfu of decidedy hot soup
do!n my
nec-( 6o! coud , mana#e to ease his mind and turn his em$arrassed
apoo#ies into a smie" except to put on a pretended fro!n and say"
!ithout thin-in#: *Ae3er dar-en my Dior a#ainT*
E3ery Other ,nch a 8ady .?@GE/ ch( ?D
?4(%@ R( M( 8indner
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?@?D-?@%H
Re$e !ithout a cause(((the hypnoanaysis of a crimina psychopath(
Tite of $oo- .?@DD/
?4(H& Audrey Ers-ine 8indop
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?@4&-?@FH
The sin#er not the son#(
Tite of $oo- .?@%E/
?4(H? 6o!ard 8indsay and Russe Crouse
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6o!ard 8indsay ?FFF-?@HF
Russe Crouse ?F@E-?@HH
Ca me madam(
Tite of musica .?@%&< music $y ,r3in# >erin/
?4(H4 Lache 8indsay
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?FG@-?@E?
>ooth ed $ody !ith his $i# $rass drum--
.Are you !ashed in the $ood of the 8am$+/
The 2aints smied #ra3ey and they said: *6e7s come(*
.Are you !ashed in the $ood of the 8am$+/
)a-in# 8epers foo!ed" ran- on ran-"
8urchin# $ra3os from the ditches dan-"
Dra$s from the aey!ays and dru# fiends pae--
Minds sti passion-ridden" sou-po!er frai:--
Lermin-eaten saints !ith mody $reath"
;n!ashed e#ions !ith the !ays of Death--
.Are you !ashed in the $ood of the 8am$+/
Coected Poems .?@ED/ *1enera )iiam >ooth Enters into 6ea3en*
.?@?E/
>ooth died $ind and sti $y faith he trod"
Eyes sti da55ed $y the !ays of 1od(
Coected Poems .?@ED/ *1enera )iiam >ooth Enters into 6ea3en*
.?@?E/
Then , sa! the con#o" creepin# throu#h the $ac-"
Cuttin# throu#h the forest !ith a #oden trac-(
The Con#o and Other Poems .?@44/ *The Con#o* .?@?D/ pt( ?
?4(HE Eric 8in-ater
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?F@@-?@GD
*There !on7t $e any re3oution in America"* said ,sadore( Ai-itin
a#reed(
*The peope are a too cean( They spend a their time chan#in#
their
shirts and !ashin# themse3es( Cou can7t fee fierce and
re3outionary in
a $athroom(*
Buan in America .?@E?/ $-( %" pt( E
?4(HD Art 8in-etter
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The four sta#es of man are infancy" chidhood" adoescence and
o$soescence(
A Chid7s 1arden of Misinformation .?@H%/ ch( F
?4(H% )ater 8ippmann
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?FF@-?@GD
Mr Cooid#e7s #enius for inacti3ity is de3eoped to a 3ery hi#h
point( ,t
is far from $ein# an indoent acti3ity( ,t is a #rim" determined"
aert
inacti3ity !hich -eeps Mr Cooid#e occupied constanty( Ao$ody has
e3er
!or-ed harder at inacti3ity" !ith such force of character" !ith such
unremittin# attention to detai" !ith such conscientious de3otion to
the
tas-( ,nacti3ity is a poitica phiosophy and a party pro#ram !ith
Mr
Cooid#e(
Men of Destiny .?@4G/ p( ?4
The fina test of a eader is that he ea3es $ehind him in other men
the
con3iction and the !i to carry on(
Ae! Cor- 6erad Tri$une ?D Apr( ?@D%
?4(HH Boan 8itte!ood and Chares Chiton
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Oh !hat a o3ey !ar(
Tite of sta#e sho! .?@HE/
?4(HG Maxim 8it3ino3
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?FGH-?@%?
Peace is indi3isi$e(
Aote to the Aies" 4% Fe$( ?@4&" in A( ;( Pope Maxim 8it3inoff
.?@DE/ p(
4ED
?4(HF =en 8i3in#stone
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The pro$em is that many MPs ne3er see the 8ondon that exists $eyond
the
!ine $ars and $rothes of )estminster(
The Times ?@ Fe$( ?@FG
?4(H@ Richard 8e!eyn .Richard Dafydd Li3ian 8e!eyn 8oyd/
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6o! #reen !as my 3aey(
Tite of $oo- .?@E@/
?4(G& Bac- 8e!eyn-Da3ies
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8itte Mary U$y B(M( >arrieV opened at )yndham7s Theatre on 2eptem$er
4Dth" ?@&E" and(((it contained a sprin-in# of ines contri$uted $y
the
$oys" incudin# a remar- from Bac- U8e!eyn-Da3iesV( )hen stuffin#
himsef !ith ca-es at tea" 2y3ia had !arned him" *Cou7 $e sic-
tomorro!(* *,7 $e sic- toni#ht"* repied Bac- cheeriy(
Andre! >ir-in B( M( >arrie and the 8ost >oys .?@G@/ p( @@
?4(G? Da3id 8oyd 1eor#e .Ear 8oyd-1eor#e of D!yfor/
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Ae#otiatin# !ith de Laera(((is i-e tryin# to pic- up mercury !ith a
for-(
,n M( B( MacManus Eamon de Laera .?@DD/ ch( H .to !hich de Laera
repied" *)hy doesn7t he use a spoon+*/
This UThe 6ouse of 8ordsV is the ea and trusty mastiff !hich is to
!atch
o3er our interests" $ut !hich runs a!ay at the first snar of the
trade
unions((((A mastiff+ ,t is the ri#ht hon( 1enteman7s UMr >afour7sV
poode(
6ansard 4H Bune ?@&G" co( ?D4@
Those are the conditions of the armistice( Thus at ee3en o7coc-
this
mornin# came to an end the crueest and most terri$e )ar that has
e3er
scour#ed man-ind( , hope !e may say that thus" this fatefu mornin#"
came
to an end a !ars(
6ansard ?? Ao3( ?@?F" co( 4DHE( Cf( 6( 1( )es 44%:D
)inston !as ner3ous $efore a speech" $ut he !as not shy( 8(1( said
he
himsef !as $oth ner3ous and shy( )inston !oud #o up to his Creator
and
say that he !oud 3ery much i-e to meet 6is 2on" a$out )hom he had
heard
a #reat dea and" if possi$e" !oud i-e to ca on the 6oy 1host(
)inston o3ed meetin# peope(
A( B( 2y3ester Diary 4 Ban( ?@EG" in 8ife !ith 8oyd 1eor#e .?@G%/
p( ?HH
6e URamsay MacDonadV had sufficient conscience to $other him" $ut
not
sufficient to -eep him strai#ht(
,n A( B( 2y3ester 8ife !ith 8oyd 1eor#e .?@G%/ p( 4?H
A fuy-e'uipped du-e costs as much to -eep up as t!o Dreadnou#hts<
and
du-es are 9ust as #reat a terror and they ast on#er(
2peech at Ae!caste" @ Oct( ?@&@" in The Times ?? Oct( ?@&@
The #reat pea-s of honour !e had for#otten--Duty" Patriotism" and--
cad in
#itterin# !hite--the #reat pinnace of 2acrifice" pointin# i-e a
ru##ed
fin#er to 6ea3en(
2peech at Queen7s 6a" 8ondon" ?@ 2ept( ?@?D" in The Times 4& 2ept(
?@?D
)hat is our tas-+ To ma-e >ritain a fit country for heroes to i3e
in(
2peech at )o3erhampton" 4E Ao3( ?@?F" in The Times 4% Ao3( ?@?F
M( Cemenceau(((is one of the #reatest i3in# orators" $ut he -no!s
that
the finest eo'uence is that !hich #ets thin#s done and the !orst is
that
!hich deays them(
2peech at Paris Peace Conference" ?F Ban( ?@?@" in The Times 4& Ban(
?@?@
The !ord is $ecomin# i-e a unatic asyum run $y unatics(
,n O$ser3er F Ban( ?@EE
)hat !ere poiticians+ A poitician !as a person !ith !hose poitics
you
did not a#ree( )hen you did a#ree" he !as a statesman(
2peech at Centra 6a" )estminster" 4 Buy ?@E%" in The Times E Buy
?@E%
?4(G4 Da3id 8od#e
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8iterature is mosty a$out ha3in# sex and not much a$out ha3in#
chidren(
8ife is the other !ay round(
The >ritish Museum is Fain# Do!n .?@H%/ ch( D
?4(GE Fran- 8oesser
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2ee !hat the $oys in the $ac- room !i ha3e
And te them ,7m ha3in# the same(
>oys in the >ac- Room .?@E@ son#< music $y Frederic- 6oander/
,7d o3e to #et you
On a so! $oat to China"
A to mysef" aone(
2o! >oat to China .?@DF son#/
2prin# !i $e a itte ate this year(
Tite of son# .?@DD/
?4(GD Bac- 8ondon .Bohn 1riffith 8ondon/
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The ca of the !id(
Tite of no3e .?@&E/
?4(G% Aice Roose3et 8on#!orth
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U)arrenV 6ardin# !as not a $ad man( 6e !as 9ust a so$(
Cro!ded 6ours .?@EE/ ch( 4&
,f you ha3en7t #ot anythin# #ood to say a$out anyone come and sit $y
me(
Maxim em$roidered on a cushion" in Michae Tea#ue Mrs 8:
Con3ersations
!ith Aice Roose3et 8on#!orth .?@F?/ p( xi
?4(GH Frederic- 8onsdae
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*Don7t -eep finishin# your sentences"* he said to me once !hen , !as
tein# him somethin#< *,7m not a $oody foo(*
Frances Donadson Chid of the T!enties .?@%@/ p( ??
?4(GG Anita 8oos
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2o this #enteman said a #ir !ith $rains ou#ht to do somethin# !ith
them
$esides thin-(
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( ?
1entemen a!ays seem to remem$er $ondes(
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( ?
2he said she a!ays $eie3ed in the od adda#e" *8ea3e them !hie
you7re
oo-in# #ood(*
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( ?
2o , reay thin- that American #entemen are the $est after a"
$ecause
-issin# your hand may ma-e you fee 3ery 3ery #ood $ut a diamond and
safire $raceet asts fore3er(
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( D
Cou ha3e #ot to $e a Queen to #et a!ay !ith a hat i-e that(
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( D
Fun is fun $ut no #ir !ants to au#h a of the time(
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( D
2o then Dr Froyd said that a , needed !as to cuti3ate a fe!
inhi$itions
and #et some seep(
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( %
2o then he said that he used to $e a mem$er of the choir himsef" so
!ho
!as he to cast the first roc- at a #ir i-e ,(
1entemen Prefer >ondes .?@4%/ ch( %
?4(GF Frederico 1arcQa 8orca
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A as cinco de a tarde(
Eran as cinco en punto de a tarde(
;n niMo tra9o a $anca s $ana
a as cinco de a tarde(
At fi3e in the afternoon(
,t !as exacty fi3e in the afternoon(
A $oy $rou#ht the !hite sheet
at fi3e in the afternoon(
8anto por ,#nacio 2 nche5 Me9Qas.8ament for ,#nacio 2 nche5 Me9Qas"
?@E%/ *8a Co#ida y a muerte*
Lerde 'ue te 'uiero 3erde(
Lerde 3iento(
Lerde ramas(
E $arco so$re a mar
y e ca$ao en a montaMa(
1reen ho! , o3e you #reen(
1reen !ind(
1reen $ou#hs(
The ship on the sea
and the horse on the mountain(
Romancero 1itano .1ypsy Romances" ?@4D-?@4G/ *Romance 2on m$uo*
?4(G@ =onrad 8oren5
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g$erhaupt ist es fr den Forscher ein #uter Mor#ensport" t]#ich 3or
dem
Frhstc- eine 8ie$in#shypothese ein5ustampfen--das erh]t 9un#(
,t is a #ood mornin# exercise for a research scientist to discard a
pet
hypothesis e3ery day $efore $rea-fast( ,t -eeps him youn#(
Das so#ennante >Rse.The 2o-Caed E3i" ?@HE< transated ?@HH $y
Mar9orie
8at5-e as On A##ression/ ch( 4
?4(F& Boe 8ouis
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6e U>iy ConnV can run" $ut he can7t hide(
,n Ae! Cor- 6erad Tri$une @ Bune ?@DH
?4(F? Terry 8o3eoc-
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6eine-en refreshes the parts other $eers cannot reach(
2o#an for 6eine-en a#er" ?@G% on!ards" in Ai#e Rees 2o#ans .?@F4/
p(
?H
?4(F4 Ro$ert 8o3eman
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,t isn7t rainin# rain to me"
,t7s rainin# 3ioets(
1ates of 2ience .?@&E/ *2on#* .!ords adapted $y >uddy De 2y3a in
?@4?
son# Apri 2ho!ers < music $y 8ouis 2i3er/
?4(FE Da3id 8o!
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, ha3e ne3er met anyone !ho !asn7t a#ainst !ar( E3en 6iter and
Mussoini
!ere" accordin# to themse3es(
Ae! Cor- Times Ma#a5ine ?& Fe$( ?@DH
?4(FD Amy 8o!e
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And the softness of my $ody !i $e #uarded $y em$race
>y each $utton" hoo-" and ace(
For the man !ho shoud oose me is dead"
Fi#htin# !ith the Du-e in Fanders"
,n a pattern caed a !ar(
ChristT )hat are patterns for+
Men" )omen and 1hosts .?@?H/ *Patterns*
, UDeathV !as astonished to see him in >a#hdad" for , had an
appointment
!ith him toni#ht in 2amarra(
2heppy .?@EE/ act E
A $oo-s are either dreams or s!ords"
Cou can cut" or you can dru#" !ith !ords(
2!ord >ades and Poppy 2eed .?@?D/ tite poem
?4(F% Ro$ert 8o!e
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?@?G-?@GG
)e fee the machine sippin# from our hands
As if someone ese !ere steerin#<
,f !e see i#ht at the end of the tunne"
,t7s the i#ht of the oncomin# train(
Day $y Day .?@GG/ *2ince ?@E@(* Cf( Pau Dic-son
My eyes ha3e seen !hat my hand did(
The Dophin .?@GE/ *Dophin*
The a'uarium is #one(
E3ery!here"
#iant finned cars nose for!ard i-e fish<
a sa3a#e ser3iity
sides $y on #rease(
For the ;nion Dead .?@HD/ tite poem
These are the tran'uii5ed Fifties"
and , am forty( Ou#ht , to re#ret my seed-time+
, !as a fire-$reathin# Cathoic C(O("
and made my manic statement"
tein# off the state and president" and then
sat !aitin# sentence in the $u pen
$eside a Ae#ro $oy !ith curicues
of mari9uana in his hair(
8ife 2tudies .?@%H/ *Memories of )est 2treet and 8ep-e*
, sa! the spiders marchin# throu#h the air"
2!immin# from tree to tree that mide!ed day
,n atter Au#ust !hen the hay
Came crea-in# to the $arn(
Poems ?@EF-?@D@ .?@%&/ *Mr Ed!ards and the 2pider*
This is death(
To die and -no! it( This is the >ac- )ido!" death(
Poems ?@EF-?@D@ .?@%&/ *Mr Ed!ards and the 2pider*
The 8ord sur3i3es the rain$o! of 6is !i(
Poems ?@EF-?@D@ .?@%&/ *The Qua-er 1ra3eyard in Aantuc-et*
?4(FH 8( 2( 8o!ry
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,7m a simpe man" and , use simpe materias(
,n Mer3yn 8e3y Paintin#s of 8( 2( 8o!ry .?@G%/ p( ??
?4(FG Macom 8o!ry
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6o! ai-e are the #roans of o3e to those of the dyin#(
;nder the Locano .?@DG/ ch( ?4
?4(FF E( L( 8ucas
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Poor 1(=(C(" his day is past--
Ao! 1od !i -no! the truth at ast(
Moc- epitaph for 1( =( Chesterton" in Dudey >ar-er 1( =( Chesterton
.?@GE/ ch( ?H
There can $e no defence i-e ea$orate courtesy(
Readin#" )ritin# and Remem$erin# .?@E4/ ch( F
, ha3e noticed that the peope !ho are ate are often so much 9oier
than
the peope !ho ha3e to !ait for them(
EH% Days and One More .?@4H/ p( 4GG
?4(F@ 1eor#e 8ucas
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?@DD-
The Empire stri-es $ac-(
Tite of fim .?@F&/
Then man your ships" and may the force $e !ith you(
2tar )ars: from the Ad3entures of 8u-e 2-y!a-er .?@GH/ ch( ??
?4(@& Care >ooth 8uce
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>ut if 1od had !anted us to thin- 9ust !ith our !om$s" !hy did 6e
#i3e us
a $rain+
8ife ?H Oct( ?@G&
?4(@? Boanna 8umey
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To $e a 9ud#e you don7t ha3e to -no! a$out $oo-s" you ha3e to $e
s-ied
at pic-in# shrapne out of your head(
,n O$ser3er ?G Ao3( ?@F% .comment on the >oo-er Pri5e/
?4(@4 2ir Ed!in 8utyens
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, had proposed that !e shoud unch to#ether at the 1arric- Cu$"
$ecause
, had o$3iousy to as- father if he had any serious o$9ection to the
!ritin# or the !riter of this essay( >ut" !hen , $roached the matter"
he
merey mum$ed in o$3ious em$arrassment: *Oh" myT*--9ust as his
father
!as used to do( Then" as the fish !as ser3ed" he oo-ed at me
seriousy
o3er the rims of his t!o pairs of spectaces and remar-ed: *The piece
of
cod passeth a understandin#*T
Ro$ert 8utyens 2ir Ed!in 8utyens .?@D4/ p( GD
?4(@E Rosa 8uxem$ur#
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Freiheit ist immer nur Freiheit des anders Den-enden(
Freedom is a!ays and excusi3ey freedom for the one !ho thin-s
differenty(
Die Russische Re3oution .The Russian Re3oution" ?@?F/ sec( D
?4(@D 8ady 8ytton .Pamea Frances Audrey" Countess of 8ytton/
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The first time you meet )inston UChurchiV you see a his fauts
and the
rest of your ife you spend in disco3erin# his 3irtues(
8etter to 2ir Ed!ard Marsh" Dec( ?@&%" in Ed!ard Marsh A Aum$er of
Peope
.?@E@/ ch( F
?E(& M
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>attes and sex are the ony free di3ersions in sum ife( Coupe
them
!ith drin-" !hich costs money" and you ha3e the three principa
outets
for that escape compex !hich is for e3er !or-in# in the tenement
d!eer7s su$conscious mind(
Ao Mean City .?@E%/ ch( D
?E(4 Chares MacArthur and >en 6echt
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Chares MacArthur ?F@%-?@%H
>en 6echt ?F@D-?@HD
The son of a $itch stoe my !atchT
Front Pa#e .?@4F/ ast ine
?E(E 1enera Dou#as MacArthur
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,n !ar" indeed" there can $e no su$stitute for 3ictory(
Con#ressiona Record ?@ Apr( ?@%?" 3o( @G" pt( E" p( D?4%
The President of the ;nited 2tates ordered me to $rea- throu#h the
Bapanese ines and proceed from Corre#idor to Austraia for the
purpose"
as , understand it" of or#ani5in# the American offensi3e a#ainst
Bapan( A
primary purpose of this is reief of the Phiippines( , came throu#h
and ,
sha return(
2tatement in Adeaide" 4& Mar( ?@D4" in Ae! Cor- Times 4? Mar( ?@D4"
p( ?
?E(D Dame Rose Macauay
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*Ta-e my came" dear"* said my aunt Dot" as she cim$ed do!n from
this
anima on her return from 6i#h Mass(
To!ers of Tre$i5ond .?@%H/ p( @
?E(% 1enera Anthony McAuiffe
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AutsT
Response to 1erman demand to surrender at >asto#ne" >e#ium" 44 Dec(
?@DD" in Ae! Cor- Times 4F Dec( ?@DD" p( D" and E& Dec( ?@DD" p( ?
?E(H 2ir Desmond MacCarthy
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A $io#rapher is an artist !ho is on oath" and anyone !ho -no!s
anythin#
a$out artists" -no!s that that is amost a contradiction in terms(
Memories .?@%E/ *8ytton 2trachey and the Art of >io#raphy*
The !hoe of art is an appea to a reaity !hich is not !ithout us
$ut in
our minds(
Theatre .?@%D/ *Diction and Reaism*
?E(G Boe McCarthy
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Cou made me o3e you"
, didn7t !ant to do it(
Cou Made Me 8o3e Cou .?@?E son#< music $y Bames L( Monaco/
?E(F Boseph McCarthy
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?@&F-?@%G
McCarthyism is Americanism !ith its see3es roed(
2peech in )isconsin" ?@%4" in Richard Ro3ere 2enator Boe McCarthy
.?@GE/
p( F
?E(@ Mary McCarthy
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, once said in an inter3ie! that e3ery !ord she U8iian 6emanV
!rites
is a ie" incudin# *and* and *the(*
Ae! Cor- Times ?H Fe$( ?@F&" p( ?4
)hen an American heiress !ants to $uy a man" she at once crosses the
Atantic( The ony reay materiaistic peope , ha3e e3er met ha3e
$een
Europeans(
On the Contrary .?@H?/ *America the >eautifu*
The immense popuarity of American mo3ies a$road demonstrates that
Europe
is the unfinished ne#ati3e of !hich America is the proof(
On the Contrary .?@H?/ *America the >eautifu*
There are no ne! truths" $ut ony truths that ha3e not $een
reco#ni5ed $y
those !ho ha3e percei3ed them !ithout noticin#( A truth is somethin#
that
e3eryone can $e sho!n to -no! and to ha3e -no!n" as peope say" a
aon#(
On the Contrary .?@H?/ *Lita Acti3a*
,n 3ioence" !e for#et !ho !e are(
On the Contrary .?@H?/ *Characters in Fiction *
,f someone tes you he is #oin# to ma-e a *reaistic decision"* you
immediatey understand that he has reso3ed to do somethin# $ad(
On the Contrary .?@H?/ *American Reaist Pay!ri#hts*
?E(?& Pau McCartney
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?@D4-
6e UBohn 8ennonV coud $e a manoeu3rin# s!ine" !hich no one e3er
reai5ed(
,n 6unter Da3ies The >eates .?@F%/ p( DH@
2ee aso Bohn 8ennon .?4(EF/
?E(?? Da3id McCord
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>y and $y
1od cau#ht his eye(
>ay )indo! >aads .?@E%/ *Remainders* .epitaph for a !aiter/
?E(?4 6orace McCoy
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They shoot horses don7t they(
Tite of no3e .?@E%/
?E(?E Bohn McCrae
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,n Fanders fieds the poppies $o!
>et!een the crosses" ro! on ro!"
That mar- our pace< and in the s-y
The ar-s" sti $ra3ey sin#in#" fy
2carce heard amid the #uns $eo!(
Punch F Dec( ?@?% *,n Fanders Fieds*
To you from faiin# hands !e thro!
The torch< $e yours to hod it hi#h(
,f ye $rea- faith !ith us !ho die
)e sha not seep" thou#h poppies #ro!(
Punch F Dec( ?@?%" *,n Fanders Fieds*
?E(?D Carson McCuers
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The heart is a oney hunter(
Tite of no3e .?@D&< ta-en from The 8oney 6unter .?F@H/" a poem $y
*Fiona Maceod* .)iiam 2harp/: *My heart is a oney hunter that
hunts
on a oney hi*/
?E(?% Dere- McCuoch
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?F@G-?@HG
1oodni#ht" chidren(((e3ery!here(
Chidren7s 6our .>>C Radio pro#ramme< cosin# !ords normay spo-en
$y
*;nce Mac* in the ?@E&s and ?@D&s/
?E(?H 6u#h MacDiarmid .Christopher Murray 1rie3e/
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,7 ha7e nae hauf-!ay hoose" $ut aye $e !haur
Extremes meet--it7s the ony !ay , -en
To dod#e the curst conceit o7 $ein7 richt
That damns the 3ast ma9ority o7 men(
A Drun- Man 8oo-s at the Thiste .?@4H/ p( H
6e7s no a man a3a7"
And ac-s a proper pride"
1in ess than a7 the !ord
Can ser7 him for a $rideT
A Drun- Man 8oo-s at the Thiste .?@4H/ p( EH
?E(?G Ramsay MacDonad
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Ces" tomorro! e3ery Duchess in 8ondon !i $e !antin# to -iss meT
Comment after formin# the Aationa 1o3ernment" 4% Au#( ?@E?" in
Phiip
Liscount 2no!den Auto$io#raphy .?@ED/ 3o( 4" p( @%G
,f 1od !ere to come to me and say *Ramsay" !oud you rather $e a
country
#enteman than a prime minister+"* , shoud repy" *Pease 1od" a
country
#enteman(*
,n 6arod Aicoson Diary % Oct( ?@E&" in Diaries and 8etters .?@HH/
p( %G
)e hear !ar caed murder( ,t is not: it is suicide(
,n O$ser3er D May ?@E&
?E(?F A( 1( Macdone
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En#and" their En#and(
Tite of no3e .?@EE/
?E(?@ Bohn McEnroe
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Cou cannot $e seriousT
2aid to tennis umpire at )im$edon" eary ?@F& s
This must $e the pits(
Comment after disa#reement !ith )im$edon umpire" in 2un 4E Bune ?@F?
?E(4& Arthur McE!en
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*)hat !e7re after"* said Arthur McE!en" *is the 7#ee-!hi57 emotion(*
Pressed for further expanation" he said: *)e run our paper so that
!hen
the reader opens it he says: 71ee-!hi5T7 An issue is a faiure !hich
doesn7t ma-e him say that(*
Coiers ?F Fe$( ?@??
?E(4? Ro#er Mc1ou#h
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8et me die a youn#man7s death
Aot a cean W in-$et!een-
The-sheets" hoy-!ater death"
Aot a famous-ast-!ords
Peacefu out-of-$reath death(
*8et Me Die a Coun#man7s Death* in Ed!ard 8ucie 2mith .ed(/ The
8i3erpoo
2cene .?@HG/ p( DG
1irs are simpy the prettiest thin#s
My cat and i $eie3e
And !e7re a!ays saddened
)hen it7s time for them to ea3e
)e !atch them titi3atin#
.that often ta-es a !hie/
and thou#h they -eep us !aitin#
My cat and i 9ust smie
)e i-e to see them to the door
2ay ho! sad it coudn7t ast
Then my cat and i #o $ac- inside
And ta- a$out the past(
)atch!ords .?@H@/ *My Cat and i*
?E(44 2ir ,an Mac1re#or
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Peope are no! disco3erin# the price of insu$ordination and
insurrection(
And $oy" are !e #oin# to ma-e it stic-T
Comment durin# the coa-miners7 stri-e" in 2unday Tee#raph ?& Mar(
?@F%
?E(4E Bimmy Mc1re#or
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Oh" he7s foot$a cra5y" he7s foot$a mad
And the foot$a it has ro$$ed him o7 the !ee $it sense he had(
And it !oud ta-e a do5en s-i33ies" his cothes to !ash and scru$"
2ince our Boc- $ecame a mem$er of that terri$e foot$a cu$(
Foot$a Cra5y .?@H& son#/
?E(4D Dennis Mc6arrie
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*6e died !ho o3ed to i3e"* they7 say"
*;nsefishy so !e mi#ht ha3e todayT*
8i-e heT 6e fou#ht $ecause he had to fi#ht<
6e died that7s a( ,t !as his unuc-y ni#ht(
,n L( 2e!yn et a Return to Oasis .?@F&/ pt( E" p( ?G4 *8uc-*
?E(4% Coin Mac,nnes
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And , thou#ht" *My ord" one thin# is certain" and that7s that
they7
ma-e musicas one day a$out the #amour-studded ?@%&s(* And ,
thou#ht" my
hea3en" one thin# is certain too" ,7m misera$e(
A$soute >e#inners .?@%@/ p( F?
?E(4H Caude Mc=ay
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,f !e must die" et it not $e i-e ho#s
6unted and penned in an in#orious spot"
)hie round us $ar- the mad and hun#ry do#s"
Ma-in# their moc- at our accursed ot(
,f !e must die" O et us no$y die"
2o that our precious $ood may not $e shed
,n 3ain< then e3en the monsters !e defy
2ha $e constrained to honor us thou#h deadT
O" -insmenT !e must meet the common foeT
Thou#h far outnum$ered et us sho! us $ra3e"
And for their thousand $o!s dea one death$o!T
)hat thou#h $efore us ies the open #ra3e+
8i-e men !e7 face the murderous" co!ardy pac-"
Pressed to the !a" dyin#" $ut fi#htin# $ac-T
2eected Poems .?@%E/ *,f )e Must Die*
?E(4G 2ir Compton Mac-en5ie
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)omen do not find it difficut no!adays to $eha3e i-e men" $ut they
often
find it extremey difficut to $eha3e i-e #entemen(
8iterature in My Time .?@EE/ ch( 44
Cou are offered a piece of $read and $utter that fees i-e a damp
hand-erchief and sometimes" !hen cucum$er is added to it" i-e a !et
one(
Lesta Fire .?@4G/ $-( ?" ch( E
?E(4F Boyce Mc=inney
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, o3ed =ir- so much" , !oud ha3e s-ied do!n Mount E3erest in the
nude
!ith a carnation up my nose(
E3idence #i3en at Epsom Ma#istrates7 Court" H Dec( ?@GG" in The Times
G
Dec( ?@GG
?E(4@ Aexander Macaren
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*The Church is an an3i !hich has !orn out many hammers"* and the
story of
the first coision is" in essentias" the story of a(
Expositions of 6oy 2cripture: Acts of the Apostes .?@&G/ ch( D
?E(E& Aistair Macean
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)here ea#es dare(
Tite of no3e .?@HG/
?E(E? Archi$ad Mac8eish
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A Poem shoud $e papa$e and mute
As a #o$ed fruit
Dum$
As od medaions to the thum$
2ient as the see3e-!orn stone
Of casement ed#es !here the moss has #ro!n--
A poem shoud $e !ordess
As the fi#ht of $irds
2treets in the Moon .?@4H/ *Ars Poetica*
A poem shoud not mean
>ut $e(
2treets in the Moon .?@4H/ *Ars Poetica*
?E(E4 ,rene Rutherford Mc8eod
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,7m a ean do#" a -een do#" a !id do#" and one<
,7m a rou#h do#" a tou#h do#" huntin# on my o!n<
,7m a $ad do#" a mad do#" teasin# siy sheep<
, o3e to sit and $ay at the moon" to -eep fat sous from seep(
2on#s to 2a3e a 2ou .?@?%/ *8one Do#*
?E(EE Marsha Mc8uhan
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The ne! eectronic interdependence recreates the !ord in the ima#e
of a
#o$a 3ia#e(
1uten$er# 1aaxy .?@H4/ p( E?
One matter En#ishmen don7t thin- in the east funny is their happy
consciousness of possessin# a deep sense of humour(
Mechanica >ride .?@%?/ *The >aet 8uce*
The medium is the messa#e(
;nderstandin# Media .?@HD/ tite of ch( ?
The name of a man is a num$in# $o! from !hich he ne3er reco3ers(
;nderstandin# Media .?@HD/ p( E4
The car has $ecome an artice of dress !ithout !hich !e fee
uncertain"
uncad and incompete in the ur$an compound(
;nderstandin# Media .?@HD/ p( 4?G
The car has $ecome the carapace" the protecti3e and a##ressi3e she"
of
ur$an and su$ur$an man(
;nderstandin# Media .?@HD/ p( 44D
?E(ED Ed McMahon
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And no!(((heeeeere7s BohnnyT
,ntroduction to Bohnny Carson on A>C-TL7s Toni#ht sho! .from ?@H?<
aso
used $y Bac- Aichoson in the ?@F& fim The 2hinin#/
?E(E% 6arod Macmian .8ord 2toc-ton/
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6e UAneurin >e3anV en9oys prophesyin# the imminent fa of the
capitaist
system and is prepared to pay a part" any part" in its $uria"
except
that of mute(
,n Michae Foot Aneurin >e3an .?@H4/ pt( ?" ch( %
After a on# experience of poitics , ha3e ne3er found that there is
any
inhi$ition caused $y i#norance as re#ards criticism(
6ansard ?? Buy ?@HE" co( ?D??
, !as determined that no >ritish #o3ernment shoud $e $rou#ht do!n $y
the
action of t!o tarts(
Comment on the Profumo affair" Buy ?@HE" in Anthony 2ampson
Macmian
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There ain7t #onna $e no !ar(
2aid at 8ondon press conference" 4D Buy ?@%%" after 1ene3a summit"
in
Ae!s Chronice 4% Buy ?@%%
6e Ua Forei#n 2ecretaryV is fore3er poised $et!een a cich0 and an
indiscretion(
,n Ae!s!ee- E& Apr( ?@%H
E3en $efore Mr 6eath7s trou$es of ?@G4 and ?@GD" Mr 6arod Macmian
!as
fond of remar-in# that there !ere three $odies no sensi$e man
directy
chaen#ed: the Roman Cathoic Church" the >ri#ade of 1uards and the
Aationa ;nion of Mine!or-ers(
Aan )at-ins in O$ser3er 44 Fe$( ?@F?
The most stri-in# of a the impressions , ha3e formed since , eft
8ondon
a month a#o is of the stren#th of this African nationa
consciousness( ,n
different paces it ta-es different forms" $ut it is happenin#
e3ery!here(
The !ind of chan#e is $o!in# throu#h this continent" and" !hether !e
i-e
it or not" this #ro!th of nationa consciousness is a poitica fact(
)e
must a accept it as a fact" and our nationa poicies must ta-e
account
of it(
2peech at Cape To!n" E Fe$( ?@H&" Pointin# the )ay .?@G4/ p( DG%
,ndeed" et us $e fran- a$out it: most of our peope ha3e ne3er had
it so
#ood( 1o around the country" #o to the industria to!ns" #o to the
farms"
and you !i see a state of prosperity such as !e ha3e ne3er had in
my
ifetime--nor indeed e3er in the history of this country( )hat is
$e#innin# to !orry some of us is" ,s it too #ood to $e true+--or
perhaps ,
shoud say" ,s it too #ood to ast+
2peech at >edford" 4& Buy ?@%G" in The Times 44 Buy ?@%G
, thou#ht the $est thin# to do !as to sette up these itte oca
difficuties" and then turn to the !ider 3ision of the Common!eath(
2tatement at 8ondon airport on ea3in# for Common!eath tour" G Ban(
?@%F" foo!in# the resi#nation of the Chanceor of the Exche'uer
and
others" in The Times F Ban( ?@%F
As usua the 8i$eras offer a mixture of sound and ori#ina ideas(
;nfortunatey none of the sound ideas is ori#ina and none of the
ori#ina
ideas is sound(
2peech to 8ondon Conser3ati3es" G Mar( ?@H?" in The Times F Mar( ?@H?
First of a the 1eor#ian si3er #oes" and then a that nice
furniture
that used to $e in the saoon( Then the Canaettos #o(
2peech on pri3ati5ation to the Tory Reform 1roup" F Ao3( ?@F%" in
The
Times @ Ao3( ?@F%
?E(EH 8ouis MacAeice
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>etter authentic mammon than a $o#us #od(
Autumn Bourna .?@E@/ p( D@
The suni#ht on the #arden
6ardens and #ro!s cod"
)e cannot ca#e the minute
)ithin its net of #od"
)hen a is tod
)e cannot $e# for pardon(
Earth Compes .?@EF/ *2uni#ht on the 1arden*
Our freedom as free ances
Ad3ances to!ards its end<
The earth compes" upon it
2onnets and $irds descend<
And soon" my friend"
)e sha ha3e no time for dances(
Earth Compes .?@EF/ *2uni#ht on the 1arden*
,t7s no #o the merry#oround" it7s no #o the ric-sha!"
A !e !ant is a imousine and a tic-et for the peepsho!(
Earth Compes .?@EF/ *>a#pipe Music*
,t7s no #o the picture paace" it7s no #o the stadium"
,t7s no #o the country cot !ith a pot of pin- #eraniums"
,t7s no #o the 1o3ernment #rants" it7s no #o the eections"
2it on your arse for fifty years and han# your hat on a pension(
Earth Compes .?@EF/ *>a#pipe Music*
,t7s no #o my honey o3e" it7s no #o my poppet<
)or- your hands from day to day" the !inds !i $o! the profit(
The #ass is fain# hour $y hour" the #ass !i fa for e3er"
>ut if you $rea- the $oody #ass you !on7t hod up the !eather(
Earth Compes .?@EF/ *>a#pipe Music*
, ta-e a rather common-sense 3ie! of poetry( , thin- that the poet
is a
sensiti3e instrument desi#ned to record anythin# !hich interests his
mind
or affects his emotions(
8istener 4G Buy ?@E@
>y a hi#h star our course is set"
Our end is 8ife( Put out to sea(
8ondon Ma#a5ine Fe$( ?@HD *Thaassa* .poem pu$ished posthumousy/
And under the totem poes--the ancient terror--
>et!een the enormous futed ,onic coumns
There seeps from hea3iy 9o!ed or ha!--i-e forei#n faces
The #uttura sorro! of the refu#ees(
Pant and Phantom .?@D?/ *The >ritish Museum Readin# Room*
Time !as a!ay and some!here ese"
There !ere t!o #asses and t!o chairs
And t!o peope !ith the one puse
.2ome$ody stopped the mo3in# stairs/:
Time !as a!ay and some!here ese(
Pant and Phantom .?@D?/ *Meetin# Point*
2o they !ere married--to $e the more to#ether--
And found they !ere ne3er a#ain so much to#ether"
Di3ided $y the mornin# tea"
>y the e3enin# paper"
>y chidren and tradesmen7s $is(
Pant and Phantom .?@D?/ *8es 2yphides*
Crum$in# $et!een the fin#ers" under the feet"
Crum$in# $ehind the eyes"
Their !ord #i3es !ay and dies
And somethin# t!an#s and $rea-s at the end of the street(
Pant and Phantom .?@D?/ *D0$^ce*
Do!n the road someone is practisin# scaes"
The notes i-e itte fishes 3anish !ith a !in- of tais"
Man7s heart expands to tin-er !ith his car
For this is 2unday mornin#" Fate7s #reat $a5aar(
Poems .?@E%/ *2unday Mornin#*
)ord is cra5ier and more of it than !e thin-"
,ncorri#i$y pura( , pee and portion
A tan#erine and spit the pips and fee
The drun-enness of thin#s $ein# 3arious(
Poems .?@E%/ *2no!*
, am not yet $orn< O fi me
)ith stren#th a#ainst those !ho !oud free5e my
humanity" !oud dra#oon me into a etha automaton"
!oud ma-e me a co# in a machine" a thin# !ith
one face" a thin#" and a#ainst a those
!ho !oud dissipate my entirety" !oud
$o! me i-e thistedo!n hither and
thither or hither and thither
i-e !ater hed in the
hands !oud spi me(
8et them not ma-e me a stone and et them not spi me"
Other!ise -i me(
2prin#$oard .?@DD/ *Prayer >efore >irth*
?E(EG 2a3ador de Madaria#a
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2ince" in the main" it is not armaments that cause !ars $ut !ars .or
the
fears thereof/ that cause armaments" it foo!s that e3ery nation
!i at
e3ery moment stri3e to -eep its armament in an efficient state as
re'uired
$y its fear" other!ise styed security(
Mornin# )ithout Aoon .?@GD/ pt( ?" ch( @
?E(EF Maurice Maeterinc-
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, n7y a pas de morts(
There are no dead(
87Oiseau $eu .The >ue >ird" ?@&@/ act D
?E(E@ Bohn 1iespie Ma#ee
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OhT , ha3e sipped the sury $onds of earth
And danced the s-ies on au#hter-si3ered !in#s<
2un!ard ,73e cim$ed" and 9oined the tum$in# mirth
Of sun-spit couds--and done a hundred thin#s
Cou ha3e not dreamed of--!heeed and soared and s!un#
6i#h in the sunit sience( 6o37rin# there
,73e chased the shoutin# !ind aon#" and fun#
My ea#er craft throu#h footess has of air(
;p" up the on#" deirious" $urnin# $ue
,73e topped the !ind-s!ept hei#hts !ith easy #race"
)here ne3er ar-" nor e3en ea#e fe!--
And" !hie !ith sient iftin# mind ,73e trod
The hi#h" untrespassed sanctity of space"
Put out my hand and touched the face of 1od(
,n =( Rhys More Poems from the Forces .?@DE/ *6i#h Fi#ht*
?E(D& Ma#nus Ma#nusson
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,73e started so ,7 finish(
2aid !hen a contestant7s time runs out !hie a 'uestion is $ein# put
in
Mastermind" >>C tee3ision .?@G4 on!ards/
?E(D? 2ir Bohn Pentand Mahaffy
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,n ,reand the ine3ita$e ne3er happens and the unexpected constanty
occurs(
,n )( >( 2tanford and R( >( McDo!e Mahaffy .?@G?/ ch( D
?E(D4 1usta3 Maher
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On seein# Aia#ara Fas" Maher excaimed: *Fortissimo at astT*
=( >au-opf 1usta3 Maher .?@GE/ ch( F
?E(DE Dere- Mahon
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*, am 9ust #oin# outside and may $e some time(*
The others nod" pretendin# not to -no!(
At the heart of the ridicuous" the su$ime(
Antarctica .?@F%/ tite poem .for the first ine" cf( Captain
8a!rence
Oates/
?E(DD Aorman Maier
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?@4E-
2entimentaity is the emotiona promiscuity of those !ho ha3e no
sentiment(
Canni$as and Christians .?@HH/ p( %?
6ip is the sophistication of the !ise primiti3e in a #iant 9un#e(
Dissent 2ummer ?@%G" p( 4F?
Once a ne!spaper touches a story" the facts are ost fore3er" e3en to
the
prota#onists(
Es'uire Bune ?@H&
The horror of the T!entieth Century !as the si5e of each e3ent" and
the
paucity of its re3er$eration(
A Fire on the Moon .?@G&/ pt( ?" ch( 4
2o !e thin- of Mariyn !ho !as e3ery man7s o3e affair !ith America"
Mariyn Monroe !ho !as $onde and $eautifu and had a s!eet itte
rin-y-din- of a 3oice and a the ceaniness of a the cean
American
$ac-yards(
Mariyn .?@GE/ p( ?%
;timatey a hero is a man !ho !oud ar#ue !ith the 1ods" and so
a!a-ens
de3is to contest his 3ision(
The Presidentia Papers .?@GH/ 2pecia Preface to the ?st >er-eey
Edition
?E(D% >ernard Maamud
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, thin- , said *A men are Be!s except they don7t -no! it(* , dou$t
,
expected anyone to ta-e the statement iteray( >ut , thin- it7s an
understanda$e statement and a metaphoric !ay of indicatin# ho!
history"
sooner or ater" treats a men(
8esie and Boyce Fied .ed(/ >ernard Maamud .?@G%/ *An inter3ie!
!ith
>ernard Maamud* p( ??
The past exudes e#end: one can7t ma-e pure cay of time7s mud(
There is
no ife that can $e recaptured !hoy< as it !as( )hich is to say
that a
$io#raphy is utimatey fiction(
Du$in7s 8i3es .?@G@/ p( 4&
?E(DH 1eor#e 8ei#h Maory
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>ecause it7s there(
Response to 'uestion *)hy do you !ant to cim$ Mount E3erest+"* in
Ae!
Cor- Times ?F Mar( ?@4E
?E(DG Andr0 Maraux
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87art est un anti-destin(
Art is a re3ot a#ainst fate(
8es Loix du sience .Loices of 2ience" ?@%?/ pt( D" ch( G
?E(DF 8ord Mancroft .>aron Mancroft/
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Our soft #rass and mid cimate has ena$ed us to foster ne! sports(
Racin#" #of" foot$a and particuary cric-et--a #ame !hich the
En#ish"
not $ein# a spiritua peope" ha3e in3ented in order to #i3e
themse3es
some conception of eternity--a o!e their de3eopment to our
cimate(
>ees in 2ome >onnets .?@G@/ p( ?F%
?E(D@ )innie Mandea
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?@EH-
)e are #oin# to dismante apartheid ourse3es( That pro#ramme !i $e
$rou#ht to you $y the AAC( To#ether" hand in hand" !ith that stic-
of
matches" !ith our nec-ace" !e sha i$erate this country(
2peech in $ac- to!nships" ?D Apr( ?@FH" in 1uardian ?% Apr( ?@FH
?E(%& Osip Mandestam
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?F@?-?@EF
Perhaps my !hisper !as aready $orn $efore my ips(
2eected Poems .?@GE/" trans( $y D( McDuff p( ?4@
?E(%? 6erman B( Man-ie!ic5 and Orson )ees
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6erman B( Man-ie!ic5 ?F@G-?@%E
Orson )ees ?@?%-?@F%
=atherine: )hat7s Rose$ud+
Raymond: That7s !hat he said !hen he died((((
8ouise: ,f you coud ha3e found out !hat Rose$ud meant" , $et that
!oud73e expained e3erythin#(
Thompson: Ao" , don7t thin- so( Ao" Mr =ane !as a man !ho #ot
e3erythin#
he !anted" and then ost it( May$e Rose$ud !as somethin# he coudn7t
#et
or somethin# he ost( Any!ay" it !oudn7t ha3e expained anythin#( ,
don7t thin- any !ord can expain a man7s ife( Ao" , #uess Rose$ud is
9ust
a piece in a 9i#sa! pu55e" a missin# piece(
Citi5en =ane .?@D? fim/
?E(%4 Boseph 8( Man-ie!ic5
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Fasten your seat-$ets" it7s #oin# to $e a $umpy ni#ht(
A A$out E3e .?@%& fim< !ords spo-en $y >ette Da3is/
?E(%E Thomas Mann
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?FG%-?@%%
Der Tod in Lenedi#(
Death in Lenice(
Tite of no3ea .?@?4/
Tats]chich ist unser 2ter$en mehr eine An#ee#enheit der
)eitere$enden
as unserer se$st(
,t is a fact that a man7s dyin# is more the sur3i3or7s affair than
his
o!n(
Der Jau$er$er# .The Ma#ic Mountain" ?@4D/ ch( H" pt( F
?E(%D =atherine Mansfied .=atheen Mansfied >eauchamp/
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E( M( Forster ne3er #ets any further than !armin# the teapot( 6e7s a
rare
fine hand at that( Fee this teapot( ,s it not $eautifuy !arm+ Ces"
$ut
there ain7t #oin# to $e no tea(
Bourna May ?@?G .?@4G/ p( H@
)hene3er , prepare for a 9ourney , prepare as thou#h for death(
2houd
, ne3er return" a is in order( This is !hat ife has tau#ht me(
Bourna 4@ Ban( ?@44 .?@4G/ p( 44D
8oo-in# $ac-" , ima#ine , !as a!ays !ritin#( T!adde it !as" too(
>ut
$etter far !rite t!adde or anythin#" anythin#" than nothin# at a(
Bourna ?@44 .?@4G/ p( 4DE
?E(%% Mao Tse-Tun#
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?F@E-?@GH
8ettin# a hundred fo!ers $ossom and a hundred schoos of thou#ht
contend
is the poicy for promotin# pro#ress in the arts and the sciences and
a fourishin# sociaist cuture in our and(
2peech at Pe-in#" 4G Fe$( ?@%G" in Quotations of Chairman Mao .?@HH/
p( E&4
A re3oution is not the same as in3itin# peope to dinner" or !ritin#
an
essay" or paintin# a picture((((A re3oution is an insurrection" an
act of
3ioence $y !hich one cass o3erthro!s another(
Report" Mar( ?@4G" in 2eected )or-s .?@%D/ 3o( ?" p( 4G
The atom $om$ is a paper ti#er !hich the ;nited 2tates reactionaries
use
to scare peope( ,t oo-s terri$e" $ut in fact it isn7t( Of course"
the
atom $om$ is a !eapon of mass sau#hter" $ut the outcome of a !ar is
decided $y the peope" not $y one or t!o ne! types of !eapon(
,nter3ie! !ith Anne 8ouise 2tron#" Au#( ?@DH" in 2eected )or-s
.?@H?/
3o( D" p( ?&&
A reactionaries are paper ti#ers( ,n appearance" the reactionaries
are
terrifyin#" $ut in reaity they are not so po!erfu( From a on#-term
point of 3ie!" it is not the reactionaries $ut the peope !ho are
reay
po!erfu(
,nter3ie! !ith Anne 8ouise 2tron#" Au#( ?@DH" in 2eected )or-s
.?@H?/
3o( D" p( ?&&
Poitics is !ar !ithout $oodshed !hie !ar is poitics !ith
$oodshed(
8ecture" ?@EF" in 2eected )or-s .?@H%/ 3o( 4" p( ?%E
E3ery Communist must #rasp the truth" *Poitica po!er #ro!s out of
the
$arre of a #un(*
2peech at Hth Penary 2ession of Hth Centra Committee" H Ao3( ?@EF"
in
2eected )or-s .?@H%/ 3o( 4" p( 44D
?E(%H Ed!in Mar-ham
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?F%4-?@D&
>o!ed $y the !ei#ht of centuries he eans
;pon his hoe and #a5es on the #round"
The emptiness of a#es in his face"
And on his $ac- the $urden of the !ord(
)ho made him dead to rapture and despair"
A thin# that #rie3es not and that ne3er hopes"
2toid and stunned" a $rother to the ox+
Man !ith the 6oe and Other Poems .?F@@/ *Man !ith the 6oe*
6e dre! a circe that shut me out--
6eretic" re$e" a thin# to fout(
>ut 8o3e and , had the !it to !in:
)e dre! a circe that too- him inT
2hoes of 6appiness .?@?%/ *Out!itted*
?E(%G De!ey 7Pi#meat7 Mar-ham
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6ere comes the 9ud#e(
Tite of son# .?@HF< !ritten !ith Dic- Aen" >o$ Astor" and 2arah
6ar3ey<
su$se'uenty a catch-phrase" often in the form *6ere come de 9ud#e*/
?E(%F Bohnny Mar-s
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Rudoph" the Red-Aosed Reindeer
6ad a 3ery shiny nose"
And if you e3er sa! it"
Cou !oud e3en say it #o!s(
Rudoph" the Red-Aosed Reindeer .?@D@ son#/" $ased on a Ro$ert 8(
May
story .?@E@/
?E(%@ Don Mar'uis
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?FGF-?@EG
$ut !otthehe !otthehe
oh i shoud !orry and fret
death and , !i co'uette
there s a dance in the od dame yet
tou9ours #ai tou9ours #ai(
archy and mehita$e .?@4G/ *the son# of mehita$e*
procrastination is the
art of -eepin#
up !ith yesterday(
archy and mehita$e .?@4G/ *certain maxims of archy*
an optimist is a #uy
that has ne3er had
much experience(
archy and mehita$e .?@4G/ *certain maxims of archy*
, ha3e #ot you out here
in the #reat open spaces
!here cats are cats(
archy and mehita$e .?@4G/ *mehita$e has an ad3enture*
$ut !otthehe
archy !otthehe
it s cheerio
my deario that
pus a ady throu#h(
archy and mehita$e .?@4G/ *cheerio" my deario*
$ut !otthehe archy !otthehe
9amais triste archy 9amais triste
that is my motto(
archy and mehita$e .?@4G/ *mehita$e sees paris*
$oss there is a!ays
a comfortin# thou#ht
in time of trou$e !hen
it is not our trou$e
archy does his part .?@E%/ *comfortin# thou#hts*
honesty is a #ood
thin# $ut
it is not profita$e to
its possessor
uness it is
-ept under contro(
archys ife of mehita$e .?@EE/ *archy#rams*
did you e3er
notice that !hen
a poitician
does #et an idea
he usuay
#ets it a !ron#(
archys ife of mehita$e .?@EE/ no( D& *archy#rams*
no! and then
there is a person $orn
!ho is so unuc-y
that he runs into accidents
!hich started to happen
to some$ody ese(
archys ife of mehita$e .?@EE/ *archy says*
)ritin# a $oo- of poetry is i-e droppin# a rose peta do!n the 1rand
Canyon and !aitin# for the echo(
,n E( Anthony O Rare Don Mar'uis .?@H4/ p( ?DH
The art of ne!spaper para#raphin# is to stro-e a patitude unti it
purrs
i-e an epi#ram(
,n E( Anthony O Rare Don Mar'uis .?@H4/ p( E%D
?E(H& Anthony Marriott and Aistair Foot
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Anthony Marriott ?@E?-
Aistair Foot
Ao sex pease--!e7re >ritish(
Tite of pay .?@G?/
?E(H? Arthur Marsha
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?@?&-?@F@
Oh MyT >ertha7s #ot a $an# on the $o-o( =eep a stiff upper ip"
>ertha
dear( )hat" -noc-ed a tooth out+ Ae3er mind" dear" au#h it off"
au#h it
off< it7s a part of ife7s rich pa#eant(
The 1ames Mistress .recorded monoo#ue" ?@EG/
?E(H4 Thomas R( Marsha
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?F%D-?@4%
)hat this country needs is a reay #ood %-cent ci#ar(
,n Ae! Cor- Tri$une D Ban( ?@4&" pt( G" p( ?
?E(HE Dean Martin
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?@?G-
Cou7re not drun- if you can ie on the foor !ithout hodin# on(
,n Pau Dic-son Officia Rues .?@GF/ p( ??4
?E(HD 6ot Mar3e
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A ci#arette that $ears a ipstic-7s traces"
An airine tic-et to romantic paces<
And sti my heart has !in#s
These fooish thin#s
Remind me of you(
These Fooish Thin#s Remind Me of Cou .?@E% son#< music $y Bac-
2trachey
and 6arry 8in-/
?E(H% Chico Marx
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?F@?-?@H?
, !asn7t -issin# her" , !as 9ust !hisperin# in her mouth(
,n 1roucho Marx and Richard B( Ano$ie Marx >rothers 2crap$oo- .?@GE/
ch( 4D
?E(HH 1roucho Marx
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?F@%-?@GG
From the moment , pic-ed up your $oo- unti , aid it do!n" , !as
con3used !ith au#hter( 2ome day , intend readin# it(
,n 6ector Arce 1roucho .?@G@/ p( ?FF .a $ur$ !ritten for 2( B(
Pereman7s
?@4F $oo- Da!n 1ins$er#7s Re3en#e/
, sent the cu$ a !ire statin#" Pease accept my resi#nation( , don7t
!ant
to $eon# to any cu$ that !i accept me as a mem$er(
1roucho and Me .?@%@/ ch( 4H
, ne3er for#et a face" $ut in your case ,7 $e #ad to ma-e an
exception(
,n 8eo Rosten Peope , ha3e 8o3ed" =no!n or Admired .?@G&/ *1roucho*
?E(HG Queen Mary
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*)e" Mr >ad!inT* Queen Mary excaimed" steppin# $ris-y into the
room"
her hands hed out $efore her in a #esture of despair" *this is a
pretty
-ette of fishT*
Bames Pope-6ennessy 8ife of Queen Mary .?@%@/ pt( D" ch( G .said on
?G Ao3( ?@EH" after Ed!ard L,,, had tod her he !as prepared to #i3e
up
the throne to marry Mrs 2impson/
2o that7s !hat hay oo-s i-e(
Bames Pope-6ennessy 8ife of Queen Mary .?@%@/ pt( D" ch( F .said at
>adminton 6ouse" !here she !as e3acuated durin# the 2econd )ord )ar/
?E(HF Eric Masch!it5
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?@&?-?@H@
A ni#htin#ae san# in >er-eey 2'uare(
Tite of son# .?@D&< music $y Mannin# 2her!in/
?E(H@ Bohn Masefied
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?FGF-?@HG
Quin'uireme of Aine3eh from distant Ophir
Ro!in# home to ha3en in sunny Paestine"
)ith a car#o of i3ory"
And apes and peacoc-s"
2anda!ood" cedar!ood" and s!eet !hite !ine(
>aads .?@&E/ *Car#oes*
Dirty >ritish coaster !ith a sat-ca-ed smo-e stac-"
>uttin# throu#h the Channe in the mad March days"
)ith a car#o of Tyne coa"
Road-rais" pi# ead"
Fire!ood" iron!are" and cheap tin trays(
>aads .?@&E/ *Car#oes*
Oh some are fond of 2panish !ine" and some are fond of French"
And some7 s!ao! tay and stuff fit ony for a !ench(
>aads .?@&E/ *Captain 2tratton7s Fancy*
Oh some are fond of fiddes" and a son# !e sun#"
And some are a for music for a it upon the ton#ue<
>ut mouths !ere made for tan-ards" and for suc-in# at the $un#"
2ays the od $od mate of 6enry Mor#an(
>aads .?@&E/ *Captain 2tratton7s Fancy*
, ha3e seen da!n and sunset on moors and !indy his"
Comin# in soemn $eauty i-e so! od tunes of 2pain(
>aads .?@&E/ *>eauty*
>ut the o3eiest thin#s of $eauty 1od e3er has sho!ed to me"
Are her 3oice" and her hair" and eyes" and the dear red cur3e of
her
ips(
>aads .?@&E/ *>eauty*
One road eads to 8ondon"
One road runs to )aes"
My road eads me sea!ards
To the !hite dippin# sais(
>aads .?@&E/ *Road!ays*
,n the dar- !om$ !here , $e#an
My mother7s ife made me a man(
Throu#h a the months of human $irth
6er $eauty fed my common earth(
, cannot see" nor $reathe" nor stir"
>ut throu#h the death of some of her(
>aads and Poems .?@?&/ *C(8(M(*
Bane $rou#ht the $o! of ste!in# #in
And poured the e## and emon in"
And !his-ed it up and ser3ed it out
)hie $a!dy 'uestions !ent a$out(
Bac- chuc-ed her chin" and Bim accost her
)ith $its out of the *Maid of 1oster(*
And fifteen arms !ent round her !aist(
.And then men as-" Are >armaids Chaste+/
The E3erastin# Mercy .?@??/ st( 4H
And he !ho #i3es a chid a treat
Ma-es 9oy-$es rin# in 6ea3en7s street(
And he !ho #i3es a chid a home
>uids paaces in =in#dom come"
And she !ho #i3es a $a$y $irth
>rin#s 2a3iour Christ a#ain to Earth"
For ife is 9oy" and mind is fruit"
And $ody7s precious earth and root(
The E3erastin# Mercy .?@??/ st( DG
The corn that ma-es the hoy $read
>y !hich the sou of man is fed"
The hoy $read" the food unpriced"
Thy e3erastin# mercy" Christ(
The E3erastin# Mercy .?@??/ st( FH
Death opens un-no!n doors( ,t is most #rand to die(
Pompey The 1reat .?@?&/ act 4
And a the !ay" that !id hi#h cryin#"
To cod his $ood !ith the thou#ht of dyin#(
Reynard the Fox .?@?@/ pt( 4" st( D@
The stars #re! $ri#ht in the !inter s-y"
The !ind came -een !ith a tan# of frost"
The $roo- !as trou$ed for ne! thin#s ost"
The copse !as happy for od thin#s found"
The fox came home and he !ent to #round(
Reynard the Fox .?@?@/ pt( 4" st( ?EG
, must do!n to the seas a#ain" to the oney sea and the s-y"
And a , as- is a ta ship and a star to steer her $y"
And the !hee7s -ic- and the !ind7s son# and the !hite sai7s
sha-in#"
And a #rey mist on the sea7s face and a #rey da!n $rea-in#(
2at-)ater >aads .?@&4/ *2ea Fe3er*
, must do!n to the seas a#ain" for the ca of the runnin# tide
,s a !id ca and a cear ca that may not $e denied(
2at-)ater >aads .?@&4/ *2ea Fe3er*
, must do!n to the seas a#ain" to the 3a#rant #ypsy ife"
To the #u7s !ay and the !hae7s !ay !here the !ind7s i-e a
!hetted
-nife<
And a , as- is a merry yarn from a au#hin# feo!-ro3er"
And 'uiet seep and a s!eet dream !hen the on# tric-7s o3er(
2at-)ater >aads .?@&4/ *2ea Fe3er*
,t7s a !arm !ind" the !est !ind" fu of $irds7 cries<
, ne3er hear the !est !ind $ut tears are in my eyes(
For it comes from the !est ands" the od $ro!n his"
And Apri7s in the !est !ind" and daffodis(
2at-)ater >aads .?@&4/ *)est )ind*
,t is #ood to $e out on the road" and #oin# one -no!s not !here"
1oin# throu#h meado! and 3ia#e" one -no!s not !hither nor !hy(
2at-)ater >aads .?@&4/ *Te!-es$ury Road*
,n this ife he au#hs on#est !ho au#hs ast(
)ido! in >ye 2treet .?@?4/ ch( D" p( HH
?E(G& Donad Mason
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?@?E-
2i#hted su$" san- same(
Radio messa#e" 4F Ban( ?@D4" in Ae! Cor- Times 4G Fe$( ?@D4 .on
sin-in#
Bapanese su$marine in the Atantic re#ion" the first ;2 na3a success
in
the !ar/
?E(G? 2ir Bames Mathe!
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?FE&-?@&F
,n En#and" 9ustice is open to a--i-e the Rit5 6ote(
,n R( E( Me#arry Misceany-at-8a! .?@%%/ p( 4%D
?E(G4 Meissa Mathison
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?@%&-
E(T( phone home(
E(T( .?@F4 fim< directed $y 2te3en 2pie$er#/
?E(GE 6enri Matisse
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?FH@-?@%D
Ce 'ue 9e rX3e" c7est un art d70'uii$re" de puret0" de tran'uiit0"
sans
su9et in'ui0tant ou pr0occupant" 'ui soit(((un 0nifiant" un camant
c0r0$ra" 'ue'ue chose d7anao#ue Z un $on fauteui 'ui e d0asse
de ses
fati#ues physi'ues(
)hat , dream of is an art of $aance" of purity and serenity de3oid
of
trou$in# or depressin# su$9ect matter(((a soothin#" camin#
infuence on
the mind" somethin# i-e a #ood armchair !hich pro3ides reaxation
from
physica fati#ue(
Aotes d7un peintre .Aotes of a Painter" ?@&F/ in Domini'ue Fourcade
crits et propos sur 7art .?@G4/ p( E&
?E(GD Re#inad Maudin#
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?@?G-?@G@
There comes a time in e3ery man7s ife !hen he must ma-e !ay for an
oder
man(
Remar- after he !as dropped from the 2hado! Ca$inet and repaced $y
an
oder man" in 1uardian 4& Ao3( ?@GH
?E(G% )( 2omerset Mau#ham
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6ypocrisy is the most difficut and ner3e-rac-in# 3ice that any man
can
pursue< it needs an unceasin# 3i#iance and a rare detachment of
spirit(
,t cannot" i-e adutery or #uttony" $e practised at spare moments<
it is
a !hoe-time 9o$(
Ca-es and Ae .?@E&/ ch( ?
This is not so stran#e !hen you refect that from the eariest times
the
od ha3e ru$$ed it into the youn# that they are !iser than they" and
$efore the youn# had disco3ered !hat nonsense this !as they !ere od
too"
and it profited them to carry on the imposture(
Ca-es and Ae .?@E&/ ch( ??
Poor 6enry UBamesV" he7s spendin# eternity !anderin# round and round
a
statey par- and the fence is 9ust too hi#h for him to peep o3er and
they7re ha3in# tea 9ust too far a!ay for him to hear !hat the
countess is
sayin#(
Ca-es and Ae .?@E&/ ch( ??
Cou can7t earn too soon that the most usefu thin# a$out a principe
is
that it can a!ays $e sacrificed to expediency(
Circe .?@4?/ act E
A !oman !i a!ays sacrifice hersef if you #i3e her the
opportunity( ,t
is her fa3ourite form of sef-indu#ence(
Circe .?@4?/ act E
*Dyin#* he UMau#hamV said to me" *is a 3ery du" dreary affair(*
2uddeny
he smied( *And my ad3ice to you is to ha3e nothin# !hate3er to do
!ith
it"* he added(
Ro$in Mau#ham Escape from the 2hado!s .?@G4/ pt( %" p( 4EE
There can $e nothin# so #ratifyin# to an author as to arouse the
respect
and esteem of the reader( Ma-e him au#h and he !i thin- you a
tri3ia
feo!" $ut $ore him in the ri#ht !ay and your reputation is assured(
1enteman in the Parour .?@E&/ ch( ??
1od -no!s that , ha3e ne3er $een that Uanti-2emiticV< some of my $est
friends $oth in En#and and America are Be!s(
8etter" May ?@DH" in Ted Mor#an 2omerset Mau#ham .?@F&/ ch( H
, for#et !ho it !as that recommended men for their sou7s #ood to do
each
day t!o thin#s they disi-ed: it !as a !ise man" and it is a precept
that
, ha3e foo!ed scrupuousy< for e3ery day , ha3e #ot up and , ha3e
#one
to $ed(
Moon and 2ixpence .?@?@/ ch( 4
,mpropriety is the sou of !it(
Moon and 2ixpence .?@?@/ ch( D
2he sa! shre!dy that the !ord is 'uic-y $ored $y the recita of
misfortune" and !iin#y a3oids the si#ht of distress(
Moon and 2ixpence .?@?@/ ch( ?H
,t is not true that sufferin# enno$es the character< happiness does
that
sometimes" $ut sufferin#" for the most part" ma-es men petty and
3indicti3e(
Moon and 2ixpence .?@?@/ ch( ?G
*A !oman can for#i3e a man for the harm he does her"* he said" *$ut
she
can ne3er for#i3e him for the sacrifices he ma-es on her account(*
Moon and 2ixpence .?@?@/ ch( D?
8i-e a !ea- men he aid an exa##erated stress on not chan#in# one7s
mind(
Of 6uman >onda#e .?@?%/ ch( E@
Peope as- you for criticism" $ut they ony !ant praise(
Of 6uman >onda#e .?@?%/ ch( %&
Money is i-e a sixth sense !ithout !hich you cannot ma-e a compete
use
of the other fi3e(
Of 6uman >onda#e .?@?%/ ch( %?
,t !as such a o3ey day , thou#ht it !as a pity to #et up(
Our >etters .?@4E/ act E
, !oud sooner read a time-ta$e or a catao#ue than nothin# at
a((((They are much more entertainin# than haf the no3es that are
!ritten(
2ummin# ;p .?@EF/ p( @4
The common idea that success spois peope $y ma-in# them 3ain"
e#otistic
and sef-compacent is erroneous< on the contrary it ma-es them" for
the
most part" hum$e" toerant and -ind( Faiure ma-es peope $itter and
crue(
2ummin# ;p .?@EF/ p( ?FG
8uc-y Bim U$y =in#sey AmisV is a remar-a$e no3e( ,t has $een
#reaty
praised and !idey read" $ut , ha3e not noticed that any of the
re3ie!ers
ha3e remar-ed on its ominous si#nificance( , am tod that today
rather
more than H& per cent of the men !ho #o to the uni3ersities #o on
a 1o3ernment #rant( This is a ne! cass that has entered upon the
scene((((They are scum(
2unday Times 4% Dec( ?@%%
At a dinner party one shoud eat !isey $ut not too !e" and ta-
!e
$ut not too !isey(
)riter7s Aote$oo- .?@D@/ p( ?G .!ritten in ?F@H/
Fe! misfortunes can $efa a $oy !hich $rin# !orse conse'uences than
to
ha3e a reay affectionate mother(
)riter7s Aote$oo- .?@D@/ p( 4G .!ritten in ?F@H/
?E(GH >i Maudin
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, fee i-e a fu#iti3e from th7 a! of a3era#es(
;p Front .?@D%/ cartoon caption
?E(GG Bames Maxton
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A , say is" if you cannot ride t!o horses you ha3e no ri#ht in the
circus(
2aid at 2cottish ,ndependent 8a$our Party Conference on $ein# tod
that he
coud not $e in t!o parties" in Daiy 6erad ?4 Ban( ?@E?
?E(GF Bohn May
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Cou7re ne3er aone !ith a 2trand(
2o#an for 2trand ci#arettes" ?@H&" in Ai#e Rees 2o#ans .?@F4/ p(
?&F
?E(G@ Percy Mayfied
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6it the road" Bac-(
Tite of son# .?@H?/
?E(F& Chares 6( Mayo
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The definition of a speciaist as one !ho *-no!s more and more a$out
ess
and ess* is #ood and true(
Modern 6ospita 2ept( ?@EF" p( H@
?E(F? Mar#aret Mead
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)omen !ant mediocre men" and men are !or-in# hard to $e as mediocre
as
possi$e(
,n Quote Ma#a5ine ?% Bune ?@%F
?E(F4 2hepherd Mead
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6o! to succeed in $usiness !ithout reay tryin#(
Tite of $oo- .?@%4/
?E(FE 6u#hes Mearns
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As , !as !a-in# up the stair
, met a man !ho !asn7t there(
6e !asn7t there a#ain today(
, !ish" , !ish he7d stay a!ay(
The Psycho-ed .?@?& pay/" in Ae!s!ee- ?% Ban( ?@D&
?E(FD Dame Aeie Me$a .6een Porter Mitche/
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?FH?-?@E?
2o you7re #oin# to AustraiaT )e" , made t!enty thousand pounds on
my
tour there" $ut of course that !i ne3er $e done a#ain( 2ti" it7s
a !onderfu country" and you7 ha3e a #ood time( )hat are you #oin#
to
sin#+ A , can say is--sin# 7em muc-T ,t7s a they can understandT
Ad3ice to Dame Cara >utt" in )( 6( Ponder Cara >utt .?@4F/ ch( ?4
?E(F% 6( 8( Menc-en
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6ere" indeed" !as his UCa3in Cooid#e7sV one pecuiar Fach" his one
reay nota$e taent( 6e sept more than any other President"
!hether $y
day or $y ni#ht( Aero fidded" $ut Cooid#e ony snored(
American Mercury Apr( ?@EE
The saddest ife is that of a poitica aspirant under democracy( 6is
faiure is i#nominious and his success is dis#racefu(
>atimore E3enin# 2un @ Dec( ?@4@
Ao one in this !ord" so far as , -no!--and , ha3e searched the
records
for years" and empoyed a#ents to hep me--has e3er ost money $y
underestimatin# the intei#ence of the #reat masses of the pain
peope(
Chica#o Tri$une ?@ 2ept( ?@4H
)hen !omen -iss it a!ays reminds one of pri5e-fi#hters sha-in#
hands(
Chrestomathy .?@D@/ ch( E&
8o3e is the deusion that one !oman differs from another(
Chrestomathy .?@D@/ ch( E&
Men ha3e a much $etter time of it than !omen( For one thin#" they
marry
ater( For another thin#" they die earier(
Chrestomathy .?@D@/ ch( E&
Puritanism( The hauntin# fear that someone" some!here" may $e happy(
Chrestomathy .?@D@/ ch( E&
Democracy is the theory that the common peope -no! !hat they !ant"
and
deser3e to #et it #ood and hard(
8itte >oo- in C ma9or .?@?H/ p( ?@
Conscience: the inner 3oice !hich !arns us that someone may $e
oo-in#(
8itte >oo- in C ma9or .?@?H/ p( D4
,73e made it a rue ne3er to drin- $y dayi#ht and ne3er to refuse a
drin-
after dar-(
Ae! Cor- Post ?F 2ept( ?@D%
,t is no! 'uite a!fu for a Cathoic !oman to a3oid pre#nancy $y a
resort
to mathematics" thou#h she is sti for$idden to resort to physics
and
chemistry(
Aote$oo-s .?@%H/ *Minority Report*
The capacity of human $ein#s to $ore one another seems to $e 3asty
#reater than that of any other animas( 2ome of their most esteemed
in3entions ha3e no other apparent purpose" for exampe" the dinner
party
of more than t!o" the epic poem" and the science of metaphysics(
Aote$oo-s .?@%H/ *Minority Report*
A successfu ne!spapers are ceaseessy 'ueruous and $eicose(
They
ne3er defend any one or anythin# if they can hep it< if the 9o$ is
forced
upon them" they tac-e it $y denouncin# some one or somethin# ese(
Pre9udices .?@?@/ ?st ser(" ch( ?E
Poetry is a comfortin# piece of fiction set to more or ess
asci3ious
music(
Pre9udices .?@44/ Erd ser(" ch( G
Faith may $e defined $riefy as an io#ica $eief in the occurrence
of
the impro$a$e(
Pre9udices .?@44/ Erd ser(" ch( ?D
,f" after , depart this 3ae" you e3er remem$er me and ha3e thou#ht
to
pease my #host" for#i3e some sinner and !in- your eye at some homey
#ir(
2mart 2et Dec( ?@4?
?E(FH Da3id Mercer
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A suita$e case for treatment(
Tite of pay .?@H4/ in Three TL Comedies .?@HH/
?E(FG Bohnny Mercer
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Cou73e #ot to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positi3e
Eim-my-nate the ne#ati3e
8atch on to the affirmati3e
Don7t mess !ith Mister ,n-$et!een(
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positi3e .?@DD son#< music $y 6arod Aren/
)e7re drin-in# my friend"
To the end of a $rief episode"
Ma-e it one for my $a$y
And one more for the road(
One For My >a$y .?@DE son#< music $y 6arod Aren/
That od $ac- ma#ic(
Tite of son# .?@D4< music $y 6arod Aren/
?E(FF >o$ Merri
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6o! much is that do##ie in the !indo!+
Tite of son# .?@%E/
?E(F@ Dixon 8anier Merritt
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Oh" a !ondrous $ird is the peicanT
6is $ea- hods more than his $eican(
6e ta-es in his $ea-
Food enou#h for a !ee-(
>ut ,7 $e darned if , -no! ho! the heican(
Aash3ie >anner 44 Apr( ?@?E
?E(@& Lioa Meyne
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The dust comes secrety day after day"
8ies on my ed#e and dus my shinin# thin#s(
>ut O this dust that , sha dri3e a!ay
,s fo!ers and =in#s"
,s 2oomon7s tempe" poets" Aine3eh(
Lerses .?@?@/ *Dustin#*
?E(@? Princess Michae of =ent
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, don7t en9oy my pu$ic o$i#ations( , !as not made to cut ri$$ons
and
-iss $a$ies(
8ife Ao3( ?@FH
?E(@4 1eor#e Mi-es
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On the Continent peope ha3e #ood food< in En#and peope ha3e #ood
ta$e
manners(
6o! to $e an Aien .?@DH/ p( ?&
Continenta peope ha3e sex ife< the En#ish ha3e hot-!ater $ottes(
6o! to $e an Aien .?@DH/ p( 4%
An En#ishman" e3en if he is aone" forms an ordery 'ueue of one(
6o! to $e an Aien .?@DH/ p( DD
?E(@E Edna 2t Lincent Miay
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Do!n" do!n" do!n into the dar-ness of the #ra3e
1enty they #o" the $eautifu" the tender" the -ind<
Quiety they #o" the intei#ent" the !itty" the $ra3e(
, -no!( >ut , do not appro3e( And , am not resi#ned(
>uc- in the 2no! .?@4F/ *Dir#e )ithout Music*
My cande $urns at $oth ends<
,t !i not ast the ni#ht<
>ut ah" my foes" and oh" my friends--
,t #i3es a o3ey i#ht(
A Fe! Fi#s From Thistes .?@4&/ *First Fi#*
2afe upon soid roc- the u#y houses stand:
Come and see my shinin# paace $uit upon the sandT
A Fe! Fi#s From Thistes .?@4&/ *2econd Fi#*
, ony -no! that summer san# in me
A itte !hie" that in me sin#s no more(
6arp-)ea3er and Other Poems .?@4E/ sonnet ?@
Eucid aone
6as oo-ed on >eauty $are( Fortunate they
)ho" thou#h once ony and then $ut far a!ay"
6a3e heard her massi3e sanda set on stone(
6arp-)ea3er and Other Poems .?@4E/ sonnet 44
,t7s not true that ife is one damn thin# after another--it7s one
damn
thin# o3er and o3er(
8etter to Arthur Da3ison Fic-e" 4D Oct( ?@E&" in A( R( Macdou#a
8etters
of Edna 2t L( Miay .?@%4/ p( 4D&
Death de3ours a o3ey thin#s<
8es$ia !ith her sparro!
2hares the dar-ness--presenty
E3ery $ed is narro!(
2econd Apri .?@4?/ *Passer Mortuus Est*
After a" my erst!hie dear"
My no on#er cherished"
Aeed !e say it !as not o3e"
Ao! that o3e is perished+
2econd Apri .?@4?/ *Passer Mortuus Est*
Chidhood is not from $irth to a certain a#e and at a certain a#e
The chid is #ro!n" and puts a!ay chidish thin#s(
Chidhood is the -in#dom !here no$ody dies(
Ao$ody that matters" that is(
)ine from these 1rapes .?@ED/ *Chidhood is the =in#dom !here Ao$ody
dies*
?E(@D Aice Duer Mier
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, am American $red"
, ha3e seen much to hate here--much to for#i3e"
>ut in a !ord !here En#and is finished and dead"
, do not !ish to i3e(
)hite Ciffs .?@D&/ p( G&
?E(@% Arthur Mier
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, don7t say he7s a #reat man( )iy 8oman ne3er made a ot of money(
6is
name !as ne3er in the paper( 6e7s not the finest character that e3er
i3ed( >ut he7s a human $ein#" and a terri$e thin# is happenin# to
him(
2o attention must $e paid( 6e7s not to $e ao!ed to fa into his
#ra3e
i-e an od do#( Attention" attention must $e finay paid to such
a person(
Death of a 2aesman .?@D@/ act ?
)iy !as a saesman( And for a saesman" there is no roc- $ottom to
the
ife( 6e don7t put a $ot to a nut" he don7t te you the a! or #i3e
you
medicine( 6e7s a man !ay out there in the $ue" ridin# on a smie and
a shoeshine( And !hen they start not smiin# $ac---that7s an
earth'ua-e(
And then you #et yoursef a coupe of spots on your hat" and you7re
finished( Ao$ody dast $ame this man( A saesman is #ot to dream"
$oy( ,t
comes !ith the territory(
Death of a 2aesman .?@D@/ *Re'uiem*
, used(((to -eep a $oo- in !hich , !oud ta- to mysef( One of the
aphorisms , !rote !as" *The structure of a pay is a!ays the story
of ho!
the $irds came home to roost(*
6arper7s Ma#a5ine Au#( ?@%F
Rosyn: *6o! do you find your !ay $ac- in the dar-+* 1ay nods"
indicatin#
the s-y $efore them: *Bust head for that $i# star strai#ht on( The
hi#h!ay7s under it< ta-e us ri#ht home(*
The Misfits .?@H?/ ch( ?4
A #ood ne!spaper" , suppose" is a nation ta-in# to itsef(
,n O$ser3er 4H Ao3( ?@H?
?E(@H 6enry Mier
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E3en $efore the music $e#ins there is that $ored oo- on peope7s
faces(
A poite form of sef-imposed torture" the concert(
Tropic of Cancer .?@ED/ p( FD
E3ery man !ith a $eyfu of the cassics is an enemy to the human
race(
Tropic of Cancer .?@ED/ p( 4F&
?E(@G Bonathan Mier
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,n fact" ,7m not reay a Be!( Bust Be!-ish( Aot the !hoe ho#" you
-no!(
>eyond the Frin#e .?@H&/ *Rea Cass"* in Aan >ennett et a(
Compete
>eyond the Frin#e .?@FG/ p( FD
?E(@F 2pi-e Mii#an .Terence Aan Mii#an/
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1rytpype-thynne: Cou siy t!isted $oy(
Dreaded >atter Puddin# 6urer in The 1oon 2ho! .>>C radio series/ ?4
Oct(
?@%D" in 1oon 2ho! 2cripts .?@G4/ p( 4H
2ea#oon: Cin# ton# idde , po(
Dreaded >atter Puddin# 6urer in The 1oon 2ho! .>>C radio series/ ?4
Oct(
?@%D" in 1oon 2ho! 2cripts .?@G4/ p( 4G< catch-phrase aso used in
The
Cin# Ton# 2on# .?@%H/
6e7s faen in the !ater(
Catch-phrase used $y *8itte Bim* .2pi-e Mii#an/ in The 1oon 2ho!
.>>C
radio series" used from ?@%H on!ards/
>ue$otte: Cou rotten s!ines( , tod you ,7d $e deaded(
6astin#s Fyer in The 1oon 2ho! .>>C radio series/ E Ban( ?@%H" in
1oon
2ho! 2cripts .?@G4/ p( ?G&
,7m !a-in# $ac-!ards for Christmas
Across the ,rish 2ea(
,7m )a-in# >ac-!ards for Christmas .?@%H son#/
Moriarty: 2apristi Auc-oes--do you a!ays drin- in-+
2ea#oon: Ony in the matin# season(
Moriarty: 2ha !e dance+
Aapoeon7s Piano in The 1oon 2ho! .>>C radio series/ ?? Oct( ?@%%"
in
1oon 2ho! 2cripts .?@G4/ p( ?&&
>ue$otte: , don7t i-e this #ame" et7s pay another #ame--et7s
pay
doctor and nurses(
The Phantom 6ead-2ha3er in The 1oon 2ho! .>>C radio series/ ?% Oct(
?@%D"
in 1oon 2ho! 2cripts .?@G4/ p( %D .the catch-phrase !as often *, do
not
i-e this #ame*/
Money coudn7t $uy friends $ut you #ot a $etter cass of enemy(
Puc-oon .?@HE/ ch( H
?E(@@ A( B( Mis" Fred 1odfrey" and >ennett 2cott
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Ta-e me $ac- to dear od >i#hty"
Put me on the train for 8ondon to!n(
Ta-e Me >ac- to Dear Od >i#hty .?@?H son#/
?E(?&& ,r3in# Mis
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,t don7t mean a thin#
,f it ain7t #ot that s!in#(
,t Don7t Mean a Thin# .?@E4 son#< music $y Du-e Ein#ton/
?E(?&? A( A( Mine
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The more it sno!s
.Tiddey pom/"
The more it #oes
.Tiddey pom/"
The more it #oes
.Tiddey pom/
On sno!in#(
And no$ody -no!s
.Tiddey pom/"
6o! cod my toes
.Tiddey pom/"
6o! cod my toes
.Tiddey pom/"
Are #ro!in#(
6ouse at Pooh Corner .?@4F/ ch( ?
Ti##ers don7t i-e honey(
6ouse at Pooh Corner .?@4F/ ch( 4
=in# Bohn !as not a #ood man--
6e had his itte !ays(
And sometimes no one spo-e to him
For days and days and days(
Ao! )e Are 2ix .?@4G/ *=in# Bohn7s Christmas*
)hen , !as youn#" !e a!ays had mornin#s i-e this(
Toad of Toad 6a .?@4@/ act 4" sc( E .Mine7s dramati5ation of
=enneth
1rahame7s )ind in the )io!s/
They7re chan#in# #uard at >uc-in#ham Paace--
Christopher Ro$in !ent do!n !ith Aice(
Aice is marryin# one of the #uard(
*A sodier7s ife is terri$e hard"*
2ays Aice(
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *>uc-in#ham Paace*
Bohn had
1reat >i#
)aterproof
>oots on<
Bohn had a
1reat >i#
)aterproof
6at<
Bohn had a
1reat >i#
)aterproof
Mac-intosh--
And that
.2aid Bohn/
,s
That(
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *6appiness*
Bames Bames
Morrison Morrison
)eather$y 1eor#e Dupree
Too- #reat
Care of his Mother"
Thou#h he !as ony three(
Bames Bames
2aid to his Mother"
*Mother"* he said" said he<
*Cou must ne3er #o do!n to the end of the to!n"
if you don7t #o do!n !ith me(*
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *Diso$edience*
)hat is the matter !ith Mary Bane+
2he7s perfecty !e and she hasn7t a pain"
And it7s o3ey rice puddin# for dinner a#ainT
)hat is the matter !ith Mary Bane+
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *Rice Puddin#*
The =in# as-ed
The Queen" and
The Queen as-ed
The Dairymaid:
*Coud !e ha3e some $utter for
The Roya sice of $read+*
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *The =in#7s >rea-fast*
The =in# said
*>utter" eh+*
And $ounced out of $ed(
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *The =in#7s >rea-fast*
Ao$ody"
My darin#"
Coud ca me
A fussy man--
>;T
, do i-e a itte $it of $utter to my $readT
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *The =in#7s >rea-fast*
8itte >oy -nees at the foot of the $ed"
Droops on the itte hands itte #od head(
6ushT 6ushT )hisper !ho daresT
Christopher Ro$in is sayin# his prayers(
)hen )e )ere Lery Coun# .?@4D/ *Lespers*
,sn7t it funny
6o! a $ear i-es honey+
>u55T >u55T >u55T
, !onder !hy he does+
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( ?
6o! s!eet to $e a Coud
Foatin# in the >ueT
,t ma-es him 3ery proud
To $e a itte coud(
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( ?
Pooh a!ays i-ed a itte somethin# at ee3en o7coc- in the
mornin#" and
he !as 3ery #ad to see Ra$$it #ettin# out the pates and mu#s< and
!hen
Ra$$it said" *6oney or condensed mi- !ith your $read+* he !as so
excited
that he said" *>oth"* and then" so as not to seem #reedy" he added"
*>ut
don7t $other a$out the $read" pease(* And for a on# time after that
he
said nothin#(((unti at ast" hummin# to himsef in a rather stic-y
3oice"
he #ot up" shoo- Ra$$it o3in#y $y the pa!" and said that he must $e
#oin# on(
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( 4
*)e"* said O!" *the customary procedure in such cases is as
foo!s(*
*)hat does Crustimoney Proseedca-e mean+* said Pooh( *For , am a >ear
of
Lery 8itte >rain" and on# !ords >other me(*
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( D
Eeyore" the od #rey Don-ey" stood $y the side of the stream" and
oo-ed
at himsef in the !ater( *Pathetic"* he said( *That7s !hat it is(
Pathetic(*
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( H
Cotteston" Cotteston" Cotteston Pie(
A fy can7t $ird" $ut a $ird can fy(
As- me a ridde and , repy:
*Cotteston" Cotteston" Cotteston Pie(*
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( H
Time for a itte somethin#(
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( H
My spein# is )o$$y( ,t7s #ood spein# $ut it )o$$es" and the
etters
#et in the !ron# paces(
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( H
On Monday" !hen the sun is hot
, !onder to mysef a ot:
*Ao! is it true" or is it not"
*That !hat is !hich and !hich is !hat+*
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( G
E Cheers for PoohT
.For )ho+/
For Pooh--
.)hy !hat did he do+/
, thou#ht you -ne!<
6e sa3ed his friend from a !ettin#T
)innie-the-Pooh .?@4H/ ch( ?&
?E(?&4 8ord Miner .Afred" Liscount Miner/
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,f !e $eie3e a thin# to $e $ad" and if !e ha3e a ri#ht to pre3ent
it" it
is our duty to try to pre3ent it and to damn the conse'uences(
2peech at 1as#o!" 4H Ao3( ?@&@" in The Times 4G Ao3( ?@&@
?E(?&E Adrian Mitche
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Most peope i#nore most poetry
$ecause
most poetry i#nores most peope(
Poems .?@HD/ p( F
?E(?&D Boni Mitche
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,73e oo-ed at ife from $oth sides no!"
From !in and ose and sti someho!
,t7s ife7s iusions , reca<
, reay don7t -no! ife at a(
>oth 2ides Ao! .?@HG son#/
They pa3ed paradise
And put up a par-in# ot"
)ith a pin- hote"
A $outi'ue" and a s!in#in# hot spot(
>i# Ceo! Taxi .?@G& son#/
)e are stardust"
)e are #oden"
And !e #ot to #et ourse3es
>ac- to the #arden(
)oodstoc- .?@H@ son#/
?E(?&% Mar#aret Mitche
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Death and taxes and chid$irthT There7s ne3er any con3enient time for
any
of them(
1one !ith the )ind .?@EH/ ch( EF
2carett(((, !ish , coud care !hat you do or !here you #o $ut ,
can7t((((My dear" , don7t #i3e a damn(
1one !ith the )ind .?@EH/ ch( %G .in 2idney 6o!ard7s script for the
fim
3ersion .?@E@/ this $ecame *Fran-y" my dear" , don7t #i3e a damnT*/
Tomorro!" ,7 thin- of some !ay to #et him $ac-( After a" tomorro!
is
another day(
1one !ith the )ind .?@EH/ ch( %G .cosin# !ords/
?E(?&H Bessica Mitford
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Accordin# to one of my correspondents" Bessica Mitford !as o3erheard
to
remar-" *, ha3e nothin# a#ainst underta-ers personay( ,t7s 9ust
that
, !oudn7t !ant one to $ury my sister(*
2aturday Re3ie! ? Fe$( ?@HD
?E(?&G Aancy Mitford
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*A!ays $e ci3i to the #irs" you ne3er -no! !ho they may marry* is
an
aphorism !hich has sa3ed many an En#ish spinster from $ein# treated
i-e
an ,ndian !ido!(
8o3e in a Cod Cimate .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( 4
*T!enty three and a 'uarter minutes past"* ;nce Matthe! !as sayin#
furiousy" *in precisey six and three-'uarter minutes the damned
fea
!i $e ate(*
8o3e in a Cod Cimate .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( ?E
An aristocracy in a repu$ic is i-e a chic-en !hose head has $een
cut
off: it may run a$out in a i3ey !ay" $ut in fact it is dead(
Ao$esse O$i#e .?@%H/ p( E@
, ha3e ony e3er read one $oo- in my ife" and that is )hite Fan#
,t7s so
fri#htfuy #ood ,73e ne3er $othered to read another(
Pursuit of 8o3e .?@D%/ ch( @
;nce Matthe!7s four years in France and ,tay $et!een ?@?D and ?@?F
had
#i3en him no #reat opinion of forei#ners( *Fro#s"* he !oud say" *are
si#hty $etter than 6uns or )ops" $ut a$road is unuttera$y $oody
and
forei#ners are fiends(*
Pursuit of 8o3e .?@D%/ ch( ?%
?E(?&F Addison Mi5ner
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?F@4-?@EE
2ee Ethe )atts Mumford .?E(?E@/
?E(?&@ )ison Mi5ner
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?FGH-?@EE
Amon# his UMi5ner7sV phiosophica maxims !ere *>e nice to peope on
your
!ay up $ecause you7 meet 7em on your !ay do!n"* *Treat a !hore i-e
a ady and a ady i-e a !hore"* and *,f you stea from one author"
it7s
pa#iarism< if you stea from many" it7s research(*
A3a Bohnston The 8e#endary Mi5ners .?@%E/ ch( D
Mi5ner7s comment on 6oy!ood" *,t7s a trip throu#h a se!er in a
#ass-$ottomed $oat"* !as con3erted $y Mayor Bimmy )a-er into *A
reformer
is a #uy !ho rides throu#h a se!er in a #ass-$ottomed $oat(*
A3a Bohnston The 8e#endary Mi5ners .?@%E/ ch( D
?E(??& )ater Mondae
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2ee Ciff Freeman .H(DH/
?E(??? )iiam Cosmo Mon-house
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There once !as an od man of 8yme
)ho married three !i3es at a time"
)hen as-ed *)hy a third+*
6e repied" *One7s a$surdT
And $i#amy" 2ir" is a crimeT*
Aonsense Rhymes .?@&4/
?E(??4 6arod Monro
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?FG@-?@E4
)hen the tea is $rou#ht at fi3e o7coc-"
And a the neat curtains are dra!n !ith care"
The itte $ac- cat !ith $ri#ht #reen eyes
,s suddeny purrin# there(
Chidren of 8o3e .?@?D/ *Mi- for the Cat*
?E(??E Mariyn Monroe
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As-ed if she reay had nothin# on in the UcaendarV photo#raph"
Mariyn"
her $ue eyes !ide" purred: *, had the radio on(*
Time ?? Au#( ?@%4
?E(??D C( E( Monta#ue
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)ar hath no fury i-e a non-com$atant(
Disenchantment .?@44/ ch( ?H
?E(??% Fied-Marsha Mont#omery .Liscount Mont#omery of Aamein/
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Rue ?" on pa#e ? of the $oo- of !ar" is: *Do not march on Mosco!(*
Larious peope ha3e tried it" Aapoeon and 6iter" and it is no #ood(
That
is the first rue( , do not -no! !hether your 8ordships !i -no!
Rue 4
of !ar( ,t is: *Do not #o fi#htin# !ith your and armies in China(*
,t is
a 3ast country" !ith no ceary defined o$9ecti3es" and an army
fi#htin#
there !oud $e en#ufed $y !hat is -no!n as the Min# >in#" the
peope7s
insur#ents(
6ansard .8ords/ E& May ?@H4" co( 44G
Far from hepin# these unnatura practices aon#" surey our tas- is
to
$uid a $u!ar- !hich !i defy e3i infuences !hich are see-in# to
undermine the 3ery foundations of our nationa character--defy them<
do
not hep them( , ha3e heard some say--and" indeed" the no$e Ear
said so
himsef--that such practices are ao!ed in France and in other AATO
countries( )e are not French" and !e are not other nationas( )e are
>ritish" than- 1odT
6ansard .8ords/ 4D May ?@H%" co( HDF .4nd readin# of 2exua
Offences
>i/
?E(??H 1eor#e Moore
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?F%4-?@EE
A reformers are $acheors(
>endin# of the >ou#h .?@&&/ act ?
A man tra3es the !ord in search of !hat he needs and returns home
to
find it(
>roo- =erith .?@?H/ ch( ??
6ad , not mysef !ritten" ony haf conscious of the truth" that art
must
$e parochia in the $e#innin# to $ecome cosmopoitan in the end+
6ai and Fare!e: A3e .?@??/ p( E
The ot of critics is to $e remem$ered $y !hat they faied to
understand(
,mpressions and Opinions .?F@?/ *>a5ac*
Our contention is(((that actin# is therefore the o!est of the arts"
if it
$e an art at a(
,mpressions and Opinions .?F@?/ *Mummer-)orship*
?E(??G Marianne Moore
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?FFG-?@G4
O to $e a dra#on"
a sym$o of the po!er of 6ea3en--of si-!orm
si5e or immense< at times in3isi$e(
Feicitous phenomenonT
O To >e a Dra#on .?@%@/ tite poem
," too" disi-e it: there are thin#s that are important $eyond a
this
fidde(
Readin# it" ho!e3er" !ith a perfect contempt for it" one disco3ers
in
it" after a" a pace for the #enuine(
2eected Poems .?@E%/ *Poetry*
Aor ti the poets amon# us can $e
*iteraists of
the ima#ination*--a$o3e
insoence and tri3iaity and can present
for inspection" ima#inary #ardens !ith rea toads in them" sha !e
ha3e
it(
2eected Poems .?@E%/ *Poetry*
My father used to say"
*2uperior peope ne3er ma-e on# 3isits"
ha3e to $e sho!n 8on#feo!7s #ra3e
or the #ass fo!ers at 6ar3ard(*
2eected Poems .?@E%/ *2ience*
Aor !as he insincere in sayin#" *Ma-e my house your inn(*
,nns are not residences(
2eected Poems .?@E%/ *2ience*
?E(??F 8arry Morey
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?@&%-?@G?
6ei#h-ho" hei#h-ho"
,t7s off to !or- !e #o(
6ei#h-6o .?@EG son#< music $y Fran- Churchi/
)histe !hie you !or-(
Tite of son# .?@EG< music $y Fran- Churchi/
?E(??@ Ro$in Mor#an
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?@D?-
2isterhood is po!erfu(
Tite of $oo- .?@G&/
?E(?4& Christian Mor#enstern
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Es !ar einma ein 8atten5aun"
mit J!ischenraum" hindurch5uschaun(
Ein Archite-t" der dieses sah"
2tand eines A$ends pRt5ich da--
und nahm den J!ischenraum heraus
und $aute draus ein #rosses 6aus(
One time there !as a pic-et fence
)ith space to #a5e from hence to thence(
An architect !ho sa! this si#ht
Approached it suddeny one ni#ht"
Remo3ed the spaces from the fence
And $uit of them a residence(
1a#enieder .1ao!s 2on#s" ?@&%/ *Der 8atten5aun*< tr( Max =ni#ht
?@HE
?E(?4? Christopher Morey
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?F@&-?@%G
8ife is a forei#n an#ua#e: a men mispronounce it(
Thunder on the 8eft .?@4%/ ch( ?D
?E(?44 8ord Morey .Bohn" Liscount Morey of >ac-$urn/
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?FEF-?@4E
2impicity of character is no hindrance to su$tety of inteect(
8ife of 1adstone .?@&E/ 3o( ?" p( ?@D
Cou ha3e not con3erted a man" $ecause you ha3e sienced him(
On Compromise .?FGD/ ch( %
?E(?4E Desmond Morris
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Ceary" then" the city is not a concrete 9un#e" it is a human 5oo(
The 6uman Joo .?@H@/ p( F
There are one hundred and ninety-three i3in# species of mon-eys and
apes(
One hundred and ninety-t!o of them are co3ered !ith hair( The
exception
is a na-ed ape sef-named 6omo sapiens(
The Aa-ed Ape .?@HG/ p( @
?E(?4D 6er$ert Morrison .>aron Morrison of 8am$eth/
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)or- is the ca( )or- at !ar speed( 1ood-ni#ht--and #o to it(
>roadcast as Minister of 2uppy" 44 May ?@D&" in Daiy 6erad 4E May
?@D&
?E(?4% Bim Morrison" Ray Man5are-" Ro$$y =rie#er" and Bohn Densmore
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Bim Morrison ?@DE-?@G?
Ray Man5are- ?@E%-
Ro$$y =rie#er ?@DH-
Bohn Densmore ?@D%-
C7mon" $a$y" i#ht my fire(
8i#ht My Fire .?@HG son#/
?E(?4H R( F( Morrison
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Bust a !ee deoch-an-doris"
Bust a !ee yin" that7s a7(
Bust a !ee deoch-an-doris"
>efore !e #an# a!a7(
There7s a !ee !ifie !aitin7"
,n a !ee $ut-an-$en<
,f you can say
*,t7s a $ra! $richt moonicht nicht"*
Ce7re a7 richt" ye -en(
Bust a )ee Deoch-an-Doris .?@?? son#< music $y )hit Cuniffe< sun#
$y
6arry 8auder/
?E(?4G D!i#ht Morro!
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?FGE-?@E?
The !ord is di3ided into peope !ho do thin#s and peope !ho #et the
credit( Try" if you can" to $eon# to the first cass( There7s far
ess
competition(
8etter to his son" in 6arod Aicoson D!i#ht Morro! .?@E%/ ch( E
?E(?4F Bohn Mortimer
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The shef ife of the modern hard$ac- !riter is some!here $et!een the
mi-
and the yo#hurt(
,n O$ser3er 4F Bune ?@FG
Ao $riiance is needed in the a!( Aothin# $ut common sense" and
reati3ey cean fin#er nais(
Loya#e Round My Father .?@G?/ act ?
?E(?4@ B( >( Morton .7>eachcom$er7/
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One disad3anta#e of $ein# a ho# is that at any moment some $underin#
foo
may try to ma-e a si- purse out of your !ife7s ear(
>y the )ay .?@E?/ p( 4F4
6ush" hush"
Ao$ody caresT
Christopher Ro$in
6as
Faen
Do!n-
2tairs(
>y the )ay .?@E?/ p( EHG
Mr Bustice Coc-ecarrot $e#an the hearin# of a 3ery curious case
yesterday( A Mrs Tas-er is accused of continuay rin#in# the
door$e of
a Mrs Renton" and then" !hen the door is opened" pushin# a do5en
red-$earded d!arfs into the ha and ea3in# them there(
Diet of Thistes .?@EF/ pt( G
The Doctor is said aso to ha3e in3ented an extraordinary !eapon
!hich
!i ma-e !ar ess $ruta( ,t is descri$ed as a 3ery po!erfu i'uid
!hich
rots $races at a distance of a mie(
1aimaufry .?@EH/ *>racerot*
The man !ith the fase nose had #one to that $ourne from !hich no
hoin#s!orth returns(
1aimaufry .?@EH/ *Another True 2tory*
Dr 2tra$ismus .)hom 1od Preser3e/ of ;trecht has patented a ne!
in3ention(
,t is an iuminated trouser-cip for $icycists !ho are usin# main
roads
at ni#ht(
Morton7s Foy .?@EE/ p( @@
?E(?E& Ro#ers Morton
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After osin# fi3e of the ast six primaries" President Ford7s
campai#n
mana#er" Ro#ers Morton" !as as-ed if he pans any chan#e in strate#y(
2aid
Morton: *,7m not #oin# to rearran#e the furniture on the dec- of the
Titanic(*
)ashin#ton Post ?H May ?@GH" p( CF
?E(?E? 2ir Os!ad Mosey
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, am not" and ne3er ha3e $een" a man of the ri#ht( My position !as on
the
eft and is no! in the centre of poitics(
8etter in The Times 4H Apr( ?@HF
?E(?E4 8ord 8ouis Mount$atten .Liscount Mount$atten of >urma/
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, can7t thin- of a more !onderfu than-s#i3in# for the ife , ha3e
had
than that e3eryone shoud $e 9oy at my funera(
,n Richard 6ou#h Mount$atten .?@F&/ p( E
As a miitary man !ho has #i3en haf a century of acti3e ser3ice" ,
say in
a sincerity that the nucear arms race has no miitary purpose(
)ars
cannot $e fou#ht !ith nucear !eapons( Their existence ony adds to
our
peris $ecause of the iusions !hich they ha3e #enerated(
2peech at 2tras$our#" ?? May ?@G@" in P( Jie#er Mount$atten .?@F%/
ch( %4
?E(?EE 8ord Moynihan .>er-eey Moynihan" >aron Moynihan/
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8ord Da!son of Penn
6as -ied ots of men(
2o that7s !hy !e sin#
1od sa3e the =in#(
,n =enneth Rose =in# 1eor#e L .?@FE/ ch( @
?E(?ED Ro$ert Mu#a$e
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?@4D-
Cric-et ci3ii5es peope and creates #ood #entemen( , !ant e3eryone
to
pay cric-et in Jim$a$!e< , !ant ours to $e a nation of #entemen(
,n 2unday Times 4H Fe$( ?@FD
?E(?E% =itty Mu##erid#e
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Da3id Frost has risen !ithout trace(
2aid circa ?@H% to Macom Mu##erid#e
?E(?EH Macom Mu##erid#e
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An or#y oo-s particuary aurin# seen throu#h the mists of
ri#hteous
indi#nation(
The Most of Macom Mu##erid#e .?@HH/ *Doce Lita in a Cod Cimate*
Once in the o$$y of the Midand 6ote in Manchester !hen , happened
to $e
in some pu$ic disfa3our" a man came up to me" #rasped my hand and
o$ser3ed: *Ae3er for#et that ony dead fish s!im !ith the stream(*
Radio Times @ Buy ?@HD
1ood taste and humour(((are a contradiction in terms" i-e a chaste
!hore(
Time ?D 2ept( ?@%E
The or#asm has repaced the Cross as the focus of on#in# and the
ima#e of
fufiment(
Tread 2ofty .?@HH/ p( DH
As has truy $een said in his days as an acti3e poitician" he U2ir
Anthony EdenV !as not ony a $ore< he $ored for En#and(
Tread 2ofty .?@HH/ p( ?DG
?E(?EG Ed!in Muir
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And !ithout fear the a!ess roads
Ran !ron# throu#h a the and(
Bourneys and Paces .?@EG/ *6Rderin7s Bourney*
?E(?EF 6er$ert B( Muer
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Fe! ha3e heard of Fra 8uca Pacioi" the in3entor of dou$e-entry
$oo---eepin#< $ut he has pro$a$y had much more infuence on human
ife
than has Dante or Michean#eo(
;ses of the Past .?@%G/ ch( F
?E(?E@ Ethe )atts Mumford" Oi3er 6erford" and Addison Mi5ner
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Ethe )atts Mumford ?FGF-?@D&
Oi3er 6erford ?FHE-?@E%
Addison Mi5ner ?FG4-?@EE
,n the midst of ife !e are in de$t(
Ato#ether Ae! Cynic7s Caendar .?@&G/--a parody of >oo- of Common
Prayer: see Oxford Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/ EF@:?4
1od #i3es us our reati3es--than- 1od !e can choose our friends(
Cynic7s Caendar .?@&E/
?E(?D& 8e!is Mumford
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E3ery #eneration re3ots a#ainst its fathers and ma-es friends !ith
its
#randfathers(
The >ro!n Decades .?@E?/ p( E
Our nationa fo!er is the concrete co3ereaf(
Quote Ma#a5ine F Oct( ?@H?
?E(?D? 2ir Afred Munnin#s
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, find mysef a President of a $ody of men !ho are !hat , ca
shiy-shayin#( They fee that there is somethin# in this so-caed
modern art((((, mysef !oud rather ha3e--excuse me" my 8ord
Arch$ishop--a
damned $ad faiure" a $ad" dusty od picture !here some$ody has tried
to
do somethin#" to set do!n somethin# that they ha3e seen and fet"
than a
this affected 9u##in#" this foo!in# of !e--sha !e ca it the
schoo of Paris+(((Anthony >unt(((once stood in this room !ith me
!hen
the =in#7s pictures !ere here( And there !as a Reynods han#in# there
and
he said" *That Reynods isn7t as #reat as a Picasso(* >eie3e me"
!hat an
extraordinary thin# for a man to say(
2peech at Roya Academy" 4F Apr( ?@D@" in The Finish .?@%4/ ch( 44
?E(?D4 Richard Murdoch" and =enneth 6orne
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Richard Murdoch ?@&G-?@@&
=enneth 6orne ?@&&-?@H@
6a3e you read any #ood $oo-s atey+
Catch-phrase used $y Richard Murdoch in radio comedy series
Much->indin#-in-the-Marsh .started 4 Ban( ?@DG/
1ood mornin#" sir--!as there somethin#+
Catch-phrase used $y 2am Costa in radio comedy series
Much->indin#-in-the-Marsh .started 4 Ban( ?@DG/" in Aorman 6ac-forth
2oo
for 6orne .?@GH/ p( %F
?E(?DE C( )( Murphy and )i 8etters
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6as any$ody here seen =ey+
=ey from the ,se of Man+
6as Any$ody 6ere 2een =ey+ .?@&@ son#/
?E(?DD Ed Murphy
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, !as pro9ect mana#er at Ed!ards Airforce >ase durin# Coone B( P(
2tapp7s experimenta crash research testin# on the trac- at Aorth
>ase(
The a!7s namesa-e !as Captain Ed Murphy--a de3eopment en#ineer from
)ri#ht aircraft a$( Frustration !ith a strap transducer !hich !as
mafunctionin# due to an error $y a a$ technician in the !irin# of
the
strain #au#e $rid#es caused Murphy to remar-: *,f there7s any !ay to
do it
!ron#" he !iT* , assi#ned Murphy7s 8a! to the statement and the
associated 3ariations(
1eor#e E( Aichos in 8istener ?H Fe$( ?@FD
?E(?D% Fred Murray
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1in#er" you7re $amyT
Tite of son# .?@?&/
,7m 6enery the Ei#hth" , amT
6enery the Ei#hth" , am" , amT
, #ot married to the !ido! next door"
2he7s $een married se3en times $efore(
E3ery one !as a 6enery"
2he !oudn7t ha3e a )iie or a 2am(
,7m her ei#hth od man named 6enery
,7m 6enery the Ei#hth" , amT
,7m 6enery the Ei#hth" , AmT .?@?? son#/
?E(?DH Ed!ard R( Murro!
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As Ed Murro! once said a$out Lietnam" anyone !ho isn7t confused
doesn7t
reay understand the situation(
)ater >ryan The ,mpro$a$e ,rish .?@H@/ ch( ?
This--is 8ondon(
)ords used to open his $roadcasts from 8ondon" ?@EF-D%: see E( R(
Murro!
,n 2earch of 8i#ht .?@HG/ p( G
6e U)inston ChurchiV mo$ii5ed the En#ish an#ua#e and sent it
into
$atte to steady his feo! countrymen and hearten those Europeans
upon
!hom the on# dar- ni#ht of tyranny had descended(
>roadcast" E& Ao3( ?@%D" in ,n 2earch of 8i#ht .?@HG/ p( 4GH
?E(?DG >enito Mussoini
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Lo#io partire in perfetto orario((((D7ora innan5i o#ni cosa de3e
camminare aa perfe5ione(
)e must ea3e exacty on time((((From no! on e3erythin# must function
to
perfection(
1ior#io Pini Mussoini .?@E@/ 3o( 4" ch( H" p( 4%? .said to
a station-master/( Cf( 6R6 ,nfanta Euaia of 2pain Courts and
Countries
after the )ar .?@4%/ ch( ?E: *The first $enefit of >enito Mussoini7s
direction in ,tay $e#ins to $e fet !hen one crosses the ,taian
Frontier
and hears *, treno arri3a a7orario* Ui(e( *the train is arri3in#
on
time*V
?E(?DF A( B( Muste
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There is no !ay to peace( Peace is the !ay(
,n Ae! Cor- Times ?H Ao3( ?@HG" p( DH
?D(& A
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?D(? Ladimir Aa$o-o3
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6er exotic daydreams do not pre3ent her from $ein# sma-to!n
$our#eois at
heart" cin#in# to con3entiona ideas or committin# this or that
con3entiona 3ioation of the con3entiona" adutery $ein# a most
con3entiona !ay to rise a$o3e the con3entiona(
8ectures on 8iterature .?@F&/ *Madame >o3ary*
8oita" i#ht of my ife" fire of my oins( My sin" my sou( 8o-ee-
ta:
the tip of the ton#ue ta-in# a trip of three steps do!n the paate to
tap"
at three" on the teeth( 8o( 8ee( Ta(
8oita .?@%%/ ch( ?
8ife is a #reat surprise( , do not see !hy death shoud not $e an
e3en
#reater one(
Pae Fire .?@H4/ p( 44%
The crade roc-s a$o3e an a$yss" and common sense tes us that our
existence is $ut a $rief crac- of i#ht $et!een t!o eternities of
dar-ness(
2pea-" Memory .?@%?/ ch( ?
, thin- i-e a #enius" , !rite i-e a distin#uished author" and ,
spea-
i-e a chid(
2tron# Opinions .?@GE/ fore!ord
A !or- of art has no importance !hate3er to society( ,t is ony
important
to the indi3idua" and ony the indi3idua reader is important to me(
2tron# Opinions .?@GE/ p( EE
?D(4 Raph Aader
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?@ED-
;nsafe at any speed(
Tite of $oo- .?@H%/
?D(E 2aro9ini Aaidu
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,f ony >apu U1andhiV -ne! the cost of settin# him up in po3ertyT
,n A( Camp$e-Bohnson Mission !ith Mount$atten .?@%?/ ch( ?4
?D(D Fridt9of Aansen
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6e UAansenV once tod me the rues $y !hich" in his exporations and
at
1ene3a" his !or- !as done( There !ere three of them" and they !ere
3ery
simpe: *Ae3er stop $ecause you are afraid--you are ne3er so i-ey
to $e
!ron#(* *Ae3er -eep a ine of retreat: it is a !retched in3ention(*
*The
difficut is !hat ta-es a itte time< the impossi$e is !hat ta-es
a itte on#er(*
Phiip Aoe->a-er in 8istener ?D Dec( ?@E@
?D(% O#den Aash
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The came has a sin#e hump<
The dromedary" t!o<
Or ese the other !ay around"
,7m ne3er sure( Are you+
>ad Parents7 1arden of Lerse .?@EH/ *The Came*
The trou$e !ith a -itten is
T6AT
E3entuay it $ecomes a
CAT
The Face is Famiiar .?@D&/ *The =itten*
Oh" !hat a tan#ed !e$ do parents !ea3e
)hen they thin- that their chidren are nah3e(
The Face is Famiiar .?@D&/ *>a$y" )hat Ma-es the 2-y >ue*
2ure" dec- your o!er im$s in pants<
Cours are the im$s" my s!eetin#(
Cou oo- di3ine as you ad3ance--
6a3e you seen yoursef retreatin#+
The Face is Famiiar .?@D&/ *)hat7s the ;se+*
The co! is of the $o3ine i-<
One end is moo" the other" mi-<
Free )heein# .?@E?/ *The Co!*
A $it of tacum
,s a!ays !acum(
Free )heein# .?@E?/ *The >a$y*
8ife is not ha3in# $een tod that the man has 9ust !axed the foor(
1ood ,ntentions .?@D4/ *Cou and Me and P( >( 2heey*
>eneath this sa$
Bohn >ro!n is sto!ed(
6e !atched the ads"
And not the road(
1ood ,ntentions .?@D4/ *8ather as Cou 1o*
, ha3e a $one to pic- !ith Fate(
Come here and te me" #irie"
Do you thin- my mind is maturin# ate"
Or simpy rotted eary+
1ood ,ntentions .?@D4/ *8ines on Facin# Forty*
, test my $ath $efore , sit"
And ,7m a!ays mo3ed to !onderment
That !hat chis the fin#er not a $it
,s so fri#id upon the fundament(
1ood ,ntentions .?@D4/ *2amson A#onistes*
)omen !oud rather $e ri#ht than $e reasona$e(
1ood ,ntentions .?@D4/ *Fraity" Thy Aame is a Misnomer*
Parsey
,s #harsey(
1ood ,ntentions .?@D4/ *Further Refections on Parsey*
1od in 6is !isdom made the fy
And then for#ot to te us !hy(
1ood ,ntentions .?@D4/ *The Fy*
Any -iddie in schoo can o3e i-e a foo"
>ut hatin#" my $oy" is an art(
6appy Days .?@EE/ *Pea for 8ess Maice To!ard Aone*
, thin- that , sha ne3er see
A $i$oard o3ey as a tree(
Perhaps" uness the $i$oards fa"
,7 ne3er see a tree at a(
6appy Days .?@EE/ *2on# of the Open Road(* Cf( Boyce =imer ?4?:F
Chidren aren7t happy !ith nothin# to i#nore"
And that7s !hat parents !ere created for(
6appy Days .?@EE/ *The Parent*
One !oud $e in ess dan#er
From the !ies of the stran#er
,f one7s o!n -in and -ith
)ere more fun to $e !ith(
6ard 8ines .?@E?/ *Famiy Court*
A #ir !hose chee-s are co3ered !ith paint
6as an ad3anta#e !ith me o3er one !hose ain7t(
6ard 8ines .?@E?/ *>ioo#ica Refection*
Candy
,s dandy
>ut i'uor
,s 'uic-er(
6ard 8ines .?@E?/ *Refections on ,ce-$rea-in#*
The turte i3es 7t!ixt pated dec-s
)hich practicay concea its sex(
, thin- it ce3er of the turte
,n such a fix to $e so fertie(
6ard 8ines .?@E?/ *Autres >Xtes" Autres Moeurs*
8et us pause to consider the En#ish"
)ho !hen they pause to consider themse3es they #et a reticenty
thried and tin#ish"
>ecause e3ery En#ishman is con3inced of one thin#" 3i5(:
That to $e an En#ishman is to $eon# to the most excusi3e cu$
there
is(
,7m a 2tran#er 6ere Mysef .?@EF/ *En#and Expects*
There !as a youn# $ee of od Aatche5
)hose #arments !ere a!ays in patche5(
)hen comment arose
On the state of her cothes"
2he dra!ed" )hen Ah itche5" Ah scratche5(
,7m a 2tran#er 6ere Mysef .?@EF/ *Re'uiem*
6ome is hea3en and or#ies are 3ie"
>ut you need an or#y" once in a !hie(
Primrose Path .?@E%/ *6ome" @@ DD`?&& c 2!eet 6ome*
6e tes you !hen you73e #ot on too much ipstic-"
And heps you !ith your #irde !hen your hips stic-(
Lersus .?@D@/ *The Perfect 6us$and*
?D(H 1eor#e Bean Aathan
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The test of a rea comedian is !hether you au#h at him $efore he
opens
his mouth(
American Mercury 2ept( ?@4@
?D(G Terry Aation
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ExterminateT ExterminateT
2aid $y the Dae-s in >>C tee3ision series Dr )ho from Dec( ?@HE" in
Da3id )hita-er and Terry Aation Dr )ho .?@HD/ ch( @
?D(F Bames >a Aayor
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=in# Da3id and =in# 2oomon
8ed merry" merry i3es"
)ith many" many ady friends"
And many" many !i3es<
>ut !hen od a#e crept o3er them--
)ith many" many 'uamsT--
=in# 2oomon !rote the Pro3er$s
And =in# Da3id !rote the Psams(
La#rant Lerse .?@E%/ *=in# Da3id and =in# 2oomon*
?D(@ Ba!ahara Aehru
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Friends and comrades" the i#ht has #one out of our i3es and there
is
dar-ness e3ery!here( , do not -no! !hat to te you and ho! to say
it( Our
$eo3ed eader" >apu as !e caed him" the father of the nation" is
no
more(
>roadcast" E& Ban( ?@DF .after 1andhi7s assassination/" in Richard B(
)ash Aehru on 1andhi .?@DF/ ch( H
Democracy and sociaism are means to an end" not the end itsef(
*>asic Approach"* repr( in Lincent 2hean Aehru: the Cears of Po!er
.?@H&/
p( 4@D
Aormay spea-in#" it may $e said that the forces of a capitaist
society"
if eft unchec-ed" tend to ma-e the rich richer and the poor poorer
and
thus increase the #ap $et!een them(
*>asic Approach"* repr( in Lincent 2hean Aehru: the Cears of Po!er
.?@H&/
p( 4@%
?D(?& Aan Ae3ins
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The former Aies had $undered in the past $y offerin# 1ermany too
itte" and offerin# e3en that too ate" unti finay Aa5i 1ermany
had
$ecome a menace to a man-ind(
,n Current 6istory .Ae! Cor-/ May ?@E%" p( ?GF
?D(?? Anthony Ae!ey and 8esie >ricusse
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Anthony Ae!ey ?@E?-
8esie >ricusse ?@E?-
2top the !ord" , !ant to #et off(
Tite of musica .?@H?/
?D(?4 6uey Ae!ton
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, su##ested Uin ?@HHV that !e use the panther as our sym$o and ca
our
poitica 3ehice the >ac- Panther Party( The panther is a fierce
anima"
$ut he !i not attac- unti he is $ac-ed into a corner< then he !i
stri-e out(
Re3outionary 2uicide .?@GE/ ch( ?H
?D(?E Li3ian Aichoson
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, !ant to spend" and spend" and spend(
2aid to reporters on arri3in# to coect her hus$and7s foot$a poos
!innin#s of [?%4"&&&" in Daiy 6erad 4F 2ept( ?@H?
?D(?D 2ir 6arod Aicoson
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Cham$erain .!ho has the mind and manner of a cothes-$rush/ aims
ony at
assurin# temporary peace at the price of utimate defeat(
Diary H Bune ?@EF" in Diaries and 8etters .?@HH/ p( ED%
Attee is a charmin# and intei#ent man" $ut as a pu$ic spea-er he
is"
compared to )inston UChurchiV" i-e a 3ia#e fidder after
Pa#anini(
Diary ?& Ao3( ?@DG" in Diaries and 8etters .?@HF/ p( ??E
?D(?% Reinhod Aie$uhr
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Man7s capacity for 9ustice ma-es democracy possi$e" $ut man7s
incination
to in9ustice ma-es democracy necessary(
Chidren of 8i#ht and Chidren of Dar-ness .?@DD/ fore!ord
1od" #i3e us the serenity to accept !hat cannot $e chan#ed<
1i3e us the coura#e to chan#e !hat shoud $e chan#ed<
1i3e us the !isdom to distin#uish one from the other(
,n Richard )i#htman Fox Reinhod Aie$uhr .?@F%/ ch( ?4 .prayer said
to
ha3e $een first pu$ished in ?@%?/
?D(?H Car Aiesen
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Musi- er i3" som dette und su--ei#(
Music is ife" and i-e it is inextin#uisha$e(
Dth 2ymphony .*The ,nextin#uisha$e"* ?@?H/ preface
?D(?G Martin AiemRer
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)hen 6iter attac-ed the Be!s , !as not a Be!" therefore" , !as not
concerned( And !hen 6iter attac-ed the Cathoics" , !as not a
Cathoic"
and therefore" , !as not concerned( And !hen 6iter attac-ed the
unions
and the industriaists" , !as not a mem$er of the unions and , !as
not
concerned( Then" 6iter attac-ed me and the Protestant church--and
there
!as no$ody eft to $e concerned(
,n Con#ressiona Record ?D Oct( ?@HF" p( E?HEH
?D(?F Forence Ai#htin#ae
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On Decem$er % U?@&GV" 2ir Dou#as Da!son((($rou#ht the Order Uof
MeritV(((to 2outh 2treet( Miss Ai#htin#ae understood that some
-indness
had $een done to her" $ut hardy more( *Too -ind" too -ind"* she
said(
E( Coo- 8ife of Forence Ai#htin#ae .?@?E/ 3o( 4" pt( G" ch( @
?D(?@ Richard Mihous Aixon
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?@?E-
)hen the President does it" that means that it is not ie#a(
,n Da3id Frost , 1a3e Them a 2!ord .?@GF/ ch( F
, $rou#ht mysef do!n( , #a3e them a s!ord( And they stuc- it in( And
they
t!isted it !ith reish( And" , #uess" if ,7d $een in their position"
,7d
ha3e done the same thin#(
Tee3ision inter3ie! !ith Da3id Frost" ?@ May ?@GG" in Da3id Frost ,
1a3e
Them a 2!ord .?@GF/ ch( ?&
, ea3e you #entemen no! and you !i no! !rite it( Cou !i
interpret
it( That7s your ri#ht( >ut as , ea3e you , !ant you to -no!--9ust
thin-
ho! much you7re #oin# to $e missin#( Cou !on7t ha3e Aixon to -ic-
around
any more $ecause" #entemen" this is my ast press conference((((,
hope
that !hat , ha3e said today !i at east ma-e tee3ision" radio" the
press first reco#ni5e the #reat responsi$iity they ha3e to report
a the
ne!s and" second" reco#ni5e that they ha3e a ri#ht and a
responsi$iity"
if they7re a#ainst a candidate" to #i3e him the shaft" $ut aso
reco#ni5e
if they #i3e him the shaft" put one oney reporter on the campai#n
!ho
!i report !hat the candidate says no! and then( Than- you
#entemen" and
#ood day(
After osin# the eection for 1o3ernor of Caifornia" % Ao3( ?@H4"
in Ae!
Cor- Times F Ao3( ?@H4" p( F
8et us $e#in $y committin# ourse3es to the truth" to see it i-e it
is
and te it i-e it is" to find the truth" to spea- the truth and to
i3e
the truth( That7s !hat !e !i do(
Aomination acceptance speech" Miami" F Au#( ?@HF" in Ae! Cor- Times @
Au#(
?@HF" p( 4&
6eo" Aei and >u55( ,7m ta-in# to you $y teephone from the O3a
Room
at the )hite 6ouse" and this certainy has to $e the most historic
teephone ca e3er made(
2pea-in# to the first men to and on the moon" 4& Buy ?@H@" in Ae!
Cor-
Times 4? Buy ?@H@" p( 4
This is the #reatest !ee- in the history of the !ord since the
Creation(
2peech 4D Buy ?@H@" !ecomin# the return of the first men to and on
the
moon" in Ae! Cor- Times 4% Buy ?@H@" p( 4@
There can $e no !hite!ash at the )hite 6ouse(
Tee3ision speech on )ater#ate" E& Apr( ?@GE" in Ae! Cor- Times ? May
?@GE" p( E?
, made my mista-es" $ut in a my years of pu$ic ife" , ha3e ne3er
profited" ne3er profited from pu$ic ser3ice( ,73e earned e3ery cent(
And
in a of my years in pu$ic ife , ha3e ne3er o$structed 9ustice(
And
, thin-" too" that , can say that in my years of pu$ic ife that
, !ecome this -ind of examination $ecause peope ha3e #ot to -no!
!hether
or not their President is a croo-( )e" ,7m not a croo-( ,73e earned
e3erythin# ,73e #ot(
2peech at press conference" ?G Ao3( ?@GE" in Ae! Cor- Times ?F Ao3(
?@GE"
p( H4
This country needs #ood farmers" #ood $usinessmen" #ood pum$ers"
#ood
carpenters(
Fare!e address at )hite 6ouse" @ Au#( ?@GD" cited in Ae! Cor- Times
?& Au#( ?@GD" p( D
Pat and , ha3e the satisfaction that e3ery dime that !e73e #ot is
honesty
ours( , shoud say this--that Pat doesn7t ha3e a min- coat( >ut she
does
ha3e a respecta$e Repu$ican coth coat( And , a!ays te her that
she7d oo- #ood in anythin#( One other thin# , pro$a$y shoud te
you"
$ecause if , don7t they7 pro$a$y $e sayin# this a$out me too" !e
did
#et somethin#--a #ift--after the eection((((,t !as a itte
coc-er-spanie do#((((And our itte #ir--Tricia" the H-year-od--
named
it Chec-ers( And you -no! the -ids o3e that do# and , 9ust !ant to
say
this ri#ht no!" that re#ardess of !hat they say a$out it" !e7re
#oin# to
-eep it(
2peech on tee3ision" 4E 2ept( ?@%4" in P( Andre!s This Man Aixon
.?@%4/
p( H&
?D(4& Da3id Ao$$s
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*This one7s #oin# to $e a rea !inner"* said C( B( *, didn7t #et
!here
, am today !ithout -no!in# a rea !inner !hen , see one(*
Death of Re#inad Perrin .?@G%/ p( @ .su$se'uenty a catch-phrase in
>>C
tee3ision series The Fa and Rise of Re#inad Perrin " ?@GH-F&/
?D(4? Miton Ao$es
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The 3iain sti pursued her(
Phoenix .?@&&/ act ?" sc( E
?D(44 A$ert B( Aoc-
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,t is an economic axiom as od as the his that #oods and ser3ices
can $e
paid for ony !ith #oods and ser3ices(
Memoirs of a 2uperfuous Man .?@DE/ ch( ?E
?D(4E Fran- Aorman and 8ione >art
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Fran- Aorman ?@E?-
8ione >art ?@E&-
Fin#s ain7t !ot they used t7$e(
Tite of musica .?@%@/( Cf( Ted Persons ?G&:@
?D(4D 8ord Aorthciffe .Afred Chares )iiam 6arms!orth" Liscount
Aorthciffe/
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6arms!orth had a!ays said: *)hen , !ant a peera#e" , sha $uy it
i-e an
honest man(*
Tom Dri$er# 2!aff: the 8ife and Times of 6annen 2!affer .?@GD/ ch( 4
?D(4% Bac- Aor!orth
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Oh" shine on" shine on" har3est moon
;p in the s-y(
, ain7t had no o3in7
2ince Apri" Banuary" Bune" or Buy(
2hine On" 6ar3est Moon .?@&F son#< music $y Aora >ayes-Aor!orth/
Ta-e me out to the $a #ame(
Tite of son# .?@&F< music $y A$ert Lon Ti5er/
?D(4H Afred Aoyes
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1o do!n to =e! in iac-time" in iac-time" in iac-time"
1o do!n to =e! in iac-time .it isn7t far from 8ondonT/
And you sha !ander hand in hand !ith o3e in summer7s !onderand<
1o do!n to =e! in iac-time .it isn7t far from 8ondonT/
Poems .?@&D/ *The >arre-Or#an*
The !ind !as a torrent of dar-ness amon# the #usty trees"
The moon !as a #hosty #aeon tossed upon coudy seas"
The road !as a ri$$on of mooni#ht o3er the purpe moor"
And the hi#h!ayman came ridin#-Ridin#-ridin#-
The hi#h!ayman came ridin#" up to the od inn-door(
Forty 2in#in# 2eamen and Other Poems .?@&G/ *The 6i#h!ayman*
6e !histed a tune to the !indo!" and !ho shoud $e !aitin# there
The andord7s $ac--eyed dau#hter"
>ess" the andord7s dau#hter"
Paitin# a dar- red o3e--not into her on# $ac- hair(
Forty 2in#in# 2eamen and Other Poems .?@&G/ *The 6i#h!ayman*
8oo- for me $y mooni#ht<
)atch for me $y mooni#ht<
,7 come to thee $y mooni#ht" thou#h he shoud $ar the !ayT
Forty 2in#in# 2eamen and Other Poems .?@&G/ *The 6i#h!ayman*
?D(4G >i Aye .Ed#ar )ison Aye/
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The ate >i Aye once said" *, ha3e $een tod that )a#ner7s music is
$etter than it sounds(*
Mar- T!ain Auto$io#raphy .?@4D/ 3o( ?" p( EEF
?%(& O
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, am 9ust #oin# outside and may $e some time(
8ast !ords" 'uoted in R( F( 2cott Diary ?H-?G Mar( ?@?4" in 8ast
Expedition .?@?E/ p( %@E
?%(4 Edna O7>rien
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Au#ust is a !ic-ed month(
Tite of no3e .?@H%/
The 3ote" , thou#ht" means nothin# to !omen( )e shoud $e armed(
,n Erica Bon# Fear of Fyin# .?@GE/ ch( ?H
Oh" 1od" !ho does not exist" you hate !omen" other!ise you7d ha3e
made
them different(
1irs in their Married >iss .?@HD/ ch( ?&
?%(E Fann O7>rien .>rian O7Aoan or O Auaain/
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The Poo-a MacPheimey" a mem$er of the de3i cass" sat in his hut
in the
midde of a fir!ood meditatin# on the nature of the numeras and
se#re#atin# in his mind the odd ones from the e3en(
At 2!im-T!o->irds .?@E@/ ch( ?
The concusion of your syo#ism" , said i#hty" is faacious"
$ein#
$ased upon icensed premises(
At 2!im-T!o->irds .?@E@/ ch( ?
A pint of pain is your ony man(
At 2!im-T!o->irds .?@E@/ *The )or-man7s Friend*
,t is not that , haf -ne! my mother( , -ne! haf of her: the o!er
haf--her ap" e#s" feet" her hands and !rists as she $ent for!ard(
The 6ard 8ife .?@H?/ p( ??
Peope !ho spend most of their natura i3es ridin# iron $icyces
o3er the
roc-y roadsteads of this parish #et their personaities mixed up !ith
the
personaities of their $icyces as a resut of the interchan#in# of
the
atoms of each of them and you !oud $e surprised at the num$er of
peope
in these parts !ho neary are haf peope and haf $icyces(
The Third Poiceman .?@HG/ p( F%
?%(D 2ean O7Casey
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6e7s an ou7 $utty o7 mine--oh" he7s a darin7 man" a daarin7 man(
Buno and the Paycoc- .?@4%/ act ?
The !hoe !or7s in a state o7 chassisT
Buno and the Paycoc- .?@4%/ act ?
, often oo-ed up at the s-y an7 assed mesef the 'uestion--!hat is
the
stars" !hat is the stars+
Buno and the Paycoc- .?@4%/ act ?
2acred 6eart of the Crucified Besus" ta-e our hearts o7 stone(((an7
#i3e
us hearts o7 feshT(((Ta-e a!ay this murdherin7 hate(((an7 #i3e us
Thine
o!n eterna o3eT
Buno and the Paycoc- .?@4%/ act 4
The Pois as Pois" in this city" is Au an7 LoidT
Buno and the Paycoc- .?@4%/ act E
)hen one has reached F?(((one i-es to sit $ac- and et the !ord
turn $y
itsef" !ithout tryin# to push it(
Ae! Cor- Times 4% 2ept( ?@H&" pt( 4" p( E
There7s no reason to $rin# rei#ion into it( , thin- !e ou#ht to ha3e
as
#reat a re#ard for rei#ion as !e can" so as to -eep it out of as
many
thin#s as possi$e(
The Pou#h and the 2tars .?@4H/ act ?
,t7s my rue ne3er to ose me temper ti it !oud $e dethrimenta to
-eep
it(
The Pou#h and the 2tars .?@4H/ act 4
En#ish iterature7s performin# fea UP( 1( )odehouseV(
,n P( 1( )odehouse Performin# Fea .?@%E/ p( 4?G
?%(% Ed!in O7Connor
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The ast hurrah(
Tite of no3e .?@%H/
?%(H 2e n O7Fao in
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2tories" i-e !his-ey" must $e ao!ed to mature in the cas-(
Atantic Monthy Dec( ?@%H" p( GH
?%(G Da3id O#i3y
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The consumer isn7t a moron< she is your !ife( Cou insut her
intei#ence
if you assume that a mere so#an and a fe! 3apid ad9ecti3es !i
persuade
her to $uy anythin#(
Confessions of an Ad3ertisin# Man .?@HE/ ch( %
?%(F 1eoffrey O76ara
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=-=-=-=aty" $eautifu =aty"
Cou7re the ony #-#-#-#ir that , adore<--
)hen the m-m-m-moon shines"
O3er the co! shed"
,7 $e !aitin# at the -------itchen door(
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?%(@ Bohn O76ara
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1eor#e U1ersh!inV died on Buy ??" ?@EG" $ut , don7t ha3e to $eie3e
that
if , don7t !ant to(
Ae!s!ee- ?% Buy ?@D&" p( ED
?%(?& Patric- O7=eefe
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2ay it !ith fo!ers(
2o#an for the 2ociety of American Forists" in Forists7 Exchan#e ?%
Dec(
?@?G" p( ?4HF
?%(?? Chauncey Ocott and 1eor#e 1raff Br(
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)hen ,rish eyes are smiin#(
Tite of son# .?@?4< music $y Ernest R( >a/
?%(?4 Frederic- 2cott Oi3er
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A !ise poitician !i ne3er #rud#e a #enufexion or a rapture if it
is
expected of him $y pre3aent opinion(
The Endess Ad3enture .?@E&/ 3o( ?" pt( ?" ch( 4&
?%(?E 8aurence Oi3ier .>aron Oi3ier of >ri#hton/
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Actin# is a masochistic form of exhi$itionism( ,t is not 'uite the
occupation of an adut(
,n Time E Buy ?@GF" p( EE
?%(?D Fran- )ard O7Maey
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2ee E$ert 6u$$ard .F(F%/
?%(?% Mary O7Maey
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Once a Cathoic a!ays a Cathoic( That7s the rue(
Once a Cathoic .?@G?/ act ?" sc( 4( Cf( An#us )ison
?%(?H Eu#ene O7Aei
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For de itte steain7 dey #its you in 9ai soon or ate( For de $i#
steain7 dey ma-es you Emperor and puts you in de 6a o7 Fame !hen
you
croa-s(
The Emperor Bones .?@4?/ sc( ?
The iceman cometh(
Tite of pay .?@DH/
8ife is for each man a soitary ce !hose !as are mirrors(
8a5arus 8au#hed .?@4G/ act 4" sc( ?
)hen men ma-e #ods" there is no 1odT
8a5arus 8au#hed .?@4G/ act 4" sc( 4
A on# day7s 9ourney into ni#ht(
Tite of pay .!ritten ?@D&-?< pu$ished ?@%H/
8ife is perhaps most !isey re#arded as a $ad dream $et!een t!o
a!a-enin#s" and e3ery day is a ife in miniature(
Marco Miions .?@4F/ act 4" sc( 4
The sea hates a co!ardT
Mournin# $ecomes Eectra .?@E?/ pt( 4" act D
)hat $easty incidents our memories insist on cherishin#T(((the u#y
and
dis#ustin#(((the $eautifu thin#s !e ha3e to -eep diaries to
remem$erT
2tran#e ,nterude .?@4F/ pt( ?" act 4
The ony i3in# ife is in the past and future(((the present is an
interude(((stran#e interude in !hich !e ca on past and future to
$ear
!itness !e are i3in#(
2tran#e ,nterude .?@4F/ pt( 4" act F
2tran#e interudeT Ces" our i3es are merey stran#e dar- interudes
in
the eectrica dispay of 1od the FatherT
2tran#e ,nterude .?@4F/ pt( 4" act @
?%(?G >rian O7Aoan
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2ee Fann O7>rien .?%(E/
?%(?F B( Ro$ert Oppenheimer
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,n some sort of crude sense !hich no 3u#arity" no humour" no
o3erstatement can 'uite extin#uish" the physicists ha3e -no!n sin<
and
this is a -no!ed#e !hich they cannot ose(
8ecture at Massachusetts ,nstitute of Technoo#y" 4% Ao3( ?@DG" in
Open
Mind .?@%%/ ch( %
?%(?@ 2usie Or$ach
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Fat is a feminist issue(
Tite of $oo- .?@GF/
?%(4& >aroness Orc5y
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)e see- him here" !e see- him there"
Those Frenchies see- him e3ery!here(
,s he in hea3en+--,s he in he+
That demmed" eusi3e Pimperne+
The 2caret Pimperne .?@&%/ ch( ?4
?%(4? Da3id Orms$y 1ore
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2ee 8ord 6arech .F(4E/
?%(44 Bos0 Orte#a y 1asset
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Co soy yo y mi circumstancia" y si no a sa3o a ea no me sa3o yo(
, am , pus my surroundin#s and if , do not preser3e the atter" , do
not
preser3e mysef(
Meditaciones de Qui9ote .Meditations of Quixote" ?@?D/ in O$ras
Competas
.?@DH/ 3o( ?" p( E44
8a ci3ii5aciSn no es otra cosa 'ue e ensayo de reducir a fuer5a
a utima ratio(
Ci3ii5ation is nothin# more than the effort to reduce the use of
force to
the ast resort(
8a Re$eiSn de as Masas .The Re3ot of the Masses" ?@E&/ in O$ras
Competas .?@DG/ 3o( D" p( ?@?
?%(4E Boe Orton
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,7d the up$rin#in# a nun !oud en3y and that7s the truth( ;nti , !as
fifteen , !as more famiiar !ith Africa than my o!n $ody(
Entertainin# Mr 2oane .?@HD/ act ?
=ath: Can he $e present at the $irth of his chid+(((
Ed: ,t7s a any reasona$e chid can expect if the dad is present
at
the conception(
Entertainin# Mr 2oane .?@HD/ act E
E3ery uxury !as a3ished on you--atheism" $reast-feedin#"
circumcision(
, had to ma-e my o!n !ay(
8oot .?@HG/ act ?
Poicemen" i-e red s'uirres" must $e protected(
8oot .?@HG/ act ?
Readin# isn7t an occupation !e encoura#e amon# poice officers( )e
try to
-eep the paper !or- do!n to a minimum(
8oot .?@HG/ act 4
The -ind of peope !ho a!ays #o on a$out !hether a thin# is in #ood
taste
in3aria$y ha3e 3ery $ad taste(
Transatantic Re3ie! 2prin# ?@HG" p( @%
Cou !ere $orn !ith your e#s apart( They7 send you to the #ra3e in
a C-shaped coffin(
)hat the >uter 2a! .?@H@/ act ?
?%(4D 1eor#e Or!e .Eric >air/
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Man is the ony creature that consumes !ithout producin#(
Anima Farm .?@D%/ ch( ?
Four e#s #ood" t!o e#s $ad(
Anima Farm .?@D%/ ch( E
A animas are e'ua $ut some animas are more e'ua than others(
Anima Farm .?@D%/ ch( ?&
At %&" e3eryone has the face he deser3es(
8ast !ords in his note$oo-" ?G Apri ?@D@" in Coected Essays .?@HF/
3o( D" p( %?%
,7m fat" $ut ,7m thin inside( 6as it e3er struc- you that there7s
thin man
inside e3ery fat man" 9ust as they say there7s a statue inside e3ery
$oc-
of stone+
Comin# up For Air .?@E@/ pt( ?" ch( E( 2ee aso Cyri Connoy
.E(F%/
UCementV Attee reminds me of nothin# so much as a recenty dead
fish"
$efore it has had time to stiffen(
Diary ?@ May ?@D4" in Essays .?@HF 3o( 4" p( D4H
6e !as an em$ittered atheist .the sort of atheist !ho does not so
much
dis$eie3e in 1od as personay disi-e 6im/" and too- a sort of
peasure
in thin-in# that human affairs !oud ne3er impro3e(
Do!n and Out in Paris and 8ondon .?@EE/ ch( E&
)hate3er is funny is su$3ersi3e" e3ery 9o-e is utimatey a custard
pie((((A dirty 9o-e is a sort of menta re$eion(
6ori5on 2ept( ?@D? *The Art of Donad Mc1i*
Most re3outionaries are potentia Tories" $ecause they ima#ine that
e3erythin# can $e put ri#ht $y aterin# the shape of society< once
that
chan#e is effected" as it sometimes is" they see no need for any
other(
,nside the )hae .?@D&/ *Chares Dic-ens*
=eep the aspidistra fyin#(
Tite of no3e .?@EH/
En#and is not the 9e!eed ise of 2ha-espeare7s much-'uoted
passa#e" nor
is it the inferno depicted $y Dr 1oe$$es( More than either it
resem$es
a famiy" a rather stuffy Lictorian famiy" !ith not many $ac- sheep
in
it $ut !ith a its cup$oards $urstin# !ith s-eetons((((A famiy
!ith the
!ron# mem$ers in contro--that" perhaps" is as near as one can come
to
descri$in# En#and in a phrase(
The 8ion and the ;nicorn .?@D?/ pt( ? *En#and Cour En#and*
Pro$a$y the $atte of )ateroo !as !on on the payin#-fieds of
Eton" $ut
the openin# $attes of a su$se'uent !ars ha3e $een ost there(
The 8ion and the ;nicorn .?@D?/ pt( ? *En#and Cour En#and*
,t !as a $ri#ht cod day in Apri" and the coc-s !ere stri-in#
thirteen(
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( ?
On each andin#" opposite the ift shaft" the poster !ith the
enormous
face #a5ed from the !a( ,t !as one of those pictures !hich are so
contri3ed that the eyes foo! you a$out !hen you mo3e( >,1 >ROT6ER
,2
)ATC6,A1 CO;" the caption $eneath it ran(
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( ?
)ar is peace( Freedom is sa3ery( ,#norance is stren#th(
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( ?
*)ho contros the past"* ran the Party so#an" *contros the future:
!ho
contros the present contros the past(*
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( E
Freedom is the freedom to say that t!o pus t!o ma-e four( ,f that
is
#ranted" a ese foo!s(
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( G
Dou$ethin- means the po!er of hodin# t!o contradictory $eiefs in
one7s
mind simutaneousy" and acceptin# $oth of them(
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( 4" ch( @
Po!er is not a means" it is an end( One does not esta$ish a
dictatorship
in order to safe#uard a re3oution< one ma-es the re3oution in order
to
esta$ish the dictatorship(
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( E" ch( E
,f you !ant a picture of the future" ima#ine a $oot stampin# on a
human
face--for e3er(
Aineteen Ei#hty-Four .?@D@/ pt( E" ch( E
The Cathoic and the Communist are ai-e in assumin# that an opponent
cannot $e $oth honest and intei#ent(
Poemic Ban( ?@DH *The Pre3ention of 8iterature*
The 'uic-est !ay of endin# a !ar is to ose it(
Poemic May ?@DH *2econd Thou#hts on Bames >urnham*
,t is ony $ecause miners s!eat their #uts out that superior persons
can
remain superior(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( 4
A person of $our#eois ori#in #oes throu#h ife !ith some expectation
of
#ettin# !hat he !ants" !ithin reasona$e imits( 6ence the fact that
in
times of stress *educated* peope tend to come to the front(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( E
There can hardy $e a to!n in the 2outh of En#and !here you coud
thro! a
$ric- !ithout hittin# the niece of a $ishop(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( G
As !ith the Christian rei#ion" the !orst ad3ertisement for 2ociaism
is
its adherents(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( ??
The typica 2ociaist is(((a prim itte man !ith a !hite-coar 9o$"
usuay a secret teetotaer and often !ith 3e#etarian eanin#s" !ith
a history of Aonconformity $ehind him" and" a$o3e a" !ith a socia
position !hich he has no intention of forfeitin#(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( ??
To the ordinary !or-in# man" the sort you !oud meet in any pu$ on
2aturday ni#ht" 2ociaism does not mean much more than $etter !a#es
and
shorter hours and no$ody $ossin# you a$out(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( ??
The hi#h-!ater mar-" so to spea-" of 2ociaist iterature is )( 6(
Auden"
a sort of #utess =ipin#(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( ??
)e of the sin-in# midde cass(((may sin- !ithout further stru##es
into
the !or-in# cass !here !e $eon#" and pro$a$y !hen !e #et there it
!i
not $e so dreadfu as !e feared" for" after a" !e ha3e nothin# to
ose
$ut our aitches(
The Road to )i#an Pier .?@EG/ ch( ?E
,n our time" poitica speech and !ritin# are ar#ey the defence of
the
indefensi$e(
2hootin# an Eephant .?@%&/ *Poitics and the En#ish 8an#ua#e*
The #reat enemy of cear an#ua#e is insincerity( )hen there is a
#ap
$et!een one7s rea and one7s decared aims" one turns as it !ere
instincti3ey to on# !ords and exhausted idioms" i-e a cuttefish
s'uirtin# out in-(
2hootin# an Eephant .?@%&/ *Poitics and the En#ish 8an#ua#e*
Poitica an#ua#e--and !ith 3ariations this is true of a poitica
parties" from Conser3ati3es to Anarchists--is desi#ned to ma-e ies
sound
truthfu and murder respecta$e" and to #i3e an appearance of
soidity to
pure !ind(
2hootin# an Eephant .?@%&/ *Poitics and the En#ish 8an#ua#e*
2aints shoud a!ays $e 9ud#ed #uity unti they are pro3ed innocent(
2hootin# an Eephant .?@%&/ *Refections on 1andhi*
To see !hat is in front of one7s nose needs a constant stru##e(
Tri$une 44 Mar( ?@DH" *,n Front of your Aose*
?%(4% Bohn Os$orne
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Don7t cap too hard--it7s a 3ery od $uidin#(
The Entertainer .?@%G/ no( G
Than- 1od !e7re norma" norma" norma"
Than- 1od !e7re norma"
Ces" this is our finest sho!erT
The Entertainer .?@%G/ no( G
>ut , ha3e a #o" ady" don7t ,+ , 7a3e a #o( , do(
The Entertainer .?@%G/ no( G
Ae3er $eie3e in mirrors or ne!spapers(
The 6ote in Amsterdam .?@HF/ act ?
Oh hea3ens" ho! , on# for a itte ordinary human enthusiasm( Bust
enthusiaism--that7s a( , !ant to hear a !arm" thriin# 3oice cry
out
6aeu9ahT 6aeu9ahT ,7m ai3eT
8oo- >ac- in An#er .?@%H/ act ?
6is -no!ed#e of ife and ordinary human $ein#s is so ha5y" he reay
deser3es some sort of decoration for it--a meda inscri$ed *For
La#uery in
the Fied(*
8oo- >ac- in An#er .?@%H/ act ?
, don7t thin- one *comes do!n* from Bimmy7s uni3ersity( Accordin# to
him"
it7s not e3en red $ric-" $ut !hite tie(
8oo- >ac- in An#er .?@%H/ act 4" sc( ?
They spend their time mosty oo-in# for!ard to the past(
8oo- >ac- in An#er .?@%H/ act 4" sc( ?
There aren7t any #ood" $ra3e causes eft( ,f the $i# $an# does come"
and
!e a #et -ied off" it !on7t $e in aid of the od-fashioned" #rand
desi#n( ,t7 9ust $e for the >ra3e Ae!-nothin#-3ery-much-than--you(
A$out as pointess and in#orious as steppin# in front of a $us(
8oo- >ac- in An#er .?@%H/ act E" sc( ?
This is a etter of hate( ,t is for you my countrymen" , mean those
men
of my country !ho ha3e defied it( The men !ith manic fin#ers eadin#
the
si#htess" fee$e" $etrayed $ody of my country to its death((((, ony
hope
it Umy hateV !i -eep me #oin#( , thin- it !i( , thin- it may
sustain
me in the ast fe! months( Ti then" damn you En#and( Cou7re
rottin#
no!" and 'uite soon you7 disappear( My hate !i outrun you yet" if
ony
for a fe! seconds( , !ish it coud $e eterna(
Tri$une ?F Au#( ?@H?
?%(4H 2ir )iiam Oser
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That man can interro#ate as !e as o$ser3e nature" !as a esson
so!y
earned in his e3oution(
,n Aphorisms from his >edside Teachin#s .?@H?/ p( H4
Faiure to examine the throat is a #arin# sin of omission"
especiay in
chidren( One fin#er in the throat and one in the rectum ma-es a #ood
dia#nostician(
,n Aphorisms from his >edside Teachin#s .?@H?/ p( ?&D
One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not
to
ta-e medicine(
,n Aphorisms from his >edside Teachin#s .?@H?/ p( ?&%
,t is stran#e ho! the memory of a man may foat to posterity on !hat
he
!oud ha3e himsef re#arded as the most trifin# of his !or-s(
,n Aphorisms from his >edside Teachin#s .?@H?/ p( ??4
The desire to ta-e medicine is perhaps the #reatest feature !hich
distin#uishes man from animas(
,n 6( Cushin# 8ife of 2ir )iiam Oser .?@4%/ 3o( ?" ch( ?D
My second fixed idea is the useessness of men a$o3e sixty years of
a#e"
and the incacua$e $enefit it !oud $e in commercia" poitica"
and in
professiona ife" if as a matter of course" men stopped !or- at this
a#e(
2peech at Bohns 6op-ins ;ni3ersity" 44 Fe$( ?@&%" in 6( Cushin# 8ife
of
2ir )iiam Oser .?@4%/ 3o( ?" ch( 4D
To ta- of diseases is a sort of Ara$ian Ai#hts entertainment(
,n Oi3er 2ac-s The Man )ho Mistoo- his )ife for a 6at .?@F%/
epi#raph
The #reater the i#norance the #reater the do#matism(
Montrea Medica Bourna 2ept( ?@&4" p( H@H
The natura man has ony t!o prima passions" to #et and $e#et(
2cience and ,mmortaity .?@&D/ ch( 4
?%(4G Peter Demiano3ich Ouspens-y
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Truths that $ecome od $ecome decrepit and unreia$e< sometimes they
may
$e -ept #oin# artificiay for a certain time" $ut there is no ife
in
them( This expains !hy re3ertin# to od ideas" !hen peope $ecome
disappointed in ne! ideas" does not hep much( ,deas can $e too od(
A Ae! Mode of the ;ni3erse .ed( 4" ?@ED/ preface
?%(4F Da3id O!en
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)e are fed up !ith fud#in# and mud#in#" !ith mush and sush( )e need
coura#e" con3iction" and hard !or-(
2peech to his supporters at 8a$our Party Conference in >ac-poo" 4
Oct(
?@F&" in 1uardian E Oct( ?@F&
The price of championin# human ri#hts is a itte inconsistency at
times(
6ansard E& Mar( ?@GG" p( E@G
, don7t care if you critici5e us" a#ree !ith us or disa#ree !ith us(
Bust
mention us" that is a !e as-(
O$ser3er 4F Apr( ?@F%
?%(4@ )ifred O!en
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A$o3e a , am not concerned !ith Poetry(
My su$9ect is )ar" and the pity of )ar(
The Poetry is in the pity(
Cet these ee#ies are to this #eneration in no sense consoatory(
They
may $e to the next( A a poet can do today is !arn( That is !hy the
true
Poets must $e truthfu(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ preface
)hat passin#-$es for these !ho die as catte+
Ony the monstrous an#er of the #uns(
Ony the stutterin# rifes7 rapid ratte
Can patter out their hasty orisons(
Ao moc-eries no! for them< no prayers nor $es"
Aor any 3oice of mournin# sa3e the choirs"--
The shri" demented choirs of !aiin# shes<
And $u#es cain# for them from sad shires(
)hat candes may $e hed to speed them a+
Aot in the hands of $oys" $ut in their eyes
2ha shine the hoy #immers of #ood-$yes(
The paor of #irs7 $ro!s sha $e their pa<
Their fo!ers the tenderness of patient minds"
And each so! dus- a dra!in#-do!n of $inds(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *Anthem for Doomed Couth*
,f you coud hear" at e3ery 9ot" the $ood
Come #ar#in# from the froth-corrupted un#s"
O$scene as cancer" $itter as the cud
Of 3ie" incura$e sores on innocent ton#ues"--
My friend" you !oud not te !ith such hi#h 5est
To chidren ardent for some desperate #ory"
The od 8ie: Duce et decorum est
Pro patria mori(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *Duce et Decorum Est*
Mo3e him into the sun--
1enty its touch a!o-e him once"
At home" !hisperin# of fieds unso!n(
A!ays it !o-e him" e3en in France"
;nti this mornin# and this sno!(
,f anythin# mi#ht rouse him no!
The -ind od sun !i -no!(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *Futiity*
)as it for this the cay #re! ta+
--O !hat made fatuous sun$eams toi
To $rea- earth7s seep at a+
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *Futiity*
Red ips are not so red
As the stained stones -issed $y the En#ish dead(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *1reater 8o3e*
2o secrety" i-e !ron#s hushed-up" they !ent(
They !ere not ours:
)e ne3er heard to !hich front these !ere sent(
Aor there if they yet moc- !hat !omen meant
)ho #a3e them fo!ers(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *The 2end-Off*
,t seemed that out of $atte , escaped
Do!n some profound du tunne" on# since scooped
Throu#h #ranites !hich titanic !ars had #roined(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *2tran#e Meetin#*
*2tran#e friend"* , said" *here is no cause to mourn(*
*Aone"* said that other" *sa3e the undone years"
The hopeessness( )hate3er hope is yours"
)as my ife aso< , !ent huntin# !id
After the !idest $eauty in the !ord(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *2tran#e Meetin#*
Coura#e !as mine" and , had mystery"
)isdom !as mine" and , had mastery:
To miss the march of this retreatin# !ord
,nto 3ain citades that are not !aed(
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *2tran#e Meetin#*
, am the enemy you -ied" my friend(
, -ne! you in this dar-: for you so fro!ned
Cesterday throu#h me as you 9a$$ed and -ied(
, parried< $ut my hands !ere oath and cod(
8et us seep no!(((
Poems .?@HE ed(/ *2tran#e Meetin#*
?%(E& Oxford and As'uith" Countess of
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2ee Mar#ot As'uith .?(H?/
?%(E? Oxford and As'uith" Ear of
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2ee 6er$ert 6enry As'uith .?(H&/
?H(& P
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The hidden persuaders(
Tite of $oo- .?@%G/
?H(4 )iiam Tyer Pa#e
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, $eie3e in the ;nited 2tates of America as a #o3ernment of the
peope"
$y the peope" for the peope" !hose 9ust po!ers are deri3ed from the
consent of the #o3erned< a democracy in a repu$ic< a so3erei#n
Aation of
many so3erei#n 2tates< a perfect ;nion" one and insepara$e"
esta$ished
upon those principes of freedom" e'uaity" 9ustice" and humanity for
!hich American patriots sacrificed their i3es and fortunes( ,
therefore
$eie3e it is my duty to my country to o3e it" to support its
Constitution" to o$ey its a!s" to respect its fa#" and to defend it
a#ainst a enemies(
American7s Creed .pri5e-!innin# competition entry" E Apr( ?@?F/ in
Con#ressiona Record 3o( %H" pt( ?4 .appendix/" p( 4FH
?H(E Re#inad Pa#et
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There is no dis#uise or camoufa#e a$out the Prime Minister( 6e is
the
ori#ina $anana man" yeo! outside and a softer yeo! inside(
Of 2ir Anthony Eden in a 6ouse of Commons de$ate" 6ansard ?D 2ept(
?@%H"
co( DE4
?H(D 1erad Pa#e-)ood
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,t $eats as it s!eeps as it ceans(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for 6oo3er 3acuum ceaners" de3ised in ?@?@" in
Ai#e
Rees 2o#ans .?@F4/ p( D&
?H(% Re3d ,an Paisey
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, !oud rather $e >ritish than 9ust(
Remar- to >ernadette De3in" Oct( ?@H@" reported $y 2unday Times
,nsi#ht
Team in ;ster .?@G4/ ch( E
?H(H Michae Pain
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2ee 1raham Chapman et a( .E(DG/
?H(G Aorman Panama and Me3in Fran-
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Aorman Panama ?@?D-
Me3in Fran- ?@?E-?@FF
The peet !ith the poison7s in the 3esse !ith the peste( The
chaice
from the paace has the $re! that is true(
Court Bester .?@%% fim< !ords spo-en--!ith difficuty--$y Danny
=aye/
,7 ta-e a emonadeT(((,n a dirty #assT
Road to ;topia .?@DH fim< !ords spo-en $y >o$ 6ope/
?H(F Dame Christa$e Pan-hurst
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Ae3er ose your temper !ith the Press or the pu$ic is a ma9or rue
of
poitica ife(
;nshac-ed .?@%@/ ch( %
)e are here to caim our ri#ht as !omen" not ony to $e free" $ut to
fi#ht
for freedom( That it is our ri#ht as !e as our duty( ,t is our
pri3ie#e" as !e as our pride and our 9oy" to ta-e some part in
this
miitant mo3ement !hich" as !e $eie3e" means the re#eneration of a
humanity(
2peech in 8ondon" 4E Mar( ?@??" in Lotes for )omen E? Mar( ?@??
?H(@ Emmeine Pan-hurst
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After a" is not a !oman7s ife" is not her heath" are not her
im$s
more 3aua$e than panes of #ass+ There is no dou$t of that" $ut
most
important of a" does not the $rea-in# of #ass produce more effect
upon
the 1o3ernment+
2peech on ?H Fe$( ?@?4" in My O!n 2tory .?@?D/ p( 4?E
There is somethin# that 1o3ernments care far more for than human
ife" and
that is the security of property" and so it is throu#h property that
!e
sha stri-e the enemy((((>e miitant each in your o!n !ay( Those of
you
!ho can express your miitancy $y #oin# to the 6ouse of Commons and
refusin# to ea3e !ithout satisfaction" as !e did in the eary days--
do
so((((And my ast !ord is to the 1o3ernment: , incite this meetin# to
re$eion( , say to the 1o3ernment: Cou ha3e not dared to ta-e the
eaders of ;ster for their incitement to re$eion( Ta-e me if you
dare(
2peech at A$ert 6a" ?G Oct( ?@?4" in My O!n 2tory .?@?D/ p( 4H%
?H(?& Emmeine Pan-hurst" Dame Christa$e Pan-hurst" and Annie =enney
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Emmeine Pan-hurst ?F%F-?@4F
Dame Christa$e Pan-hurst ?FF&-?@%F
Annie =enney ?FG@-?@%E
)e aid our pans to $e#in this !or- at a #reat meetin# to $e hed in
the
Free Trade 6a" Manchester Uon ?E Oct( ?@&%V !ith 2ir Ed!ard 1rey as
the
principa spea-er( )e intended to #et seats in the #aery" directy
facin# the patform and !e made for the occasion a ar#e $anner !ith
the
!ords *)i the 8i$era Party 1i3e Lotes for )omen+* (((At the ast
moment" ho!e3er" !e had to ater the pan $ecause it !as impossi$e
to #et
the #aery seats !e !anted( There !as no !ay in !hich !e coud use
our
ar#e $anner" so(((!e cut out and made a sma $anner !ith the three-
!ord
inscription *Lotes for )omen(* Thus" 'uite accidentay" there came
into
existence the present so#an of the suffra#e mo3ement around the
!ord(
Emmeine Pan-hurst My O!n 2tory .?@?D/ ch( E
?H(?? Charie Par-er
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?@4&-?@%%
Music is your o!n experience" your thou#hts" your !isdom( ,f you
don7t
i3e it" it !on7t come out of your horn(
,n Aat 2hapiro and Aat 6entoff 6ear Me Ta-in7 to Ca .?@%%/ p( E%F
?H(?4 Dorothy Par-er
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One more drin- and ,7d ha3e $een under the host(
,n 6o!ard Teichmann 1eor#e 2( =aufman .?@G4/ p( HF
Cou can a!ays te that the crash is comin# !hen , start #ettin#
tender
a$out Our Dum$ Friends( Three hi#h$as and , thin- ,7m 2t Francis of
Assisi(
6ere 8ies .?@E@/ *Bust a 8itte One*
And ,7 stay off Leraine too< he !as a!ays chasin# Rim$auds(
6ere 8ies .?@E@/ *The 8itte 6ours*
,7m ne3er #oin# to $e famous( My name !i ne3er $e !rit ar#e on
the
roster of Those )ho Do Thin#s( , don7t do anythin#( Aot one sin#e
thin#(
, used to $ite my nais" $ut , don7t e3en do that any more(
6ere 8ies .?@E@/ *The 8itte 6ours*
2orro! is tran'uiity remem$ered in emotion(
6ere 8ies .?@E@/ *2entiment(* Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.?@G@/
%FE:?&
At intermission Uin the ?@EE premiere of The 8a-eV" Dorothy Par-er
turned
to a companion and made her famous 'uip: *=atharine 6ep$urn runs the
#amut
from A to >(*
,n 1( Carey =atharine 6ep$urn .?@F%/ ch( H
The affair $et!een Mar#ot As'uith and Mar#ot As'uith !i i3e as one
of
the prettiest o3e stories in a iterature(
Re3ie! of Mar#ot As'uith7s 8ay 2ermons in Ae! Cor-er 44 Oct( ?@4G" in
A
Month of 2aturdays .?@G&/ p( ?&
And it is that !ord *hummy"* my darin#s" that mar-s the first pace
in
*The 6ouse at Pooh Corner* at !hich Tonstant )eader f!o!ed up(
Ae! Cor-er 4& Oct( ?@4F .re3ie! $y Dorothy Par-er as *Constant
Reader*/
)here7s the man coud ease a heart i-e a satin #o!n+
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *The 2atin Dress*
>y the time you say you7re his"
2hi3erin# and si#hin#
And he 3o!s his passion is
,nfinite" undyin#--
8ady" ma-e a note of this:
One of you is yin#(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *;nfortunate Coincidence*
Four $e the thin#s ,7d $een $etter !ithout:
8o3e" curiosity" frec-es" and dou$t(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *,n3entory*
Oh" ife is a #orious cyce of son#"
A medey of extemporanea<
And o3e is a thin# that can ne3er #o !ron#<
And , am Marie of Roumania(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *Comment*
Ra5ors pain you
Ri3ers are damp<
Acids stain you<
And dru#s cause cramp(
1uns aren7t a!fu<
Aooses #i3e<
1as smes a!fu<
Cou mi#ht as !e i3e(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *R0sum0*
)hy is it no one e3er sent me yet
One perfect imousine" do you suppose+
Ah no" it7s a!ays 9ust my uc- to #et
One perfect rose(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *One Perfect Rose*
Men sedom ma-e passes
At #irs !ho !ear #asses(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *Ae!s ,tem*
)oman !ants mono#amy<
Man dei#hts in no3ety(
8o3e is !oman7s moon and sun<
Man has other forms of fun(
)oman i3es $ut in her ord<
Count to ten" and man is $ored(
)ith this the #ist and sum of it"
)hat earthy #ood can come of it+
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *1enera Re3ie! of the 2ex 2ituation*
)hose o3e is #i3en o3er-!e
2ha oo- on 6een7s face in he
)hist they !hose o3e is thin and !ise
2ha see Bohn =nox in Paradise(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *Partia Comfort*
Accursed from $irth they $e
)ho see- to find mono#amy"
Pursuin# it from $ed to $ed--
, thin- they !oud $e $etter dead(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *Reu$en7s Chidren*
,f" !ith the iterate" , am
,mpeed to try an epi#ram"
, ne3er see- to ta-e the credit<
)e a assume that Oscar said it(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *A Pi#7s-Eye Lie! of 8iterature*
Drin- and dance and au#h and ie"
8o3e" the reein# midni#ht throu#h"
For tomorro! !e sha dieT
.>ut" aas" !e ne3er do(/
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *The Fa! in Pa#anism*
6e ies $eo!" correct in cypress !ood"
And entertains the most excusi3e !orms(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *Tom$stones in the 2tari#ht no( E"
Epitaph
for a Lery Rich Man*
2cratch a o3er" and find a foe(
Aot 2o Deep as a )e .?@EG/ *>aade of a 1reat )eariness*
There7s a he of a distance $et!een !ise-crac-in# and !it( )it has
truth
in it< !ise-crac-in# is simpy caisthenics !ith !ords(
,n Paris Re3ie! 2ummer ?@%H" p( F?
6ouse >eautifu is pay ousy(
Re3ie! in Ae! Cor-er .?@EE/" in Phyis 6artno Pays and Payers
.?@FD/
p( F@
Excuse My Dust(
2u##ested epitaph for hersef .?@4%/" in Aexander )oocott )hie
Rome
>urns .?@ED/ *Our Mrs Par-er*
That !oman spea-s ei#hteen an#ua#es" and can7t say Ao in any of
them(
,n Aexander )oocott )hie Rome >urns .?@ED/ *Our Mrs Par-er*
And there !as that !hoesae i$e on a Cae prom( ,f a the #irs
attendin# it !ere aid end to end" Mrs Par-er said" she !oudn7t $e
at a
surprised(
Aexander )oocott )hie Rome >urns .?@ED/ *Our Mrs Par-er*
*1ood !or-" Mary"* our Mrs Par-er !ired coect Uto Mrs 2her!ood on
the
arri3a of her $a$yV( *)e a -ne! you had it in you(*
Aexander )oocott )hie Rome >urns .?@ED/ *Our Mrs Par-er*
6o! do they -no!+
Reaction to the death of President Ca3in Cooid#e in ?@EE" in
Macom
Co!ey )riters at )or- ?st 2eries .?@%F/ p( H%
As artists they7re rot" $ut as pro3iders they7re oi !es< they
#ush(
Comment on ady no3eists in Macom Co!ey )riters at )or- ?st
2eries
.?@%F/ p( H@
6oy!ood money isn7t money( ,t7s con#eaed sno!" mets in your hand"
and
there you are(
,n Macom Co!ey )riters at )or- ?st 2eries .?@%F/ p( F?
>re3ity is the sou of in#erie" as the Petticoat said to the
Chemise(
Caption !ritten for Lo#ue .?@?H/ in Bohn =eats Cou Mi#ht as !e 8i3e
.?@G&/ p( E4( Cf( 2ha-espeare7s 6amet act 4" sc( 4: *>re3ity is the
sou
of !it*
Cou can ead a horticuture" $ut you can7t ma-e her thin-(
On $ein# chaen#ed to use *horticuture* in a sentence" in Bohn
=eats Cou
Mi#ht as !e 8i3e .?@G&/ p( DH
,t ser3es me ri#ht for puttin# a my e##s in one $astard(
On her a$ortion" in Bohn =eats Cou Mi#ht as !e 8i3e .?@G&/ pt( 4"
ch( E
?H(?E Dorothy Par-er" Aan Camp$e" and Ro$ert Carson
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Dorothy Par-er ?F@E-?@HG
Aan Camp$e ?@&%-?@HE
Ro$ert Carson ?@?&-?@FE
A star is $orn(
Tite of fim .?@EG/
?H(?D Ross Par-er and 6u#h Chares
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Ross Par-er ?@?D-?@GD
6u#h Chares ?@&G-
There7 a!ays $e an En#and
)hie there7s a country ane"
)here3er there7s a cotta#e sma
>eside a fied of #rain(
There7 a!ays $e an En#and .?@E@ son#/
)e7 meet a#ain" don7t -no! !here"
Don7t -no! !hen"
>ut , -no! !e7 meet a#ain some sunny day(
)e7 Meet A#ain .?@E@ son#/
?H(?% C( Aorthcote Par-inson
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Expenditure rises to meet income(
The 8a! and the Profits .?@H&/ openin# sentence
)or- expands so as to fi the time a3aia$e for its competion(
Par-inson7s 8a! .?@%F/ p( D
,t mi#ht $e termed the 8a! of Tri3iaity( >riefy stated" it means
that
the time spent on any item of the a#enda !i $e in in3erse
proportion to
the sum in3o3ed(
Par-inson7s 8a! .?@%F/ *6i#h Finance*
,t is no! -no!n" ho!e3er" that men enter oca poitics soey as a
resut
of $ein# unhappiy married(
Par-inson7s 8a! .?@%F/ *Pension Point*
?H(?H 7>an9o7 Paterson .Andre! >arton Paterson/
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?FHD-?@D?
Once a 9oy s!a#man camped $y a $ia$on#"
;nder the shade of a cooi$ah tree<
And he san# as he !atched and !aited ti his *>iy* $oied:
*Cou7 come a-!at5in#" Matida" !ith me(*
)at5in# Matida .?@&E son#/
?H(?G Aan Paton
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Cry" the $eo3ed country(
Tite of no3e .?@DF/
?H(?F Aorman Lincent Peae
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The po!er of positi3e thin-in#(
Tite of $oo- .?@%4/
?H(?@ Chares 2( Pearce
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=eep that schoo#ir compexion(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for Pamoi3e soap" from ?@?G" in Ai#e Rees
2o#ans
.?@F4/ p( ??E
?H(4& 6es-eth Pearson
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?FFG-?@HD
Mis'uotation is" in fact" the pride and pri3ie#e of the earned(
A !idey-read man ne3er 'uotes accuratey" for the rather o$3ious
reason
that he has read too !idey(
Common Mis'uotations .?@ED/ ,ntroduction
There is no stron#er cra3in# in the !ord than that of the rich for
tites" except perhaps that of the tited for riches(
The Pi#rim Dau#hters .?@H?/ ch( H
?H(4? 8ester Pearson
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?F@G-?@G4
The #rim fact is that !e prepare for !ar i-e precocious #iants and
for
peace i-e retarded py#mies(
2peech in Toronto" ?D Mar( ?@%%
Aot ony did he UDean AchesonV not suffer foos #ady" he did not
suffer
them at a(
Time 4% Oct( ?@G?" p( 4&
?H(44 Chares P0#uy
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?FGE-?@?D
Qui ne #ueue pas a 30rit0" 'uand i sait a 30rit0" se fait e
compice
des menteurs et des faussaires(
6e !ho does not $eo! the truth !hen he -no!s the truth ma-es
himsef the
accompice of iars and for#ers(
8ettre du Pro3incia 4? Dec( ?F@@" in >asic Lerities .?@DE/ *6onest
Peope*
8a tyrannie est tou9ours mieux or#anis0e 'ue a i$ert0(
Tyranny is a!ays $etter or#anised than freedom(
,n >asic Lerities .?@DE/ *)ar and Peace*
?H(4E Ladimir Penia-off
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?F@G-?@%?
That ni#ht a messa#e came on the !ireess for me( ,t said: *2PREAD
A8ARM
AAD DE2POADEACC(* 2o the time had come" , thou#ht" Ei#hth Army !as
ta-in#
the offensi3e( The date !as" , thin-" May ?Fth" ?@D4(
Pri3ate Army .?@%&/ pt( 4" ch( %
?H(4D )iiam 6( Penn
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2ee A$ert 6( Fit5 .H(?@/
?H(4% 2( B( Pereman
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?@&D-?@G@
Cra5y i-e a fox(
Tite of $oo- .?@DD/
, ha3e >ri#ht7s disease and he has mine" so$$ed the pantin# paoo-a(
Bud#e ?H Ao3( ?@4@
?H(4H 2( B( Pereman" )i >( Bohnstone" and Arthur 2hee-man
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2( B( Pereman ?@&D-?@G@
)i >( Bohnstone
Arthur 2hee-man
Do you suppose , coud $uy $ac- my introduction to you+
Mon-ey >usiness .?@E? fim/" in The Four Marx >rothers in Mon-ey
>usiness
and Duc- 2oup .?@G4/ p( ?F
8oo- at me( )or-ed mysef up from nothin# to a state of extreme
po3erty(
Mon-ey >usiness .?@E? fim/ in" The Four Marx >rothers in Mon-ey
>usiness
and Duc- 2oup .?@G4/ p( %D
?H(4G Car Per-ins
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?@E4-
,t7s one for the money"
T!o for the sho!"
Three to #et ready"
Ao! #o" cat" #oT
>ut don7t you step on my >ue 2uede 2hoes(
Cou can do anythin# $ut ay off my >ue 2uede 2hoes(
>ue 2uede 2hoes .?@%H son#/
?H(4F Frances Per-ins
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?FF4-?@H%
)hy not *Madam 2ecretary"* if that form is to $e used at a+ One is
accustomed to *madam chairman* (((so it comes more naturay" don7t
you
thin-+
)hen as-ed ho! she shoud $e addressed as the first ;2 !oman ca$inet
mem$er" in Ae! Cor- Times H Mar( ?@EE" p( ?D( Cf( 6o!ard 8indsay and
Russe Crouse
?H(4@ Buan PerSn
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?F@%-?@GD
,f , had not $een $orn PerSn" , !oud ha3e i-ed to $e PerSn(
,n O$ser3er 4? Fe$( ?@H&
?H(E& Ted Persons
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Thin#s ain7t !hat they used to $e(
Tite of son# .?@D?< music $y Mercer Ein#ton/( Cf( Fran- Aorman and
8ione >art
?H(E? 6enri Phiippe P0tain
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?F%H-?@%?
To !rite one7s memoirs is to spea- i of e3ery$ody except onesef(
,n O$ser3er 4H May ?@DH
?H(E4 8aurence Peter and Raymond 6u
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8aurence Peter ?@?@-
Raymond 6u
My anaysis(((ed me to formuate The Peter Principe: ,n a
6ierarchy
E3ery Empoyee Tends to Rise to 6is 8e3e of ,ncompetence(
The Peter Principe .?@H@/ ch( ?
,n time" e3ery post tends to $e occupied $y an empoyee !ho is
incompetent
to carry out its duties(((()or- is accompished $y those empoyees
!ho
ha3e not yet reached their e3e of incompetence(
The Peter Principe .?@H@/ ch( ?
Competence" i-e truth" $eauty and contact enses" is in the eye of
the
$ehoder(
The Peter Principe .?@H@/ ch( E
?H(EE =im Phi$y .6arod Adrian Russe Phi$y/
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?@?4-?@FF
To $etray" you must first $eon#( , ne3er $eon#ed(
,n 2unday Times ?G Dec( ?@HG" p( 4
?H(ED Prince Phiip" Du-e of Edin$ur#h
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, don7t thin- doin# it U-iin# animasV for money ma-es it any more
mora( , don7t thin- a prostitute is more mora than a !ife" $ut they
are
doin# the same thin#(
2peech in 8ondon" H Dec( ?@FF" comparin# participation in $ood
sports to
sein# sau#htered meat" in The Times G Dec( ?@FF
, ne3er see any home coo-in#( A , #et is fancy stuff(
,n O$ser3er 4F Oct( ?@H4
,f you stay here much on#er you7 a $e sitty-eyed(
Remar- to Edin$ur#h ;ni3ersity students in Pe-in#" ?H Oct( ?@FH" in
The
Times ?G Oct( ?@FH
Bust at this moment !e are sufferin# a nationa defeat compara$e to
any
ost miitary campai#n" and" !hat is more" it is sef-inficted( ,
coud
use any one of the se3era stoc- phrases or patitudes a$out this(
>ut
, prefer one , pic-ed up durin# the !ar( ,t is $rief and to the
point:
1entemen" , thin- it is a$out time !e *pued our fin#ers out(*(((,f
!e
!ant to $e more prosperous !e73e simpy #ot to #et do!n to it and
!or- for
it( The rest of the !ord does not o!e us a i3in#(
2peech in 8ondon" ?G Oct( ?@H?" in Daiy Mai ?F Oct( ?@H?
)e no! oo- upon it Uthe En#ish-2pea-in# ;nionV as incudin# those
countries !hich use En#ish as an inter-Common!eath an#ua#e( ,
incude
*pid#in-En#ish* in this e3en thou#h , am referred to in that
spendid
an#ua#e as *Fea $eon# Mrs Queen(*
2peech to En#ish-2pea-in# ;nion" Otta!a" 4@ Oct( ?@%F" in Prince
Phiip
2pea-s .?@H&/ pt( 4" ch( E
?H(E% Mor#an Phiips
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?@&4-?@HE
The 8a$our Party o!es more to Methodism than to Marxism(
,n Bames Caa#han Time and Chance .?@FG/ ch( ?
?H(EH 2tephen Phiips
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>ehod me no!
A man not od" $ut meo!" i-e #ood !ine(
Aot o3er-9eaous" yet an ea#er hus$and(
;ysses .?@&4/ act E" sc( 4
?H(EG Eden Phipotts
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?FH4-?@H&
Ao! od man7s ta- o7 the days $ehind me<
My darter7s youn#est darter to mind me<
A itte dreamin7" a itte dyin7"
A itte e! corner of airth to ie in(
Miniatures .?@D4/ *1affer7s 2on#*
?H(EF Pa$o Picasso
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?FF?-?@GE
, paint o$9ects as , thin- them" not as , see them(
,n Bohn 1odin# Cu$ism .?@%@/ p( H&
1od is reay ony another artist( 6e in3ented the #iraffe" the
eephant"
and the cat( 6e has no rea stye( 6e 9ust #oes on tryin# other
thin#s(
Remar- to FranNoise 1iot in ?@DD" in FranNoise 1iot and Carton
8a-e
8ife )ith Picasso .?@HD/ pt( ?
E3ery positi3e 3aue has its price in ne#ati3e terms" and you ne3er
see
anythin# 3ery #reat !hich is not" at the same time" horri$e in some
respect( The #enius of Einstein eads to 6iroshima(
Remar- to FranNoise 1iot in ?@DH" in FranNoise 1iot and Carton
8a-e
8ife )ith Picasso .?@HD/ pt( 4
)e a -no! that Art is not truth( Art is a ie that ma-es us reai5e
truth" at east the truth that is #i3en us to understand(
,n Dore Ashton Picasso on Art .?@G4/ *T!o statements $y Picasso*
E3eryone !ants to understand art( )hy not try to understand the son#
of
a $ird+ )hy does one o3e the ni#ht" fo!ers" e3erythin# around one"
!ithout tryin# to understand them+ >ut in the case of a paintin#
peope
ha3e to understand((((Peope !ho try to expain pictures are usuay
$ar-in# up the !ron# tree(
,n Dore Ashton Picasso on Art .?@G4/ *T!o statements $y Picasso*
?H(E@ )ifred Pic-es
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?@&D-
Are yer courtin7+
Catch-phrase in 6a3e a 1oT .>>C radio 'ui5 pro#ramme" ?@DH-HG/
1i3e him the money" >arney(
Catch-phrase in 6a3e a 1oT .>>C radio 'ui5 pro#ramme" ?@DH-HG/
?H(D& 6arod Pinter
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?@E&-
*>ut !hat !oud you say your pays !ere a$out" Mr Pinter+* *The
!ease
under the coc-tai ca$inet(*
,n B( Russe Tayor An#er and After .?@H4/ p( 4E?
, said to this mon-" here" , said" oo- here" mister" he opened the
door"
$i# door" he opened it" oo- here mister" , said" , sho!ed him these"
,
said" you ha3en7t #ot a pair of shoes" ha3e you" a pair of shoes" ,
said"
enou#h to hep me on my !ay( 8oo- at these" they7re neary out" ,
said"
they7re no #ood to me( , heard you #ot a stoc- of shoes here( Piss
off" he
said to me(
The Careta-er .?@H&/ act ?
, can7t drin- 1uinness from a thic- mu#( , ony i-e it out of a
thin
#ass(
The Careta-er .?@H&/ act ?
,f ony , coud #et do!n to 2idcupT ,73e $een !aitin# for the !eather
to
$rea-( 6e7s #ot my papers" this man , eft them !ith" it7s #ot it a
do!n
there" , coud pro3e e3erythin#(
The Careta-er .?@H&/ act ?
?H(D? 8ui#i Pirandeo
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?FHG-?@EH
2ei persona##i in cerca d7autore(
2ix characters in search of an author(
Tite of pay .?@4?/
Quando i persona##i son 3i3i" 3i3i 3eramente da3anti a oro autore"
'uesto non fa atro che se#uiri nee paroe" nei #esti ch7essi
appunto
#i propon#ono(
)hen the characters are reay ai3e $efore their author" the atter
does
nothin# $ut foo! them in their action" in their !ords" in the
situations
!hich they su##est to him(
2ei persona##i in cerca d7autore .2ix Characters in search of an
Author"
?@4?/ in Three Pays .?@HD/ p( HD
?H(D4 Armand B( Piron
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, !ish , coud shimmy i-e my sister =ate"
2he shi3ers i-e the 9ey on a pate(
2himmy i-e =ate .?@?@ son#/
?H(DE Ro$ert Pirosh" 1eor#e 2eaton" and 1eor#e Oppenheimer
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.Feein# patient7s puse/: Either he7s dead" or my !atch has stopped(
A Day at the Races .?@EG fim< ine spo-en $y 1roucho Marx/
Emiy" ,73e a itte confession to ma-e( , reay am a horse doctor(
>ut
marry me" and ,7 ne3er oo- at any other horseT
A Day at the Races .?@EG fim< ines spo-en $y 1roucho Marx/
?H(DD Ro$ert M( Pirsi#
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?@4F-
Jen and the art of motorcyce maintenance(
Tite of $oo- .?@GD/
?H(D% )ater >( Pit-in
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?FGF-?@%E
8ife $e#ins at forty(
Tite of $oo- .?@E4/
?H(DH Ruth Pitter
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?F@G-
, dream
Aready that , hear my o3er7s 3oice<
)hat music sha , ha3e--!hat dyin# !ais--
The sedom femae in a !ord of maesT
On Cats .?@DG/ *=itten7s Eco#ue*
?H(DG 2y3ia Path
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?@E4-?@HE
8o3e set you #oin# i-e a fat #od !atch(
The mid!ife sapped your footsoes" and your $ad cry
Too- its pace amon# the eements(
Arie .?@H%/ *Mornin# 2on#*
Dyin#"
,s an art" i-e e3erythin# ese(
, do it exceptionay !e(
Encounter Oct( ?@HE" *8ady 8a5arus*
E3ery !oman adores a Fascist"
The $oot in the face" the $rute
>rute heart of a $rute i-e you(
Encounter Oct( ?@HE" *Daddy*
?H(DF )iiam Pomer
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?@&E-?@GE
They too- the hi .)hose hi+ )hat for+/
>ut !hat a cim$ they eft to doT
Out of that $un#ed" un!ise !ar
An ap of unfor#i3eness #re!(
Coected Poems .?@H&/ *The >oer )ar*
On a sofa uphostered in panther s-in
Mona did researches in ori#ina sin(
Coected Poems .?@H&/ *Me!s Fat Mona*
A rose-red sissy haf as od as time(
The Dor-in# Thi#h .?@D%/ *Pay$oy of the Demi-)ord(* Cf( Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/ ?&F:D
A famiy portrait not too stae to record
Of a peasant od $uffer" nephe! to a ord"
)ho $eie3ed that the $an- !as mi#htier than the s!ord"
And that an um$rea mi#ht pacify $ar$arians a$road:
Bust i-e an od i$era
>et!een the !ars(
The Dor-in# Thi#h .?@D%/ *Father and 2on*
Fissures appeared in foot$a fieds
And houses in the ni#ht coapsed(
The Thames fo!ed $ac-!ard to its source"
The ast tric-e seen to disappear
2!ifty" i-e an adder to its hoe"
And here and there aon# the ri3er-$ed
The stranded fish #aped amon# empty tins"
Face do!n!ard ay the hudded suicides
8i-e itter that a riot ea3es(
Lisitin# the Ca3es .?@EH/ *The 2ient 2unday*
?H(D@ 6enri Poincar0
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?F%D-?@?4
2cience is $uit up of facts" as a house is $uit of stones< $ut an
accumuation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is
a house(
2cience and 6ypothesis .?@&%/ ch( @
?H(%& 1eor#es Pompidou
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?@??-?@GD
A statesman is a poitician !ho paces himsef at the ser3ice of the
nation( A poitician is a statesman !ho paces the nation at his
ser3ice(
,n O$ser3er E& Dec( ?@GE
?H(%? Arthur Ponson$y .first >aron Ponson$y of 2hu$rede/
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?FG?-?@DH
)hen !ar is decared" Truth is the first casuaty(
=ommt der =rie# ins 8and
1i$t 8#en !ie 2and(
U)hen !ar enters a country
,t produces ies i-e sand(V
Epi#raphs to Fasehood in )artime .?@4F/ p( ??
?H(%4 2ir =ar Popper
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?@&4-
)e may $ecome the ma-ers of our fate !hen !e ha3e ceased to pose as
its
prophets(
The Open 2ociety and its Enemies .?@D%/ ,ntroduction
There is no history of man-ind" there are ony many histories of a
-inds
of aspects of human ife( And one of these is the history of
poitica
po!er( This is ee3ated into the history of the !ord(
The Open 2ociety and its Enemies .?@D%/ 3o( 4" ch( 4%
)e must pan for freedom" and not ony for security" if for no other
reason than that ony freedom can ma-e security secure(
The Open 2ociety and its Enemies .?@D%/ 3o( 4" ch( 4?
Piecemea socia en#ineerin# resem$es physica en#ineerin# in
re#ardin#
the ends as $eyond the pro3ince of technoo#y(
Po3erty of 6istoricism .?@%G/ pt( E" sect( 4?
For this" indeed" is the true source of our i#norance--the fact that
our
-no!ed#e can ony $e finite" !hie our i#norance must necessariy $e
infinite(
8ecture to >ritish Academy" 4& Ban( ?@H&" in Proceedin#s of the
>ritish
Academy .?@H&/ 3o( DH" p( H@
?H(%E Coe Porter
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?F@?-?@HD
,n oden days a #impse of stoc-in#
)as oo-ed on as somethin# shoc-in#
Ao!" hea3en -no!s"
Anythin# #oes(
Anythin# 1oes .?@ED son#/
)hen they $e#in the >e#uine
,t $rin#s $ac- the sound of music so tender"
,t $rin#s $ac- a ni#ht of tropica spendour"
,t $rin#s $ac- a memory e3er #reen(
>e#in the >e#uine .?@E% son#/
Oh" #i3e me and" ots of and
;nder starry s-ies a$o3e
DOA7T FEACE ME ,A(
Don7t Fence Me ,n .?@ED son#< re3i3ed in ?@DD fim 6oy!ood
Canteen/
, #et no -ic- from champa#ne"
Mere acoho doesn7t thri me at a"
2o te me !hy shoud it $e true
That , #et a -ic- out of you+
, 1et a =ic- Out of Cou .?@ED son#/
,73e #ot you under my s-in(
Tite of son# .?@EH/
2o #ood$ye dear" and Amen"
6ere7s hopin# !e meet no! and then"
,t !as #reat fun"
>ut it !as 9ust one of those thin#s(
Bust One of Those Thin#s .?@E% son#/
>irds do it" $ees do it"
E3en educated feas do it(
8et7s do it" et7s fa in o3e(
8et7s Do ,t .?@%D son#< these !ords are not in the ori#ina ?@4F
3ersion/
Miss Otis re#rets .she7s una$e to unch today/(
Tite of son# .?@ED/
My heart $eon#s to Daddy(
Tite of son# .?@EF/
Ai#ht and day" you are the one"
Ony you $eneath the moon and under the sun(
Ai#ht and Day .?@E4 son#/
she: 6a3e you heard it7s in the stars"
Aext Buy !e coide !ith Mars+
he: )e" did you e3ahT )hat a s!e party this is(
)e" Did Cou E3ah+ .?@%H son#/
)ho !ants to $e a miionaire+
Tite of son# .?@%H/
Cou7re the top(
Tite of son# .?@ED/
?H(%D >eatrix Potter
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?FHH-?@DE
,n the time of s!ords and peri!i#s and fu-s-irted coats !ith
fo!ered
appets--!hen #entemen !ore ruffes" and #od-aced !aistcoats of
paduasoy and taffeta--there i3ed a taior in 1oucester(
Taior of 1oucester .?@&E/ p( @
The taior repied--*2imp-in" !e sha ma-e our fortune" $ut , am
!orn to
a ra3ein#( Ta-e this #roat .!hich is our ast fourpence/ and(((!ith
the
ast penny of our fourpence $uy me one penn7orth of cherry-cooured
si-(
>ut do not ose the ast penny of the fourpence" 2imp-in" or , am
undone
and !orn to a thread-paper" for , ha3e AO MORE T),2T(*
Taior of 1oucester .?@&E/ p( 44
,t is said that the effect of eatin# too much ettuce is *soporific(*
Tae of the Fopsy >unnies .?@&@/ p( @
Once upon a time there !ere four itte Ra$$its" and their names
!ere--Fopsy" Mopsy" Cottontai" and Peter(
Tae of Peter Ra$$it .?@&4/ p( @
Cou may #o into the fieds or do!n the ane" $ut don7t #o into Mr
Mc1re#or7s #arden: your Father had an accident there< he !as put in a
pie
$y Mrs Mc1re#or(
Tae of Peter Ra$$it .?@&4/ p( ?&
Peter sat do!n to rest< he !as out of $reath and trem$in# !ith
fri#ht((((After a time he $e#an to !ander a$out" #oin#
ippity-ippity--not 3ery fast" and oo-in# a round(
The Tae of Peter Ra$$it .?@&4/ p( %F
?H(%% 1iie Potter .6u#h )iiam Pee/
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1ood e3enin#" En#and( This is 1iie Potter spea-in# to you in
En#ish(
6eard at 6o#snorton .openin# !ords of $roadcasts" H Bune ?@DH and ??
Ao3(
?@DG/
?H(%H 2tephen Potter
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A #ood #enera rue is to state that the $ou'uet is $etter than the
taste"
and 3ice 3ersa(
One-;pmanship .?@%4/ ch( ?D
6o! to $e one up--ho! to ma-e the other man fee that somethin# has
#one
!ron#" ho!e3er si#hty(
2ome Aotes on 8ifemanship .?@%&/ p( ?D
*Ces" $ut not in the 2outh"* !ith si#ht ad9ustments" !i do for any
ar#ument a$out any pace" if not a$out any person(
2ome Aotes on 8ifemanship .?@%&/ p( DE
The theory and practice of #amesmanship or The art of !innin# #ames
!ithout actuay cheatin#(
Tite of $oo- .?@DG/
?H(%G E5ra Pound
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The author7s con3iction on this day of Ae! Cear is that music $e#ins
to
atrophy !hen it departs too far from the dance< that poetry $e#ins to
atrophy !hen it #ets too far from music(
A>C of Readin# .?@ED/ *)arnin#*
Any #enera statement is i-e a che'ue dra!n on a $an-( ,ts 3aue
depends
on !hat is there to meet it(
A>C of Readin# .?@ED/ ch( ?
One of the peasures of midde a#e is to find out that one )A2 ri#ht"
and
that one !as much ri#hter than one -ne! at say ?G or 4E(
A>C of Readin# .?@ED/ ch( ?
8iterature is ne!s that 2TAC2 ne!s(
A>C of Readin# .?@ED/ ch( 4
Rea education must utimatey $e imited to one !ho insists on
-no!in#"
the rest is mere sheep-herdin#(
A>C of Readin# .?@ED/ ch( F
Tchin# prayed on the mountain and
!rote ma-e it ne!
on his $ath tu$(
Day $y day ma-e it ne!
cut under$rush"
pie the o#s
-eep it #ro!in#(
Cantos .?@%D/ no( %E
6an# it a" Ro$ert >ro!nin#"
There can $e $ut the one *2ordeo(*
Draft of PPP Cantos .?@E&/ no( 4
And e3en , can remem$er
A day !hen the historians eft $an-s in their !ritin#s"
, mean for thin#s they didn7t -no!(
Draft of PPP Cantos .?@E&/ no( ?E
1reat iterature is simpy an#ua#e char#ed !ith meanin# to the
utmost
possi$e de#ree(
6o! To Read .?@E?/ pt( 4
For three years" out of -ey !ith his time"
6e stro3e to resuscitate the dead art
Of poetry< to maintain *the su$ime*
,n the od sense( )ron# from the start--
Ao" hardy" $ut seein# he had $een $orn
,n a haf sa3a#e country" out of date(
6u#h 2e!yn Mau$erey" E( P( Ode pour 70ection de son s0pucre
.?@4&/
pt( ?
6is true Peneope !as Fau$ert"
6e fished $y o$stinate ises<
O$ser3ed the ee#ance of Circe7s hair
Rather than the mottoes on sundias(
6u#h 2e!yn Mau$erey" E( P( Ode pour 70ection de son s0pucre
.?@4&/
pt( ?
The a#e demanded an ima#e
Of its acceerated #rimace"
2omethin# for the modern sta#e"
Aot" at any rate" an Attic #race<
Aot" not certainy" the o$scure re3eries
Of the in!ard #a5e<
>etter mendacities
Than the cassics in paraphraseT
6u#h 2e!yn Mau$erey" E( P( Ode pour 70ection de son s0pucre
.?@4&/
pt( ?
Christ foo!s Dionysus
Phaic and am$rosia
Made !ay for macerations<
Cai$an casts out Arie(
6u#h 2e!yn Mau$erey" E( P( Ode pour 70ection de son s0pucre
.?@4&/
pt( ?
There died a myriad"
And of the $est" amon# them"
For an od $itch #one in the teeth"
For a $otched ci3ii5ation(
6u#h 2e!yn Mau$erey" E( P( Ode pour 70ection de son s0pucre
.?@4&/
pt( ?
The tip7s a #ood one" as for iterature
,t #i3es no man a sinecure(
And no one -no!s" at si#ht" a masterpiece(
And #i3e up 3erse" my $oy"
There7s nothin# in it(
6u#h 2e!yn Mau$erey" E( P( Ode pour 70ection de son s0pucre
.?@4&/
pt( ?
Poetry must $e as !e !ritten as prose(
8etter to 6arriet Monroe" Ban( ?@?%" in D( D( Pai#e 8etters of E5ra
Pound
.?@%&/ p( DF
Artists are the antennae of the race" $ut the $uet-headed many !i
ne3er earn to trust their #reat artists(
8iterary Essays .?@%D/ *6enry Bames*
)inter is icummen in"
8hude sin# 1oddamm"
Raineth drop and staineth sop"
And ho! the !ind doth rammT
2in#: 1oddamm(
8ustra .?@?G/ *Ancient Music(* Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.?@G@/ G:?F
The apparition of these faces in the cro!d<
Petas on a !et" $ac- $ou#h(
8ustra .?@?H/ *,n a 2tation of the Metro*
>ahT , ha3e sun# !omen in three cities"
>ut it is a the same<
And , !i sin# of the sun(
Personae .?@&F/ *Cino*
The ant7s a centaur in his dra#on !ord(
Pu do!n thy 3anity" it is not man
Made coura#e" or made order" or made #race"
Pu do!n thy 3anity" , say pu do!n(
8earn of the #reen !ord !hat can $e thy pace
,n scaed in3ention or true artistry"
Pu do!n thy 3anity"
Pa'uin pu do!nT
The #reen cas'ue has outdone your ee#ance(
Pisan Cantos .?@DF/ no( F?
Pu do!n thy 3anity
Thou art a $eaten do# $eneath the hai"
A s!oen ma#pie in a fitfu sun"
6af $ac- haf !hite
Aor -no!st7ou !in# from tai
Pu do!n thy 3anity(
Pisan Cantos .?@DF/ no( F?
?H(%F Anthony Po!e
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6e fe in o3e !ith himsef at first si#ht and it is a passion to
!hich
he has a!ays remained faithfu(
Acceptance )ord .?@%%/ ch( ?
2ef-o3e seems so often unre'uited(
Acceptance )ord .?@%%/ ch( ?
Dinner at the 6untercom$es7 possessed *ony t!o dramatic features--
the
!ine !as a farce and the food a tra#edy(*
Acceptance )ord .?@%%/ ch( D
>oo-s do furnish a room(
Tite of no3e .?@G?/
Parents--especiay step-parents--are sometimes a $it of a
disappointment
to their chidren( They don7t fufi the promise of their eary years(
A >uyer7s Mar-et .?@%4/ ch( 4
A dance to the music of time(
Tite of a no3e se'uence .?@%?-G%/" after tite #i3en $y 1io3anni
Pietro
>eori to a paintin# $y Aicoas Poussin" 8e D sta#ioni che $aano
a
suono de tempo
1ro!in# od is i-e $ein# increasin#y penai5ed for a crime you
ha3en7t
committed(
Temporary =in#s .?@GE/ ch( ?
?H(%@ Enoch Po!e
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A poitica i3es" uness they are cut off in midstream at a happy
9uncture" end in faiure" $ecause that is the nature of poitics and
of
human affairs(
Boseph Cham$erain .?@GG/ epio#ue
6istory is ittered !ith the !ars !hich e3ery$ody -ne! !oud ne3er
happen(
2peech to Conser3ati3e Party Conference" ?@ Oct( ?@HG" in The Times
4& Oct( ?@HG
As , oo- ahead" , am fied !ith fore$odin#( 8i-e the Roman" , seem
to
see *the Ri3er Ti$er foamin# !ith much $ood(*
2peech at Annua Meetin# of )est Midands Area Conser3ati3e Poitica
Centre" >irmin#ham" 4& Apr( ?@HF" in O$ser3er 4? Apr( ?@HF
?H(H& 2andy Po!e
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Can you hear me" mother+
Catch-phrase: see Can Cou 6ear Me" Mother+ 2andy Po!e7s 8ifetime of
Music-6a .?@G%/ p( H4
?H(H? Lince Po!e and 6arry Dri3er
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Ae3er mind the 'uaity" fee the !idth(
Tite of ,TL comedy series" ?@HG-@
?H(H4 Bac'ues Pr03ert
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C7est teement simpe" 7 amour(
8o3e is so simpe(
8es Enfants du Paradis .?@D% fim/
Aotre POre 'ui Xtes aux cieux
Reste5-y
Et nous nous resterons sur a terre
Qui est 'ue'uefois si 9oie(
Our Father !hich art in hea3en
2tay there
And !e !i stay on earth
)hich is sometimes so pretty(
Paroes .re3ised ed(" ?@D@/ *Pater Aoster*
?H(HE B( >( Priestey
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To say that these men paid their shiin#s to !atch t!enty-t!o
hirein#s
-ic- a $a is merey to say that a 3ioin is !ood and cat#ut" that
6amet
is so much paper and in-( For a shiin# the >ruddersford ;nited AFC
offered you Confict and Art(
1ood Companions .?@4@/ $-( ?" ch( ?
An inspector cas(
Tite of pay .?@DG/
This itte steamer" i-e a her $ra3e and $attered sisters" is
immorta(
2he7 #o saiin# proudy do!n the years in the epic of Dun-ir-( And
our
#reat-#rand-chidren" !hen they earn ho! !e $e#an this !ar $y
snatchin#
#ory out of defeat" and then s!ept on to 3ictory" may aso earn ho!
the
itte hoiday steamers made an excursion to he and came $ac-
#orious(
Radio $roadcast" % Bune ?@D&" in 8istener ?E Bune ?@D&
1od can stand $ein# tod $y Professor Ayer and Mar#hanita 8as-i that
6e
doesn7t exist(
,n 8istener ? Buy ?@H%" p( ?4
,t is hard to te !here the MCC ends and the Church of En#and
$e#ins(
,n Ae! 2tatesman 4& Buy ?@H4" p( GF
?H(HD L( 2( Pritchett
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The principe of procrastinated rape is said to $e the ruin# one in
a
the #reat $est-seers(
The 8i3in# Ao3e .?@DH/ *Carissa*
)hat Che-ho3 sa! in our faiure to communicate !as somethin# positi3e
and
precious: the pri3ate sience in !hich !e i3e" and !hich ena$es us
to
endure our o!n soitude( )e i3e" as his characters do" $eyond any
tae
!e happen to enact(
Myth Ma-ers .?@G@/ *Che-ho3" a doctor*
The detecti3e no3e is the art-for-art7s-sa-e of our ya!nin#
Phiistinism"
the cassic exampe of a speciai5ed form of art remo3ed from contact
!ith
the ife it pretends to $uid on(
Ae! 2tatesman ?H Bune ?@%?" *>oo-s in 1enera*
?H(H% Marce Proust
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A a recherche du temps perdu(
,n search of ost time(
Tite of no3e .?@?E-4G/" transated $y C( =( 2cott-Moncrieff and 2(
6udson" ?@44-E?" as *Remem$rance of thin#s past*
8on#temps" 9e me suis couch0 de $onne heure(
For a on# time , used to #o to $ed eary(
Du cit0 de che5 2!ann .2!ann7s )ay" ?@?E" transated ?@44 $y C( =(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( ?" p( ?/
Be portai Z mes O3res une cuier0e du th0 o\ 97a3ais
aiss0 s7amoir un
morceau de madeeine((((Et tout d7un coup e sou3enir m7est apparu(
Ce
#oYt c70tait ceui du petit morceau de madeeine 'ue e dimanche
matin Z
Com$ray(((ma tante 80onie m7offrait aprOs 7a3oir tremp0 dans son
infusion
de th0 ou de tieu(
, raised to my ips a spoonfu of the tea in !hich , had soa-ed a
morse
of ca-e((((And suddeny the memory returns( The taste !as that of the
itte crum$ of madeeine !hich on 2unday mornin#s at Com$ray(((my
aunt
80onie used to #i3e me" dippin# it first in her o!n cup of rea or of
ime-fo!er tea(
Du cit0 de che5 2!ann .2!ann7s )ay" ?@?E" transated ?@44 $y C( =(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( ?" pp( DH and H?/
Et i ne fut pus 'uestion de 2!ann che5 es Lerdurin(
After !hich there !as no more ta- of 2!ann at the Lerdurins7(
Du cit0 de che5 2!ann .2!ann7s )ay" ?@?E" transated ?@44 $y C( =(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( 4" p( @@/
Dire 'ue 97ai #^ch0 des ann0es de ma 3ie" 'ue 97ai 3ouu mourir" 'ue
97ai
eu mon pus #rand amour" pour une femme 'ui ne me paisait pas" 'ui
n70tait pas mon #enreT
To thin- that , ha3e !asted years of my ife" that , ha3e on#ed for
death" that the #reatest o3e that , ha3e e3er -no!n has $een for a
!oman
!ho did not pease me" !ho !as not in my styeT
Du cit0 de che5 2!ann .2!ann7s )ay" ?@?E" transated ?@44 $y C( =(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( 4" p( 44F/
On de3ient mora dOs 'u7on est maheureux(
As soon as one is unhappy one $ecomes mora(
A 7om$re des 9eunes fies en feurs .)ithin a >uddin# 1ro3e" ?@?F"
transated ?@4D $y C( =( 2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( ?" p( 4@&/
Tout ce 'ue nous connaissons de #rand nous 3ient des ner3eux( Ce
sont eux
et non pas d7autres 'ui ont fond0 es rei#ions et compos0 es
chefs-d7Ru3re( Bamais e monde ne saura tout ce 'u7i eur doit et
surtout
ce 'u7eux ont souffert pour e ui donner(
A the #reatest thin#s !e -no! ha3e come to us from neurotics( ,t
is
they and they ony !ho ha3e founded rei#ions and created #reat !or-s
of
art( Ae3er !i the !ord $e conscious of ho! much it o!es to them"
nor
a$o3e a of !hat they ha3e suffered in order to $esto! their #ifts
on it(
8e cit0 de 1uermantes .1uermantes )ay" ?@4?" transated ?@4% $y C(
=(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( ?" p( D?F/
, n7y a rien comme e d0sir pour empXcher es choses 'u7on dit
d7a3oir
aucune ressem$ance a3ec ce 'u7on a dans a pens0e(
There is nothin# i-e desire for pre3entin# the thin# one says from
$earin# any resem$ance to !hat one has in mind(
8e cit0 de 1uermantes .1uermantes )ay" ?@4?" transated ?@4% $y C(
=(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( 4" p( H&/
;n artiste n7a pas $esoin d7exprimer directement sa pens0e dans son
ou3ra#e pour 'ue ceui-ci en refOte a 'uait0< on a mXme pu dire
'ue a
ouan#e a pus haute de Dieu est dans a n0#ation de 7ath0e 'ui
trou3e
a Cr0ation asse5 parfaite pour se passer d7un cr0ateur(
An artist has no need to express his mind directy in his !or- for it
to
express the 'uaity of that mind< it has indeed $een said that the
hi#hest
praise of 1od consists in the denia of 6im $y the atheist" !ho finds
creation so perfect that it can dispense !ith a creator(
8e cit0 de 1uermantes .1uermantes )ay" ?@4?" transated ?@4% $y C(
=(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( 4" p( ?DG/
Du reste" continua Mme de Cam$remer" 97ai horreur des couchers de
soei"
c7est romanti'ue" c7est op0ra(
*Anyho!"* Mme de Cam$remer !ent on" *, ha3e a horror of sunsets"
they7re
so romantic" so operatic(*
2odome et 1omorrhe .Cities of the Pain" ?@44" transated $y C( =(
2cott-Moncrieff" 3o( ?" p( 4@H/
;ne de ces d0pXches dont M( de 1uermantes a3ait spiritueement
fix0 e
modOe: *,mpossi$e 3enir" menson#e suit(*
One of those tee#rams of !hich the mode had $een !ittiy in3ented
$y M(
de 1uermantes: *,mpossi$e to come" ie foo!s(*
8e temps retrou30 .Time Re#ained" ?@4H" transated ?@E? $y 2(
6udson"
ch( ?" p( G/( Cf( 8ord Chares >eresford
8es 3rais paradis sont es paradis 'u7on a perdus(
The true paradises are paradises !e ha3e ost(
8e temps retrou30 .Time Re#ained" ?@4H" transated ?@E? $y 2(
6udson"
ch( E" p( 4?%/
8e $onheur seu est sautaire pour e corps" mais c7est e cha#rin
'ui
d03eoppe es forces de 7esprit(
6appiness is sautary for the $ody $ut sorro! de3eops the po!ers of
the
spirit(
8e temps retrou30 .Time Re#ained" ?@4H" transated ?@E? $y 2( 6udson"
ch( E" p( 4%@/
?H(HH Oi3e 6i##ins Prouty
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2he UCharotteV dre! in her $reath sharpy as if he had touched a
ner3e(
*O Berry"* she said !hen she coud trust her 3oice( *Don7t et7s as-
for
the moonT )e ha3e the starsT*
T6E EAD
Ao!" Loya#er .?@D?/ ch( 4@ .!ords spo-en $y >ette Da3is in the ?@D4
fim
3ersion/
?H(HG Bohn Pudney
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Do not despair
For Bohnny-head-in-air<
6e seeps as sound
As Bohnny under#round(
Fetch out no shroud
For Bohnny-in-the-coud<
And -eep your tears
For him in after years(
>etter $y far
For Bohnny-the-$ri#ht-star"
To -eep your head"
And see his chidren fed(
Dispersa Point .?@D4/ *For Bohnny*
?H(HF Mario Pu5o
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6e7s a $usinessman((((,7 ma-e him an offer he can7t refuse(
The 1odfather .?@H@/ ch( ?
A a!yer !ith his $riefcase can stea more than a hundred men !ith
#uns(
The 1odfather .?@H@/ ch( ?
Mario had caed 1eor#e Mande to say he7d heard Boe U6eerV !as
paraysed( *Ao" Mario((((6e7s #ot somethin# caed 1uiain->arr0(*
*My
1od"* Mario $urted out( *That7s terri$eT* A surprised 1eor#e
murmured"
*6ey Mario" you -no! a$out 1uiain->arr0+* *Ao" , ne3er heard
nothin#
a$out it"* Mario repied( *>ut !hen they name any disease after t!o
#uys"
it7s #ot to $e terri$eT*
Boseph 6eer Ao 8au#hin# Matter .?@FH/ p( DD
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?G(4 2a3atore Quasimodo
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Poetry(((is the re3eation of a feein# that the poet $eie3es to $e
interior and persona--!hich the reader reco#ni5es as his o!n(
2peech in Ae! Cor-" ?E May ?@H&" in Ae! Cor- Times ?D May ?@H&" p( DG
?G(E Peter Quenne
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6e UAndr0 1ideV !as 3ery $ad(((!ith(((the #enera oo- of an edery
faen an#e tra3ein# inco#nito(
The 2i#n of the Fish .?@H&/ ch( 4
?G(D 2ir Arthur Quier-Couch .often used the pseudonym 7Q7/
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8iterature is not an a$stract science" to !hich exact definitions can
$e
appied( ,t is an Art rather" the success of !hich depends on
persona
persuasi3eness" on the author7s s-i to #i3e as on ours to recei3e(
,nau#ura 8ecture at Cam$rid#e ;ni3ersity" ?@?E" in On the Art of
)ritin#
.?@?H/ p( ?H
The $est is the $est" thou#h a hundred 9ud#es ha3e decared it so(
Oxford >oo- of En#ish Lerse .?@&&/ preface
=no! you her secret none can utter+
6ers of the >oo-" the triped Cro!n+
Poems .?@4@/ *Ama Mater*
6e that o3es $ut haf of Earth
8o3es $ut haf enou#h for me(
Poems and >aads .?F@H/ *The Comrade*
Aot as !e !anted it"
>ut as 1od #ranted it(
Poems and >aads .?F@H/ *To >earers*
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Bames Rado ?@E@-
1erome Ra#ni ?@D4-
)hen the moon is in the se3enth house"
And Bupiter ai#ns !ith Mars"
Then peace !i #uide the panets"
And o3e !i steer the stars<
This is the da!nin# of the a#e of A'uarius"
The a#e of A'uarius(
A'uarius .?@HG son#< music $y 1at MacDermot/
?F(4 Bohn Rae
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)ar is" after a" the uni3ersa per3ersion( )e are a tainted: if
!e
cannot experience our per3ersion at first hand !e spend our time
readin#
!ar stories" the porno#raphy of !ar< or seein# !ar fims" the $ue
fims
of !ar< or titiatin# our senses !ith the ima#ination of #reat
deeds" the
mastur$ation of !ar(
The Custard >oys .?@H&/ ch( ?E
?F(E Miton Ra-o3e
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The second a!" Ra-o3e7s a! of principe and poitics" states that
the
citi5en is infuenced $y principe in direct proportion to his
distance
from the poitica situation(
,n Lir#inia Quartery Re3ie! .?@H%/ 3o( D?" p( ED@
?F(D 2ir )ater Raei#h
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,n Examinations those !ho do not !ish to -no! as- 'uestions of those
!ho
cannot te(
8au#hter from a Coud .?@4E/ *2ome Thou#hts on Examinations*
)e coud not ead a peasant ife"
And 7t!oud $e finished soon"
,f peas !ere eaten !ith the -nife"
And #ra3y !ith the spoon(
Eat so!y: ony men in ra#s
And #uttons od in sin
Mista-e themse3es for carpet $a#s
And tum$e 3ictuas in(
8au#hter from a Coud .?@4E/ *2tans Puer ad Mensam*
, !ish , o3ed the 6uman Race<
, !ish , o3ed its siy face<
, !ish , i-ed the !ay it !a-s<
, !ish , i-ed the !ay it ta-s<
And !hen ,7m introduced to one
, !ish , thou#ht )hat Boy FunT
8au#hter from a Coud .?@4E/ *)ishes of an Edery Man*
An anthoo#y is i-e a the pums and oran#e pee pic-ed out of a
ca-e(
8etter to Mrs Ro$ert >rid#es" ?% Ban( ?@?%" in 8etters of 2ir )ater
Raei#h .?@4H/ 3o( 4" p( D??
?F(% 2rini3asa Ramanu9an
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, remem$er once #oin# to see him !hen he !as yin# i at Putney( ,
had
ridden in taxi-ca$ Ao( ?G4@" and remar-ed that the num$er .G(?E(?@/
seemed
to me rather a du one( *Ao"* he repied" *it is a 3ery interestin#
num$er< it is the smaest num$er expressi$e as a sum of t!o cu$es
in t!o
different !ays(*
1( 6( 6ardy in Proceedin#s of the 8ondon Mathematica 2ociety 4H May
?@4?"
p( %G( .The t!o !ays are ? cu$ed j?4 cu$ed and @ cu$ed j?& cu$ed/
?F(H Bohn Cro!e Ransom
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6ere ies a ady of $eauty and hi#h de#ree(
Of chis and fe3er she died" of fe3er and chis"
The dei#ht of her hus$and" her aunts" an infant of three"
And of medicos mar3ein# s!eety on her is(
Chis and Fe3er .?@4D/ *6ere 8ies a 8ady*
?F(G Arthur Ransome
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Mother smied" and read the tee#ram aoud: >etter dro!ned than
duffers if
not duffers !ont dro!n( *Does that mean Ces+* as-ed Ro#er( *, thin-
so(*
2!ao!s and Ama5ons .?@E&/ ch( ?
?F(F Frederic Raphae
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6e #anced !ith disdain at the $i# centre ta$e !here the famous
faces of
the Cam$rid#e theatre !ere eatin# a oud mea( *2o this is the city
of
dreamin# spires"* 2heia said( *Theoreticay spea-in# that7s
Oxford"*
Adam said( *This is the city of perspirin# dreams(*
1itterin# Pri5es: .?@GH/ ch( E( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of
Quotations
.?@G@/ ?%:D
?F(@ Terence Ratti#an
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?@??-?@GG
The headmaster said you rued them !ith a rod of iron( 6e caed you
the
6immer of the o!er fifth(
The >ro!nin# Lersion .?@DF/ .spo-en $y Peter 1i$ert to Andre!
Croc-er-6arris/
8et us in3ent a character" a nice respecta$e" midde-cass" midde-
a#ed"
maiden ady" !ith time on her hands and the money to hep her pass
it( 2he
en9oys pictures" $oo-s" music" and the theatre and thou#h to none of
these
arts .or rather" for consistency7s sa-e" to none of these three arts
and
the one craft/ does she $rin# much -no!ed#e or discernment" at
east" as
she is apt to te her cronies" she *does -no! !hat she i-es(* 8et
us
ca her Aunt Edna((((Aunt Edna is uni3ersa" and to those !ho may
fee
that a the pro$ems of the modern theatre mi#ht $e so3ed $y her
i'uidation" et me add that , ha3e no dou$t at a that she is aso
immorta(
Coected Pays .?@%E/ 3o( 4" preface
=enneth: ,f you7re so hot" you7d $etter te me ho! to say she has
ideas a$o3e her station(
>rian: Oh" yes" , for#ot( ,t7s fairy easy" od $oy( Ee a des
id0es
au-dessus de sa #are(
=enneth: Cou can7t do it i-e that( Cou can7t say au-dessus de sa
#are(
,t isn7t that sort of station(
French !ithout Tears .?@EG/ act ?
Do you -no! !hat *e 3ice An#ais*--the En#ish 3ice--reay is+ Aot
fa#eation" not pederasty--!hate3er the French $eie3e it to $e(
,t7s
our refusa to admit our emotions( )e thin- they demean us" ,
suppose(
,n Praise of 8o3e .?@GE/ act 4
Cou can $e in the 6orse#uards and sti $e common" dear(
2eparate Ta$es .?@%D/ *Ta$e Aum$er 2e3en* sc( ?
?F(?& 1!en Ra3erat
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?FF%-?@%G
, ha3e defined 8adies as peope !ho did not do thin#s themse3es(
Aunt
Etty !as most emphaticay such a person(
Period Piece .?@%4/ ch( G
?F(?? ,r3in# Ra3etch and 6arriet Fran-
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The on# hot summer(
Tite of fim .?@%F/" $ased on stories $y )iiam Fau-ner
?F(?4 Ted Ray .Chares Oden/
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Ee" it !as a#ony" ,3y(
Catch-phrase in Ray7s a 8au#h .>>C radio pro#ramme" ?@D@-H?/
6e7s oo-3ey" Mrs 6os-in(((he7s oo(((ooo(((3eyT
Catch-phrase in Ray7s a 8au#h .>>C radio pro#ramme" ?@D@-H?/ in
Raisin#
the 8au#hs .?@%4/ p( ?%F
?F(?E 2am Ray$urn
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?FF4-?@H?
,f you !ant to #et aon#" #o aon#(
,n Aei MacAei For#e of Democracy .?@HE/ ch( H
?F(?D 2ir 6er$ert Read
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Do not 9ud#e this mo3ement -indy( ,t is not 9ust another amusin#
stunt(
,t is defiant--the desperate act of men too profoundy con3inced of
the
rottenness of our ci3ii5ation to !ant to sa3e a shred of its
respecta$iity(
,ntroduction to ,nternationa 2urreaist Exhi$ition Catao#ue" Ae!
>urin#ton 1aeries" 8ondon" ?? Bune--D Buy ?@EH
, sa! him sta$
And sta$ a#ain
A !e--ied >oche(
This is the happy !arrior"
This is he((((
Aa-ed )arriors .?@?@/ *The 2cene of )ar" D( The 6appy )arrior*
?F(?% Aancy Rea#an
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A !oman is i-e a tea$a#--ony in hot !ater do you reaise ho! stron#
she
is(
,n O$ser3er 4@ Mar( ?@F?
?F(?H Ronad Rea#an
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?@??-
Cou can te a ot a$out a feo!7s character $y his !ay of eatin#
9ey$eans(
,n Ae! Cor- Times ?% Ban( ?@F?
2o in your discussions of the nucear free5e proposas" , ur#e you to
$e!are the temptation of pride--the temptation $ithey to decare
yourse3es a$o3e it a and a$e $oth sides e'uay at faut" to
i#nore
the facts of history and the a##ressi3e impuses of an e3i empire"
to
simpy ca the arms race a #iant misunderstandin# and there$y remo3e
yoursef from the stru##e $et!een ri#ht and !ron#" #ood and e3i(
2peech to Aationa Association of E3an#eicas" F Mar( ?@FE" in Ae!
Cor-
Times @ Mar( ?@FE
My feo! Americans" , am peased to te you , 9ust si#ned
e#isation
!hich outa!s Russia fore3er( The $om$in# $e#ins in fi3e minutes(
2aid durin# radio microphone test" ?? Au#( ?@FD" in Ae! Cor- Times ?E
Au#(
?@FD
)e are especiay not #oin# to toerate these attac-s from outa!
states
run $y the stran#est coection of misfits" 8ooney Tunes and s'uaid
criminas since the ad3ent of the Third Reich(
2peech foo!in# the hi-9ac- of a ;2 pane" F Buy ?@F%" in Ae! Cor-
Times
@ Buy ?@F%
)e -no! that this mad do# of the Midde East has a #oa of a !ord
re3oution" Musim fundamentaist re3oution" !hich is tar#eted on
many of
his o!n Ara$ compatriots and !here !e fi#ure in that , don7t -no!(
2aid of Co( 1adaffi of 8i$ya at press conference" @ Apr( ?@FH" in
Ae!
Cor- Times ?& Apr( ?@FH" p( A 44
Poitics is supposed to $e the second odest profession( , ha3e come
to
reai5e that it $ears a 3ery cose resem$ance to the first(
At a conference in 8os An#ees" 4 Mar( ?@GG" in >i Ader Rea#an )it
.?@F?/ ch( %
?F(?G Ere Rea3es
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8ady of 2pain" , adore you(
Ri#ht from the ni#ht , first sa! you"
My heart has $een yearnin# for you"
)hat ese coud any heart do+
8ady of 2pain .?@E? son#< music $y Tochard E3ans/
?F(?F 6enry Reed
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Today !e ha3e namin# of parts( Cesterday"
)e had daiy ceanin#( And tomorro! mornin#"
)e sha ha3e !hat to do after firin#( >ut today"
Today !e ha3e namin# of parts( Baponica
1istens i-e cora in a of the nei#h$our #ardens"
And today !e ha3e namin# of parts(
A Map of Lerona .?@DH/ *8essons of the )ar: ?" Aamin# of Parts*
They ca it easin# the 2prin#: it is perfecty easy
,f you ha3e any stren#th in your thum$: i-e the $ot"
And the $reech" and the coc-in#-piece" and the point of $aance"
)hich in our case !e ha3e not #ot< and the amond $ossom
2ient in a of the #ardens and the $ees #oin# $ac-!ards and
for!ards"
For today !e ha3e namin# of parts(
A Map of Lerona .?@DH/ *8essons of the )ar: ?" Aamin# of Parts*
And the 3arious hods and ros and thro!s and $rea-fas
2omeho! or other , a!ays seemed to put
,n the !ron# pace( And as for !ar" my !ars
)ere #o$a from the start(
A Map of Lerona .?@DH/ *8essons of the )ar: E" ;narmed Com$at*
As !e #et oder !e do not #et any youn#er(
2easons return" and today , am fifty-fi3e"
And this time ast year , !as fifty-four"
And this time next year , sha $e sixty-t!o(
A Map of Lerona .?@DH/ *Chard )hito! .Mr Eiot7s 2unday E3enin#
Postscript/*
,t is" !e $eie3e"
,de to hope that the simpe stirrup-pump
Can extin#uish he(
A Map of Lerona .?@DH/ *Chard )hito! .Mr Eiot7s 2unday E3enin#
Postscript/*
And the sooner the tea7s out of the !ay" the sooner !e can #et out
the
#in" eh+
Pri3ate 8ife of 6ida Ta$et .?@%D radio pay/ in 6ida Ta$et and
Others: four pieces for radio .?@G?/ p( H&
Duchess: Of course !e73e a dreamed of re3i3in# the castrati< $ut
it7s
needed 6ida to ta-e the first practica steps to!ards ma-in# them
a reaity(
Ree3es: P-practica steps+
Duchess: Ces" than- 1od( 2he7s dra!n up a ist of !e--no!n
sin#ers
!ho she thin-s !oud $enefit from(((treatment( 2ome of them ha3e
$een
sin#in# $aritone" or e3en $ass" for years( ,t7s ony a 'uestion of
#ettin#
them to a#ree(
Pri3ate 8ife of 6ida Ta$et .?@%D radio pay/ in 6ida Ta$et and
Others: four pieces for radio .?@G?/ p( G4
?F(?@ Bohn Reed
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Ten days that shoo- the !ord(
Tite of $oo- .?@?@/
?F(4& Max Re#er
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?FGE-?@?H
,ch sit5e in dem -einsten Jimmer in meinem 6ause( ,ch ha$e ,hre
=riti-
3or mir( ,m n]chsten Au#en$ic- !ird sie hinter mir sein(
, am sittin# in the smaest room of my house( , ha3e your re3ie!
$efore
me( ,n a moment it !i $e $ehind me(
8etter to Munich critic Rudoph 8ouis in response to his re3ie! in
Mnchener Aeueste Aachrichten" G Fe$( ?@&H" in Aicoas 2onims-y
8exicon
of Musica ,n3ecti3e .?@%E/ p( ?E@
?F(4? Chares A( Reich
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The #reenin# of America(
Tite of $oo- .?@G&/
?F(44 =eith Reid and 1ary >roo-er
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A !hiter shade of pae(
Tite of son# .?@HG/ .performed $y Proco 6arum/
?F(4E Erich Maria Remar'ue
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A 'uiet on the !estern front(
Tite of transation of his no3e ,m )esten nichts Aeues .Aothin# Ae!
in
the )est" ?@4@/( Cf( the tite of a poem $y Ethe 8( >eers: A
Quiet
aon# the Potomac .?FH?/
?F(4D Dr Monta#ue Bohn Renda
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Aation sha spea- peace unto nation(
Motto of the >>C" adapted from Micah D:E *Aation sha not ift up
s!ord
a#ainst nation*
?F(4% Bames Reston
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?@&@-
This is the de3iish thin# a$out forei#n affairs: they are forei#n
and
!i not a!ays conform to our !him(
,n Ae! Cor- Times ?H Dec( ?@HD" p( D4
A poitics" ho!e3er" are $ased on the indifference of the ma9ority(
,n Ae! Cor- Times ?4 Bune ?@HF" p( DH
?F(4H Da3id Reu$en
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?@EE-
E3erythin# you a!ays !anted to -no! a$out sex" $ut !ere afraid to
as-(
Tite of $oo- .?@H@/
?F(4G Chares Re3son
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,n the factory !e ma-e cosmetics< in the store !e se hope(
,n A( To$ias Fire and ,ce .?@GH/ ch( F
?F(4F Ma3ina Reynods
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8itte $oxes on the hiside"
8itte $oxes made of tic-y-tac-y"
8itte $oxes on the hiside"
8itte $oxes a the same<
There7s a #reen one and a pin- one
And a $ue one and a yeo! one
And they7re a made out of tic-y-tac-y
And they a oo- 9ust the same(
8itte >oxes .?@H4 son#/
?F(4@ Quentin Reynods
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There is an od poitica ada#e !hich says *,f you can7t ic- 7em"
9ine
7em(*
)ounded Don7t Cry .?@D?/ ch( ?
?F(E& Ceci Rhodes
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As- any man !hat nationaity he !oud prefer to $e" and ninety-nine
out of
a hundred !i te you that they !oud prefer to $e En#ishmen(
,n 1ordon 8e 2ueur Ceci Rhodes .?@?E/ p( D&
Rhodes chose this time Uin Decem$er ?F@HV to a!a-en his friend A$ert
1rey
from his seep one ni#ht in >ua!ayo to as- him !hether he had e3er
considered ho! fortunate he !as to $e ai3e and in #ood heath and to
ha3e
$een $orn an En#ishman" !hen so many miions of other human $ein#s
had
no such uc-(
B( 1( 8oc-hart and C( M( )oodhouse Rhodes .?@HE/ p( 4@
2o itte done" so much to do(
2aid to 8e!is Miche on the day he died" in 8e!is Miche 8ife of
Rhodes
.?@?&/ 3o( 4" ch( E@
?F(E? Bean Rhys .Ea 1!endoen Rees )iiams/
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The feein# of 2unday is the same e3ery!here" hea3y" meanchoy"
standin#
sti( 8i-e !hen they say *As it !as in the $e#innin#" is no!" and
e3er
sha $e" !ord !ithout end(*
Loya#e in the Dar- .?@ED/ ch( D" pt( ?
?F(E4 1rantand Rice
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?FF&-?@%D
A !ars are panned $y od men
,n counci rooms apart(
The Fina Ans!er .?@%%/ *The T!o 2ides of )ar*
Outined a#ainst a $ue-#ray Octo$er s-y" the Four 6orsemen rode
a#ain( ,n
dramatic ore they !ere -no!n as Famine" Pestience" Destruction" and
Death( These are ony aiases( Their rea names are 2tuhdreher"
Mier"
Cro!ey" and 8ayden( They formed the crest of the 2outh >end cycone
$efore !hich another fi#htin# Army foot$a team !as s!ept o3er the
precipice at the Poo 1rounds yesterday afternoon as %%"&&&
spectators
peered do!n on the $e!iderin# panorama spread on the #reen $eo!(
Report of foot$a match on ?F Oct( ?@4D $et!een ;2 Miitary Academy
at
)est Point AC and ;ni3ersity of Aotre Dame" in Ae! Cor- Tri$une ?@
Oct(
?@4D
For !hen the One 1reat 2corer comes to mar- a#ainst your name"
6e !rites--not that you !on or ost--$ut ho! you payed the 1ame(
Ony the >ra3e .?@D?/ *Aumnus Foot$a*
?F(EE Tim Rice
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?@DD-
Don7t cry for me Ar#entina(
Tite of son# .?@GH< music $y Andre! 8oyd )e$$er/
Pro3e to me that you7re no foo
)a- across my s!immin# poo(
6erod7s 2on# .?@G&< music $y Andre! 8oyd )e$$er/
?F(ED Mandy Rice-Da3ies
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?@DD-
Mr >ur#e: Do you -no! 8ord Astor has made a statement to the
poice
sayin# that these ae#ations of yours are a$soutey untrue+
Mandy Rice-Da3ies: 6e !oud" !oudn7t he+ .8au#hter/(
At the tria of 2tephen )ard" 4@ Bune ?@HE" in 1uardian ? Buy ?@HE
An American tourist" seein# me the centre of a cro!d" came up to me(
*6eo" my dear" may , ha3e your auto#raph( And !oud you mind
tein# me
!ho you are+* , hated ha3in# to say my name( For years Mandy Rice-
Da3ies
!as such an em$arrassment to me( ,t is ony in recent times , ha3e
$een
a$e to say my name !ithout a 'ui3er of discomfort( *Ca me 8ady
6amiton"* , said(
Mandy .?@F&/ ch( ?H
?F(E% Dic-y Richards
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My 1oodness" My 1uinness(
Ad3ertisin# so#an .?@E%/ in >( 2i$ey >oo- of 1uinness Ad3ertisin#
.?@F%/
p( FE
?F(EH Fran- Richards .Chares 6amiton/
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?FGH-?@H?
My posta-order hasn7t come yet(
Ma#net .?@&F/ 3o( ?" no( 4 *The Tamin# of 6arry*
6a5edene oo-ed from one to the other--from the !e-set-up"
athetic
8ancashire ad" to the fat #reedy o! of the Remo3e" and $urst into
a au#h(
Ma#net .?@&@/ 3o( E" no( G4 *The 1reyfriars Photo#rapher*
*,--, say" you feo!s--*
*2hut up" >unter(*
*>ut--$ut , say--*
*=eep that cush o3er his chi33y(*
*,--, say--#roo--#roo--yaroohT*
And >unter7s remar-s a#ain taied off under the cushion(
Ma#net .?@&@/ 3o( E" no( F% *The 1reyfriars Lisitors*
?F(EG ,( A( Richards
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,t is 3ery pro$a$e that the 6inden$ur# 8ine to !hich the defence of
our
traditions retired as a resut of the onsau#hts of the ast century
!i
$e $o!n up in the near future( ,f this shoud happen a menta chaos
such
as man has ne3er experienced may $e expected( )e sha then $e thro!n
$ac-(((upon poetry( ,t is capa$e of sa3in# us< it is a perfecty
possi$e
means of o3ercomin# chaos(
2cience and Poetry .?@4H/ ch( G
?F(EF 2ir Raph Richardson
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?@&4-?@FE
*Actin#"* Raph Richardson of the Od Lic pronounced ast !ee-" *is
merey
the art of -eepin# a ar#e #roup of peope from cou#hin#(*
Ae! Cor- 6erad Tri$une ?@ May ?@DH" pt( %" p( ?
?F(E@ 6ans Richter
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?FDE-?@?H
Cour damned nonsense can , stand t!ice or once" $ut sometimes a!ays"
$y
1od" Ae3er(
,n 6ansard ?E Fe$( ?@%F" co( %GD
?F(D& Rainer Maria Ri-e
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=unst-)er-e sind 3on einer unendichen Einsam-eit und mit nichts so
!eni#
erreich$ar as mit =riti-( Aur 8ie$e -ann sie erfassen und haten und
-ann
#erecht sein #e#en sie(
)or-s of art are of an infinite soitariness" and nothin# is ess
i-ey
to $rin# us near to them than criticism( Ony o3e can apprehend and
hod
them" and can $e 9ust to!ards them(
>riefe an einem 9un#en Dichter .8etters to a Coun# Poet" ?@4@"
transated
$y Re#inad 2ne" ?@D%/ 4E Apr( ?@&E
;nd diese menschichere 8ie$e .die unendich rc-sichts3o und eise"
und
#ut und -ar in >inden und 8Rsen sich 3o5iehen !ird/ !ird 9ener
]hnen"
die !ir rin#end und mhsam 3or$ereiten" der 8ie$e" die darin $esteht"
dass
5!ei Einsam-eiten einander scht5en" #ren5en und #rssen(
And this more human o3e .!hich !i consummate itsef infinitey
thou#htfuy and #enty" and !e and ceary in $indin# and oosin#/
!i
$e somethin# i-e that !hich !e are preparin# !ith stru##e and toi"
the
o3e !hich consists in the mutua #uardin#" $orderin# and sautin# of
t!o
soitudes(
>riefe an einem 9un#en Dichter .8etters to a Coun# Poet" ?@4@"
transated
$y Re#inad 2ne" ?@D%/ ?D May ?@&D
)er hat uns aso um#edreht" dass !ir"
!as !ir auch tun" in 9ener 6atun# sind
3on einem" !echer fort#eht+ )ie er auf
den et5ten 6#e" der ihm #an5 sein Ta
noch einma 5ei#t" sich !endet" anh]t" !eit--"
so e$en !ir und nehmen immer A$schied(
)ho7s turned us around i-e this" so that !e a!ays"
do !hat !e may" retain the attitude
of someone !ho7s departin#+ Bust as he"
on the ast hi" that sho!s him a his 3aey
for the ast time" !i turn and stop and in#er"
!e i3e our i3es" for e3er ta-in# ea3e(
Duineser Ee#ien .Duino Ee#ies" transated $y B( >( 8eishman and
2tephen
2pender" ?@DF/ no( F
,ch fr die hRchste Auf#a$e einer Ler$indun# 5!eier Menschen diese
hate:
dass einer dem andern seine Einsam-eit $e!ache(
, hod this to $e the hi#hest tas- for a $ond $et!een t!o peope:
that
each protects the soitude of the other(
8etter to Paua Modersohn->ec-er" ?4 Fe$( ?@&4" in 1esammete >riefe
.Coected 8etters" ?@&D/ 3o( ?" p( 4&D
?F(D? 6a Riney
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,t7s mornin# a#ain in America(
2o#an for Ronad Rea#an7s eection campai#n" ?@FD" in Ae!s!ee- H
Au#(
?@FD
?F(D4 Ro$ert 8( Ripey
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>eie3e it or not(
Tite of syndicated ne!spaper feature .from ?@?F/
?F(DE C0sar Rit5
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8e cient n7a 9amais tort(
The customer is ne3er !ron#(
,n R( Ae3i and C( E( Bernin#ham Piccadiy to Pa Ma .?@&F/ p(
@D
?F(DD Boan Ri3iere
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Ci3ii5ation and its discontents(
Tite of transation of 2i#mund Freud7s Das ;n$eha#en in der =utur
.?@E&/
?F(D% 8ord Ro$$ins .8ione Chares Ro$$ins" >aron Ro$$ins/
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Economics is the science !hich studies human $eha3iour as a
reationship
$et!een ends and scarce means !hich ha3e aternati3e uses(
Essay on the Aature and 2i#nificance of Economic 2cience .?@E4/ ch(
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sect( E
?F(DH 8eo Ro$in
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Diamonds are a #ir7s $est friend(
Tite of son# .?@D@< music $y Bue 2tyne/
?F(DG 8eo Ro$in and Raph Rain#er
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8eo Ro$in ?@&&-
Raph Rain#er
Than-s for the memory(
Tite of son# .?@EG/
?F(DF Ed!in Arin#ton Ro$inson
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2o on !e !or-ed" and !aited for the i#ht"
And !ent !ithout meat" and cursed the $read<
And Richard Cory" one cam summer ni#ht"
)ent home and put a $uet throu#h his head(
Chidren of the Ai#ht .?F@G/ *Richard Cory*
, sha ha3e more to say !hen , am dead(
The Three Ta3erns .?@4&/ *Bohn >ro!n* .ast ine/
Mini3er o3ed the Medici"
A$eit he had ne3er seen one<
6e !oud ha3e sinned incessanty
Coud he ha3e $een one(
The To!n do!n the Ri3er .?@?&/ *Mini3er Chee3y*
?F(D@ Rt( Re3 Bohn Ro$inson .>ishop of )oo!ich/
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)hat 8a!rence is tryin# to do" , thin-" is to portray the sex
reation as
somethin# sacred((((, thin- 8a!rence tried to portray this reation
as in
a rea sense an act of hoy communion( For him fesh !as sacramenta
of
the spirit(
2aid as defence !itness in case $rou#ht a#ainst Pen#uin >oo-s for
pu$ishin# 8ady Chatterey7s 8o3er" 4G Oct( ?@H&" in The Times 4F
Oct(
?@H&
?F(%& Bohn D( Roc-efeer
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The #ro!th of a ar#e $usiness is merey a sur3i3a of the
fittest((((The
American $eauty rose can $e produced in the spendour and fra#rance
!hich
$rin# cheer to its $ehoder ony $y sacrificin# the eary $uds !hich
#ro!
up around it(
,n )( B( 1hent Our >ene3oent Feudaism .?@&4/ p( 4@
?F(%? =nute Roc-ne
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2ee Boseph P( =ennedy .??(?@/
?F(%4 Ceci Rodd
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2top me and $uy one(
Ad3ertisin# so#an for )a7s ice cream .from sprin# ?@44/ in )a7s
Ma#a5ine 2ummer ?@%G" p( EE
?F(%E 1ene Rodden$erry
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2pace--the fina frontier((((These are the 3oya#es of the starship
Enterprise( ,ts fi3e-year mission: to expore stran#e ne! !ords" to
see-
out ne! ife and ne! ci3ii5ations" to $ody #o !here no man has
#one
$efore(
,ntroduction to 2tar Tre- .tee3ision series/ ?@HH on!ards" in Bames
A(
8ey 2tar Tre- .?@G@/ p( E4
>eam us up" Mr 2cott(
2tar Tre- .tee3ision series ?@HH on!ards/ *1amesters of Tris-eion*
.often 'uoted as the catch-phrase *>eam me up" 2cotty "* !hich !as
not
actuay used in the series/
?F(%D Theodore Roeth-e
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, !a-e to seep" and ta-e my !a-in# so!(
, fee my fate in !hat , cannot fear(
, earn $y #oin# !here , ha3e to #o(
The )a-in# .?@%E/ p( ?4&
?F(%% )i Ro#ers
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There is ony one thin# that can -i the Mo3ies" and that is
education(
Auto$io#raphy of )i Ro#ers .?@D@/ ch( H
The more you read and o$ser3e a$out this Poitics thin#" you #ot to
admit
that each party is !orse than the other( The one that7s out a!ays
oo-s
the $est(
,iterate Di#est .?@4D/ *>rea-in# into the )ritin# 1ame*
The ,ncome Tax has made more 8iars out of the American peope than
1of
has( E3en !hen you ma-e one out on the e3e" you don7t -no! !hen
it7s
throu#h if you are a Croo- or a Martyr(
,iterate Di#est .?@4D/ *6epin# the 1irs !ith their ,ncome Taxes*
E3erythin# is funny as on# as it is happenin# to 2ome$ody Ese(
,iterate Di#est .?@4D/ *)arnin# to Bo-ers: ay off the prince*
)e" a , -no! is !hat , read in the papers(
Ae! Cor- Times E& 2ept( ?@4E
Cou -no! e3ery$ody is i#norant" ony on different su$9ects(
,n Ae! Cor- Times E? Au#( ?@4D
Cou can7t say ci3ii5ation don7t ad3ance" ho!e3er" for in e3ery !ar
they
-i you in a ne! !ay(
Ae! Cor- Times 4E Dec( ?@4@
6af our ife is spent tryin# to find somethin# to do !ith the time
!e
ha3e rushed throu#h ife tryin# to sa3e(
8etter in Ae! Cor- Times 4@ Apr( ?@E&
, $et you if , had met him UTrots-yV and had a chat !ith him" , !oud
ha3e
found him a 3ery interestin# and human feo!" for , ne3er yet met a
man
that , didn7t i-e(
,n 2aturday E3enin# Post H Ao3( ?@4H
, don7t ma-e 9o-es--, 9ust !atch the #o3ernment and report the facts(
,n 2aturday Re3ie! 4% Au#( ?@H4
Communism is i-e prohi$ition" it7s a #ood idea $ut it !on7t !or-(
)ee-y Artices .?@F?/ 3o( E" p( @E .first pu$d( ?@4G/
6eroin# is one of the shortest-i3ed professions there is(
Ae!spaper artice" ?% Fe$( ?@4%" in Paua Mc2padden 1ro3e The )i
Ro#ers
>oo- .?@H?/ p( ?@E
?F(%H Frederic- )iiam Rofe .7>aron Cor3o7/
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*There is no 6oiness here"* 1eor#e interrupted" in that cod" !hite"
candent 3oice !hich !as more caustic than si3er nitrate and more
thriin# than a scream(
6adrian L,, .?@&D/ ch( 4?
Pray for the repose of 6is sou( 6e !as so tired(
6adrian L,, .?@&D/ ch( 4D
?F(%G An#eo 1iuseppe Roncai
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2ee Pope Bohn PP,,, .?&(?H/
?F(%F Eeanor Roose3et
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Ao one can ma-e you fee inferior !ithout your consent(
,n Cathoic Di#est Au#( ?@H&" p( ?&4
?F(%@ Fran-in D( Roose3et
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,t is fun to $e in the same decade !ith you(
Ca$e to )inston Churchi" repyin# to con#ratuations on
Roose3et7s
H&th $irthday" in )( 2( Churchi 6in#e of Fate .?@%&/ ch( D
These unhappy times ca for the $uidin# of pans that((($uid from
the
$ottom up(((that put their faith once more in the for#otten man at
the
$ottom of the economic pyramid(
Radio address" G Apr( ?@E4" in Pu$ic Papers .?@EF/ 3o( ?" p( H4%
, ped#e you" , ped#e mysef" to a ne! dea for the American peope(
8et
us a here assem$ed constitute ourse3es prophets of a ne! order of
competence and of coura#e( This is more than a poitica campai#n< it
is
a ca to arms( 1i3e me your hep" not to !in 3otes aone" $ut to !in
in
this crusade to restore America to its o!n peope(
2peech to Democratic Con3ention in Chica#o" 4 Buy ?@E4" acceptin#
nomination for presidency" in Pu$ic Papers .?@EF/ 3o( ?" p( HDG
First of a" et me assert my firm $eief that the ony thin# !e
ha3e to
fear is fear itsef--nameess" unreasonin#" un9ustified terror !hich
parayses needed efforts to con3ert retreat into ad3ance(
,nau#ura address" D Mar( ?@EE" in Pu$ic Papers .?@EF/ 3o( 4" p( ??
,n the fied of !ord poicy , !oud dedicate this Aation to the
poicy of
the #ood nei#h$our(
,nau#ura address" D Mar( ?@EE" in Pu$ic Papers .?@EF/ 3o( 4" p( ?D
, ha3e seen !ar( , ha3e seen !ar on and and sea( , ha3e seen $ood
runnin# from the !ounded( , ha3e seen men cou#hin# out their #assed
un#s(
, ha3e seen the dead in the mud( , ha3e seen cities destroyed( , ha3e
seen
4&& impin#" exhausted men come out of ine--the sur3i3ors of a
re#iment
of ?"&&& that !ent for!ard DF hours $efore( , ha3e seen chidren
star3in#( , ha3e seen the a#ony of mothers and !i3es( , hate !ar(
2peech at Chautau'ua" AC" ?D Au#( ?@EH" in Pu$ic Papers .?@EH/ 3o(
%"
p( 4F@
, see one-third of a nation i-housed" i-cad" i-nourished(
2econd inau#ura address" 4& Ban( ?@EG" in Pu$ic Papers .?@D?/ 3o(
H"
p( %
)hen peace has $een $ro-en any!here" the peace of a countries
e3ery!here
is in dan#er(
*Fireside Chat* radio $roadcast" E 2ept( ?@E@" in Pu$ic Papers
.?@D?/
3o( F" p( DH?
, am reminded of four definitions: A Radica is a man !ith $oth feet
firmy panted--in the air( A Conser3ati3e is a man !ith t!o
perfecty
#ood e#s !ho" ho!e3er" has ne3er earned to !a- for!ard( A
Reactionary
is a somnam$uist !a-in# $ac-!ards( A 8i$era is a man !ho uses his
e#s
and his hands at the $ehest--at the command--of his head(
Radio address to Ae! Cor- 6erad Tri$une Forum" 4H Oct( ?@E@" in
Pu$ic
Papers .?@D?/ 3o( F" p( %%H
And !hie , am ta-in# to you mothers and fathers" , #i3e you one
more
assurance( , ha3e said this $efore" $ut , sha say it a#ain and
a#ain and
a#ain: Cour $oys are not #oin# to $e sent into any forei#n !ars(
2peech in >oston" E& Oct( ?@D&" in Pu$ic Papers .?@D?/ 3o( @" p(
%?G
)e ha3e the men--the s-i--the !eath--and a$o3e a" the !i( )e
must
$e the #reat arsena of democracy(
*Fireside Chat* radio $roadcast" 4@ Dec( ?@D&" in Pu$ic Papers
.?@D?/
3o( @" p( HDE
,n the future days" !hich !e see- to ma-e secure" !e oo- for!ard to
a !ord founded upon four essentia human freedoms( The first is
freedom
of speech and expression--e3ery!here in the !ord( The second is
freedom
of e3ery person to !orship 1od in his o!n !ay--e3ery!here in the
!ord(
The third is freedom from !ant--!hich" transated into !ord terms"
means
economic understandin# !hich !i secure to e3ery nation a heathy
peacetime ife for its inha$itants--e3ery!here in the !ord( The
fourth is
freedom from fear--!hich" transated into !ord terms" means a !ord-
!ide
reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorou#h fashion
that
no nation !i $e in a position to commit an act of physica
a##ression
a#ainst any nei#h$our--any!here in the !ord(
Messa#e to Con#ress" H Ban( ?@D?" in Pu$ic Papers .?@D?/ 3o( @" p(
HG4
Cesterday" Decem$er G" ?@D?--a date !hich !i i3e on in infamy--the
;nited 2tates of America !as suddeny and dei$eratey attac-ed $y
na3a
and air forces of the Empire of Bapan(
Address to Con#ress" F Dec( ?@D?" in Pu$ic Papers .?@%&/ 3o( ?&" p(
%?D
The !or-" my friend" is peace( More than an end of this !ar--an end
to the
$e#innin#s of a !ars( Ces" an end fore3er to this impractica"
unreaistic settement of the differences $et!een #o3ernments $y the
mass
-iin#s of peopes(
;ndei3ered address for Befferson Day" ?E Apr( ?@D% .the day after
Roose3et died/ in Pu$ic Papers .?@%&/ 3o( ?E" p( H?%
The ony imit to our reai5ation of tomorro! !i $e our dou$ts of
today(
8et us mo3e for!ard !ith stron# and acti3e faith(
;ndei3ered address for Befferson Day" ?E Apr( ?@D%" fina ines" in
Pu$ic Papers .?@%&/ 3o( ?E" p( H?H
)e a -no! that $oo-s $urn--yet !e ha3e the #reater -no!ed#e that
$oo-s
can not $e -ied $y fire( Peope die" $ut $oo-s ne3er die( Ao man
and no
force can a$oish memory( Ao man and no force can put thou#ht in
a concentration camp fore3er( Ao man and no force can ta-e from the
!ord
the $oo-s that em$ody man7s eterna fi#ht a#ainst tyranny of e3ery
-ind(
,n this !ar" !e -no!" $oo-s are !eapons( And it is a part of your
dedication a!ays to ma-e them !eapons for man7s freedom(
*Messa#e to the >oo-seers of America* read at $an'uet" H May ?@D4"
in
Pu$isher7s )ee-y @ May ?@D4
?F(H& Theodore Roose3et
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The first re'uisite of a #ood citi5en in this Repu$ic of ours is
that he
sha $e a$e and !iin# to pu his !ei#ht(
2peech in Ae! Cor-" ?? Ao3( ?@&4" in Addresses and Presidentia
Messa#es
?@&4-D .?@&D/ p( F%
A man !ho is #ood enou#h to shed his $ood for the country is #ood
enou#h
to $e #i3en a s'uare dea after!ards( More than that no man is
entited
to" and ess than that no man sha ha3e(
2peech at the 8incon Monument" 2prin#fied" ,inois" D Bune ?@&E"
in
Addresses and Presidentia Messa#es ?@&4-D .?@&D/ p( 44D
U)iiamV Mc=iney has no more $ac-$one than a chocoate 0cairT
,n 6( T( Pec- T!enty Cears of the Repu$ic .?@&H/ p( HD4
There is a homey od ada#e !hich runs: *2pea- softy and carry a $i#
stic-< you !i #o far(* ,f the American nation !i spea- softy"
and yet
$uid and -eep at a pitch of the hi#hest trainin# a thorou#hy
efficient
na3y" the Monroe Doctrine !i #o far(
2peech at Chica#o" E Apr( ?@&E" in Ae! Cor- Times D Apr( ?@&E
There can $e no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country( There is
room
here for ony ?&& per cent( Americanism" ony for those !ho are
Americans
and nothin# ese(
2peech in 2arato#a" ?@ Buy ?@?F" in Roose3et Poicy .?@?@/ 3o( E"
p( ?&G@
, !ish to preach" not the doctrine of i#no$e ease" $ut the doctrine
of
the strenuous ife(
2peech to the 6amiton Cu$" Chica#o" ?& Apr( ?F@@" in )or-s"
Memoria
edition .?@4%/" 3o( ?%" p( 4HG
Ao man is 9ustified in doin# e3i on the #round of expediency(
,n )or-s" Memoria edition .?@4%/ 3o( ?%" p( EFF *8atitude and
8on#itude
amon# Reformers*
The men !ith the muc--ra-es are often indispensa$e to the !e-$ein#
of
society< $ut ony if they -no! !hen to stop ra-in# the muc-(
2peech in )ashin#ton" ?D Apr( ?@&H" in )or-s" Memoria edition .?@4%/
3o( ?F" p( %GD
A hyphenated American is not an American at a( This is 9ust as true
of
the man !ho puts *nati3e* $efore the hyphen as of the man !ho puts
1erman
or ,rish or En#ish or French $efore the hyphen( Americanism is a
matter
of the spirit and of the sou( Our ae#iance must $e purey to the
;nited 2tates( )e must unsparin#y condemn any man !ho hods any
other
ae#iance(
2peech in Ae! Cor-" ?4 Oct( ?@?%" in )or-s" Memoria edition .?@4%/
3o( 4&" p( D%G
There are the fooish fanatics a!ays to $e found in such a mo3ement
and
a!ays discreditin# it--the men !ho form the unatic frin#e in a
reform
mo3ements(
Auto$io#raphy .?@?E/ ch( G" in )or-s" Memoria edition .?@4%/ 3o(
44"
p( 4DG
, !ish in this campai#n to do(((!hate3er is i-ey to produce the
$est
resuts for the Repu$ican tic-et( , am as stron# as a $u moose and
you
can use me to the imit(
8etter to Mar- 6anna" 4G Bune ?@&&" in )or-s" Memoria edition .?@4H/
3o( 4E" p( ?H4 .*>u Moose* $ecame the popuar name of the
Pro#ressi3e
Party/
One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use !hat ha3e $een
caed
*!ease !ords(* )hen a !ease suc-s e##s the meat is suc-ed out of
the
e##( ,f you use a *!ease !ord* after another" there is nothin# eft
of
the other(
2peech in 2t 8ouis" E? May ?@?H" in )or-s" Memoria edition .?@4H/
3o( 4D" p( DFE
1ood to the ast drop(
2aid to Boe Chee- in ?@&G a$out Max!e 6ouse coffee" and
su$se'uenty
used as an ad3ertisin# so#an
?F(H? Arthur Rose and Dou#as Fur$er
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Any time you7re 8am$eth !ay"
Any e3enin#" any day"
Cou7 find us a
Doin7 the 8am$eth )a-(
8am$eth )a- .?@EG son#< music $y Aoe 1ay/
?F(H4 >iy Rose
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Me and my shado!(
Tite of son# .?@4G< music $y A Boson and Da3e Dreyer/
?F(HE >iy Rose and Marty >oom
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>iy Rose ?F@@-?@HH
Marty >oom
Does the spearmint ose its fa3our on the $edpost o3erni#ht+
Tite of son# .?@4D< music $y Ernest >reuer< re3i3ed in ?@%@ $y
8onnie
Done#an !ith the tite *Does your che!in#-#um ose its fa3our on the
$edpost o3erni#ht+*/
?F(HD >iy Rose and )iie Ras-in
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>iy Rose ?F@@-?@HH
)iie Ras-in ?F@H-?@D4
Fifty miion Frenchmen can7t $e !ron#(
Tite of son# .?@4G< music $y Fred Fisher/( Cf( Texas 1uinan
?F(H% )iiam Rose
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The Russians are comin#" the Russians are comin#(
Tite of fim .?@HH/
?F(HH 8ord Rose$ery .Archi$ad Phiip Primrose" %th Ear of Rose$ery/
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There is no need for any nation" ho!e3er #reat" ea3in# the Empire"
$ecause the Empire is a common!eath of nations(
2peech in Adeaide" Austraia" ?F Ban( ?FFD" in Mar'uess of Cre!e
8ord
Rose$ery .?@E?/ 3o( ?" ch( G
And no! !e cannot $ut o$ser3e that it is $e#innin# to $e hinted that
!e
are a nation of amateurs(
Rectoria Address at 1as#o! ;ni3ersity" ?H Ao3( ?@&&" in The Times
?G Ao3( ?@&&
, must pou#h my furro! aone( That is my fate" a#reea$e or the
re3erse<
$ut $efore , #et to the end of that furro! it is possi$e that , may
find
mysef not aone(
2peech at City of 8ondon 8i$era Cu$" ?@ Buy ?@&?" on remainin#
outside
8i$era Party eadership" in The Times 4& Buy ?@&?
?F(HG Ethe Rosen$er# and Buius Rosen$er#
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Ethe Rosen$er# ?@?H-?@%E
Buius Rosen$er# ?@?F-?@%E
)e are innocent" as !e ha3e procaimed and maintained from the time
of our
arrest( This is the !hoe truth( To forsa-e this truth is to pay too
hi#h
a price e3en for the priceess #ift of ife--for ife thus purchased
!e
coud not i3e out in di#nity and sef-respect(
Petition for executi3e cemency" fied @ Ban( ?@%E" in Ethe
Rosen$er#
Death 6ouse 8etters .?@%E/ p( ?D@
Ethe !ants it made -no!n that !e are the first 3ictims of American
Fascism(
8etter from Buius to Emanue >och $efore their execution for
espiona#e"
?@ Bune ?@%E" in Ethe Rosen$er# Testament of Ethe and Buius
Rosen$er#
.?@%D/ p( ?FG
?F(HF Aan 2( C( Ross
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; and Aon-;( An essay in socioo#ica in#uistics(
Tite of essay in Aancy Mitford Ao$esse O$i#e .?@%H/" first
pu$ished in
Aeuphioo#ische Mitteiun#en .?@%D/
?F(H@ 6arod Ross
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;suay he URossV confined himsef to !ritten comments( 6is ater
famed
*)hat mean+* *)ho he+* and the i-e $e#an to appear on manuscripts
and
proofs(
Dae =ramer Ross and The Ae! Cor-er .?@%4/ ch( ?E
The Ae! Cor-er !i $e the ma#a5ine !hich is not edited for the od
ady
in Du$u'ue(
,n Bames Thur$er The Cears !ith Ross .?@%@/ ch( D
*, don7t !ant you to thin- ,7m not incoherent"* he URossV once
ratted off
to some$ody in *4?(*
Bames Thur$er The Cears !ith Ross .?@%@/ ch( %
, understand the hero Uof 6emin#!ay7s A Fare!e to ArmsV -eeps
#ettin# in
$ed !ith !omen" and the !ar !asn7t fou#ht that !ay(
,n Bames Thur$er The Cears !ith Ross .?@%@/ ch( G
?F(G& 2ir Ronad Ross
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This day reentin# 1od
6ath paced !ithin my hand
A !ondrous thin#< and 1od
>e praised( At his command"
2ee-in# 6is secret deeds
)ith tears and toiin# $reath"
, find thy cunnin# seeds"
O miion-murderin# Death(
, -no! this itte thin#
A myriad men !i sa3e"
O Death" !here is thy stin#+
Thy 3ictory" O 1ra3e+
Phiosophies .?@?&/ *,n Exie* pt( G .descri$in# his part in
disco3erin#
the ife-cyce of the maaria parasite in ?F@G< cf( Oxford
Dictionary of
Quotations .?@G@/ GG:?/
?F(G? Bean Rostand
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Mon pessimisme 3a 9us'u7Z suspecter a sinc0rit0 des pessimistes(
My pessimism #oes to the point of suspectin# the sincerity of the
pessimists(
Bourna d7un caractOre.Bourna of a Character" ?@E?/
atre adute" c7est Xtre seu(
To $e adut is to $e aone(
Pens0es d7un $ioo#iste .Thou#hts of a >ioo#ist" ?@%D/ p( ?ED
On tue un homme" on est un assassin( On tue des miions d7hommes" on
est
con'u0rant( On es tue tous" on est un dieu(
=i a man" and you are an assassin( =i miions of men" and you
are a
con'ueror( =i e3eryone" and you are a #od(
Pens0es d7un $ioo#iste .Thou#hts of a >ioo#ist" ?@E@/ p( ??H
?F(G4 8eo Rosten
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The ony thin# , can say a$out )( C( Fieds" !hom , ha3e admired
since the
day he ad3anced upon >a$y 8eRoy !ith an ice pic-" is this: any man
!ho
hates do#s and $a$ies can7t $e a $ad(
2peech at 6oy!ood dinner in honour of )( C( Fieds" ?H Fe$( ?@E@"
in
2aturday Re3ie! ?4 Bune ?@GH
?F(GE Phiip Roth
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A Be!ish man !ith parents ai3e is a fifteen-year-od $oy" and !i
remain
a fifteen-year-od $oy unti they dieT
Portnoy7s Compaint .?@HG/ p( ???
Doctor" my doctor" !hat do you say" 8ET72 P;T T6E ,D >AC= ,A C,DT
Portnoy7s Compaint .?@HG/ p( ?4D
?F(GD Dan Ro!an and Dic- Martin
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Dan Ro!an ?@44-?@FG
Dic- Martin ?@4E-
Lery interestin#((($ut stupid(
Catch-phrase in Ro!an and Martin7s 8au#h-,n .American tee3ision
series"
?@HG-GE/
?F(G% 6een Ro!and
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A hus$and is !hat is eft of a o3er" after the ner3e has $een
extracted(
A 1uide to Men .?@44/ p( ?@
2omeho! a $acheor ne3er 'uite #ets o3er the idea that he is a thin#
of
$eauty and a $oy fore3er(
A 1uide to Men .?@44/ p( 4%
The foies !hich a man re#rets most" in his ife" are those !hich he
didn7t commit !hen he had the opportunity(
A 1uide to Men .?@44/ p( FG
)hen you see !hat some #irs marry" you reai5e ho! they must hate to
!or-
for a i3in#(
Refections of a >acheor 1ir .?@&@/ p( D%
?F(GH Richard Ro!and
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The unatics ha3e ta-en char#e of the asyum(
Comment on ta-e-o3er of ;nited Artists $y Chares Chapin" Mary
Pic-ford"
Dou#as Fair$an-s and D( )( 1riffith" in Terry Ramsaye A Miion and
One
Ai#hts .?@4H/ 3o( 4" ch( G@
?F(GG Maude Royden
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The Church shoud #o for!ard aon# the path of pro#ress and $e no
on#er
satisfied ony to represent the Conser3ati3e Party at prayer(
Address at Queen7s 6a" 8ondon" ?H Buy ?@?G" in The Times ?G Buy
?@?G
?F(GF Aaomi Royde-2mith
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, -no! t!o thin#s a$out the horse
And one of them is rather coarse(
)ee-end >oo- .?@4F/ p( 4E?
?F(G@ Pau Afred Ru$ens
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?FG%-?@?G
OhT !e don7t !ant to ose you $ut !e thin- you ou#ht to #o
For your =in# and your Country $oth need you so<
)e sha !ant you and miss you $ut !ith a our mi#ht and main
)e sha cheer you" than- you" -iss you
)hen you come $ac- a#ain(
Cour =in# and Country )ant Cou .?@?D son#/
?F(F& Damon Runyon
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, do see her in tou#h 9oints more than some!hat(
Coier7s 44 May ?@E&" *2ocia Error*
*Cou are snatchin# a hard #uy !hen you snatch >oo-ie >o$( A 3ery hard
#uy"
indeed( ,n fact"* , say" *, hear the softest thin# a$out him is his
front
teeth(*
Coier7s 4H 2ept( ?@E?" *2natchin# of >oo-ie >o$*
, a!ays caim the mission !or-ers came out too eary to catch any
sinners
on this part of >road!ay( At such an hour the sinners are sti in
$ed
restin# up from their sinnin# of the ni#ht $efore" so they !i $e in
#ood
shape for more sinnin# a itte ater on(
Coier7s 4F Ban( ?@EE" *The ,dy of Miss 2arah >ro!n*
*,n fact"* 2am the 1onoph says" *, on# a#o come to the concusion
that
a ife is H to % a#ainst(*
Coier7s F 2ept( ?@ED" *A Aice Price*
*My $oy"* he says" *a!ays try to ru$ up a#ainst money" for if you
ru$ up
a#ainst money on# enou#h" some of it may ru$ off on you(*
Cosmopoitan Au#( ?@4@" *A Lery 6onoura$e 1uy*
?F(F? Dean Rus-
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)e7re eye$a to eye$a" and , thin- the other feo! 9ust $in-ed(
Comment on Cu$an missie crisis" 4D Oct( ?@H4" in 2aturday E3enin#
Post
F Dec( ?@H4
?F(F4 >ertrand Russe .>ertrand Arthur )iiam" third Ear Russe/
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Three passions" simpe $ut o3er!hemin#y stron#" ha3e #o3erned my
ife:
the on#in# for o3e" the search for -no!ed#e" and un$eara$e pity
for
the sufferin# of man-ind(
Auto$io#raphy .?@HG/ 3o( ?" proo#ue
, !as tod that the Chinese said they !oud $ury me $y the )estern
8a-e
and $uid a shrine to my memory( , ha3e some si#ht re#ret that this
did
not happen as , mi#ht ha3e $ecome a #od" !hich !oud ha3e $een 3ery
chic
for an atheist(
Auto$io#raphy .?@HF/ 3o( 4" ch( E
Men !ho are unhappy" i-e men !ho seep $ady" are a!ays proud of
the
fact(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( ?
>oredom is therefore a 3ita pro$em for the moraist" since haf the
sins
of man-ind are caused $y the fear of it(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( D
One of the symptoms of approachin# ner3ous $rea-do!n is the $eief
that
one7s !or- is terri$y important" and that to ta-e a hoiday !oud
$rin#
a -inds of disaster( ,f , !ere a medica man" , shoud prescri$e a
hoiday to any patient !ho considered his !or- important(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( %
En3y is the $asis of democracy(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( H
One shoud as a rue respect pu$ic opinion in so far as is necessary
to
a3oid star3ation and to -eep out of prison" $ut anythin# that #oes
$eyond
this is 3ountary su$mission to an unnecessary tyranny" and is i-ey
to
interfere !ith happiness in a -inds of !ays(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( @
A sense of duty is usefu in !or-" $ut offensi3e in persona
reations(
Peope !ish to $e i-ed" not to $e endured !ith patient resi#nation(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( ?&
Of a forms of caution" caution in o3e is perhaps the most fata to
true
happiness(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( ?4
To $e a$e to fi eisure intei#enty is the ast product of
ci3ii5ation" and at present 3ery fe! peope ha3e reached this e3e(
Con'uest of 6appiness .?@E&/ ch( ?D
Aristote maintained that !omen ha3e fe!er teeth than men< athou#h
he !as
t!ice married" it ne3er occurred to him to 3erify this statement $y
examinin# his !i3es7 mouths(
,mpact of 2cience on 2ociety .?@%4/ ch( ?
The fact that an opinion has $een !idey hed is no e3idence !hate3er
that
it is not uttery a$surd< indeed in 3ie! of the siiness of the
ma9ority
of man-ind" a !idespread $eief is more i-ey to $e fooish than
sensi$e(
Marria#e and Moras .?@4@/ ch( %
To fear o3e is to fear ife" and those !ho fear ife are aready
three
parts dead(
Marria#e and Moras .?@4@/ ch( ?@
Mathematics may $e defined as the su$9ect in !hich !e ne3er -no! !hat
!e
are ta-in# a$out" nor !hether !hat !e are sayin# is true(
Mysticism and 8o#ic .?@?G/ ch( D
Ony on the firm foundation of unyiedin# despair" can the sou7s
ha$itation henceforth $e safey $uit(
Phiosophica Essays .?@?&/ no( 4
Mathematics" ri#hty 3ie!ed" possesses not ony truth" $ut supreme
$eauty--a $eauty cod and austere" i-e that of scupture(
Phiosophica Essays .?@?&/ no( D
,t is undesira$e to $eie3e a proposition !hen there is no #round
!hate3er for supposin# it is true(
2ceptica Essays .?@4F/ *On the Laue of 2cepticism*
The infiction of cruety !ith a #ood conscience is a dei#ht to
moraists( That is !hy they in3ented 6e(
2ceptica Essays .?@4F/ *On the Laue of 2cepticism*
E3ery man" !here3er he #oes" is encompassed $y a coud of comfortin#
con3ictions" !hich mo3e !ith him i-e fies on a summer day(
2ceptica Essays .?@4F/ *Dreams and Facts*
Machines are !orshipped $ecause they are $eautifu" and 3aued
$ecause
they confer po!er< they are hated $ecause they are hideous" and
oathed
$ecause they impose sa3ery(
2ceptica Essays .?@4F/ *Machines and Emotions*
)e ha3e" in fact" t!o -inds of moraity side $y side: one !hich !e
preach
$ut do not practise" and another !hich !e practise $ut sedom preach(
2ceptica Essays .?@4F/ *Eastern and )estern ,deas of 6appiness*
,t is o$3ious that *o$scenity* is not a term capa$e of exact e#a
definition< in the practice of the Courts" it means *anythin# that
shoc-s
the ma#istrate(*
2ceptica Essays .?@4F/ *Recrudescence of Puritanism*
The fundamenta defect of fathers" in our competiti3e society" is
that
they !ant their chidren to $e a credit to them(
2ceptica Essays .?@4F/ *Freedom 3ersus Authority in Education*
Man is a creduous anima" and must $eie3e somethin#< in the a$sence
of
#ood #rounds for $eief" he !i $e satisfied !ith $ad ones(
;npopuar Essays .?@%&/ *Outine of ,nteectua Ru$$ish*
Fear is the main source of superstition" and one of the main sources
of
cruety( To con'uer fear is the $e#innin# of !isdom" in the pursuit
of
truth as in the endea3our after a !orthy manner of ife(
;npopuar Essays .?@%&/ *Outine of ,nteectua Ru$$ish*
?F(FE Dora Russe .Countess Russe/
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)e !ant $etter reasons for ha3in# chidren than not -no!in# ho! to
pre3ent
them(
6ypatia .?@4%/ ch( D
?F(FD 1eor#e )iiam Russe
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2ee AE .?(?%/
?F(F% Bohn Russe
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Certain phrases stic- in the throat" e3en if they offer nothin# that
is
anayticay impro$a$e( *A dashin# 2!iss officer* is one such(
Another
is *the $eautifu 8a! Courts(*
Paris .?@H&/ ch( ??
?F(FH Ernest Rutherford .>aron Rutherford of Aeson/
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, do not(((!ant to #i3e the impression that the use of ar#e machines
or
of ea$orate techni'ues is a!ays 9ustified< sometimes it contri$utes
merey to the sense of sef-importance of the in3esti#ator" and it is
a!ays sautary to remem$er Rutherford7s *)e ha3en7t #ot the money"
so
!e73e #ot to thin-T*
R( L( Bones in >uetin of the ,nstitute of Physics .?@H4/ 3o( ?E"
p( ?&4
A science is either physics or stamp coectin#(
,n B( >( >ir-s Rutherford at Manchester .?@H4/ p( ?&F
?F(FG 1i$ert Rye
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A myth is" of course" not a fairy story( ,t is the presentation of
facts
$eon#in# to one cate#ory in the idioms appropriate to another( To
expode
a myth is accordin#y not to deny the facts $ut to re-aocate them(
And
this is !hat , am tryin# to do(
Concept of Mind .?@D@/ introduction
Phiosophy is the repacement of cate#ory-ha$its $y cate#ory-
discipines(
Concept of Mind .?@D@/ introduction
2uch in outine is the officia theory( , sha often spea- of it"
!ith
dei$erate a$usi3eness" as *the do#ma of the 1host in the Machine(*
Concept of Mind .?@D@/ ch( ? .referrin# to Descartes7 menta-conduct
concepts/
?@(& 2
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?@(? Rafae 2a$atini
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6e !as $orn !ith a #ift of au#hter and a sense that the !ord !as
mad(
And that !as a his patrimony(
2caramouche .?@4?/ $-( ?" ch( ?
?@(4 Oi3er 2ac-s
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The man !ho mistoo- his !ife for a hat(
Tite of $oo- .?@F%/
?@(E Lictoria .7Lita7/ 2ac-3ie-)est
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The #reater cats !ith #oden eyes
2tare out $et!een the $ars(
Deserts are there" and different s-ies"
And ni#ht !ith different stars(
=in#7s Dau#hter .?@4@/ pt( 4" no( ? *The 1reater Cats !ith 1oden
Eyes*
The country ha$it has me $y the heart"
For he7s $e!itched for e3er !ho has seen"
Aot !ith his eyes $ut !ith his 3ision" 2prin#
Fo! do!n the !oods and stippe ea3es !ith sun(
The 8and .?@4H/ *)inter*
?@(D FranNoise 2a#an
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Rien n7est pus affreux 'ue e rire pour a 9aousie(
To 9eaousy" nothin# is more fri#htfu than au#hter(
8a Chamade .?@H%/ ch( @
?@(% Antoine de 2aint-Exup0ry
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8es #randes personnes ne comprennent 9amais rien toutes seues" et
c7est
fati#ant" pour es enfants" de tou9ours et tou9ours eur donner des
expications(
1ro!n-ups ne3er understand anythin# for themse3es" and it is
tiresome for
chidren to $e a!ays and fore3er expainin# thin#s to them(
8e Petit Prince .The 8itte Prince" ?@DE/ ch( ?
On ne 3oit $ien 'u7a3ec e cRur( 87essentie est in3isi$e pour es
yeux(
,t is ony !ith the heart that one can see ri#hty< !hat is essentia
is
in3isi$e to the eye(
8e Petit Prince .The 8itte Prince" ?@DE/ ch( 4?
87exp0rience nous montre 'u7 aimer ce n7est point nous re#arder 7un
7autre mais re#arder ensem$e dans a mXme direction(
8ife has tau#ht us that o3e does not consist in #a5in# at each other
$ut
in oo-in# to#ether in the same direction(
Terre des 6ommes .transated as *)ind" 2and and 2tars"* ?@E@/ ch( F
?@(H 1eor#e 2aints$ury
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, ha3e ne3er yet #i3en a second-hand opinion of any thin#" or $oo-"
or
person(
Aotes on a Cear->oo- .?@4&/ *Preiminary*
?@(G 2a-i .6ector 6u#h Munro/
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?FG&-?@?H
*>ut !hy shoud you !ant to shied him+* cried E#$ert< *the man is a
common murderer(* *A common murderer" possi$y" $ut a 3ery uncommon
coo-(*
>easts and 2uper->easts .?@?D/ *The >ind 2pot*
*)ado is one of those peope !ho !oud $e enormousy impro3ed $y
death"*
said Co3is(
>easts and 2uper->easts .?@?D/ *The Feast of Aemesis*
6e7s simpy #ot the instinct for $ein# unhappy hi#hy de3eoped(
Chronices of Co3is .?@??/ *The Match-Ma-er*
*, thin- oysters are more $eautifu than any rei#ion"* he resumed
presenty( *They not ony for#i3e our un-indness to them< they
9ustify it"
they incite us to #o on $ein# perfecty horrid to them( Once they
arri3e
at the supper-ta$e they seem to enter thorou#hy into the spirit of
the
thin#( There7s nothin# in Christianity or >uddhism that 'uite matches
the
sympathetic unsefishness of an oyster(*
Chronices of Co3is .?@??/ *The Match-Ma-er*
A decent peope i3e $eyond their incomes no!adays" and those !ho
aren7t
respecta$e i3e $eyond other peopes7( A fe! #ifted indi3iduas
mana#e to
do $oth(
Chronices of Co3is .?@??/ *The Match-Ma-er*
The peope of Crete unfortunatey ma-e more history than they can
consume
ocay(
Chronices of Co3is .?@??/ *The Bestin# of Arin#ton 2trin#ham*
6is soc-s compeed one7s attention !ithout osin# one7s respect(
Chronices of Co3is .?@??/ *Ministers of 1race*
Peope may say !hat they i-e a$out the decay of Christianity< the
rei#ious system that produced #reen Chartreuse can ne3er reay die(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad on Christmas Presents*
E3ery reformation must ha3e its 3ictims( Cou can7t expect the fatted
caf
to share the enthusiasm of the an#es o3er the prodi#a7s return(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad on the Academy*
, a!ays say $eauty is ony sin deep(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad7s Choir Treat*
6er froc-s are $uit in Paris" $ut she !ears them !ith a stron#
En#ish
accent(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad on )orries*
The youn# ha3e aspirations that ne3er come to pass" the od ha3e
reminiscences of !hat ne3er happened(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad at the Carton*
There may ha3e $een disiusionments in the i3es of the medie3a
saints"
$ut they !oud scarcey ha3e $een $etter peased if they coud ha3e
forseen that their names !oud $e associated no!adays chiefy !ith
racehorses and the cheaper carets(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad at the Carton*
The coo- !as a #ood coo-" as coo-s #o< and as #ood coo-s #o" she
!ent(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad on >esettin# 2ins*
)omen and eephants ne3er for#et an in9ury(
Re#inad .?@&D/ *Re#inad on >esettin# 2ins*
The Coun# Tur-ish candidate" !ho had conformed to the )estern custom
of
one !ife and hardy any mistresses" stood $y hepessy !hie his
ad3ersary7s po s!eed to a triumphant ma9ority(
Re#inad in Russia .?@?&/ *A Coun# Tur-ish Catastrophe*
The death of Bohn Pennin#ton had eft his !ido! in circumstances
!hich
!ere more straitened than e3er" and the Par- had receded e3en from
her
notepaper" !here it had on# $een retained as a courtesy tite on the
principe that addresses are #i3en to us to concea our !herea$outs(
Re#inad in Russia .?@?&/ *Cross Currents*
>ut" #ood #racious" you73e #ot to educate him first( Cou can7t expect
a $oy to $e 3icious ti he7s $een to a #ood schoo(
Re#inad in Russia .?@?&/ *The >a-er7s Do5en*
, shoud $e the ast person to say anythin# a#ainst temptation"
naturay"
$ut !e ha3e a pro3er$ do!n here *in $aitin# a mouse-trap !ith cheese"
a!ays ea3e room for the mouse(*
The 2'uare E## .?@4D/ *The ,nferna Pariament*
A itte inaccuracy sometimes sa3es tons of expanation(
The 2'uare E## .?@4D/ *Co3is on the Ae#ed Romance of >usiness*
Chidren !ith 6yacinth7s temperament don7t -no! $etter as they #ro!
oder<
they merey -no! more(
Toys of Peace and Other Papers .?@?@/ *6yacinth*
A $u55 of reco#nition came from the front ro!s of the pit" to#ether
!ith
a cranin# of nec-s on the part of those in ess fa3oured seats( ,t
heraded the arri3a of 2herard >a!" the dramatist !ho had
disco3ered
himsef" and !ho had #i3en so un#rud#in#y of his disco3ery to the
!ord(
The ;n$eara$e >assin#ton .?@?4/ ch( ?E
?@(F B( D( 2ain#er
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,f you reay !ant to hear a$out it" the first thin# you7 pro$a$y
!ant
to -no! is !here , !as $orn" and !hat my ousy chidhood !as i-e"
and ho!
my parents !ere occupied and a $efore they had me" and a that
Da3id
Copperfied -ind of crap" $ut , don7t fee i-e #oin# into it(
Catcher in the Rye .?@%?/ ch( ?
)hat reay -noc-s me out is a $oo- that" !hen you7re a done
readin# it"
you !ish the author that !rote it !as a terrific friend of yours and
you
coud ca him up on the phone !hene3er you fet i-e it(
Catcher in the Rye .?@%?/ ch( E
2ex is somethin# , reay don7t understand too hot( Cou ne3er -no!
!here
the he you are( , -eep ma-in# up these sex rues for mysef" and
then ,
$rea- them ri#ht a!ay(
Catcher in the Rye .?@%?/ ch( @
The ony thin# od Phoe$e i-ed !as !hen 6amet patted this do# on
the
head( 2he thou#ht that !as funny and nice" and it !as( )hat ,7 ha3e
to
do is" ,7 ha3e to read that pay( The trou$e !ith me is" , a!ays
ha3e
to read that stuff $y mysef( ,f an actor acts it out" , hardy
isten(
, -eep !orryin# a$out !hether he7s #oin# to do somethin# phoney e3ery
minute(
Catcher in the Rye .?@%?/ ch( ?H
Ta-e most peope" they7re cra5y a$out cars( They !orry if they #et
a itte scratch on them" and they7re a!ays ta-in# a$out ho! many
mies
they #et to a #aon" and if they #et a $rand-ne! car aready they
start
thin-in# a$out tradin# it in for one that7s e3en ne!er( , don7t e3en
i-e
od cars( , mean they don7t e3en interest me( ,7d rather ha3e a
#oddam
horse( A horse is at east human" for 1od7s sa-e(
Catcher in the Rye .?@%?/ ch( ?G
*Cou -no! that son# 7,f a $ody catch a $ody comin7 throu#h the rye+7
,7d
i-e--*
*,t7s 7,f a $ody meet a $ody comin# throu#h the rye7T* od Phoe$e
said(
*,t7s a poem( >y Ro$ert >urns(*
*, -no! it7s a poem $y Ro$ert >urns(*
2he !as ri#ht" thou#h( ,t is *,f a $ody meet a $ody comin# throu#h
the
rye(* , didn7t -no! it then" thou#h(
*, thou#ht it !as 7,f a $ody catch a $ody"7* , said( *Any!ay" , -eep
picturin# a these itte -ids payin# some #ame in this $i# fied
of rye
and a( Thousands of itte -ids" and no$ody7s around--no$ody $i#"
, mean--except me( And ,7m standin# on the ed#e of some cra5y ciff(
)hat
, ha3e to do" , ha3e to catch e3ery$ody if they start to #o o3er the
ciff--, mean if they7re runnin# and they don7t oo- !here they7re
#oin#
, ha3e to come out from some!here and catch them( That7s a ,7d do
a
day( ,7d 9ust $e the catcher in the rye and a( , -no! it7s cra5y"
$ut
that7s the ony thin# ,7d reay i-e to $e( , -no! it7s cra5y(*
Catcher in the Rye .?@%?/ ch( 44
A confessiona passa#e has pro$a$y ne3er $een !ritten that didn7t
stin-
a itte $it of the !riter7s pride in ha3in# #i3en up his pride(
2eymour: an ,ntroduction .?@%@/ in Raise 6i#h the Roof >eam"
Carpenters
and 2eymour: an ,ntroduction .?@HE/ p( ?@%
?@(@ 8ord 2ais$ury .Ro$ert Arthur Bames 1ascoyne-Ceci" fifth Mar'uess
of 2ais$ury/
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6e is" as !e a -no!" a man of most unusua inteectua $riiance<
and
he is" moreo3er" $oth $ra3e and resoute( Those are 3aua$e and not
too
common attri$utes in poitics( >ut the fact remains that , $eie3e he
has
adopted" especiay in his reationship to the !hite communities of
Africa" a most unhappy and an entirey !ron# approach( 6e has $een
too
ce3er $y haf(
2aid of ,ain Maceod" Coonia 2ecretary" in 6ansard .6ouse of 8ords/
G Mar( ?@H?" co( E&G
?@(?& Anthony 2ampson
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Mem$ers Uof ci3i ser3ice ordersV rise from CM1 .-no!n sometimes in
)hiteha as *Ca Me 1od*/ to the =CM1 .*=indy Ca Me 1od*/ to--
for
a seect fe! #o3ernors and super-am$assadors--the 1CM1 .*1od Cas Me
1od*/(
Anatomy of >ritain .?@H4/ ch( ?F
?@(?? 8ord 2amue .6er$ert 8ouis" first Liscount 2amue/
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A i$rary is thou#ht in cod stora#e(
A >oo- of Quotations .?@DG/ p( ?&
,t ta-es t!o to ma-e a marria#e a success and ony one a faiure(
A >oo- of Quotations .?@DG/ p( ??%
)ithout dou$t the #reatest in9ury of a !as done $y $asin# moras on
myth( For" sooner or ater" myth is reco#ni5ed for !hat it is" and
disappears( Then moraity oses the foundation on !hich it has $een
$uit(
Romanes 8ecture" ?@DG" p( ?D
?@(?4 Car 2and$ur#
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Poetry is the openin# and cosin# of a door" ea3in# those !ho oo-
throu#h to #uess a$out !hat is seen durin# a moment(
Atantic Monthy Mar( ?@4E *Poetry Considered*
Poetry is the achie3ement of the synthesis of hyacinths and $iscuits(
Atantic Monthy Mar( ?@4E *Poetry Considered*
6o# >utcher for the )ord"
Too Ma-er" 2tac-er of )heat"
Payer !ith Rairoads and the Aation7s Frei#ht 6ander<
2tormy" hus-y" $ra!in#"
City of the >i# 2houders(
Chica#o Poems .?@?H/ *Chica#o*
The fo# comes
on itte cat feet(
,t sits oo-in#
o3er har$or and city
on sient haunches
and then mo3es on(
Chica#o Poems .?@?H/ *Fo#*
, te you the past is a $uc-et of ashes(
Cornhus-ers .?@?F/ *Prairie*
)hen A$raham 8incon !as sho3eed into the tom$s"
he for#ot the copperheads and the assassin(((
in the dust" in the coo tom$s(
Cornhus-ers .?@?F/ *Coo Tom$s*
Pie the $odies hi#h at Austerit5 and )ateroo(
2ho3e them under and et me !or---
, am the #rass< , co3er a(
Cornhus-ers .?@?F/ *1rass*
, am an ideaist( , don7t -no! !here ,7m #oin# $ut ,7m on the !ay(
,ncidentas .?@&G/ p( F
2an# is a an#ua#e that ros up its see3es" spits on its hands and
#oes
to !or-(
,n Ae! Cor- Times ?E Fe$( ?@%@" p( 4?
8itte #ir(((2ometime they7 #i3e a !ar and no$ody !i come(
The Peope" Ces .?@EH/ .cf( Charotte =eyes in McCa7s Oct( ?@HH
*2uppose They 1a3e a )ar and Ao One Came+*< a ?@G& American fim !as
entited *2uppose They 1a3e a )ar and Ao$ody Came+*/
)hy is there a!ays a secret sin#in#
)hen a a!yer cashes in+
)hy does a hearse horse snic-er
6auin# a a!yer a!ay+
2mo-e and 2tee .?@4&/ *The 8a!yers =no! Too Much*
?@(?E 6enry 7Red7 2anders
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2ure" !innin# isn7t e3erythin#( ,t7s the ony thin#(
,n 2ports ,ustrated 4H Dec( ?@%% .often attri$uted to Lince
8om$ardi/
?@(?D )iiam 2ansom
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A !riter i3es" at $est" in a state of astonishment( >eneath any
feein#
he has of the #ood or the e3i of the !ord ies a deeper one of
!onder at
it a( To transmit that feein#" he !rites(
>ue 2-ies" >ro!n 2tudies .?@H?/ *From a )riter7s Aote$oo-*
?@(?% 1eor#e 2antayana
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The youn# man !ho has not !ept is a sa3a#e" and the od man !ho !i
not
au#h is a foo(
Diao#ues in 8im$o .?@4%/ ch( E
Fanaticism consists in redou$in# your effort !hen you ha3e for#otten
your
aim(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( ?" ,ntroduction
6appiness is the ony sanction of ife< !here happiness fais"
existence
remains a mad and amenta$e experiment(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( ?" ch( ?&
Pro#ress" far from consistin# in chan#e" depends on retenti3eness((((
Those !ho cannot remem$er the past are condemned to repeat it(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( ?" ch( ?4
,t ta-es patience to appreciate domestic $iss< 3oatie spirits
prefer
unhappiness(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( 4" ch( 4
An artist is a dreamer consentin# to dream of the actua !ord(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( D" ch( E
Music is essentiay useess" as ife is: $ut $oth ha3e an idea
extension
!hich ends utiity to its conditions(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( D" ch( D
An artist may 3isit a museum" $ut ony a pedant can i3e there(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( D" ch( G
Aothin# is reay so poor and meanchoy as art that is interested in
itsef and not in its su$9ect(
8ife of Reason .?@&%/ 3o( D" ch( F
The truth is crue" $ut it can $e o3ed" and it ma-es free those !ho
ha3e
o3ed it(
8itte Essays .?@4&/ *,dea ,mmortaity*
En#and is the paradise of indi3iduaity" eccentricity" heresy"
anomaies"
ho$$ies" and humours(
2oio'uies in En#and .?@44/ *The >ritish Character*
There is no cure for $irth and death sa3e to en9oy the inter3a(
2oio'uies in En#and .?@44/ *)ar 2hrines*
,t is a #reat ad3anta#e for a system of phiosophy to $e
su$stantiay
true(
The ;n-no!a$e .?@4E/ p( D
For an idea e3er to $e fashiona$e is ominous" since it must
after!ards $e
a!ays od-fashioned(
)inds of Doctrine .?@?E/ ch( 4
,ntoerance itsef is a form of e#oism" and to condemn e#oism
intoeranty
is to share it(
)inds of Doctrine .?@?E/ ch( D
?@(?H 72apper7 .6erman Cyri MacAeie/
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?FFF-?@EG
6u#h pued out his ci#arette-case( *Tur-ish this side--Lir#inia
that(*
>u-do# Drummond .?@4&/ ch( F
?@(?G Bohn 2in#er 2ar#ent
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E3ery time , paint a portrait , ose a friend(
,n A( >entey and E( Esar Treasury of 6umorous Quotations .?@%?/
?@(?F 8esie 2arony
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Ain7t it #rand to $e $oomin# !e dead+
Tite of son# .?@E4/
, ift up my fin#er and , say *t!eet t!eet(*
Tite of son# .?@4@/
?@(?@ Aathaie 2arraute
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?@&4-
Today" than-s to technica pro#ress" the radio and tee3ision" to
!hich !e
de3ote so many of the eisure hours once spent istenin# to parour
chatter and parour music" ha3e succeeded in iftin# the manufacture
of
$anaity out of the sphere of handicraft and paced it in that of a
ma9or
industry(
Times 8iterary 2uppement ?& Bune ?@H&
?@(4& Bean-Pau 2artre
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Quand es riches se font a #uerre ce sont es pau3res 'ui meurent(
)hen the rich !a#e !ar it7s the poor !ho die(
8e Dia$e et e $on Dieu .The De3i and the 1ood 8ord" ?@%?/ act ?"
first
ta$eau
87 0cri3ain doit donc refuser de se aisser transformer en
institution(
A !riter must refuse to ao! himsef to $e transformed into an
institution(
Decaration read at 2toc-hom" 44 Oct( ?@HD" refusin# the Ao$e
Pri5e" in
Miche Contat and Miche Ry$a-a .eds(/ 8es crits de 2artre .?@G&/
p( D&E
87existence pr0cOde et commande 7essence(
Existence precedes and rues essence(
87atre et e n0ant .>ein# and Aothin#ness" ?@DE/ pt( D" ch( ?
Be suis condemn0 Z Xtre i$re(
, am condemned to $e free(
87atre et e n0ant .>ein# and Aothin#ness" ?@DE/ pt( D" ch( ?
87 homme est une passion inutie(
Man is a useess passion(
87atre et e n0ant .>ein# and Aothin#ness" ?@DE/ pt( D" ch( 4
Aors" c7est Na 7Enfer( Be n7aurais 9amais cru(((( Lous 3ous
rappee5: e
soufre" e $Ycher" e #ri(((( AhT 'uee paisanterie( Pas $esoin
de
#ri" 7 Enfer" c7est es Autres(
2o that7s !hat 6e is: ,7d ne3er ha3e $eie3ed it(((( Do you
remem$er"
$rimstone" the sta-e" the #ridiron+((( )hat a 9o-eT Ao need of a
#ridiron"
6e is other peope(
6uis Cos .Cosed Doors" ?@DD/ sc( %
, n7y a pas de $on pOre" c7est a rO#e< 'u7on n7en tienne pas #rief
aux
hommes mais au ien de paternit0 'ui est pourri( Faire des enfants"
rien
de mieux< en a3oir" 'uee ini'uit0T
There is no #ood father" that7s the rue( Don7t ay the $ame on men
$ut
on the $ond of paternity" !hich is rotten( To $e#et chidren" nothin#
$etter< to ha3e them" !hat ini'uityT
8es Mots .The )ords" ?@HD/ *8ire*
8es $ons pau3res ne sa3ent pas 'ue eur office est d7exercer notre
#0n0rosit0(
The poor don7t -no! that their function in ife is to exercise our
#enerosity(
8es Mots .The )ords" ?@HD/ *8ire*
Ee Uma #rand-mOreV ne croyait Z rien< seu" son scepticism
7empXchait
d7Xtre ath0e(
2he Umy #randmotherV $eie3ed in nothin#< ony her scepticism -ept
her
from $ein# an atheist(
8es Mots .The )ords" ?@HD/ *8ire*
Comme tous es son#e-creux" 9e confondis e d0senchantement a3ec a
30rit0(
8i-e a dreamers" , mistoo- disenchantment for truth(
8es Mots .The )ords" ?@HD/ *crire*
Be confondis es choses a3ec eurs noms: c7est croire(
, confused thin#s !ith their names: that is $eief(
8es Mots .The )ords" ?@HD/ *crire*
Trois heures" c7est tou9ours trop tard ou trop tit pour ce 'u7on 3eut
faire(
Three o7coc- is a!ays too ate or too eary for anythin# you !ant
to do(
8a Aaus0e .Aausea" ?@EF/ *Lendredi*
Ma pens0e" c7est moi: 3oiZ pour'uoi 9e ne peux pas m7arrXter(
B7existe
par ce 'ue 9e pense(((et 9e ne peux pas m7empXcher de penser(
My thou#ht is me: that7s !hy , can7t stop( , exist $y !hat ,
thin-(((and
, can7t pre3ent mysef from thin-in#(
8a Aaus0e .Aausea" ?@EF/ *8undi*
Be d0teste es 3ictimes 'uand ees respectent eurs $ourreaux(
, hate 3ictims !ho respect their executioners(
8es 20'uestr0s d7Atona .The Condemned of Atona" ?@H&/ act ?" sc( ?
Be me m0fie des incommunica$es" c7est a source de toute 3ioence(
, distrust the incommunica$e: it is the source of a 3ioence(
8es Temps Modernes Buy ?@DG" p( ?&H" *Qu7est-ce 'ue a
itt0rature+*
.)hat is 8iterature+/
?@(4? 2ie#fried 2assoon
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2odiers are citi5ens of death7s #ray and"
Dra!in# no di3idend from time7s tomorro!s(
Counter-Attac- .?@?F/ *Dreamers*
,n the #reat hour of destiny they stand"
Each !ith his feuds" and 9eaousies" and sorro!s(
2odiers are s!orn to action< they must !in
2ome famin#" fata cimax !ith their i3es(
2odiers are dreamers< !hen the #uns $e#in
They thin- of fireit homes" cean $eds" and !i3es(
Counter-Attac- .?@?F/ *Dreamers*
,f , !ere fierce" and $ad" and short of $reath"
,7d i3e !ith scaret Ma9ors at the >ase"
And speed #um heroes up the ine to death(
Cou7d see me !ith my puffy petuant face"
1u55in# and #upin# in the $est hote"
Readin# the Ro of 6onour( *Poor youn# chap"*
,7d say--*, used to -no! his father !e<
Ces" !e73e ost hea3iy in this ast scrap(*
And !hen the !ar is done and youth stone dead"
,7d todde safey home and die--in $ed(
Counter-Attac- .?@?F/ *>ase Detais*
*1ood-mornin#< #ood mornin#T* the 1enera said
)hen !e met him ast !ee- on our !ay to the ine(
Ao! the sodiers he smied at are most of 7em dead"
And !e7re cursin# his staff for incompetent s!ine(
*6e7s a cheery od card"* #runted 6arry to Bac-
As they so##ed up to Arras !ith rife and pac-(
>ut he did for them $oth $y his pan of attac-(
Counter-Attac- .?@?F/ *The 1enera*
Does it matter+--osin# your e#s+(((
For peope !i a!ays $e -ind"
And you need not sho! that you mind
)hen the others come in after huntin#
To #o$$e their muffins and e##s(
Does it matter+--osin# your si#ht+(((
There7s such spendid !or- for the $ind<
And peope !i a!ays $e -ind"
As you sit on the terrace remem$erin#
And turnin# your face to the i#ht(
Counter-Attac- .?@?F/ *Does it Matter+*
)ho !i remem$er" passin# throu#h this 1ate"
The unheroic Dead !ho fed the #uns+
)ho sha a$so3e the founess of their fate"--
Those doomed" conscripted" un3ictorious ones+
The 6eart7s Bourney .?@4F/ *On Passin# the Ae! Menin 1ate*
, am ma-in# this statement as an act of !ifu defiance of miitary
authority" $ecause , $eie3e that the )ar is $ein# dei$eratey
proon#ed
$y those !ho ha3e the po!er to end it(
Memoirs of an ,nfantry Officer .?@E&/ pt( ?&" ch( 4
,7d i-e to see a Tan- come do!n the stas"
8urchin# to ra#-time tunes" or *6ome" s!eet 6ome"*--
And there7d $e no more 9o-es in Music-has
To moc- the ridded corpses round >apaume(
The Od 6untsman .?@?G/ *>i#hters*
And he7d come home a#ain to find it more
Desira$e than it e3er !as $efore(
6o! ri#ht it seemed that he shoud reach the span
Of comforta$e years ao!ed to manT
2pendid to eat and seep and choose a !ife"
2afe !ith his !ound" a citi5en of ife(
6e ho$$ed $ithey throu#h the #arden #ate"
And thou#ht: *Than- 1od they had to amputateT*
The Od 6untsman .?@?G/ *The One-8e##ed Man*
)hy do you ie !ith your e#s un#ainy hudded"
And one arm $ent across your suen cod
Exhausted face+ ,t hurts my heart to !atch you"
Deep-shado!7d from the cande7s #itterin# #od<
And you !onder !hy , sha-e you $y the shouder<
Dro!sy" you mum$e and si#h and turn your head(((
Cou are too youn# to fa aseep for e3er<
And !hen you seep you remind me of the dead(
)ar Poems .?@?@/ *The Du#-Out*
>ut the past is 9ust the same"--and )ar7s a $oody #ame(((
6a3e you for#otten yet+(((
8oo- do!n" and s!ear $y the sain of the )ar that you7 ne3er
for#et(
)ar Poems .?@?@/ *Aftermath*
E3eryone suddeny $urst out sin#in#<
And , !as fied !ith such dei#ht
As prisoned $irds must find in freedom
)in#in# !idy across the !hite
Orchards and dar- #reen fieds< on< on< and out of si#ht(
E3eryone7s 3oice !as suddeny ifted"
And $eauty came i-e the settin# sun(
My heart !as sha-en !ith tears and horror
Drifted a!ay(((O $ut e3ery one
)as a $ird< and the son# !as !ordess< the sin#in# !i ne3er $e
done(
)ar Poems .?@?@/ *E3eryone 2an#*
?@(44 Eri- 2atie
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Ra3e refuse a 80#ion d76onneur" mais son Ru3re 7accepte(
Ra3e refuses the 8e#ion of 6onour" $ut a his music accepts it(
,n Bean Cocteau 8e Discours d7Oxford .?@%H/ p( D@
?@(4E Tey 2a3aas
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)ho o3es ya" $a$y+
Catch-phrase in American TL series =o9a- .?@GE-F/
?@(4D Dorothy 8( 2ayers
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?F@E-?@%G
, admit it is $etter fun to punt than to $e punted" and that a desire
to
ha3e a the fun is nine-tenths of the a! of chi3ary(
1audy Ai#ht .?@E%/ ch( ?D
)ith a #esture of su$mission he $o!ed his head and stood #ra3ey" the
s'uare cap dan#in# in his hand( *Pacetne" ma#istra+* *Pacet(*
1audy Ai#ht .?@E%/ ch( 4E .8ord Peter )imsey7s marria#e proposa to
6arriet Lane" and her acceptance/
Pain ies are dan#erous: the ony !eapons eft him Uthe ad3ertiserV
are
the su##estio fasi and the suppressio 3eri" and his use e3en of
these
!oud $e 3ery much more circumscri$ed if one person in ten had e3er
$een
tau#ht ho! to read( Those !ho prefer their En#ish soppy ha3e ony
themse3es to than- if the ad3ertisement !riter uses his mastery of
3oca$uary and syntax to misead their !ea- minds( The mora of a
this(((is that !e ha3e the -ind of ad3ertisin# !e deser3e(
2pectator ?@ Ao3( ?@EG *The Psychoo#y of Ad3ertisin#*
As , #ro! oder and oder"
And totter to!ards the tom$"
, find that , care ess and ess
)ho #oes to $ed !ith !hom(
*That7s )hy , Ae3er Read Modern Ao3es"* in Banet 6itchman 2uch a
2tran#e
8ady .?@G%/ ch( ?4
?@(4% A 2capone
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The famiy that prays to#ether stays to#ether(
2o#an de3ised for the Roman Cathoic Famiy Rosary Crusade in ?@DG:
see
Patric- Peyton A for 6er .?@HG/ p( ?DD
?@(4H 6u#h 2canon .>aron 2canon/
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?@?E-
Of course i$erty is not icence( 8i$erty in my 3ie! is conformin#
to
ma9ority opinion(
Tee3ision inter3ie!" @ Au#( ?@GG" in 8istener ?? Au#( ?@GG
?@(4G Arthur 2car#i
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?@EF-
Pariament itsef !oud not exist in its present form had peope not
defied the a!(
2aid in e3idence to 6ouse of Commons 2eect Committee on Empoyment"
4 Apr( ?@F&" in 6ouse of Commons Paper no( DH4 of 2ession ?@G@-F& p(
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?@(4F A#e 2carpei" 8uciano Lincen5oni" and 2er#io 8eone
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A#e 2carpei ?@4H-
8uciano Lincen5oni ?@4H-
2er#io 8eone ?@4?-
, $uono" i $ruto" i catti3o(
The #ood" the $ad" and the u#y(
Tite of fim .?@HH/
?@(4@ Morit5 2chic-
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The meanin# of a proposition is the method of its 3erification(
Phiosophica Re3ie! .?@EH/ 3o( D%" p( ED? *Meanin# and
Lerification*
?@(E& Artur 2chna$e
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The notes , hande no $etter than many pianists( >ut the pauses
$et!een
the notes--ah" that is !here the art residesT
,n Chica#o Daiy Ae!s ?? Bune ?@%F
Appause is a receipt" not a note of demand(
,n 2aturday Re3ie! of 8iterature 4@ 2ept( ?@%?
, don7t thin- there !as e3er a piece of music that chan#ed a man7s
decision on ho! to 3ote(
My 8ife and Music .?@H?/ pt( 4" ch( F
)hen , am as-ed" *)hat do you thin- of our audience+* , ans!er" *,
-no!
t!o -inds of audiences ony--one cou#hin#" and one not cou#hin#(*
My 8ife and Music .?@H?/ pt( 4" ch( ?&
?@(E? Arnod 2choen$er#
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,f it is art" it is not for the masses( *,f it is for the masses it
is not
art* is a topic !hich is rather simiar to a !ord of yoursef(
8etter to )( 2( 2chamm" ? Buy ?@D%" in Er!in 2tein Arnod
2choen$er#
8etters .?@HD/ p( 4E%
?@(E4 >udd 2chu$er#
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?@?D-
Cou don7t understand( , coud ha3e had cass( , coud ha3e $een a
contender( , coud ha3e $een some$ody--instead of a $um" !hich is
!hat
, am" et7s face it(
On the )aterfront .?@%D fim< !ords spo-en $y Maron >rando/
)hat ma-es 2ammy run+
Tite of no3e .?@D?/
?@(EE Diane >( 2chuder
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?@EG-
8a! is a refection and a source of pre9udice( ,t $oth enforces and
su##ests forms of $ias(
,n Ro$in Mor#an 2isterhood is Po!erfu .?@G&/ p( ?E@
?@(ED E( F( 2chumacher
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Ca a thin# immora or u#y" sou-destroyin# or a de#radation of
man"
a peri to the peace of the !ord or to the !e-$ein# of future
#enerations: as on# as you ha3e not sho!n it to $e *uneconomic* you
ha3e
not reay 'uestioned its ri#ht to exist" #ro!" and prosper(
2ma is >eautifu .?@GE/ pt( ?" ch( E
2ma is $eautifu( A study of economics as if peope mattered(
Tite of $oo- .?@GE/
?@(E% A$ert 2ch!eit5er
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?FG%-?@H%
Am A$end des dritten Ta#es" as !ir $ei 2onnenunter#an# #erade durch
eine
6erde Aipferde hindurchfuhren" stand urpRt5ich" 3on mir nicht
#eahnt
und nicht #esucht" das )ort *Ehrfurcht 3or dem 8e$en* 3or mir(
8ate on the third day" at the 3ery moment !hen" at sunset" !e !ere
ma-in#
our !ay throu#h a herd of hippopotamuses" there fashed upon my mind"
unforeseen and unsou#ht" the phrase" *Re3erence for 8ife(*
Aus meinem 8e$en und Den-en .My 8ife and Thou#ht" ?@EE/ ch( ?E
*6eda" =amerad"* rufe ich" *!ist du uns nicht ein !eni# hefen+*
*,ch
$in ein ,ntee-tueer und tra#e =ein 6o5"* autete die Ant!ort(
*6ast
du 1c-"* er!iderte ich< *auch ich !ote ein ,ntee-tueer !erden"
a$er es ist mir nicht #eun#en(*
*6uoT friend"* , ca out" *)on7t you end us a hand+* *, am an
inteectua and don7t dra# !ood a$out"* came the ans!er( *Cou7re
uc-y"*
, repy( *, too !anted to $ecome an inteectua" $ut , didn7t
succeed(*
Mitteiun#en aus 8am$arene .?@4F" tr( $y C( T( Campion" ?@E? as More
from
the Prime3a Forest/ ch( %
Die )ahrheit hat -eine 2tunde( ,hre Jeit ist immer und #erade dann
!enn
sie am un5eit#em]ssesten scheint(
Truth has no specia time of its o!n( ,ts hour is no!--a!ays" and
indeed
then most truy !hen it seems most unsuita$e to actua
circumstances(
J!ischen )asser und ;r!ad .On the Ed#e of the Prime3a Forest"
?@44/
ch( ??
?@(EH =urt 2ch!itters
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?FFG-?@DF
,ch $in Maer" ich na#e meine >ider(
, am a painter and , nai my pictures to#ether(
Remar- to Raou 6ausmann" ?@?F" in Raou 6ausmann Am Anfan# !ar Dada
.,n
the >e#innin# !as Dada" ?@G4/ p( HE
?@(EG Martin 2corsese and Mardi- Martin
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Martin 2corsese ?@D4-
Mardi- Martin
Cou don7t ma-e up for your sins in church< you do it in the street"
you do
it at home( The rest is $ushit and you -no! it(
Mean 2treets .?@GE fim/ in Michae >iss Martin 2corsese and
Michae
Cimino .?@F%/ ch( E
?@(EF C( P( 2cott
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A ne!spaper is of necessity somethin# of a monopoy" and its first
duty is
to shun the temptations of monopoy( ,ts primary office is the
#atherin#
of ne!s( At the peri of its sou it must see that the suppy is not
tainted( Aeither in !hat it #i3es" nor in !hat it does not #i3e" nor
in
the mode of presentation must the uncouded face of truth suffer
!ron#(
Comment is free" $ut facts are sacred(
Manchester 1uardian % May ?@4?
?@(E@ Pau 2cott
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?@4&-?@GF
The 9e!e in the cro!n(
Tite of no3e .?@HH/
?@(D& Ro$ert Facon 2cott
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1reat 1odT this Uthe 2outh PoeV is an a!fu pace and terri$e
enou#h for
us to ha3e a$oured to it !ithout the re!ard of priority(
Diary" ?G Ban( ?@?4" in 2cott7s 8ast Expedition .?@?E/ 3o( ?" ch( ?F
For 1od7s sa-e oo- after our peope(
Diary" 4@ Mar( ?@?4" in 2cott7s 8ast Expedition .?@?E/ 3o( ?" ch( 4&
Ma-e the $oy interested in natura history if you can< it is $etter
than
#ames< they encoura#e it in some schoos(
Fina etter to his !ife" in 2cott7s 8ast Expedition .?@?E/ 3o( ?"
ch( 4&
6ad !e i3ed" , shoud ha3e had a tae to te of the hardihood"
endurance" and coura#e of my companions !hich !oud ha3e stirred the
heart
of e3ery En#ishman( These rou#h notes and our dead $odies must te
the
tae(
*Messa#e to the Pu$ic* in 2cott7s 8ast Expedition .?@?E/ 3o( ?" ch(
4&
?@(D? Forida 2cott-Max!e
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Ao matter ho! od a mother is she !atches her midde-a#ed chidren
for
si#ns of impro3ement(
Measure of my Days .?@HF/ p( ?H
?@(D4 Aan 2ee#er
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, ha3e a rende53ous !ith Death
At some disputed $arricade"
)hen 2prin# comes round !ith rustin# shade
And appe $ossoms fi the air(
, ha3e a rende53ous !ith Death
)hen 2prin# $rin#s $ac- $ue days and fair(
Aorth American Re3ie! Oct( ?@?H *, 6a3e a Rende53ous !ith Death*
?@(DE Pete 2ee#er
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)here ha3e a the fo!ers #one+
The #irs ha3e pic-ed them e3ery one(
Oh" !hen !i you e3er earn+
)here 6a3e a the Fo!ers 1one+ .?@H? son#/ 2ee aso Anonymous
.?(DE/
?@(DD Erich 2e#a
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?@EG-
8o3e means not e3er ha3in# to say you7re sorry(
8o3e 2tory .?@G&/ ch( ?E
?@(D% )( C( 2ear and R( B( Ceatman
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)( C( 2ear ?F@F-?@%?
R( B( Ceatman ?F@F-?@HF
For e3ery person !ho !ants to teach there are approximatey thirty
!ho
don7t !ant to earn--much(
And Ao! A This .?@E4/ introduction
The Roman Con'uest !as" ho!e3er" a 1ood Thin#" since the >ritons !ere
ony
nati3es at the time(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( ?
The con3ersion of En#and !as thus effected $y the andin# of 2t
Au#ustine
in Thanet and other paces" !hich resuted in the country $ein#
o3errun $y
a )a3e of 2aints( Amon# these !ere 2t ,3e" 2t Pancra" the #reat 2t
>ernard .ori#inator of the cerica coar/" 2t >ee" 2t E$$" 2t Aeot
.!ho
in3ented !his-y/" 2t =it and 2t =in" and the Lenomous >ead .author of
The
Rosary/(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( E
Ed!ard ,,, had 3ery #ood manners( One day at a roya dance he
noticed
some men-a$out-court moc-in# a ady !hose #arter had come off"
!hereupon
to put her at her ease he stopped the dance and made the memora$e
epitaph: *6oni soie 'ui ma y pense* .*6oney" your si- stoc-in#7s
han#in# do!n*/(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( 4D
2horty after this the crue Queen died and a post-mortem examination
re3eaed the !ord *CA88O;2* en#ra3ed on her heart(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( E4
The uttery memora$e 2tru##e $et!een the Ca3aiers .)ron# $ut
)romantic/
and the Roundheads .Ri#ht $ut Repusi3e/(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( E%
Chares ,, !as a!ays 3ery merry and !as therefore not so much a -in#
as a
Monarch(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( EH
The Aationa De$t is a 3ery 1ood Thin# and it !oud $e dan#erous to
pay it
off" for fear of Poitica Economy(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( EF
Aapoeon7s armies a!ays used to march on their stomachs shoutin#:
*Li3e
7,nt0rieurT* and so mo3ed a$out 3ery so!y .3entre-Z-terre" as the
French say/ thus ena$in# )ein#ton to catch them up and defeat
them(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( DF
1adstone aso in3ented the Education Rate $y !hich it !as possi$e
to
cacuate ho! soon any$ody coud $e educated" and he spent his
decinin#
years tryin# to #uess the ans!er to the ,rish Question< unfortunatey
!hene3er he !as #ettin# !arm" the ,rish secrety chan#ed the
Question(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( %G
AMER,CA !as thus ceary top nation" and 6istory came to a (
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ ch( H4
Do not on any account attempt to !rite on $oth sides of the paper at
once(
?&HH and A That .?@E&/ *Test Paper %*
?@(DH Ro$ert )( 2er3ice
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AhT the coc- is a!ays so!<
,t is ater than you thin-(
>aads of a >ohemian .?@4?/ *,t ,s 8ater Than Cou Thin-*
)hen !e" the )or-ers" a demand: *)hat are )E fi#htin# for+(*((
Then" then !e7 end that stupid crime" that de3i7s madness--)ar(
>aads of a >ohemian .?@4?/ *Michae*
This is the a! of the Cu-on" that ony the 2tron# sha thri3e<
That surey the )ea- sha perish" and ony the Fit sur3i3e(
Dissoute" damned and despairfu" cripped and pasied and sain"
This is the )i of the Cu-on"--8o" ho! she ma-es it painT
2on#s of a 2ourdou#h .?@&G/ *The 8a! of the Cu-on*
A $unch of the $oys !ere !hoopin# it up in the Maamute saoon<
The -id that handes the music-$ox !as hittin# a 9a#-time tune<
>ac- of the $ar" in a soo #ame" sat Dan#erous Dan Mc1re!"
And !atchin# his uc- !as his i#ht-o7-o3e" the ady that7s -no!n
as
8ou(
2on#s of a 2ourdou#h .?@&G/ *2hootin#s of Dan Mc1re!*
A promise made is a de$t unpaid" and the trai has its o!n stern
code(
2on#s of a 2ourdou#h .?@&G/ *Cremation of 2am Mc1ee*
?@(DG Anne 2exton
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,n a dream you are ne3er ei#hty(
A My Pretty Ones .?@H4/ *Od*
?@(DF Bames 2eymour and Rian Bames
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Cou7re #oin# out a youn#ster $ut you73e #ot to come $ac- a star(
D4nd 2treet .?@EE fim/
?@(D@ Peter 2haffer
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A my !ife has e3er ta-en from the Mediterranean--from that !hoe
3ast
intuiti3e cuture--are four $ottes of Chianti to ma-e into amps"
and t!o
china condiment don-eys a$eed 2ay and Peppy(
E'uus .?@GE/ act ?" sc( ?F
Passion" you see" can $e destroyed $y a doctor( ,t cannot $e
created(
E'uus .?@GE/ act 4" sc( E%
?@(%& Eieen 2hanahan
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The en#th of a meetin# rises !ith the s'uare of the num$er of peope
present(
,n Ae! Cor- Times Ma#a5ine ?G Mar( ?@HF
?@(%? >i 2han-y
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2ome peope thin- foot$a is a matter of ife and death( , don7t
i-e
that attitude( , can assure them it is much more serious than that(
,n 2unday Times D Oct( ?@F?
?@(%4 Tom 2harpe
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The 2outh African poice !oud ea3e no stone unturned to see that
nothin#
distur$ed the e3en terror of their i3es(
,ndecent Exposure .?@GE/ ch( ?
2-uion had itte use for contracepti3es at the $est of times(
;nnatura" he caed them" and paced them in the o!er socia
cate#ory of
thin#s aon# !ith eastic-sided $oots and made-up $o! ties( Aot the
sort
of attire for a #enteman(
Porterhouse >ue .?@GD/ ch( @
?@(%E 1eor#e >ernard 2ha!
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A #reat truths $e#in as $asphemies(
Anna9ans-a .?@?@/ p( 4H4
One man that has a mind and -no!s it can a!ays $eat ten men !ho
ha3nt and
dont(
The Appe Cart .?@E&/ act ?
)hat En#ishman !i #i3e his mind to poitics as on# as he can
afford to
-eep a motor car+
The Appe Cart .?@E&/ act ?
>rea-a#es" 8imited" the $i##est industria corporation in the
country(
The Appe Cart .?@E&/ act ?
, ne3er resist temptation $ecause , ha3e found that thin#s that are
$ad
for me do not tempt me(
The Appe Cart .?@E&/ interude
Arms and the man(
Tite of pay .?F@F/( Cf( Lir#i in Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.?@G@/
%%G:F
Cou can a!ays te an od sodier $y the inside of his hosters and
cartrid#e $oxes( The youn# ones carry pistos and cartrid#es< the od
ones" #ru$(
Arms and the Man .?F@F/ act ?
Oh" you are a 3ery poor sodier--a chocoate cream sodierT
Arms and the Man .?F@F/ act ?
, ne3er apoo#i5eT
Arms and the Man .?F@F/ act E
Coure not a man" youre a machine(
Arms and the Man .?F@F/ act E
Cou see thin#s< and you say *)hy+* >ut , dream thin#s that ne3er
!ere< and
, say *)hy not+*
>ac- to Methuseah .?@4?/ pt( ?" act ?
Ma-e me a $eautifu !ord for doin# thin#s tomorro!< for that surey
is
a #reat and $essed in3ention(
>ac- to Methuseah .?@4?/ pt( ?" act ?
, en9oy con3aescence( ,t is the part that ma-es iness !orth !hie(
>ac- to Methuseah .?@4?/ pt( 4
2ience is the most perfect expression of scorn(
>ac- to Methuseah .?@4?/ pt( %
8ife is not meant to $e easy" my chid< $ut ta-e coura#e: it can $e
dei#htfu(
>ac- to Methuseah .?@4?/ pt( %
A stran#e ady #i3in# an address in Jurich !rote him U2ha!V a
proposa"
thus: *Cou ha3e the #reatest $rain in the !ord" and , ha3e the most
$eautifu $ody< so !e ou#ht to produce the most perfect chid(* 2ha!
as-ed: *)hat if the chid inherits my $ody and your $rains+*
,n 6es-eth Pearson >ernard 2ha! .?@D4/ p( E?&
6e is a $ar$arian" and thin-s that the customs of his tri$e and
isand are
the a!s of nature(
Caesar and Ceopatra .?@&?/ act 4 .said $y Caesar of his secretary"
a >riton/
)hen a stupid man is doin# somethin# he is ashamed of" he a!ays
decares
that it is his duty(
Caesar and Ceopatra .?@&?/ act E
6e !ho has ne3er hoped can ne3er despair(
Caesar and Ceopatra .?@&?/ act D
A man of #reat common sense and #ood taste" meanin# there$y a man
!ithout
ori#inaity or mora coura#e(
Aotes to Caesar and Ceopatra .?@&?/ *Buius Caesar*
)e ha3e no more ri#ht to consume happiness !ithout producin# it than
to
consume !eath !ithout producin# it(
Candida .?F@F/ act ?
Do you thin- that the thin#s peope ma-e foos of themse3es a$out
are any
ess rea and true than the thin#s they $eha3e sensi$y a$out+ They
are
more true: they are the ony thin#s that are true(
Candida .?F@F/ act ?
,t is easy--terri$y easy--to sha-e a man7s faith in himsef( To ta-e
ad3anta#e of that to $rea- a man7s spirit is de3i7s !or-(
Candida .?F@F/ act ?
,7m ony a $eer teetotaer" not a champa#ne teetotaer(
Candida .?F@F/ act E
The !orst sin to!ards our feo! creatures is not to hate them" $ut
to $e
indifferent to them: thats the essence of inhumanity(
The De3i7s Discipe .?@&?/ act 4
Martyrdom(((is the ony !ay in !hich a man can $ecome famous !ithout
a$iity(
The De3i7s Discipe .?@&?/ act E
, ne3er expect a sodier to thin-(
The De3i7s Discipe .?@&?/ act E
s!indon: *)hat !i history say+*
$ur#oyne: *6istory" sir" !i te ies as usua(*
The De3i7s Discipe .?@&?/ act E
Cour friend the >ritish sodier can stand up to anythin# except the
>ritish )ar Office(
The De3i7s Discipe .?@&?/ act E
There is at $ottom ony one #enuiney scientific treatment for a
diseases" and that is to stimuate the pha#ocytes(
The Doctor7s Diemma .?@??/ act ?
A professions are conspiracies a#ainst the aity(
The Doctor7s Diemma .?@??/ act ?
, don7t $eie3e in moraity( , am a discipe of >ernard 2ha!(
The Doctor7s Diemma .?@??/ act E
, $eie3e in Michae An#eo" Leas'ue5" and Rem$randt< in the mi#ht
of
desi#n" the mystery of coour" the redemption of a thin#s $y >eauty
e3erastin#" and the messa#e of Art that has made these hands
$essed(
Amen( Amen(
The Doctor7s Diemma .?@??/ act D
Parenta#e is a 3ery important profession" $ut no test of fitness for
it is
e3er imposed in the interest of the chidren(
E3ery$ody7s Poitica )hat7s )hat+ .?@DD/ ch( @
A #o3ernment !hich ro$s Peter to pay Pau can a!ays depend on the
support
of Pau(
E3ery$ody7s Poitica )hat7s )hat+ .?@DD/ ch( E&
,t7s a that the youn# can do for the od" to shoc- them and -eep
them up
to date(
Fanny7s First Pay .?@?D/ *,nduction*
Cou don7t expect me to -no! !hat to say a$out a pay !hen , don7t
-no! !ho
the author is" do you+
Fanny7s First Pay .?@?D/ epio#ue
,f it7s $y a #ood author" it7s a #ood pay" naturay( That stands to
reason(
Fanny7s First Pay .?@?D/ epio#ue
6ome ife as !e understand it is no more natura to us than a ca#e is
natura to a coc-atoo(
1ettin# Married .?@??/ preface *6earth and 6ome*
The one point on !hich a !omen are in furious secret re$eion
a#ainst
the existin# a! is the saddin# of the ri#ht to a chid !ith the
o$i#ation to $ecome the ser3ant of a man(
1ettin# Married .?@??/ preface *The Ri#ht to Motherhood*
Physicay there is nothin# to distin#uish human society from the
farm-yard except that chidren are more trou$esome and costy than
chic-ens and ca3es" and that men and !omen are not so competey
ensa3ed
as farm stoc-(
1ettin# Married .?@??/ preface *The Persona 2entimenta >asis of
Mono#amy*
)hat 1od hath 9oined to#ether no man e3er sha put asunder: 1od !i
ta-e
care of that(
1ettin# Married .?@??/ p( 4?H
2am !anted to ma-e a 1od!yn !riter of 1eor#e >ernard 2ha!( They
discussed it o3er tea one day in 8ondon(((( A 3ersion of the
con3ersation
!as ca$ed o3er to 6o!ard Diet5" 1od!yn7s pu$icity chief< he
compressed
2ha!7s !ords into: *The trou$e" Mr 1od!yn" is that you are ony
interested in art and , am ony interested in money(* This !as ca$ed
$ac-
to 8ondon and reeased there( ,t added considera$y to 2ha!7s
reputation
as a !it(
A3a Bohnson The 1reat 1od!yn .?@EG/ ch( E
, am a !oman of the !ord" 6ector< and , can assure you that if you
!i
ony ta-e the trou$e a!ays to do the perfecty correct thin#" and
to say
the perfecty correct thin#" you can do 9ust !hat you i-e(
6eart$rea- 6ouse .?@?@/ act ?
1o any!here in En#and !here there are natura" !hoesome" contented"
and
reay nice En#ish peope< and !hat do you a!ays find+ That the
sta$es
are the rea centre of the househod(
6eart$rea- 6ouse .?@?@/ act E
The captain is in his $un-" drin-in# $otted ditch-!ater< and the
cre! is
#am$in# in the forecaste( 2he !i stri-e and sin- and spit( Do
you
thin- the a!s of 1od !i $e suspended in fa3our of En#and $ecause
you
!ere $orn in it+
6eart$rea- 6ouse .?@?@/ act E
Money is indeed the most important thin# in the !ord< and a sound
and
successfu persona and nationa moraity shoud ha3e this fact for
its
$asis(
The ,rrationa =not .?@&%/ preface
Reminiscences ma-e one fee so deiciousy a#ed and sad(
The ,rrationa =not .?@&%/ ch( ?D
A man !ho has no office to #o to--, don7t care !ho he is--is a tria
of
!hich you can ha3e no conception(
The ,rrationa =not .?@&%/ ch( ?F
An ,rishman7s heart is nothin# $ut his ima#ination(
Bohn >u7s Other ,sand .?@&G/ act ?
My !ay of 9o-in# is to te the truth( ,ts the funniest 9o-e in the
!ord(
Bohn >u7s Other ,sand .?@&G/ act 4
)hat reay fatters a man is that you thin- him !orth fatterin#(
Bohn >u7s Other ,sand .?@&G/ act D
There are ony t!o 'uaities in the !ord: efficiency and
inefficiency"
and ony t!o sorts of peope: the efficient and the inefficient(
Bohn >u7s Other ,sand .?@&G/ act D
The #reatest of e3is and the !orst of crimes is po3erty( our first
duty--a duty to !hich e3ery other consideration shoud $e
sacrificed--is
not to $e poor(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ preface
The uni3ersa re#ard for money is the one hopefu fact in our
ci3ii5ation" the one sound spot in our socia conscience( Money is
the
most important thin# in the !ord( ,t represents heath" stren#th"
honour"
#enerosity and $eauty as conspicuousy and undenia$y as the !ant of
it
represents iness" !ea-ness" dis#race" meanness and u#iness( Aot
the
east of its 3irtues is that it destroys $ase peope as certainy as
it
fortifies and di#nifies no$e peope(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ preface
Cusins is a 3ery nice feo!" certainy: no$ody !oud e3er #uess that
he
!as $orn in Austraia(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act ?
Ao$ody can say a !ord a#ainst 1ree-: it stamps a man at once as an
educated #enteman(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act ?
, am a Miionaire( That is my rei#ion(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act 4
, can7t ta- rei#ion to a man !ith $odiy hun#er in his eyes(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act 4
)ot pra!ce 2e3ytion nah+
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act 4
Acoho is a 3ery necessary artice((( ,t ma-es ife $eara$e to
miions
of peope !ho coud not endure their existence if they !ere 'uite
so$er(
,t ena$es Pariament to do thin#s at ee3en at ni#ht that no sane
person
!oud do at ee3en in the mornin#(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act 4
6e -no!s nothin#< and he thin-s he -no!s e3erythin#( That points
ceary
to a poitica career(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act E
The sixth ;ndershaft !rote up these !ords: Aothin# is e3er done in
this
!ord unti men are prepared to -i one another if it is not done(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act E
8i-e a youn# men" you #reaty exa##erate the difference $et!een one
youn# !oman and another(
Ma9or >ar$ara .?@&G/ act E
>ut a ifetime of happinessT Ao man ai3e coud $ear it: it !oud $e
he
on earth(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act ?
)e are ashamed of e3erythin# that is rea a$out us< ashamed of
ourse3es"
of our reati3es" of our incomes" of our accents" of our opinions" of
our
experience" 9ust as !e are ashamed of our na-ed s-ins(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act ?
The more thin#s a man is ashamed of" the more respecta$e he is(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act ?
Litaity in a !oman is a $ind fury of creation( 2he sacrifices
hersef
to it(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act ?
The true artist !i et his !ife star3e" his chidren #o $arefoot"
his
mother drud#e for his i3in# at se3enty" sooner than !or- at anythin#
$ut
his art(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act ?
Of a human stru##es there is none so treacherous and remorseess
as the
stru##e $et!een the artist man and the mother !oman(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act ?
There is no o3e sincerer than the o3e of food(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act ?
Lery nice sort of pace" Oxford" , shoud thin-" for peope that i-e
that
sort of pace( They teach you to $e a #enteman there( ,n the
Poytechnic
they teach you to $e an en#ineer or such i-e(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act 4
Cou thin- that you are Ann7s suitor< that you are the pursuer and she
the
pursued< that it is your part to !oo" to persuade" to pre3ai" to
o3ercome( Foo: it is you !ho are the pursued" the mar-ed do!n
'uarry" the
destined prey(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act 4
,t is a !oman7s $usiness to #et married as soon as possi$e" and a
man7s
to -eep unmarried as on# as he can(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act 4
Mendo5a: , am a $ri#and: , i3e $y ro$$in# the rich(
Tanner: , am a #enteman: , i3e $y ro$$in# the poor(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
6e is fu of musica amateurs: music is the $randy of the damned(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
En#ishmen ne3er !i $e sa3es: they are free to do !hate3er the
1o3ernment and pu$ic opinion ao! them to do(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
An En#ishman thin-s he is mora !hen he is ony uncomforta$e(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
,n the arts of ife man in3ents nothin#< $ut in the arts of death he
outdoes Aature hersef" and produces $y chemistry and machinery a
the
sau#hter of pa#ue" pestience and famine(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
,n the arts of peace Man is a $un#er(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
As an od sodier , admit the co!ardice: it7s as uni3ersa as sea
sic-ness" and matters 9ust as itte(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
)hen the miitary man approaches" the !ord oc-s up its spoons and
pac-s
off its !oman-ind(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
)hat is 3irtue $ut the Trade ;nionism of the married+
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
Those !ho ta- most a$out the $essin#s of marria#e and the constancy
of
its 3o!s are the 3ery peope !ho decare that if the chain !ere
$ro-en and
the prisoners !ere eft free to choose" the !hoe socia fa$ric !oud
fy
asunder( Cou can7t ha3e the ar#ument $oth !ays( ,f the prisoner is
happy"
!hy oc- him in+ ,f he is not" !hy pretend that he is+
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act E
>eauty is a 3ery !e at first si#ht< $ut !ho e3er oo-s at it !hen
it
has $een in the house three days+
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act D
There are t!o tra#edies in ife( One is not to #et your hearts
desire( The
other is to #et it(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ act D
Re3outions ha3e ne3er i#htened the $urden of tyranny: they ha3e
ony
shifted it to another shouder(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *The Re3outionist7s 6and$oo-"* fore!ord
Do not do unto others as you !oud that they shoud do unto you(
Their
tastes may not $e the same(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: The 1oden Rue*
The #oden rue is that there are no #oden rues(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: The 1oden Rue*
The art of #o3ernment is the or#ani5ation of idoatry( The
$ureaucracy
consists of functionaries< the aristocracy" of idos< the democracy"
of
idoators( The popuace cannot understand the $ureaucracy: it can
ony
!orship the nationa idos(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: ,doatry*
Democracy su$stitutes eection $y the incompetent many for
appointment $y
the corrupt fe!(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Democracy*
8i$erty means responsi$iity( That is !hy most men dread it(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 8i$erty and
E'uaity*
The 3iest a$ortionist is he !ho attempts to moud a chid7s
character(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Education*
6e !ho can" does( 6e !ho cannot" teaches(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Education*
Marria#e is popuar $ecause it com$ines the maximum of temptation
!ith the
maximum of opportunity(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Marria#e*
Tites distin#uish the mediocre" em$arrass the superior" and are
dis#raced
$y the inferior(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Tites*
)hen domestic ser3ants are treated as human $ein#s it is not !orth
!hie
to -eep them(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 2er3ants*
,f you stri-e a chid ta-e care that you stri-e it in an#er" e3en at
the
ris- of maimin# it for ife( A $o! in cod $ood neither can nor
shoud
$e for#i3en(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 6o! to >eat
Chidren*
>e!are of the man !hose #od is in the s-ies(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Rei#ion*
2ef-denia is not a 3irtue: it is ony the effect of prudence on
rascaity(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Lirtues and
Lice*
,n hea3en an an#e is no$ody in particuar(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 1reatness*
A moderatey honest man !ith a moderatey faithfu !ife" moderate
drin-ers
$oth" in a moderatey heathy house: that is the true midde cass
unit(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Moderation*
The reasona$e man adapts himsef to the !ord: the unreasona$e one
persists in tryin# to adapt the !ord to himsef( Therefore a
pro#ress
depends on the unreasona$e man(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Reason*
The man !ho istens to Reason is ost: Reason ensa3es a !hose
minds are
not stron# enou#h to master her(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Reason*
Decency is ,ndecency7s conspiracy of sience(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Decency*
8ife e3es a men: death re3eas the eminent(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: Fame*
6ome is the #ir7s prison and the !oman7s !or-house(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: )omen in the
6ome*
E3ery man o3er forty is a scoundre(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 2tray 2ayin#s*
Couth" !hich is for#i3en e3erythin#" for#i3es itsef nothin#: a#e"
!hich
for#i3es itsef e3erythin#" is for#i3en nothin#(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 2tray 2ayin#s*
Ta-e care to #et !hat you i-e or you !i $e forced to i-e !hat you
#et(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 2tray 2ayin#s*
,t is dan#erous to $e sincere uness you are aso stupid(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 2tray 2ayin#s*
>e!are of the man !ho does not return your $o!: he neither for#i3es
you
nor ao!s you to for#i3e yoursef(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 2tray 2ayin#s*
2ef-sacrifice ena$es us to sacrifice other peope !ithout $ushin#(
Man and 2uperman .?@&E/ *Maxims for Re3outionists: 2ef-2acrifice*
There is nothin# so $ad or so #ood that you !i not find En#ishmen
doin#
it< $ut you !i ne3er find an En#ishman in the !ron#( 6e does
e3erythin# on principe( 6e fi#hts you on patriotic principes< he
ro$s
you on $usiness principes< he ensa3es you on imperia principes<
he
$uies you on many principes< he supports his -in# on oya
principes
and cuts off his -in#7s head on repu$ican principes(
Man of Destiny .?F@F/ p( 4&?
Any$ody on for a #ame of tennis+
Misaiance .?@?D/ p( 4% .perhaps the ori#in of the phrase *Anyone
for
tennis+"* said to $e typica of dra!in#-room comedies< cf( 6umphrey
>o#art/
Anarchism is a #ame at !hich the poice can $eat you(
Misaiance .?@?D/ p( F%
The ony !ay for a !oman to pro3ide for hersef decenty is for her
to $e
#ood to some man that can afford to $e #ood to her(
Mrs )arren7s Profession .?F@F/ act 4
A #reat de3otee of the 1ospe of 1ettin# On(
Mrs )arren7s Profession .?F@F/ act D .said of Miss )arren/
UDancin# isV a perpendicuar expression of a hori5onta desire(
,n Ae! 2tatesman 4E Mar( ?@H4
Cou ne3er ha3e a 'uiet !ord ti you -noc- the patriotism out of
the
human race(
O7Faherty L(C( .?@?@/ p( ?GF
As on# as , ha3e a !ant" , ha3e a reason for i3in#( 2atisfaction is
death(
O3errued .?@?H/ p( G4
There is" on the !hoe" nothin# on earth intended for innocent peope
so
horri$e as a schoo( To $e#in !ith" it is a prison( >ut it is in
some
respects more crue than a prison( ,n a prison" for instance" you are
not
forced to read $oo-s !ritten $y the !arders and the #o3ernor(((and
$eaten
or other!ise tormented if you cannot remem$er their uttery
unmemora$e
contents(
Parents and Chidren .?@?D/ *2choo*
The secret of $ein# misera$e is to ha3e eisure to $other a$out
!hether
you are happy or not( The cure for it is occupation(
Parents and Chidren .?@?D/ *Chidren7s 6appiness*
A perpetua hoiday is a #ood !or-in# definition of he(
Parents and Chidren .?@?D/ *Chidren7s 6appiness*
The fic-eness of the !omen , o3e is ony e'uaed $y the inferna
constancy of the !omen !ho o3e me(
The Phianderer .?F@F/ act 4
There is ony one rei#ion" thou#h there are a hundred 3ersions of
it(
Pays Peasant and ;npeasant .?F@F/ 3o( 4" preface
The En#ish ha3e no respect for their an#ua#e" and !i not teach
their
chidren to spea- it( They spe it so a$omina$y that no man can
teach
himsef !hat it sounds i-e( ,t is impossi$e for an En#ishman to
open
his mouth !ithout ma-in# some other En#ishman hate or despise him(
Py#maion .?@?H/ preface
6es a #enteman: oo- at his $oots(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act ?
Remem$er that you are a human $ein# !ith a sou and the di3ine #ift
of
articuate speech: that your nati3e an#ua#e is the an#ua#e of
2ha-espear
and Miton and The >i$e< and don7t sit there croonin# i-e a $iious
pi#eon(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act ?
, don7t !ant to ta- #rammar" , !ant to ta- i-e a ady(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act 4
Pic-erin#: 6a3e you no moras" man+
Dooitte: Can7t afford them" 1o3ernor( Aeither coud you if you
!as as
poor as me(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act 4
,7m one of the undeser3in# poor: that7s !hat , am( Thin- of !hat that
means to a man( ,t means that he7s up a#en midde-cass moraity a
the
time(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act 4
My aunt died of infuen5a: so they said( >ut it7s my $eief they done
the
od !oman in(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act E
1in !as mother7s mi- to her(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act E
Freddy: Are you !a-in# across the Par-" Miss Dooitte+ ,f so--
8i5a: )a-T Aot $oody i-ey( , am #oin# in a taxi(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act E
, ha3e to i3e for others and not for mysef: thats midde-cass
moraity(
Py#maion .?@?H/ act %
The Churches must earn humiity as !e as teach it(
2aint Boan .?@4D/ preface
,f e3er , utter an oath a#ain may my sou $e $asted to eterna
damnationT
2aint Boan .?@4D/ sc( 4
A mirace" my friend" is an e3ent !hich creates faith( That is the
purpose
and nature of miraces(((( Frauds decei3e( An e3ent !hich creates
faith
does not decei3e: therefore it is not a fraud" $ut a mirace(
2aint Boan .?@4D/ sc( 4
)e !ere not fairy $eaten" my ord( Ao En#ishman is e3er fairy
$eaten(
2aint Boan .?@4D/ sc( D
6o! can !hat an En#ishman $eie3es $e heresy+ ,t is a contradiction
in
terms(
2aint Boan .?@4D/ sc( D
Must then a Christ perish in torment in e3ery a#e to sa3e those that
ha3e
no ima#ination+
2aint Boan .?@4D/ epio#ue
)ith the sin#e exception of 6omer" there is no eminent !riter" not
e3en
2ir )ater 2cott" !hom , can despise so entirey as , despise
2ha-espeare
!hen , measure my mind a#ainst his( The intensity of my impatience
!ith
him occasionay reaches such a pitch" that it !oud positi3ey $e
a reief to me to di# him up and thro! stones at him" -no!in# as , do
ho!
incapa$e he and his !orshippers are of understandin# any ess
o$3ious
form of indi#nity(
2aturday Re3ie! 4H 2ept( ?F@H .re3ie!in# a production of Cym$eine/
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship(
2he!in#-;p of >anco Posnet .?@??/ *8imits to Toeration*
*Do you -no! !hat a pessimist is+* *A man !ho thin-s e3ery$ody is as
nasty
as himsef" and hates them for it(*
An ;nsocia 2ociaist .?FFG/ ch( %
)e dont $other much a$out dress and manners in En#and" $ecause" as a
nation" !e dont dress !e and !e3e no manners(
Cou Ae3er Can Te .?F@F/ act ?
)e" sir" you ne3er can te( Thats a principe in ife !ith me"
sir" if
you excuse my ha3in# such a thin#" sir(
Cou Ae3er Can Te .?F@F/ act 4
The #reat ad3anta#e of a hote is that it7s a refu#e from home ife(
Cou Ae3er Can Te .?F@F/ act 4
My speciaity is $ein# ri#ht !hen other peope are !ron#(
Cou Ae3er Can Te .?F@F/ act D
The youn#er #eneration is -noc-in# at the door" and as , open it
there
steps spritey in the incompara$e Max(
2aturday Re3ie! 4? May ?F@F *Laedictory* .on handin# o3er the
theatre
re3ie! coumn to Max >eer$ohm/
?@(%D 2ir 6artey 2ha!cross .>aron 2ha!cross/
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*>ut"* said Aice" *the 'uestion is !hether you can ma-e a !ord mean
different thin#s(* *Aot so"* said 6umpty-Dumpty" *the 'uestion is
!hich is
to $e the master( That7s a(* )e are the masters at the moment" and
not
ony at the moment" $ut for a 3ery on# time to come(
6ansard 4 Apr( ?@DH" co( ?4?E( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.?@G@/ ?E%:44
?@(%% Patric- 2ha!-2te!art
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?FFF-?@?G
, sa! a man this mornin#
)ho did not !ish to die<
, as- and cannot ans!er
,f other!ise !ish ,(
Poem .?@?H/ in M( >arin# 6a3e Cou Anythin# to Decare+ .?@EH/ p( E@
6e U2ha!-2te!artV once as-ed me if , -ne! a certain Du-e7s edest
son" and
!hen , said no" and from !hat , heard , didn7t thin- !e shoud i-e
him if
!e did" he ans!ered: *,73e yet to meet the Du-e , coudn7t i-e(*
Ed!ard Marsh A Aum$er of Peope .?@E@/ ch( @
?@(%H 1oria 2hayne
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1ood$ye crue !ord(
Tite of son# .?@H?/
?@(%G E( A( 2heppard
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2ee Chares Coins .E(GG/
?@(%F >urt 2he3eo3e and 8arry 1e$art
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>urt 2he3eo3e ?@?%-?@F4
8arry 1e$art +?@4F-
A funny thin# happened on the !ay to the Forum(
Tite of musica .?@H4< music and yrics $y 2tephen 2ondheim/
?@(%@ Emanue 2hin!e .>aron 2hin!e/
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?FFD-?@FH
)e -no! that the or#anised !or-ers of the country are our friends(
As for
the rest" they don7t matter a tin-er7s cuss(
2peech to Eectrica Trades ;nion conference at Mar#ate" G May ?@DG"
in
Manchester 1uardian F May ?@DG
?@(H& Bean 2i$eius
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*Ae3er pay any attention to !hat critics say"* he U2i$eiusV
proceeded"
and expatiated on this theme( )hen , 3entured to put in the remar-
that
their artices mi#ht sometimes $e of #reat importance" he cut me
short(
*Remem$er"* he said" *a statue has ne3er $een set up in honour of a
criticT*
,n >en#t de TRrne 2i$eius: A Cose-;p .?@EG/ ch( 4
?@(H? )ater 2ic-ert
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Aothin# -nits man to man" the Manchester 2choo !isey tau#ht" i-e
the
fre'uent passa#e from hand to hand of cash(
Ae! A#e 4F Buy ?@?& *The 8an#ua#e of Art*
?@(H4 Maurice 2i#er and A 6offman
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Maurice 2i#er ?@&?-?@H?
A 6offman ?@&4-?@H&
8itte man" you73e had a $usy day(
Tite of son# .?@ED/
?@(HE Aan 2iitoe
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The oneiness of the on#-distance runner(
Tite of no3e .?@%@/
?@(HD Fran- 2i3er and ,r3in# Cohn
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Fran- 2i3er ?F@4-?@H&
,r3in# Cohn ?F@F-?@H?
CesT !e ha3e no $ananas"
)e ha3e no $ananas today(
CesT )e 6a3e Ao >ananas .?@4E son#/
?@(H% 1eor#es 2imenon
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?@&E-?@F@
B7ai eu ?&"&&& femmes depuis 7^#e de ?E ans et demi( Ce n70tait pas
du
tout un 3ice( Be n7ai aucun 3ice sexue" mais 97a3ais $esoin de
communi'uer(
, ha3e made o3e to ?&"&&& !omen since , !as ?E-?`4( ,t !asn7t in any
!ay
3ice( ,73e no sexua 3ices( >ut , needed to communicate(
,nter3ie! !ith Federico Feini in 87Express 4? Fe$( ?@GG
)ritin# is not a profession $ut a 3ocation of unhappiness(
,nter3ie! in Paris Re3ie! 2ummer ?@%%
?@(HH Bames 2immons
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For e3ery year of ife !e i#ht
A cande on your ca-e
To mar- the simpe sort of pro#ress
Anyone can ma-e"
And then" to test your ner3e or #i3e
A proper 3ie! of death"
Cou7re as-ed to $o! each i#ht" each year"
Out !ith your o!n $reath(
,n the )iderness and Other Poems .?@H@/ *A >irthday Poem*
?@(HG Pau 2imon
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And here7s to you" Mrs Ro$inson
Besus o3es you more than you !i -no!(
1od $ess you pease" Mrs Ro$inson
6ea3en hods a pace for those !ho pray(
Mrs Ro$inson .?@HF son#< used in the fim The 1raduate/
?@(HF 6arod 2impson
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Do!n in the forest somethin# stirred:
,t !as ony the note of a $ird(
Do!n in the Forest .?@&H son#< music $y 8andon Ronad/
?@(H@ =ir-e 2impson
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U)arrenV 6ardin# of Ohio !as chosen $y a #roup of men in a smo-e-
fied
room eary today as Repu$ican candidate for President(
Ae!s report" ?4 Bune ?@4&
?@(G& A( F( 2impson
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=noc-ed do!n a doctor+ )ith an am$uance+ 6o! coud she+ ,t7s a
contradiction in terms(
One )ay Penduum .?@H&/ act ?
?@(G? Ao$e 2isse and Eu$ie >a-e
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Ao$e 2isse ?FF@-?@G%
Eu$ie >a-e ?FFE-?@FE
,7m 9ust !id a$out 6arry(
Tite of son# .?@4?/
?@(G4 C( 6( 2isson
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6ere ies a ci3i ser3ant( 6e !as ci3i
To e3eryone" and ser3ant to the de3i(
,n The 8ondon Joo .?@H?/ p( 4@
?@(GE Dame Edith 2it!e
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Bane" Bane"
Ta as a crane"
The mornin# i#ht crea-s do!n a#ain(
>ucoic Comedies .?@4E/ *Au$ade*
The fire !as furry as a $ear(
>ucoic Comedies .?@4E/ *FaNade: Dar- 2on#*
, ha3e often !ished , had time to cuti3ate modesty( >ut , am too
$usy
thin-in# a$out mysef(
,n O$ser3er E& Apr( ?@%&
Lir#inia )oof" , en9oyed ta-in# to her" $ut thou#ht nothin# of her
!ritin#( , considered her *a $eautifu itte -nitter(*
8etter to 1eoffrey 2in#eton" ?? Buy ?@%%" in Bohn 8ehmann and Dere-
Pamer .eds(/ 2eected 8etters .?@G&/
Daisy and 8iy"
8a5y and siy"
)a- $y the shore of the !an #rassy sea--
Ta-in# once more 7neath a s!an-$osomed tree(
2on# of the Cod .?@DF/ *)at5*
2ti fas the Rain--
Dar- as the !ord of man" $ac- as our oss--
>ind as the nineteen hundred and forty nais
;pon the Cross(
2treet 2on#s .?@D4/ *The Raids" ?@D&( Ai#ht and Da!n*
Mr UPercy )yndhamV 8e!is7s pictures appeared" as a 3ery #reat painter
said
to me" to ha3e $een painted $y a maied fist in a cotton #o3e(
Ta-en Care Of .?@H%/ ch( ??
?@(GD 2ir Os$ert 2it!e
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The >ritish >our#eoise
,s not $orn"
And does not die"
>ut" if it is i"
,t has a fri#htened oo- in its eyes(
At the 6ouse of Mrs =infoot .?@4?/ p( F
,n reaity" -iin# time
,s ony the name for another of the mutifarious !ays
>y !hich Time -is us(
Poems a$out Peope .?@%F/ *Miordo ,n#ese*
Educ: durin# the hoidays from Eton(
Entry in )ho7s )ho .?@4@/
?@(G% 7Red 2-eton7 .Richard 2-eton/
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)e" it ony pro3es !hat they a!ays say--#i3e the pu$ic somethin#
they
!ant to see" and they7 come out for it(
Comment on cro!ds attendin# the funera of 6arry Cohn on 4 Mar(
?@%F" in
>o$ Thomas =in# Cohn .?@HG/ *Fore#round*
?@(GH >( F( 2-inner
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Education is !hat sur3i3es !hen !hat has $een earned has $een
for#otten(
Ae! 2cientist 4? May ?@HD
?@(GG Ei5a$eth 2mart
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?@?E-?@FH
>y 1rand Centra 2tation , sat do!n and !ept(
Tite of $oo- .?@D%/( Cf( Psam ?EG:?
?@(GF Afred Emanue 2mith
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Ao sane oca officia !ho has hun# up an empty stoc-in# o3er the
municipa firepace" is #oin# to shoot 2anta Caus 9ust $efore a hard
Christmas(
Comment on the Ae! Dea" in Ae! Outoo- Dec( ?@EE
The cro!nin# cimax to the !hoe situation is the undisputed fact
that
)iiam Randoph 6earst #a3e him UO#den MisV the -iss of death(
Comment on 6earst7s support for 2mith7s unsuccessfu opponent for
#o3ernor
of Ae! Cor- 2tate in Ae! Cor- Times 4% Oct( ?@4H
A the is of democracy can $e cured $y more democracy(
2peech in A$any" 4G Bune ?@EE" in Ae! Cor- Times 4F Bune ?@EE
?@(G@ 2ir Cyri 2mith
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This pace is the on#est runnin# farce in the )est End(
Comment to 9ournaists on the 6ouse of Commons" Buy ?@GE" in >i#
Cyri
.?@GG/ ch( F
?@(F& Dodie 2mith
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And so , #i3e you our toast( From that youn# man upstairs !ho has had
the
impudence to ma-e me a #reat-unce" to Mother and Father on their
1oden
)eddin#< throu#h four #enerations of us" and to those !ho ha3e #one"
and
those !ho are to come( To the famiy--that dear octopus from !hose
tentaces !e ne3er 'uite escape" nor" in our inmost hearts" e3er
'uite
!ish to(
Dear Octopus .?@EF/ p( ?4&
Ao$e deeds and hot $aths are the $est cures for depression(
, Capture the Caste .?@D@/ pt( ?" ch( E
?@(F? Ed#ar 2mith
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Cou may tempt the upper casses
)ith your 3iainous demi-tasses"
>ut< 6ea3en !i protect a !or-in#-#irT
6ea3en )i Protect the )or-in#-1ir .?@&@ son#< music $y A( >ad!in
2oane/
?@(F4 F( E( 2mith .Ear of >ir-enhead/
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?FG4-?@E&
)e ha3e the hi#hest authority for $eie3in# that the mee- sha
inherit
the Earth< thou#h , ha3e ne3er found any particuar corro$oration of
this
aphorism in the records of 2omerset 6ouse(
Contemporary Personaities .?@4D/ *Mar'uess Cur5on*
Bud#e )iis(((after a on# !ran#e !ith F( E( 2mith" !hom $y this
time he
must ha3e come to oathe" upon a point of procedure as-ed
painti3ey:
*)hat do you suppose , am on the >ench for" Mr 2mith+* *,t is not for
me"
Cour 6onour" to attempt to fathom the inscruta$e !or-in#s of
Pro3idence(*
,n 2econd Ear of >ir-enhead F( E( The 8ife of F( E( 2mith First Ear
of
>ir-enhead .?@%@ ed(/ ch( @
Bud#e: , ha3e read your case" Mr 2mith" and , am no !iser no! than
, !as !hen , started(
2mith: Possi$y not" My 8ord" $ut far $etter informed(
,n 2econd Ear of >ir-enhead F( E( The 8ife of F( E( 2mith First Ear
of
>ir-enhead .?@%@ ed(/ ch( @
Bud#e !iis: Cou are extremey offensi3e" youn# man(
F( e( smith: As a matter of fact" !e $oth are" and the ony
difference
$et!een us is that , am tryin# to $e" and you can7t hep it(
,n 2econd Ear of >ir-enhead Frederic- Ed!in Ear of >ir-enhead
.?@EE/
3o( ?" ch( @
Mr 9ustice darin#: And !ho is 1eor#e Ro$ey+
F( e( smith: Mr 1eor#e Ro$ey is the Darin# of the music has"
m7ud(
,n A( E( )ison The Prime Minister of Mirth .?@%H/ ch( ?
The !ord continues to offer #itterin# pri5es to those !ho ha3e
stout
hearts and sharp s!ords(
Rectoria Address" 1as#o! ;ni3ersity" G Ao3( ?@4E" in The Times F
Ao3(
?@4E
?@(FE ,an 2mith
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?@?@-
8et me say a#ain" , don7t $eie3e in $ac- ma9ority rue in
Rhodesia--not
in a thousand years( , $eie3e in $ac-s and !hites !or-in# to#ether(
>roadcast speech" 4& Mar( ?@GH" in 2unday Times 4? Mar( ?@GH
?@(FD 8o#an Pearsa 2mith
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?FH%-?@DH
6appiness is a !ine of the rarest 3inta#e" and seems insipid to a
3u#ar
taste(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *8ife and 6uman Aature*
There are t!o thin#s to aim at in ife: first" to #et !hat you !ant<
and"
after that" to en9oy it( Ony the !isest of man-ind achie3e the
second(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *8ife and 6uman Aature*
6o! a!fu to refect that !hat peope say of us is trueT
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *8ife and 6uman Aature*
6o! many of our daydreams !oud dar-en into ni#htmares if there
seemed any
dan#er of their comin# trueT
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *8ife and 6uman Aature*
There are fe! sorro!s" ho!e3er poi#nant" in !hich a #ood income is of
no
a3ai(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *8ife and 6uman Aature*
An improper mind is a perpetua feast(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *8ife and 6uman Aature*
There is more feicity on the far side of $adness than youn# men can
possi$y ima#ine(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *A#e and Death*
)hat music is more enchantin# than the 3oices of youn# peope" !hen
you
can7t hear !hat they say+
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *A#e and Death*
The denunciation of the youn# is a necessary part of the hy#iene of
oder
peope" and #reaty assists the circuation of their $ood(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *A#e and Death*
, cannot for#i3e my friends for dyin#< , do not find these 3anishin#
acts
of theirs at a amusin#(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *A#e and Death*
Those !ho set out to ser3e $oth 1od and Mammon soon disco3er that
there is
no 1od(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Other Peope*
Most peope se their sous" and i3e !ith a #ood conscience on the
proceeds(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Other Peope*
A Reformers" ho!e3er strict their socia conscience" i3e in houses
9ust
as $i# as they can pay for(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Other Peope*
)hen they come do!nstairs from their ,3ory To!ers" ,deaists are 3ery
apt
to !a- strai#ht into the #utter(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Other Peope*
Married !omen are -ept !omen" and they are $e#innin# to find it out(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Other Peope*
Cou cannot $e $oth fashiona$e and first-rate(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *,n the )ord*
,t is the !retchedness of $ein# rich that you ha3e to i3e !ith rich
peope(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *,n the )ord*
To suppose" as !e a suppose" that !e coud $e rich and not $eha3e
as the
rich $eha3e" is i-e supposin# that !e coud drin- a day and -eep
a$soutey so$er(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *,n the )ord*
The test of a 3ocation is the o3e of the drud#ery it in3o3es(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Art and 8etters*
A $est-seer is the #ided tom$ of a mediocre taent(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Art and 8etters*
Peope say that ife is the thin#" $ut , prefer readin#(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Mysef*
Than- hea3ens" the sun has #one in" and , don7t ha3e to #o out and
en9oy
it(
Afterthou#hts .?@E?/ *Mysef*
)hat , i-e in a #ood author is not !hat he says" $ut !hat he
!hispers(
A Tri3ia .?@EE/ *Afterthou#hts* pt( %
T!o !ee-s $efore his death" a friend as-ed him haf-9o-in#y if he
had
disco3ered any meanin# in ife( *Ces"* he repied" *there is a
meanin#" at
east for me" there is one thin# that matters--to set a chime of
!ords
tin-in# in the minds of a fe! fastidious peope(*
Cyri Connoy *8o#an Pearsa 2mith"* o$ituary notice in Ae!
2tatesman
@ Mar( ?@DH
?@(F% 2te3ie 2mith .Forence Mar#aret 2mith/
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?@&4-?@G?
This En#ish!oman is so refined
2he has no $osom and no $ehind(
A 1ood Time !as had $y A .?@EG/ *This En#ish!oman*
Ao$ody heard him" the dead man"
>ut sti he ay moanin#:
, !as much further out than you thou#ht
And not !a3in# $ut dro!nin#(
Poor chap" he a!ays o3ed ar-in#
And no! he7s dead
,t must ha3e $een too cod for him his heart #a3e !ay"
They said(
Oh" no no no" it !as too cod a!ays
.2ti the dead one ay moanin#/
, !as much too far out a my ife
And not !a3in# $ut dro!nin#(
Aot )a3in# $ut Dro!nin# .?@%G/ tite poem
Peope !ho are a!ays praisin# the past
And especiay the times of faith as $est
Ou#ht to #o and i3e in the Midde A#es
And $e $urnt at the sta-e as !itches and sa#es(
Aot )a3in# $ut Dro!nin# .?@%G/ *The Past*
There you are you see" 'uite simpe( ,f you cannot ha3e your dear
hus$and
for a comfort and a dei#ht" for a $read!inner and a crosspatch" for
a sofa" chair or a hot-!ater $otte" one can use him as a Cross to $e
>orne(
Ao3e on Ceo! Pa#e .?@EH/ p( 4D
Oh , am a cat that i-es to
1aop a$out doin# #ood(
2corpion and Other Poems .?@G4/ *The 1aopin# Cat*
, on# for the Person from Poroc-
To $rin# my thou#hts to an end"
, am #ro!in# impatient to see him
, thin- of him as a friend(
2eected Poems .?@H4/ *Thou#hts a$out the 7Person from Poroc-7*
Pri3ate Means is dead
1od rest his sou" officers and feo!-ran-ers said(
2eected Poems .?@H4/ *Pri3ate Means is Dead*
)hy does my Muse ony spea- !hen she is unhappy+
2he does not" , ony isten !hen , am unhappy
)hen , am happy , i3e and despise !ritin#
For my Muse this cannot $ut $e dispiritin#(
2eected Poems .?@HD/ *My Muse*
?@(FH Bohn 2na##e
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6is U2na##e7sV famous #affe Uin a commentary on the >oat RaceV to the
effect that he coudn7t see !ho !as in the ead $ut it !as either
Oxford
or Cam$rid#e he had no recoection of unti he heard a recordin#
after!ards(
C( Dodd Oxford and Cam$rid#e >oat Race .?@FE/ ch( ?D
?@(FG C( P( 2no! .>aron 2no! of 8eicester/
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?@&%-?@F&
The officia !ord" the corridors of po!er" the diemmas of
conscience and
e#otism--she disi-ed them a(
6omecomin#s .?@%H/ ch( 44
, $eie3e the inteectua ife of the !hoe of !estern society is
increasin#y $ein# spit into t!o poar #roups((( 8iterary
inteectuas
at one poe--at the other scientists" and as the most representati3e"
the
physica scientists( >et!een the t!o a #uf of mutua
incomprehension(
The T!o Cutures and the 2cientific Re3oution .?@%@ Rede 8ecture/
p( E
A #ood many times , ha3e $een present at #atherin#s of peope !ho" $y
the
standards of the traditiona cuture" are thou#ht hi#hy educated and
!ho
ha3e !ith considera$e #usto $een expressin# their increduity at the
iiteracy of scientists( Once or t!ice , ha3e $een pro3o-ed and
ha3e
as-ed the company ho! many of them coud descri$e the 2econd 8a! of
Thermodynamics( The response !as cod: it !as aso ne#ati3e(
The T!o Cutures and the 2cientific Re3oution .?@%@ Rede 8ecture/
p( ?D
?@(FF Phiip 2no!den .Liscount 2no!den/
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,t !oud $e desira$e if e3ery 1o3ernment" !hen it comes to po!er"
shoud
ha3e its od speeches $urnt(
,n C( E( >echofer Ro$erts .*Ephesian*/ Phiip 2no!den .?@4@/ ch( ?4
, hope you ha3e read the eection pro#ramme of the 8a$our Party: ,t
is the
most fantastic and impractica$e pro#ramme e3er put $efore the
eectors(
A the dereict industries are to $e ta-en o3er $y the 2tate" and
the
taxpayer is to shouder the osses( The $an-s and financia houses
are to
$e paced under nationa o!nership and contro" !hich means" ,
suppose"
that they are to $e run $y a 9oint committee of the 8a$our Party and
the
Trades ;nion Counci( Cour in3estments are to $e ordered $y some
$oard"
and your forei#n in3estments are to $e mo$ii5ed to finance this
madcap
poicy( This is not 2ociaism( ,t is >oshe3ism run mad(
>>C radio eection $roadcast" ?G Oct( ?@E?" in The Times ?@ Oct( ?@E?
?@(F@ Aexander 2o5henitsyn
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Mean!hie no such thin# as ,ATERAA8 AFFA,R2 remains on our cro!ded
Earth(
Man-ind7s sa3ation ies excusi3ey in e3eryone7s ma-in# e3erythin#
his
$usiness" in the peope of the East $ein# anythin# $ut indifferent to
!hat
is thou#ht in the )est" and in the peope of the )est $ein# anythin#
$ut
indifferent to !hat happens in the East(
Ao$e Pri5e 8ecture" ?@G&" in Bohn >( Dunop" Richard 6au#h and
Aexis
=imoff .eds(/ Ae-sandr 2o5henitsyn: Critica Essays and
Documentary
Materias .?@GD/ p( %GD
,f decade after decade the truth cannot $e tod" each person7s mind
$e#ins
to roam irretrie3a$y( One7s feo! countrymen $ecome harder to
understand
than Martians(
.Cancer )ard" ?@HF/ pt( 4" ch( E4
Cou ony ha3e po!er o3er peope as on# as you don7t ta-e e3erythin#
a!ay
from them( >ut !hen you73e ro$$ed a man of e3erythin# he7s no on#er
in
your po!er--he7s free a#ain(
.The First Circe" ?@HF/ ch( ?G
Ces" !e are sti the prisoners of communism" and yet" for us in
Russia"
communism is a dead do#" !hie for many peope in the )est it is
sti
i3in# ion(
>roadcast on >>C Russian 2er3ice" in 8istener ?% Fe$( ?@G@
,n our country the ie has $ecome not 9ust a mora cate#ory $ut a
piar
of the 2tate(
?@GD inter3ie!" printed in appendix to .The Oa- and the Caf" ?@G%/
?@(@& Anastasio 2omo5a
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,ndeed" you !on the eections" $ut , !on the count(
Repy to accusation of $aot-ri##in#" in 1uardian ?G Bune ?@GG
?@(@? 2tephen 2ondheim
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E3erythin#7s comin# up roses(
Tite of son# .?@%@< music $y Bue 2tyne/
2end in the co!ns(
Tite of son# .?@GE/
?@(@4 2usan 2onta#
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,nterpretation is the re3en#e of the inteect upon art(
E3er#reen Re3ie! Dec( ?@HD
Rea art has the capacity to ma-e us ner3ous( >y reducin# the !or-
of art
to its content" and then interpretin# that" one tames the !or- of
art(
,nterpretation ma-es art mana#ea$e" conforma$e(
E3er#reen Re3ie! Dec( ?@HD
The camera ma-es e3eryone a tourist in other peope7s reaity" and
e3entuay in one7s o!n(
Ae! Cor- Re3ie! of >oo-s ?F Apr( ?@GD
A photo#raph is not ony an ima#e .as a paintin# is an ima#e/" an
interpretation of the rea< it is aso a trace" somethin# directy
stencied off the rea" i-e a footprint or a death mas-(
Ae! Cor- Re3ie! of >oo-s 4E Bune ?@GG
,ness is the ni#ht-side of ife" a more onerous citi5enship(
E3eryone
!ho is $orn hods dua citi5enship" in the -in#dom of the !e and in
the
-in#dom of the sic-( Athou#h !e a prefer to use ony the #ood
passport" sooner or ater each of us is o$i#ed" at east for a
spe" to
identify ourse3es as citi5ens of that other pace(
Ae! Cor- Re3ie! of >oo-s 4H Ban( ?@GF
The truth is that Mo5art" Pasca" >ooean a#e$ra" 2ha-espeare"
pariamentary #o3ernment" $aro'ue churches" Ae!ton" the emancipation
of
!omen" =ant" Marx" >aanchine $aet et a" don7t redeem !hat this
particuar ci3ii5ation has !rou#ht upon the !ord( The !hite race is
the
cancer of human history" it is the !hite race" and it aone--its
ideoo#ies and in3entions--!hich eradicates autonomous ci3ii5ations
!here3er it spreads" !hich has upset the ecoo#ica $aance of the
panet"
!hich no! threatens the 3ery existence of ife itsef(
Partisan Re3ie! )inter ?@HG" p( %G
?@(@E Donad 2oper .>aron 2oper/
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The 'uaity of de$ate Uin the 6ouse of 8ordsV is pretty hi#h--and it
is"
, thin-" #ood e3idence of ife after death(
Radio inter3ie!" in 8istener ?G Au#( ?@GF
?@(@D Chares 6amiton 2orey
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)hen you see miions of the mouthess dead
Across your dreams in pae $attaions #o"
2ay not soft thin#s as other men ha3e said"
That you7 remem$er( For you need not so(
1i3e them not praise( For" deaf" ho! shoud they -no!
,t is not curses heaped on each #ashed head+
Mar$orou#h and Other Poems .?@?H/ *A 2onnet*
?@(@% 6enry D( 2padin#
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, i-e ,-e(
;2 $utton $ad#e first used in ?@DG !hen 1enera Eisenho!er !as seen
as
a potentia presidentia nominee" in Ae! Repu$ic 4G Oct( ?@DG
?@(@H Murie 2par-
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Parents earn a ot from their chidren a$out copin# !ith ife(
The Comforters .?@%G/ ch( H
*, am puttin# od heads on your youn# shouders"* Miss >rodie had
tod
them at that time" *and a my pupis are the crOme de a crOme(*
Prime of Miss Bean >rodie .?@H?/ ch( ?
1i3e me a #ir at an impressiona$e a#e" and she is mine for ife(
Prime of Miss Bean >rodie .?@H?/ ch( ?
One7s prime is eusi3e( Cou itte #irs" !hen you #ro! up" must $e
on
the aert to reco#nise your prime at !hate3er time of your ife it
may
occur( Cou must i3e it to the fu(
Prime of Miss Bean >rodie .?@H?/ ch( ?
?@(@G Bohn 2parro!
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That indefati#a$e and unsa3oury en#ine of poution" the do#(
8etter in The Times E& 2ept( ?@G%
?@(@F Countess 2pencer .Raine 2pencer/
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Aas" for our to!ns and cities( Monstrous car$unces of concrete ha3e
erupted in #ente 1eor#ian 2'uares(
The 2pencers on 2pas .?@FE/ p( ?D( Cf( Prince Chares %&:4
?@(@@ 2ir 2taney 2pencer
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Paintin# is sayin# *Ta* to 1od(
,n etter from 2pencer7s dau#hter 2hirin" O$ser3er G Fe$( ?@FF
?@(?&& 2tephen 2pender
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Ae3er $ein#" $ut a!ays at the ed#e of >ein#(
Poems .?@EE/ no( ?&
My parents -ept me from chidren !ho !ere rou#h
And !ho thre! !ords i-e stones and !ho !ore torn cothes(
Poems .?@EE/ no( ?4
)hat , had not foreseen
)as the #radua day
)ea-enin# the !i
8ea-in# the $ri#htness a!ay(
Poems .?@EE/ no( ?E
)ho i3e under the shado! of a !ar"
)hat can , do that matters+
Poems .?@EE/ no( ?G
The names of those !ho in their i3es fou#ht for ife
)ho !ore at their hearts the fire7s centre(
>orn of the sun they tra3eed a short !hie to!ards the sun"
And eft the 3i3id air si#ned !ith their honour(
Poems .?@EE/ no( 4E *, thin- continuay of those !ho !ere truy
#reat*
After the first po!erfu pain manifesto
The $ac- statement of pistons" !ithout more fuss
>ut #idin# i-e a 'ueen" she ea3es the station(
Poems .?@EE/ no( 4H *The Express*
Ao! o3er these sma his they ha3e $uit the concrete
That trais $ac- !ire:
Pyons" those piars
>are i-e nude" #iant #irs that ha3e no secret(
Poems .?@EE/ no( 4F *The Pyons*
Consider: ony one $uet in ten thousand -is a man(
As-: !as so much expenditure 9ustified
On the death of one so youn# and so siy
2tretched under the oi3e trees" Oh" !ord" Oh" death+
2tephen 2pender and Bohn 8ehmann .eds(/ Poems for 2pain .?@E@/ *Re#um
;timo Ratio*
(((their coected
6earts !ound up !ith o3e" i-e itte !atch sprin#s(
2ti Centre .?@E@/ *The Past Laues*
Peope sometimes di3ide others into those you au#h at and those you
au#h
!ith( The youn# Auden !as someone you coud au#h-at-!ith(
)( 6( Auden .address dei3ered at Auden7s memoria ser3ice at Christ
Church Cathedra" Oxford" 4G Oct( ?@GE/
?@(?&? Os!ad 2pen#er
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Der 2o5iaismus ist nichts as der =apitaismus der ;nter-asse(
2ociaism is nothin# $ut the capitaism of the o!er casses(
Bahre der Entscheidun# .The 6our of Decision" ?@EE/ pt( ?
?@(?&4 2te3en 2pie$er#
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Cose encounters of the third -ind(
Tite of fim .?@GG/
?@(?&E Dr >en9amin 2poc-
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Cou -no! more than you thin- you do(
Common 2ense >oo- of >a$y and Chid Care .?@DH/ Uater >a$y and
Chid
Care V" openin# !ords
To !in in Lietnam" !e !i ha3e to exterminate a nation(
Dr 2poc- on Lietnam .?@HF/ ch( G
?@(?&D )iiam Archi$ad 2pooner
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Mr 2pooner has a ha$it of transferrin# his sya$es" so that it is
no
unusua experience for the mem$ers of Ae! Coe#e to hear their ate
Dean
#i3e out in chape a !e--no!n sentence in the unintei#i$e #uise
of
*=in-erin# =on#s their ty-es tate(*
Echo D May ?F@4
A famous Ae! Coe#e personaity(((!as )arden 2pooner(((( *Cou ha3e
tasted
your !orm"* he is reputed to ha3e said to an under#raduate" *you ha3e
hissed my mystery ectures" and you must ea3e $y the first to!n
drain(*
6e !as aso responsi$e for proposin# a toast to *our 'ueer od
dean(*
Oxford ;ni3ersity )hat7s )hat .?@DF/ p( F .)iiam 6ayter in 2pooner
.?@GG/ ch( H maintains these sayin#s are apocrypha/
Mr 6uxey assures me that it7s no farther from the north coast of
2pit5$er#en to the Aorth Poe than it is from 8and7s End to Bohn of
1aunt(
Buian 6uxey in 2EAC .Cacutta/ 4G Fe$( ?@DD
Cou !i find as you #ro! oder that the !ei#ht of ra#es !i press
harder
and harder upon the empoyer(
,n )iiam 6ayter 2pooner .?@GG/ ch( H
Poor sou" 3ery sad< her ate hus$and" you -no!" a 3ery sad death--
eaten
$y missionaries--poor souT
,n )iiam 6ayter 2pooner .?@GG/ ch( H
?@(?&% 2ir Ceci 2prin# Rice
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, 3o! to thee" my country--a earthy thin#s a$o3e--
Entire and !hoe and perfect" the ser3ice of my o3e"
The o3e that as-s no 'uestion: the o3e that stands the test"
That ays upon the atar the dearest and the $est:
The o3e that ne3er faters" the o3e that pays the price"
The o3e that ma-es undaunted the fina sacrifice(
Poems .?@4&/ *, Lo! to Thee" My Country*
And there7s another country" ,73e heard of on# a#o--
Most dear to them that o3e her" most #reat to them that -no!(
Poems .?@4&/ *, Lo! to Thee" My Country*
And her !ays are !ays of #enteness and a her paths are Peace(
Poems .?@4&/ *, Lo! to Thee" My Country*
, am the Dean of Christ Church" 2ir:
There7s my !ife< oo- !e at her(
2he7s the >road and ,7m the 6i#h<
)e are the ;ni3ersity(
The Mas'ue of >aio in )( 1( 6iscoc- .ed(/ The >aio Rhymes
.?@E@/
p( 4@
?@(?&H >ruce 2prin#steen
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)e #otta #et out !hie !e7re youn#"
7Cause tramps i-e us" $a$y" !e !ere $orn to run(
>orn to Run .?@G% son#/
?@(?&G 2ir B( C( 2'uire
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>ut ,7m not so thin- as you drun- , am(
M( >arin# et a( One 6undred and One >aades .?@E? *>aade of
2oporific
A$sorption*
,t did not ast: the De3i ho!in# *6oT
8et Einstein $eT* restored the status 'uo(
Poems .?@4H/ *,n continuation of Pope on Ae!ton(* Cf( Oxford
Dictionary
of Quotations .?@G@/ EGF:G
?@(?&F Boseph 2tain .,osif Lissariono3ich D5hu#ash3ii/
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The 2tate is an instrument in the hands of the ruin# cass" used to
$rea-
the resistance of the ad3ersaries of that cass(
Foundations of 8eninism .?@4D/ section D`H
Mr Churchi" Mr Prime Minister" ho! many di3isions did you say the
Pope
had+
At the Potsdam Conference" reported $y 6arry 2( Truman in speech to
American Association for the Ad3ancement of 2cience" in Ae! Cor-
Times
?D 2ept( ?@DF" p( 4D .reportin# 2tain7s reaction to Churchi7s
statement that the Pope !oud not i-e the Communists to ta-e o3er
the
Cathoic part of Poand/
First of a there is the 'uestion: Can 2ociaism possi$y $e
esta$ished
in one country aone $y that country7s unaided stren#th+ The
'uestion
must $e ans!ered in the affirmati3e(
Pro$ems of 8eninism .?@4H/ ch( H
?@(?&@ Chares E( 2tanton
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8afayette" nous 3oiaT
8afayette" !e are here(
At the tom$ of 8afayette in Paris" D Buy ?@?G" in Ae! Cor- Tri$une
H 2ept( ?@?G
?@(??& Fran- 8( 2tanton
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?F%G-?@4G
2!eetes7 i77 feer"
E3ery$ody -no!s<
Dunno !hat to ca him"
>ut he7s mi#hty a-7 a roseT
Mi#hty 8a-7 a Rose .?@&? son#< music $y Ethe$ert Ae3in/
?@(??? Dame Freya 2tar-
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The #reat and amost ony comfort a$out $ein# a !oman is that one can
a!ays pretend to $e more stupid than one is and no one is surprised(
The Laeys of the Assassins .?@ED/ ch( 4
?@(??4 Enid 2tar-ie
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;nhurt peope are not much #ood in the !ord(
8etter" ?F Bune ?@DE" in Boanna Richardson Enid 2tar-ie .?@GE/ pt( H"
ch( ?F
?@(??E Christina 2tead
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?@&4-?@FE
,f a the rich peope in the !ord di3ided up their money amon#
themse3es there !oudn7t $e enou#h to #o round(
6ouse of A Aations .?@EF/ *Credo*
A sef-made man is one !ho $eie3es in uc- and sends his son to
Oxford(
6ouse of A Aations .?@EF/ *Credo*
?@(??D 2ir Da3id 2tee
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, ha3e the #ood fortune to $e the first 8i$era eader for o3er haf
a century !ho is a$e to say to you at the end of our annua
assem$y: #o
$ac- to your constituencies and prepare for #o3ernment(
2peech at 8i$era Party Assem$y" 8andudno" ?F 2ept( ?@F?" in The
Times
?@ 2ept( ?@F?
?@(??% 8incon 2teffens
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, ha3e seen the future< and it !or-s(
8etter to Marie 6o!e" E Apr( ?@?@" in 8etters .?@EF/ 3o( ?" p( DHE
.descri$in# a 3isit to the 2o3iet ;nion in ?@?@< cf( 2teffens7s
Auto$io#raphy .?@E?/ ch( ?F: *2o you73e $een o3er into Russia+* said
>ernard >aruch" and , ans!ered 3ery iteray" *, ha3e $een o3er into
the
future" and it !or-s*/
?@(??H 1ertrude 2tein
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6emin#!ay((($rou#ht the manuscript he intended sendin# to America(
6e
handed it to 1ertrude 2tein( 6e had added to his stories a itte
story of
meditations and in these he said that The Enormous Room !as the
#reatest
$oo- he had e3er read( ,t !as then that 1ertrude 2tein said"
6emin#!ay"
remar-s are not iterature(
Auto$io#raphy of Aice >( To-as .?@EE/ ch( G
Anyone !ho marries three #irs from 2t 8ouis hasn7t earned much(
2aid of Ernest 6emin#!ay in Bames R( Meo! Charmed Circe: 1ertrude
2tein
and Company .?@GD/ ch( ?H
Anythin# scares me" anythin# scares anyone $ut reay after a
considerin# ho! dan#erous e3erythin# is nothin# is reay 3ery
fri#htenin#(
E3ery$ody7s Auto$io#raphy .?@EG/ ch( 4
,t ta-es a ot of time to $e a #enius" you ha3e to sit around so much
doin# nothin#" reay doin# nothin#(
E3ery$ody7s Auto$io#raphy .?@EG/ ch( 4
)hat !as the use of my ha3in# come from Oa-and it !as not natura to
ha3e
come from there yes !rite a$out it if , i-e or anythin# if , i-e
$ut not
there" there is no there there(
E3ery$ody7s Auto$io#raphy .?@EG/ ch( D
E5ra Pound faied to impress her U2teinV(((( 2he said he !as a
3ia#e
expainer" exceent if you !ere a 3ia#e" $ut if you !ere not" not(
Banet 6o$house E3eryone !ho !as Any$ody .?@G%/ ch( H
Cou are so afraid of osin# your mora sense that you are not !iin#
to
ta-e it throu#h anythin# more dan#erous than a mud-pudde(
Fernhurst" Q(E(D(" and Other Eary )ritin#s .?@G?/ *Q(E(D(* .?@&E/
$-( ?
Pi#eons on the #rass aas(
Four 2aints in Three Acts .?@ED/ act E" sc( 4
,n the ;nited 2tates there is more space !here no$ody is than !here
any$ody is( That is !hat ma-es America !hat it is(
The 1eo#raphica 6istory of America .?@EH/
Bust $efore she U2teinV died she as-ed" *)hat is the ans!er+* Ao
ans!er
came( 2he au#hed and said" *,n that case !hat is the 'uestion+* Then
she
died(
Donad 2utherand 1ertrude 2tein" A >io#raphy of her )or- .?@%?/ ch(
H
Disiusionment in i3in# is the findin# out no$ody a#rees !ith you
not
those that are and !ere fi#htin# !ith you( Disiusionment in i3in#
is
the findin# out no$ody a#rees !ith you not those that are fi#htin#
for
you( Compete disiusionment is !hen you reaise that no one can for
they
can7t chan#e(
Ma-in# of Americans .?@ED/ ch( %
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose" is a rose(
2acred Emiy .?@?E/ p( ?FG
Cou are a a ost #eneration(
,n Ernest 6emin#!ay The 2un Aso Rises .?@4H/ epi#raph .1ertrude
2tein
heard the phrase *a ost #eneration* .une #0n0ration perdue/ from a
French
#ara#e-o!ner: see Bames R( Meo! Charmed Circe .?@GD/ ch( ?&/
?@(??G Bohn 2tein$ec-
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Man" uni-e any other thin# or#anic or inor#anic in the uni3erse"
#ro!s
$eyond his !or-" !a-s up the stairs of his concepts" emer#es ahead
of his
accompishments(
1rapes of )rath .?@E@/ ch( ?D
, -no! this--a man #ot to do !hat he #ot to do(
1rapes of )rath .?@E@/ ch( ?F
O-ie use7 ta mean you !as from O-ahoma( Ao! it means you7re a dirty
son-of-a-$itch( O-ie means you7re scum( Don7t mean nothin# itsef"
it7s
the !ay they say it(
1rapes of )rath .?@E@/ ch( ?F
?@(??F 1oria 2teinem
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Ao!" !e are $ecomin# the men !e !anted to marry(
Ms Buy`Au#( ?@F4
A !oman !ithout a man is i-e a fish !ithout a $icyce(
Attri$uted
?@(??@ Bames 2tephens
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)omen are stron#er than men--they do not die of !isdom(
They are $etter than men $ecause they do not see- !isdom(
They are !iser than men $ecause they -no! ess and understand more(
The Croc- of 1od .?@?4/ $-( ?" ch( 4
Finaity is death( Perfection is finaity(
Aothin# is perfect( There are umps in it(
The Croc- of 1od .?@?4/ $-( ?" ch( D
, hear a sudden cry of painT
There is a ra$$it in a snare:
Ao! , hear the cry a#ain"
>ut , cannot te from !here((((
8itte oneT Oh" itte oneT
, am searchin# e3ery!here(
2on#s from the City .?@?%/ *The 2nare*
?@(?4& Andre! >( 2terin#
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)ait ti the sun shines" Aeie"
)hen the couds #o driftin# $y(
)ait ti the 2un 2hines" Aeie .?@&% son#< music $y 6arry 3on
Ti5er/
?@(?4? )aace 2te3ens
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Poetry is the supreme fiction" madame(
6armonium .?@4E/ *A 6i#h-Toned od Christian )oman*
Ca the roer of $i# ci#ars"
The muscuar one" and $id him !hip
,n -itchen cups concupiscent curds(
8et the !enches da!de in such dress
As they are used to !ear" and et the $oys
>rin# fo!ers in ast month7s ne!spapers(
8et $e $e finae of seem(
The ony emperor is the emperor of ice-cream(
6armonium .?@4E/ *The Emperor of ,ce-Cream*
Compacencies of the pei#noir" and ate
Coffee and oran#es in a sunny chair"
And the #reen freedom of a coc-atoo
;pon a ru# min#e to dissipate
The hoy hush of ancient sacrifice(
6armonium .?@4E/ *2unday Mornin#" ,*
Bust as my fin#ers on these -eys
Ma-e music" so the sef-same sounds
On my spirit ma-e a music" too(
Music is feein#" then" not sound<
And thus it is that !hat , fee"
6ere in this room" desirin# you"
Thin-in# of your $ue-shado!ed si-"
,s music(
6armonium .?@4E/ *Peter Quince at the Ca3ier* pt( ?
>eauty is momentary in the mind--
The fitfu tracin# of a porta<
>ut in the fesh it is immorta(
The $ody dies< the $ody7s $eauty i3es(
6armonium .?@4E/ *Peter Quince at the Ca3ier* pt( D
, do not -no! !hich to prefer"
The $eauty of infections
Or the $eauty of innuendoes"
The $ac-$ird !histin#
Or 9ust after(
6armonium .?@4E/ *Thirteen )ays of 8oo-in# at a >ac-$ird*
The man $ent o3er his #uitar"
A shearsman of sorts( The day !as #reen(
They said" *Cou ha3e a $ue #uitar"
Cou do not pay thin#s as they are(*
The man repied" *Thin#s as they are
Are chan#ed upon the $ue #uitar(*
The Man !ith the >ue 1uitar .?@EG/ tite poem
They !i #et it strai#ht one day at the 2or$onne(
)e sha return at t!ii#ht from the ecture
Peased that the irrationa is rationa(
Aotes To!ard a 2upreme Fiction .?@D4/ *,t must #i3e Peasure*
The poet is the priest of the in3isi$e(
Opus Posthumous .?@%G/ *Ada#ia*
?@(?44 Adai 2te3enson
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, suppose fattery hurts no one" that is" if he doesn7t inhae(
TL $roadcast" E& Mar( ?@%4" in A( F( >usch Adai E( 2te3enson .?@%4/
ch( %
, ha3e $een thin-in# that , !oud ma-e a proposition to my Repu$ican
friends(((that if they !i stop tein# ies a$out the Democrats" !e
!i
stop tein# the truth a$out them(
2peech durin# ?@%4 Presidentia Campai#n" in B( >( Martin Adai
2te3enson
and ,inois .?@GH/ ch( F
)e must $e patient--ma-in# peace is harder than ma-in# !ar(
2peech to Chica#o Counci on Forei#n Reations" 4? Mar( ?@DH" in
Chica#o
Daiy Ae!s 44 Mar( ?@DH
,n America any $oy may $ecome President and , suppose it7s 9ust one
of the
ris-s he ta-esT
2peech in ,ndianapois" 4H 2ept( ?@%4" in Ma9or Campai#n 2peeches of
Adai
E( 2te3enson< ?@%4 .?@%E/ p( ?GD
My definition of a free society is a society !here it is safe to $e
unpopuar(
2peech in Detroit" G Oct( ?@%4" in Ma9or Campai#n 2peeches of Adai
E(
2te3enson< ?@%4 .?@%E/ p( 4?F
)e hear the 2ecretary of 2tate UBohn Foster DuesV $oastin# of his
$rin-manship--the art of $rin#in# us to the ed#e of the a$yss(
2peech in 6artford" Connecticut" 4% Fe$( ?@%H" in Ae! Cor- Times 4H
Fe$(
?@%H" p( HD
2he UEeanor Roose3etV !oud rather i#ht a cande than curse the
dar-ness" and her #o! has !armed the !ord(
Comment on earnin# of Mrs Roose3et7s death" in Ae! Cor- Times F
Ao3(
?@H4
A funny thin# happened to me on the !ay to the )hite 6ouse(
2peech in )ashin#ton" ?E Dec( ?@%4 .after his defeat in the
Presidentia
eection/" in Aden )hitman Portrait: Adai E( 2te3enson .?@H%/ ch( ?
8et7s face it( 8et7s ta- sense to the American peope( 8et7s te
them
the truth" that there are no #ains !ithout pains" that !e are no! on
the
e3e of #reat decisions" not easy decisions" i-e resistance !hen
you7re
attac-ed" $ut a on#" patient" costy stru##e !hich aone can assure
triumph o3er the #reat enemies of man--!ar" po3erty and tyranny--and
the
assauts upon human di#nity !hich are the most #rie3ous conse'uences
of
each(
2peech of Acceptance at the Democratic Aationa Con3ention" Chica#o"
,inois" 4H Buy ?@%4" in 2peeches of Adai 2te3enson .?@%4/ p( 4&
A hun#ry man is not a free man(
2peech at =asson" Minnesota" H 2ept( ?@%4" in 2peeches of Adai
2te3enson
.?@%4/ *Farm Poicy*
There is no e3i in the atom< ony in men7s sous(
2peech at 6artford" Connecticut" ?F 2ept( ?@%4" in 2peeches of Adai
2te3enson .?@%4/ *The Atomic Future*
,t reminds me of the sma $oy !ho 9um$ed his $i$ica 'uotations
and
said: *A ie is an a$omination unto the 8ord" and a 3ery present hep
in
trou$e(*
,n >i Ader The 2te3enson )it .?@HH/ p( FD .cf( Pro3er$s ?4:44"
Psams
DH:?/
?@(?4E Anne 2te3enson
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>ac-$irds are the ceos of the deep farms(
minute $y 1ass Minute .?@F4/ *1reen Mountain" >ac- Mountain*
?@(?4D Cas-ie 2tinnett
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A dipomat(((is a person !ho can te you to #o to he in such a !ay
that
you actuay oo- for!ard to the trip(
Out of the Red .?@H&/ ch( D
?@(?4% Rt( Re3d Mer3yn 2toc-!ood
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A psychiatrist is a man !ho #oes to the Foies->er#Ore and oo-s at
the
audience(
,n O$ser3er ?% Oct( ?@H?
?@(?4H Tom 2toppard
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,t7s not the 3otin# that7s democracy" it7s the countin#(
Bumpers .?@G4/ act ?
My pro$em is that , am not fri#htfuy interested in anythin#"
except
mysef( And of a forms of fiction auto$io#raphy is the most
#ratuitous(
8ord Ma'uist and Mr Moon .?@HH/ pt( 4
The 6ouse of 8ords" an iusion to !hich , ha3e ne3er $een a$e to
su$scri$e--responsi$iity !ithout po!er" the prero#ati3e of the
eunuch
throu#hout the a#es(
8ord Ma'uist and Mr Moon .?@HH/ pt( H( Cf( Rudyard =ipin#
A forei#n correspondent is someone !ho i3es in forei#n parts and
corresponds" usuay in the form of essays containin# no ne! facts(
Other!ise he7s someone !ho fies around from hote to hote and
thin-s
that the most interestin# thin# a$out any story is the fact that he
has
arri3ed to co3er it(
Ai#ht and Day .?@GF/ act ?
)a#ner: Cou don7t care much for the media" do you" Ruth+
Ruth: The media( ,t sounds i-e a con3ention of spirituaists(
Carson: Ruth has mixed feein#s a$out reporters(
Ai#ht and Day .?@GF/ act ?
Mine: Ao matter ho! imperfect thin#s are" if you73e #ot a free
press
e3erythin# is correcta$e" and !ithout it e3erythin# is conceaa$e(
Ruth: ,7m !ith you on the free press( ,t7s the ne!spapers , can7t
stand(
Ai#ht and Day .?@GF/ act ?
)e do on sta#e thin#s that are supposed to happen off( )hich is a
-ind of
inte#rity" if you oo- on e3ery exit as $ein# an entrance some!here
ese(
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act ?
1uidenstern: )e then--one of the 1ree-s" perhaps+ Cou7re
famiiar
!ith the tra#edies of anti'uity" are you+ The #reat homicida
cassics+
Matri" patri" sorori" uxori and it #oes !ithout sayin#--suicida--hm+
Maidens aspirin# to #odheads--
Rosencrant5: And 3ice 3ersa(
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act ?
, can do you $ood and o3e !ithout the rhetoric" and
, can do you $ood and rhetoric !ithout the o3e" and
, can do you a three concurrent or consecuti3e" $ut
, can7t do you o3e and rhetoric !ithout the $ood(
>ood is compusory--they7re a $ood" you see(
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act ?
To sum up: your father" !hom you o3e" dies" you are his heir" you
come
$ac- to find that hardy !as the corpse cod $efore his youn# $rother
popped onto his throne and into his sheets" there$y offendin# $oth
e#a
and natura practice( Ao! !hy exacty are you $eha3in# in this
extraordinary manner+
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act ?
)e7re actors--!e7re the opposite of peope( Thin-" in your head"
no!"
thin- of the most(((pri3ate(((secret(((intimate thin# you ha3e e3er
done
secure in the -no!ed#e of its pri3acy(((( Are you thin-in# of it+(((
)e" , sa! you do itT
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act 4
Eternity7s a terri$e thou#ht( , mean" !here7s it a #oin# to end+
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act 4
The $ad end unhappiy" the #ood unuc-iy( That is !hat tra#edy
means(
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act 4( Cf( Oxford
Dictionary
of Quotations .?@G@/ %GE:E
8ife is a #am$e at terri$e odds--if it !as a $et" you !oudn7t ta-e
it(
Rosencrant5 and 1uidenstern Are Dead .?@HG/ act E
, dou$t that art needed Rus-in any more than a mo3in# train needs one
of
its passen#ers to sho3e it(
Times 8iterary 2uppement E Bune ?@GG
)ar is capitaism !ith the #o3es off and many !ho #o to !ar -no! it
$ut
they #o to !ar $ecause they don7t !ant to $e a hero(
Tra3esties .?@G%/ act ?
?@(?4G 8ytton 2trachey
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U2amueV Bohnson7s aesthetic 9ud#ements are amost in3aria$y su$te"
or
soid" or $od< they ha3e a!ays some #ood 'uaity to recommend
them--except one: they are ne3er ri#ht(
>oo-s and Characters .?@44/ *8i3es of the Poets*
The history of the Lictorian A#e !i ne3er $e !ritten: !e -no! too
much
a$out it( For i#norance is the first re'uisite of the
historian--i#norance" !hich simpifies and carifies" !hich seects
and
omits" !ith a pacid perfection unattaina$e $y the hi#hest art(
Eminent Lictorians .?@?F/ preface
The time !as out of 9oint" and he U6urre FroudeV !as ony too
dei#hted
to ha3e $een $orn to set it ri#ht(
Eminent Lictorians .?@?F/ *Cardina Mannin#* pt( 4( Cf( Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations .?@G@/ %4D:D
Miss Ai#htin#ae" ho!e3er" !ith a her experience of pu$ic ife"
ne3er
stopped to consider the 'uestion !hether 1od mi#ht not $e a 8imited
Monarchy( Cet her conception of 1od !as certainy not orthodox( 2he
fet
to!ards 6im as she mi#ht ha3e fet to!ards a #orified sanitary
en#ineer<
and in some of her specuations she seems hardy to distin#uish
$et!een
the Deity and the Drains(
Eminent Lictorians .?@?F/ *Forence Ai#htin#ae* pt( D
6is e#s" perhaps" !ere shorter than they shoud ha3e $een(
Eminent Lictorians .?@?F/ *Dr Arnod*
As-ed $y the chairman Uof a miitary tri$unaV the usua 'uestion: *,
understand" Mr 2trachey" that you ha3e a conscientious o$9ection to
!ar+*
he repied .in his curious fasetto 3oice/" *Oh no" not at a" ony
to
this !ar(* >etter than this !as his repy to the chairman7s other
stoc-
'uestion" !hich had pre3iousy ne3er faied to em$arrass the
caimant(
*Te me" Mr 2trachey" !hat !oud you do if you sa! a 1erman sodier
tryin# to 3ioate your sister+* )ith an air of no$e 3irtue: *, !oud
try
to #et $et!een them(*
Ro$ert 1ra3es 1ood-$ye to A That .?@4@/ ch( 4E
Discretion is not the $etter part of $io#raphy(
,n Michae 6oroyd 8ytton 2trachey 3o( ? .?@HG/ preface
6e UMax >eer$ohmV has the most remar-a$e and seducti3e #enius--and
, shoud say a$out the smaest in the !ord(
8etter to Ci3e >e" D Dec( ?@?G" in Michae 6oroyd 8ytton 2trachey
3o( 4 .?@HF/ pt( ?" ch( %
*,f this is dyin#"* he remar-ed 'uiety" 9ust $efore fain# into
unconsciousness" *then , don7t thin- much of it(*
Michae 6oroyd 8ytton 2trachey 3o( 4" .?@HF/ pt( 4" ch( H
?@(?4F ,#or 2tra3ins-y
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Music is" $y its 3ery nature" essentiay po!eress to express
anythin# at
a(((music expresses itsef(
,n Es'uire Dec( ?@G4
My music is $est understood $y chidren and animas(
,n O$ser3er F Oct( ?@H?
A #ood composer does not imitate< he steas(
,n Peter Cates T!entieth Century Music .?@HG/ pt( ?" ch( F( Cf( T( 2(
Eiot GH:F" 8ione Triin# 4?F:?
?@(?4@ 2imeon 2truns-y
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Peope !ho !ant to understand democracy shoud spend ess time in the
i$rary !ith Aristote and more time on the $uses and in the su$!ay(
Ao Mean City .?@DD/ ch( 4
Famous remar-s are 3ery sedom 'uoted correcty(
Ao Mean City .?@DD/ ch( EF
?@(?E& 1( A( 2tuddert =ennedy
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)aste of Musce" !aste of >rain"
)aste of Patience" !aste of Pain"
)aste of Manhood" !aste of 6eath"
)aste of >eauty" !aste of )eath"
)aste of >ood" and !aste of Tears"
)aste of youth7s most precious years"
)aste of !ays the saints ha3e trod"
)aste of 1ory" !aste of 1od"
)arT
More Rou#h Rhymes of a Padre $y *)ood$ine )iie* .?@?@/ *)aste*
)hen Besus came to 1o#otha they han#ed 6im on a tree"
They dra3e #reat nais throu#h hands and feet" and made a Ca3ary(
They cro!ned 6im !ith a cro!n of thorns" red !ere 6is !ounds and
deep"
For those !ere crude and crue days" and human fesh !as cheap(
)hen Besus came to >irmin#ham they simpy passed 6im $y"
They ne3er hurt a hair of 6im" they ony et 6im die(
For men had #ro!n more tender and they !oud not #i3e 6im pain"
They ony 9ust passed do!n the street" and eft 6im in the rain(
Peace Rhymes of a Padre .?@4?/ *,ndifference*
?@(?E? Terry 2ui3an
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2he ses sea-shes on the sea-shore"
The shes she ses are sea-shes" ,7m sure"
For if she ses sea-shes on the sea-shore"
Then ,7m sure she ses sea-shore shes(
2he 2es 2ea-2hes .?@&F son#< music $y 6arry 1ifford/
?@(?E4 Arthur 6ays 2u5$er#er
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)e U9ournaistsV te the pu$ic !hich !ay the cat is 9umpin#( The
pu$ic
!i ta-e care of the cat(
Time F May ?@%&
?@(?EE Edith 2ummers-i
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The house!ife is the Cinderea of the affuent state(((( 2he is
!hoy
dependent on the !him of an indi3idua to #i3e her money for the
essentias of ife( ,f she compains she is a na##er--for na##in# is
the
repetition of unpaata$e truths(
2peech to Married )omen7s Association" 6ouse of Commons" ?D Buy
?@H&" in
The Times ?% Buy ?@H&
?@(?ED Bac'ueine 2usann .Mrs ,r3in# Mansfied/
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Laey of the dos(
Tite of no3e .?@HH/
?@(?E% 6annen 2!affer
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Perhaps it !as a$out no! Ucirca(?@&4V that he U2!afferV $e#an to
formuate
a dictum !hich" thou#h not a!ays attri$uted to him" has often $een
'uoted
.amon# others" $y !itnesses $efore the first Roya Commssion on the
Press/: *Freedom of the press in >ritain means freedom to print such
of
the proprietor7s pre9udices as the ad3ertisers don7t o$9ect to(*
Tom Dri$er# 2!aff .?@GD/ ch( 4
?@(?EH 6er$ert >ayard 2!ope
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The First Duty of a ne!spaper is to $e Accurate( ,f it is Accurate"
it
foo!s that it is Fair(
8etter to Ae! Cor- 6erad Tri$une ?H Mar( ?@%F
6e U2!opeV enunciated no rues for success" $ut offered a sure
formua for
faiure: Bust try to pease e3eryone(
,n E( B( =ahn Br( )ord of 2!ope .?@H%/ p( G 2ee aso >ernard >aruch
.4(4G/
?@(?EG Eric 2y-es and Max >y#ra3es
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Eric 2y-es had this 'uic- ear and coud te $y any infection , put
into
a ine ho! to ma-e it a catch phrase--at one time , had more catch
phrases
than , coud hande( , had the !hoe country sayin# thin#s i-e *,73e
arri3ed and to pro3e it ,7m hereT* *A #ood idea--son* *>i#headT*
*Doar
oy(*
Max >y#ra3es , )anna Te Cou a 2toryT .?@GH/ p( @H .descri$in#
catch-phrases on Educatin# Archie" ?@%&-E >>C radio comedy series/
?@(?EF Bohn Miin#ton 2yn#e
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*A man !ho is not afraid of the sea !i soon $e dro!nded"* he said
*for
he !i $e #oin# out on a day he shoudn7t( >ut !e do $e afraid of
the
sea" and !e do ony $e dro!nded no! and a#ain(*
Aran ,sands .?@&G/ pt( 4
*A transation is no transation"* he said" *uness it !i #i3e you
the
music of a poem aon# !ith the !ords of it(*
Aran ,sands .?@&G/ pt( E
)hen , !as !ritin# *The 2hado! of the 1en"* some years a#o" , #ot
more
aid than any earnin# coud ha3e #i3en me from a chin- in the foor
of the
od )ic-o! house !here , !as stayin#" that et me hear !hat !as
$ein#
said $y the ser3ant #irs in the -itchen(
Pay$oy of the )estern )ord .?@&G/ preface
Oh my #rief" ,73e ost him surey( ,73e ost the ony Pay$oy of the
)estern )ord(
Pay$oy of the )estern )ord .?@&G/ act E .ast ines/
?@(?E@ Thomas 25as5
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A chid $ecomes an adut !hen he reai5es that he has a ri#ht not
ony to
$e ri#ht $ut aso to $e !ron#(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *Chidhood*
Mastur$ation: the primary sexua acti3ity of man-ind( ,n the
nineteenth
century" it !as a disease< in the t!entieth" it7s a cure(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *2ex*
Traditionay" sex has $een a 3ery pri3ate" secreti3e acti3ity(
6erein
perhaps ies its po!erfu force for unitin# peope in a stron# $ond(
As !e
ma-e sex ess secreti3e" !e may ro$ it of its po!er to hod men and
!omen
to#ether(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *2ex*
6appiness is an ima#inary condition" formery often attri$uted $y the
i3in# to the dead" no! usuay attri$uted $y aduts to chidren" and
$y
chidren to aduts(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *Emotions*
The stupid neither for#i3e nor for#et< the nah3e for#i3e and for#et<
the
!ise for#i3e $ut do not for#et(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *Persona Conduct*
T!o !ron#s don7t ma-e a ri#ht" $ut they ma-e a #ood excuse(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *2ocia Reations*
,f you ta- to 1od" you are prayin#< if 1od ta-s to you" you ha3e
schi5ophrenia( ,f the dead ta- to you" you are a spirituaist< if
1od
ta-s to you" you are a schi5ophrenic(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *2chi5ophrenia*
Formery" !hen rei#ion !as stron# and science !ea-" men mistoo-
ma#ic for
medicine< no!" !hen science is stron# and rei#ion !ea-" men mista-e
medicine for ma#ic(
The 2econd 2in .?@GE/ *2cience and 2cientism*
?@(?D& 1eor#e 25e
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Conductors must #i3e unmista-a$e and su##esti3e si#nas to the
orchestra--not choreo#raphy to the audience(
Ae!s!ee- 4F Ban( ?@HE
?@(?D? A$ert 3on 25ent-1yRr#yi
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Disco3ery consists of seein# !hat e3ery$ody has seen and thin-in#
!hat
no$ody has thou#ht(
,n ,r3in# 1ood .ed(/ The 2cientist 2pecuates .?@H4/ p( ?%
4&(& T
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>i#otry tries to -eep truth safe in its hand
)ith a #rip that -is it(
Firefies .?@4F/ p( 4@
4&(4 Aeie Ta$ot
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Besus !ants me for a sun$eam(
Tite of hymn .?@4?/" in C22M Choruses Ao( ?
4&(E 2( 1( Taentyre .E( >eatrice 6a/
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*On the Mind* UDe 7EspritV $ecame not the success of the season" $ut
one
of the most famous $oo-s of the century( The men !ho had hated it"
and had
not particuary o3ed 6e30tius" foc-ed round him no!( Lotaire
for#a3e
him a in9uries" intentiona or unintentiona(((( *, disappro3e of
!hat
you say" $ut , !i defend to the death your ri#ht to say it"* !as
his
attitude no!(
The Friends of Lotaire .?@&H/ ch( G .often attri$uted to Lotaire
$ut
not found in his !or-s/
4&(D >ooth Tar-in#ton
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There are t!o thin#s that !i $e $eie3ed of any man !hatsoe3er" and
one
of them is that he has ta-en to drin-(
Penrod .?@?D/ ch( ?&
4&(% A( B( P( Tayor
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6e U8ord AorthciffeV aspired to po!er instead of infuence" and as
a resut forfeited $oth(
En#ish 6istory" ?@?D-?@D% .?@H%/ ch( ?
Communism continued to haunt Europe as a spectre--a name men #a3e to
their
o!n fears and $unders( >ut the crusade a#ainst Communism !as e3en
more
ima#inary than the spectre of Communism(
Ori#ins of the 2econd )ord )ar .?@H4/ ch( 4
A racin# tipster !ho ony reached 6iter7s e3e of accuracy !oud
not do
!e for his cients(
Ori#ins of the 2econd )ord )ar .?@H4/ ch( G
4&(H >ert 8eston Tayor
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A $ore is a man !ho" !hen you as- him ho! he is" tes you(
The 2o-Caed 6uman Race .?@44/ p( ?HE
4&(G Aorman Te$$it
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)e cannot i#nore the price that unempoyment today is exactin# from
the
faiures of the past( , ha3e -no!n a$out these thin#s( , #re! up in
the
Thirties !ith our unempoyed father( 6e did not riot" he #ot on his
$i-e
and oo-ed for !or-(
2peech at Conser3ati3e Party Conference" ?% Oct( ?@F?" in Daiy
Tee#raph
?H Oct( ?@F?
4&(F Arch$ishop )iiam Tempe
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,n pace of the conception of the po!er-state !e are ed to that of
the
!efare-state(
Citi5en and Churchman .?@D?/ ch( 4
,t is a mista-e to suppose that 1od is ony" or e3en chiefy"
concerned
!ith rei#ion(
,n R( L( C( >odey ,n 2earch of 2erenity .?@%%/ ch( ?4
Christianity is the most materiaistic of a #reat rei#ions(
Readin#s in 2t Bohn7s 1ospe 3o( ? .?@E@/ introduction
4&(@ A( 2( B( Tessimond
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Cats" no ess i'uid than their shado!s"
Offer no an#es to the !ind(
They sip" diminished" neat" throu#h oophoes
8ess than themse3es(
Cats .?@ED/ p( 4&
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)e ha3e to #et our production and our earnin#s into $aance( There7s
no
easy popuarity in !hat !e are proposin#" $ut it is fundamentay
sound(
Cet , $eie3e peope accept there is no rea aternati3e(
2peech at Conser3ati3e )omen7s Conference" 4? May ?@F&" in Daiy
Tee#raph
44 May ?@F&
A triumphant Prime Minister decared *Re9oice" re9oice* ast
ni#ht((((
*8et us con#ratuate our armed forces and the Marines"* she added(
On recapture of 2outh 1eor#ia" 4% Apr( ?@F4" Daiy Tee#raph 4H Apr(
?@F4
,n church on 2unday mornin#--it !as a o3ey mornin# and !e ha3en7t
had
many o3ey days--the sun !as comin# throu#h a stained #ass !indo!
and
fain# on some fo!ers" fain# ri#ht across the church( ,t 9ust
occurred
to me that this !as the day , !as meant not to see( Then a of a
sudden
, thou#ht" *there are some of my dearest friends !ho are not seein#
this
day(*
Tee3ision inter3ie!" ?% Oct( ?@FD" after the >ri#hton $om$in#" in
Daiy
Tee#raph ?H Oct( ?@FD
)e7re #oin# to $e rather uc-y to $e i3in# at a time !hen you #et
the
turn of the thousand years and !e reay ou#ht to set >ritain7s
course for
the next century as !e as this(((( Ces" , hope to #o on and on(
Tee3ision inter3ie!" ?? May ?@FG" in ,ndependent ?4 May ?@FG
, don7t mind ho! much my Ministers ta-" so on# as they do !hat ,
say(
,n O$ser3er 4G Ban( ?@F&
, am extraordinariy patient" pro3ided , #et my o!n !ay in the end(
,n O$ser3er D Apr( ?@F@
8adies and #entemen" , stand $efore you toni#ht in my red chiffon
e3enin#
#o!n" my face softy made up" my fair hair #enty !a3ed(((the ,ron
8ady of
the )estern )ordT Me+ A cod !ar !arrior+ )e" yes--if that is ho!
they
!ish to interpret my defence of 3aues and freedoms fundamenta to
our !ay
of ife(
2peech at Finchey" E? Ban( ?@GH" in 2unday Times ? Fe$( ?@GH
, !as as-ed !hether , !as tryin# to restore Lictorian 3aues( , said
strai#ht out , !as( And , am(
2peech to >ritish Be!ish Community" 4? Buy ?@FE" in M( Mc Fadyean W
M(
Renn Thatcher7s Rei#n .?@FD/ p( ??D
)e sha not $e di3erted from our course( To those !aitin# !ith $ated
$reath for that fa3ourite media catch-phrase" the ;-turn" , ha3e ony
this
to say( *Cou turn if you !ant< the ady7s not for turnin#(*
2peech at Conser3ati3e Party Conference in >ri#hton" ?& Oct( ?@F&"
in The
Times ?? Oct( ?@F&
8et me ma-e one thin# a$soutey cear( The Aationa 6eath 2er3ice
is
safe !ith us(
2peech at Conser3ati3e party Conference" F Oct( ?@F4" in The Times @
Oct(
?@F4
The Prime Minister UMrs ThatcherV said yesterday that she i-ed Mr
1or$ache3--*!e can do $usiness to#ether*--and that she !as cautiousy
optimistic for detente and !ord peace in the ne! year(
The Times ?F Dec( ?@FD
)e must try to find !ays to star3e the terrorist and the hi9ac-er of
the
oxy#en of pu$icity on !hich they depend(
2peech to American >ar Association in 8ondon" ?% Buy ?@F%" in The
Times
?H Buy ?@F%
Ao one !oud remem$er the 1ood 2amaritan if he7d ony had #ood
intentions(
6e had money as !e(
Tee3ision inter3ie!" H Ban( ?@FH" in The Times ?4 Ban( ?@FH
Mrs Mar#aret Thatcher informed the !ord !ith re#a panache yesterday
that
her dau#hter-in-a! had #i3en $irth to a son( *)e ha3e $ecome a
#randmother"* the Prime Minister said(
The Times D Mar( ?@F@
There is no such thin# as 2ociety( There are indi3idua men and
!omen" and
there are famiies(
)oman7s O!n E? Oct( ?@FG
4&(?? 2am Theard and Feecie Moore
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Tite of son# .?@DH/
4&(?4 Diane Thomas
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Romancin# the stone(
Tite of fim .?@FD/
4&(?E Dyan Thomas
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One Christmas !as so much i-e another" in those years around the
sea-to!n
corner no! and out of a sound except the distant spea-in# of the
3oices
, sometimes hear a moment $efore seep" that , can ne3er remem$er
!hether
it sno!ed for six days and six ni#hts !hen , !as t!e3e or !hether it
sno!ed for t!e3e days and t!e3e ni#hts !hen , !as six(
A Chid7s Christmas in )aes .?@%D/ p( %
Cears and years and years a#o" !hen , !as a $oy" !hen there !ere
!o3es in
)aes" and $irds the coour of red-fanne petticoats !his-ed past
the
harp-shaped his" !hen !e san# and !ao!ed a ni#ht and day in
ca3es
that smet i-e 2unday afternoons in damp front farmhouse parours"
and !e
chased" !ith the 9a!$ones of deacons" the En#ish and the $ears"
$efore
the motor car" $efore the !hee" $efore the duchess-faced horse" !hen
!e
rode the daft and happy his $are$ac-" it sno!ed and it sno!ed(
A Chid7s Christmas in )aes .?@%D/ p( ??
Do not #o #ente into that #ood ni#ht"
Od a#e shoud $urn and ra3e at cose of day<
Ra#e" ra#e a#ainst the dyin# of the i#ht(
Coected poems .?@%4/ *Do Aot 1o 1ente into that 1ood Ai#ht*
After the first death" there is no other(
Deaths and Entrances .?@DH/ *A Refusa to Mourn the Death" $y Fire"
of
a Chid in 8ondon*
,t !as my thirtieth year to hea3en
)o-e to my hearin# from har$our and nei#h$our !ood
And the musse pooed and the heron
Priested shore(
The mornin# $ec-on(
Deaths and Entrances .?@DH/ *Poem in Octo$er*
Pae rain o3er the d!indin# har$our
And o3er the sea !et church the si5e of a snai
)ith its horns throu#h mist and the caste
>ro!n as o!s
>ut a the #ardens
Of sprin# and summer !ere $oomin# in the ta 3aes
>eyond the $order and under the ar- fu coud(
There coud , mar3e
My $irthday
A!ay $ut the !eather turned around(
Deaths and Entrances .?@DH/ *Poem in Octo$er*
Ao! as , !as youn# and easy under the appe $ou#hs
A$out the itin# house and happy as the #rass !as #reen(
Deaths and Entrances .?@DH/ *Fern 6i*
Oh as , !as youn# and easy in the mercy of his means"
Time hed me #reen and dyin#
Thou#h , san# in my chains i-e the sea(
Deaths and Entrances .?@DH/ *Fern 6i*
The and of my fathers U)aesV( My fathers can ha3e it(
,n Adam Dec( ?@%E
The force that throu#h the #reen fuse dri3es the fo!er
Dri3es my #reen a#e< that $asts the roots of trees
,s my destroyer(
And , am dum$ to te the croo-ed rose
My youth is $ent $y the same !intry fe3er(
?F Poems .?@ED/ *The Force that throu#h the 1reen Fuse dri3es the
Fo!er*
8i#ht $rea-s !here no sun shines<
)here no sea runs" the !aters of the heart
Push in their tides(
?F Poems .?@ED/ *8i#ht >rea-s )here Ao 2un 2hines*
Dyan ta-ed copiousy" then stopped( *2ome$ody7s $orin# me"* he
said" *,
thin- it7s me(*
Rayner 6eppensta Four A$sentees .?@H&/ ch( ?H
Dyan himsef once defined an acohoic as a man you don7t i-e !ho
drin-s
as much as you do(
Constantine Fit5#i$$on 8ife of Dyan Thomas .?@H%/ ch( H
Portrait of the artist as a youn# do#(
Tite of $oo- .?@D&/< cf( Bames Boyce7s Portrait of the Artist as a
Coun#
Man .?@?H/
Too many of the artists of )aes spend too much time ta-in# a$out
the
position of the artists of )aes( There is ony one position for an
artist any!here: and that is" upri#ht(
Quite Eary One Mornin# .?@%D/ pt( 4 *)aes and the Artist*
The hand that si#ned the paper feed a city<
Fi3e so3erei#n fin#ers taxed the $reath"
Dou$ed the #o$e of dead and ha3ed a country<
These fi3e -in#s did a -in# to death(
4% Poems .?@EH/ *The 6and that 2i#ned the Paper Feed a City*
The hand that si#ned the treaty $red a fe3er"
And famine #re!" and ocusts came<
1reat is the hand that hods dominion o3er
Man $y a scri$$ed name(
4% Poems .?@EH/ *The 6and That 2i#ned the Paper Feed a City*
Thou#h they #o mad they sha $e sane"
Thou#h they sin- throu#h the sea they sha rise a#ain<
Thou#h o3ers $e ost o3e sha not<
And death sha ha3e no dominion(
4% Poems .?@EH/ *And Death 2ha 6a3e Ao Dominion(* Cf( Romans H:@
To $e#in at the $e#innin#: ,t is sprin#" mooness ni#ht in the sma
to!n"
staress and $i$e-$ac-" the co$$estreets sient and the hunched
courters7-and-ra$$its7 !ood impin# in3isi$e do!n to the soe$ac-"
so!"
$ac-" cro!$ac-" fishin#$oat-$o$$in# sea(
;nder Mi- )ood .?@%D/ p( ?
Mr pritchard: , must dust the $inds and then , must raise them(
Mrs o#more-pritchard: And $efore you et the sun in" mind it !ipes
its
shoes(
;nder Mi- )ood .?@%D/ p( ?H
Aone unti she dies" >essie >i#head" hired hep" $orn in the
!or-house"
smein# of the co!shed" snores $ass and #ruff on a couch of stra! in
a oft in 2at 8a-e Farm and pic-s a posy of daisies in 2unday Meado!
to
put on the #ra3e of 1omer O!en !ho -issed her once $y the pi#-sty
!hen she
!asn7t oo-in# and ne3er -issed her a#ain athou#h she !as oo-in#
a the
time(
;nder Mi- )ood .?@%D/ p( ?@
Me" Poy 1arter" under the !ashin# ine" #i3in# the $reast in the
#arden
to my $onny ne! $a$y( Aothin# #ro!s in our #arden" ony !ashin#( And
$a$ies( And !here7s their fathers i3e" my o3e+ O3er the his and
far
a!ay( Cou7re oo-in# up at me no!( , -no! !hat you7re thin-in#" you
poor
itte mi-y creature( Cou7re thin-in#" you7re no $etter than you
shoud
$e" Poy" and that7s #ood enou#h for me( Oh" isn7t ife a terri$e
thin#"
than- 1od+
;nder Mi- )ood .?@%D/ p( E&
Mae rose cotta#e: ,7m fast( ,7m a $ad ot( 1od !i stri-e me
dead(
,7m se3enteen( ,7 #o to he(
2econd 3oice: 2he tes the #oats(
Mae rose cotta#e: Cou 9ust !ait( ,7 sin ti , $o! upT
2econd 3oice: 2he ies deep" !aitin# for the !orst to happen< the
#oats
champ and sneer(
;nder Mi- )ood .?@%D/ p( GF
4&(?D Ed!ard Thomas
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Out in the dar- o3er the sno!
The fao! fa!ns in3isi$e #o
)ith the fao! doe<
And the !inds $o!
Fast as the stars are so!(
8ast Poems .?@?F/ *Out in the Dar-*
,f , shoud e3er $y chance #ro! rich
,7 $uy Codham" Coc-ridden" and Chiderditch"
Roses" Pyr#o" and 8ap!ater"
And et them a to my eder dau#hter(
Poems .?@?G/ *,f , 2houd E3er >y Chance*
The past is the ony dead thin# that smes s!eet(
Poems .?@?G/ *Eary One Mornin#*
Ces< , remem$er Adestrop--
The name" $ecause one afternoon
Of heat the express-train dre! up there
;n!ontedy( ,t !as ate Bune(
Poems .?@?G/ *Adestrop*
As !e as any $oom upon a fo!er
, i-e the dust on the nettes" ne3er ost
Except to pro3e the s!eetness of a sho!er(
Poems .?@?G/ *Ta Aettes*
, ha3e come to the $orders of seep"
The unfathoma$e deep
Forest !here a must ose
Their !ay" ho!e3er strai#ht
Or !indin#" soon or ate<
They can not choose(
Poems .?@?G/ *8i#hts Out*
4&(?% 1!yn Thomas
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There are sti parts of )aes !here the ony concession to #aiety is
a
striped shroud(
Punch ?F Bune ?@%F
4&(?H Francis Thompson
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)a-eT for the Ruddy >a has ta-en fi#ht
That scatters the so! )ic-et of the Ai#ht<
And the s!ift >atsman of the Da!n has dri3en
A#ainst the 2tar-spi-ed Rais a fiery smite(
*)a-eT for the Ruddy >a has Ta-en Fi#ht* .parody of Ed!ard
Fit5#erad/
in B( C( 2'uire Apes and Parrots .?@4@/ p( ?GE
The fairest thin#s ha3e feetest end"
Their scent sur3i3es their cose:
>ut the rose7s scent is $itterness
To him that o3ed the roseT
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *Daisy*
2he !ent her unremem$erin# !ay"
2he !ent and eft in me
The pan# of a the partin#s #one"
And partin#s yet to $e(
2he eft me mar3ein# !hy my sou
)as sad that she !as #ad<
At a the sadness in the s!eet"
The s!eetness in the sad(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *Daisy*
Aothin# $e#ins" and nothin# ends"
That is not paid !ith moan<
For !e are $orn in other7s pain"
And perish in our o!n(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *Daisy*
2ummer set ip to earth7s $osom $are"
And eft the fushed print in a poppy there(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *The Poppy*
The seep-fo!er s!ays in the !heat its head"
6ea3y !ith dreams" as that !ith $read:
The #oody #rain and the sun-fushed seeper
The reaper reaps" and Time the reaper(
, han# 7mid men my needess head"
And my fruit is dreams" as theirs is $read:
The #oody men and the sun-ha5ed seeper
Time sha reap" $ut after the reaper
The !ord sha #ean of me" me the seeper(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *The Poppy*
8oo- for me in the nurseries of hea3en(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *To My 1odchid Francis M()(M(*
, fed 6im" do!n the ni#hts and do!n the days<
, fed 6im" do!n the arches of the years<
, fed 6im" do!n the a$yrinthine !ays
Of my o!n mind< and in the mist of tears
, hid from 6im" and under runnin# au#hter(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( ?
>ut !ith unhurryin# chase"
And unpertur$Od pace"
Dei$erate speed" ma9estic instancy"
They $eat--and a Loice $eat
More instant than the Feet--
A thin#s $etray thee" !ho $etrayest Me(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( ?
For" thou#h , -ne! 6is o3e )ho foo!Od" Cet !as , sore adread
8est" ha3in# 6im" , must ha3e nau#ht $eside(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( 4
Fear !ist not to e3ade" as 8o3e !ist to pursue(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( 4
, said to Da!n: >e sudden--to E3e :
>e soon(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( 4
To a s!ift thin#s for s!iftness did , sue<
Cun# to the !histin# mane of e3ery !ind(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( 4
2ti !ith unhurryin# chase"
And unpertur$Od pace"
Dei$erate speed" ma9estic instancy"
Came on the foo!in# Feet"
And a Loice a$o3e their $eat--
*Aau#ht sheters thee" !ho !it not sheter Me(*
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( 4
, !as hea3y !ith the e3en"
)hen she it her #immerin# tapers
Round the day7s dead sanctities(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( E
My harness piece $y piece Thou hast he!n from me"
And smitten me to my -nee(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( D
Cea" faieth no! e3en dream
The dreamer" and the ute the utanist<
E3en the in-ed fantasies" in !hose $ossomy t!ist
, s!un# the earth a trin-et at my !rist(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( D
AhT must--
Desi#ner infiniteT--
AhT must Thou char the !ood ere Thou canst imm !ith it+
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( D
2uch is: !hat is to $e+
The pup so $itter" ho! sha taste the rind+
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( D
Cet e3er and anon a trumpet sounds
From the hid $attements of Eternity<
Those sha-en mists a space unsette" then
Round the haf-#impsOd turrets so!y !ash a#ain(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( D
Ao! of that on# pursuit
Comes on at hand the $ruit<
That Loice is round me i-e a $urstin# sea :
*And is thy earth so marred"
2hattered in shard on shard+
8o" a thin#s fy thee" for thou fiest MeT*
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( %
A !hich , too- from thee , did $ut ta-e"
Aot for thy harms"
>ut 9ust that thou mi#ht7st see- it in My arms(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( %
6ats $y me that footfa :
,s my #oom" after a"
2hade of 6is hand" outstretched caressin#y+
*Ah" fondest" $indest" !ea-est"
, am 6e !hom thou see-estT
Thou dra3est o3e from thee" !ho dra3est Me(*
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *6ound of 6ea3en* pt( %
And thou--!hat needest !ith thy tri$e7s $ac- tents
)ho hast the red pa3iion of my heart+
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *Ara$ 8o3e-2on#*
,t is itte , repair to the matches of the 2outhron fo-"
Thou#h my o!n red roses there may $o!<
,t is itte , repair to the matches of the 2outhron fo-"
Thou#h the red roses crest the caps , -no!(
For the fied is fu of shades as , near the shado!y coast"
And a #hosty $atsman pays to the $o!in# of a #host"
And , oo- throu#h my tears on a soundess-cappin# host
As the run-steaers fic-er to and fro"
To and fro:--
O my 6orn$y and my >aro! on# a#oT
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *At 8ord7s*
There is no expeditious road
To pac- and a$e men for 1od"
And sa3e them $y the $arre-oad(
2ome may perchance" !ith stran#e surprise"
6a3e $undered into Paradise(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *Epio#ue to 7A Bud#ement in 6ea3en7*
1o" son#s" for ended is our $rief" s!eet pay<
1o" chidren of s!ift 9oy and tardy sorro!:
And some are sun#" and that !as yesterday"
And some unsun#" and that may $e to-morro!(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( ? *En3oy*
Ah" for a heart ess nati3e to hi#h 6ea3en"
A hooded eye" for 9esses and restraint"
Or for a !i accipitrine to pursueT
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *Dread of 6ei#ht*
2prin# is come home !ith her !ord-!anderin# feet"
And a thin#s are made youn# !ith youn# desires(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *From the Ai#ht of Fore$ein#*
8et e3en the su#-a$ed snai upon the thorn
Put forth a conscious hornT
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *From the Ai#ht of Fore$ein#*
And" !hie she fees the hea3ens ie $are"
2he ony ta-s a$out her hair(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *The )ay of a Maid*
Pontifica Death" that doth the cre3asse $rid#e
To the steep and trifid 1od(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *An Anthem of Earth*
And a man7s >a$yons stri3e $ut to impart
The #randeurs of his >a$yonian heart(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *The 6eart* no( 4
)hat heart coud ha3e thou#ht you+--
Past our de3isa
.O fii#ree petaT/
Fashioned so purey"
Fra#iey" surey"
From !hat Paradisa
,ma#ineess meta"
Too costy for cost+
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *To a 2no!fa-e*
,nscuped and em$ossed"
)ith 6is hammer of !ind"
And 6is #ra3er of frost(
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *To a 2no!fa-e*
O !ord in3isi$e" !e 3ie! thee"
O !ord intan#i$e" !e touch thee"
O !ord un-no!a$e" !e -no! thee"
,napprehensi$e" !e cutch theeT
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *The =in#dom of 1od*
The an#es -eep their ancient paces<--
Turn $ut a stone" and start a !in#T
7Tis ye" 7tis your estran#Od faces"
That miss the many-spendoured thin#(
>ut .!hen so sad thou canst not sadder/
Cry<--and upon thy so sore oss
2ha shine the traffic of Baco$7s adder
Pitched $et!ixt 6ea3en and Charin# Cross(
Cea" in the ni#ht" my 2ou" my dau#hter"
Cry"--cin#in# 6ea3en $y the hems<
And o" Christ !a-in# on the !ater
Aot of 1ennesareth" $ut ThamesT
Poems .?@?E/ 3o( 4 *The =in#dom of 1od*
4&(?G 6unter 2( Thompson
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Fear and oathin# in 8as Le#as(
Tite of t!o artices in Roin# 2tone ?? and 4% Ao3( ?@G? .under the
pseudonym *Raou Du-e*/
4&(?F 8ord Thomson .Roy 6er$ert Thomson" >aron Thomson of Feet/
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,t is 9ust i-e ha3in# your o!n icence to print money(
On the profita$iity of commercia tee3ision in >ritain" in R(
>raddon
Roy Thomson .?@H%/ ch( E4
4&(?@ Beremy Thorpe
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1reater o3e hath no man than this" that he ay do!n his friends for
his
ife(
Comment on 6arod Macmian sac-in# many of his Ca$inet" ?E Buy
?@H4" in
D( E( >uter and Anthony =in# 1enera Eection of ?@HD .?@H%/ ch( ?
4&(4& Bames Thur$er
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?F@D-?@H?
, suppose that the hi#h-!ater mar- of my youth in Coum$us" Ohio" !as
the
ni#ht the $ed fe on my father(
My 8ife and 6ard Times .?@EE/ ch( ?
6er o!n mother i3ed the atter years of her ife in the horri$e
suspicion that eectricity !as drippin# in3isi$y a o3er the house(
My 8ife and 6ard Times .?@EE/ ch( 4
A ri#ht" ha3e it your o!n !ay--you heard a sea $ar-T
Cartoon caption in Ae! Cor-er E& Ban( ?@E4
That7s my first !ife up there and this is the present Mrs 6arris(
Cartoon caption in Ae! Cor-er ?H Mar( ?@EE
The !ar $et!een men and !omen(
Tite of series of cartoons in Ae! Cor-er 4& Ban(-4F Apr( ?@ED
,t7s a nah3e domestic >ur#undy !ithout any $reedin#" $ut , thin-
you7 $e
amused $y its presumption(
Cartoon caption in Ae! Cor-er 4G Mar( ?@EG
)e" if , caed the !ron# num$er" !hy did you ans!er the phone+
Cartoon caption in Ae! Cor-er % Bune ?@EG
There is no safety in num$ers" or in anythin# ese(
Ae! Cor-er D Fe$( ?@E@ *The Fairy ,ntei#ent Fy*
Eary to rise and eary to $ed ma-es a mae heathy and !eathy and
dead(
Ae! Cor-er ?F Fe$( ?@E@ *The 2hri-e and the Chipmun-s*
,t7s our o!n story exactyT 6e $od as a ha!-" she soft as the da!n(
Cartoon caption in Ae! Cor-er 4% Fe$( ?@E@
Then" !ith that faint feetin# smie payin# a$out his ips" he faced
the
firin# s'uad< erect and motioness" proud and disdainfu" )ater
Mitty"
the undefeated" inscruta$e to the ast(
Ae! Cor-er ?F Mar( ?@E@ *The 2ecret 8ife of )ater Mitty*
Cou mi#ht as !e fa fat on your face as ean o3er too far
$ac-!ard(
Ae! Cor-er 4@ Apr( ?@E@ *The >ear )ho 8et ,t Aone*
Cou can foo too many of the peope too much of the time(
Ae! Cor-er 4@ Apr( ?@E@ *The O! !ho !as 1od*
*6umour"* he said" *is emotiona chaos remem$ered in tran'uiity(*
,n Ae! Cor- Post 4@ Fe$( ?@H&( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.?@G@/
%FE:?&
4&(4? Pau Tiich
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Aeurosis is the !ay of a3oidin# non-$ein# $y a3oidin# $ein#(
The Coura#e To >e .?@%4/ pt( 4" ch( E
6e !ho -no!s a$out depth -no!s a$out 1od(
The 2ha-in# of the Foundations .?@DF/ ch( G
4&(44 Dion Titherad#e
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And her mother came tooT
Tite of son# .?@4?< music $y ,3or Ao3eo/
4&(4E A3in Toffer
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Future shoc-(
Tite of $oo- .?@G&/
4&(4D B( R( R( To-ien
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,n a hoe in the #round there i3ed a ho$$it( Aot a nasty" dirty"
!et
hoe" fied !ith the ends of !orms and an oo5y sme" nor yet a dry"
$are" sandy hoe !ith nothin# in it to sit do!n on or to eat: it !as
a ho$$it-hoe" and that means comfort(
The 6o$$it .?@EG/ ch( ?
One Rin# to rue them a" One Rin# to find them
One Rin# to $rin# them a and in the dar-ness $ind them(
8ord of the Rin#s" pt( ? The Feo!ship of the Rin# .?@%D/ epi#raph
4&(4% Aichoas Tomain
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The ony 'uaities for rea success in 9ournaism are rati-e
cunnin#"
a pausi$e manner and a itte iterary a$iity(((( The capacity to
stea
other peope7s ideas and phrases--that one a$out rati-e cunnin# !as
in3ented $y my coea#ue Murray 2aye--is aso in3aua$e(
2unday Times Ma#a5ine 4H Oct( ?@H@
4&(4H >arry Too- and Marty Fedman
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6eo" ,7m Buian and this is my friend" 2andy(
Catch-phrase in Round the 6orne .>>C radio series" ?@H%-F/
4&(4G 2ue To!nsend
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The secret diary of Adrian Moe a#ed ?E-E`D(
Tite of $oo- .?@F4/
4&(4F Pete To!nshend
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?@D%-
6ope , die $efore , #et od(
My 1eneration .?@H% son#/
4&(4@ Poy Toyn$ee
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?@DH-
Feminism is the most re3outionary idea there has e3er $een(
E'uaity for
!omen demands a chan#e in the human psyche more profound then
anythin#
Marx dreamed of( ,t means 3auin# parenthood as much as !e 3aue
$an-in#(
1uardian ?@ Ban( ?@FG
4&(E& 2ir 6er$ert >eer$ohm Tree
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?F%4-?@?G
To a man !ho !as sta##erin# in the street under the !ei#ht of a
#randfather coc-( *My poor feo!" !hy not carry a !atch+*
6es-eth Pearson >eer$ohm Tree .?@%H/ ch( ?4
6is o!n note $oo-s inform us that a #ramophone company as-ed him for
a testimonia" and he repied that he ne3er #a3e testimonias to
o$9ects
of merchandise( The company $e##ed him to fa3our their specia case"
since
his o!n 3oice had $een reproduced $y this means( 2o he !rote the
foo!in#: *2irs" , ha3e tested your machine( ,t adds a ne! terror to
ife
and ma-es death a on#-fet !ant(* 6e !as as-ed to amend this" as the
pu$ic mi#ht misconstrue it< $ut he ans!ered that it !as not open to
misconstruction( *The immortaism must stand"* said he< $ut it !as
not
used as an ad3ertisement $y the company(
6es-eth Pearson >eer$ohm Tree .?@%H/ ch( ?@
6e U,srae Jan#!iV is an od $ore( E3en the #ra3e ya!ns for him(
,n Max >eer$ohm 6er$ert >eer$ohm Tree .?@4&/ appendix D
6e U>eer$ohm TreeV appro3ed cheerfuy enou#h of e3erythin# unti he
came
to the coection of damses that had $een dra##ed into the theatre
as
adies in !aitin# to the 'ueen( 6e oo-ed at them in pained and
proon#ed
dissatisfaction and then said !hat !e ha3e a !anted to say of the
extra-!omen in neary e3ery throne-room and $a-room and schoo-room
scene since the theatre $e#an( *8adies"* said Tree" peerin# at them
painti3ey throu#h his monace" *9ust a itte more 3ir#inity" if
you
don7t mind(*
Aexander )oocott 2houts and Murmurs .?@4E/ *Capsue Criticism*
4&(E? 6er$ert Trench
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Come" et us ma-e o3e deathess" thou and ,(
Deirdre 8i3ed and Other Poems .?@&?/ *Come" et us ma-e o3e
deathess*
4&(E4 1( M( Tre3eyan
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Disinterested inteectua curiosity is the ife-$ood of rea
ci3ii5ation(
En#ish 2ocia 6istory .?@D4/ introduction
,t UeducationV has produced a 3ast popuation a$e to read $ut una$e
to
distin#uish !hat is !orth readin#" an easy prey to sensations and
cheap
appeas(
En#ish 2ocia 6istory .?@D4/ ch( ?F
4&(EE 8ione Triin#
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,mmature artists imitate( Mature artists stea(
,n Es'uire 2ept( ?@H4( Cf( ,#or 2tra3ins-y 4?&:?H
4&(ED Tommy Trinder
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O3erpaid" o3erfed" o3ersexed" and o3er here(
Descri$in# American troops in >ritain durin# )ord )ar ,," in 2unday
Times
D Ban( ?@GH
4&(E% 8eon Trots-y .8e3 Da3ido3ich >ronstein/
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Od a#e is the most unexpected of a thin#s that happen to a man(
Diary in Exie .?@%@/ F May ?@E%
Ci3ii5ation has made the peasantry its pac- anima( The $our#eoisie
in
the on# run ony chan#ed the form of the pac-(
6istory of the Russian Re3oution .?@EE/ 3o( E" ch( ?
Cou Uthe Menshe3i-sV are pitifu isoated indi3iduas< you are
$an-rupts<
your roe is payed out( 1o !here you $eon# from no! on--into the
dust$in
of historyT
6istory of the Russian Re3oution .?@EE/ 3o( E" ch( ?&
)here force is necessary" there it must $e appied $ody" decisi3ey
and
competey( >ut one must -no! the imitations of force< one must -no!
!hen
to $end force !ith a manRu3re" a $o! !ith an a#reement(
)hat Aext+ .?@E4/ ch( ?D
4&(EH 6arry 2( Truman
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, ne3er #i3e them Uthe pu$icV he( , 9ust te the truth" and they
thin- it is he(
,n 8oo- E Apr( ?@%H
, used to ha3e a sayin# that appies here" and , note that some
peope
ha3e pic-ed it up: *,f you can7t stand the heat" #et out of the
-itchen(*
Mr Citi5en .?@H&/ ch( ?% .see aso 6arry Lau#han 44(H/
A poitician is a man !ho understands #o3ernment" and it ta-es
a poitician to run a #o3ernment( A statesman is a poitician !ho7s
$een
dead ?& or ?% years(
,n Ae! Cor- )ord Tee#ram and 2un ?4 Apr( ?@%F
,t7s a recession !hen your nei#h$our oses his 9o$< it7s a depression
!hen
you ose yours(
,n O$ser3er ?E Apr( ?@%F
A the President is" is a #orified pu$ic reations man !ho spends
his
time fatterin#" -issin# and -ic-in# peope to #et them to do !hat
they
are supposed to do any!ay(
8etter to his sister" ?D Ao3( ?@DG" in Off the Record: the Pri3ate
Papers
of 6arry 2( Truman .?@F&/ p( ??@
, didn7t fire him U1enera MacArthurV $ecause he !as a dum$ son of a
$itch" athou#h he !as" $ut that7s not a#ainst the a! for #eneras(
,f
it !as" haf to three-'uarters of them !oud $e in 9ai(
,n Mere Mier Pain 2pea-in# .?@GD/ ch( 4D
)hen the decision is up $efore you--and on my des- , ha3e a motto
!hich
says *The $uc- stops here*--the decision has to $e made(
2peech at Aationa )ar Coe#e" ?@ Dec( ?@%4" in Pu$ic Papers ?@%4-
%E
.?@HH/ p( ?&@D
)here3er you ha3e an efficient #o3ernment you ha3e a dictatorship(
8ecture at Coum$ia ;ni3ersity" 4F Apr( ?@%@" in Truman 2pea-s .?@H&/
p( %?
4&(EG >ar$ara )( Tuchman
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Dead $attes" i-e dead #eneras" hod the miitary mind in their
dead
#rip and 1ermans" no ess than other peopes" prepare for the ast
!ar(
Au#ust ?@?D .?@H4/ ch( 4
Ao more distressin# moment can e3er face a >ritish #o3ernment than
that
!hich re'uires it to come to a hard" fast and specific decision(
Au#ust ?@?D .?@H4/ ch( @
For one Au#ust in its history Paris !as French--and sient(
Au#ust ?@?D .?@H4/ ch( 4&
4&(EF 2ophie Tuc-er
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?FFD-?@HH
From $irth to ?F a #ir needs #ood parents( From ?F to E%" she needs
#ood
oo-s( From E% to %%" #ood personaity( From %% on" she needs #ood
cash(
,7m sa3in# my money(
,n Michae Freedand 2ophie .?@GF/ p( 4?D
4&(E@ )ater Bames Redfern Turner
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?FF@-?@DH
)hen , !as $ut thirteen or so
, !ent into a #oden and"
Chim$ora5o" Cotopaxi
Too- me $y the hand(
The 6unter and Other Poems .?@?H/ *Romance*
4&(D& Mar- T!ain .2amue 8an#horne Cemens/
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*The Ad3entures of Tom 2a!yer* (((!as made $y Mr Mar- T!ain" and he
tod
the truth" mainy( There !as thin#s !hich he stretched" $ut mainy
he
tod the truth(
The Ad3entures of 6uc-e$erry Finn .?FFD/ ch( ?
There !as some $oo-s((((One !as *Pi#rim7s Pro#ress"* a$out a man
that
eft his famiy it didn7t say !hy( , read considera$e in it no! and
then(
The statements !as interestin#" $ut tou#h( Another !as *Friendship7s
Offerin#"* fu of $eautifu stuff and poetry< $ut , didn7t read the
poetry(
The Ad3entures of 6uc-e$erry Finn .?FFD/ ch( ?G
A -in#s is mosty rapscaions(
The Ad3entures of 6uc-e$erry Finn .?FFD/ ch( 4E
6ain7t !e #ot a the foos in to!n on our side+ and ain7t that a $i#
enou#h ma9ority in any to!n+
The Ad3entures of 6uc-e$erry Finn .?FFD/ ch( 4H
,f there !as t!o $irds settin# on a fence" he !oud $et you !hich one
!oud fy first(
The Cee$rated Bumpin# Fro# .?FHG/ p( ?&
, don7t see no p7ints a$out that fro# that7s any $etter7n any other
fro#(
The Cee$rated Bumpin# Fro# .?FHG/ p( ?H
An experienced" industrious" am$itious" and 'uite often pictures'ue
iar(
Century Ma#a5ine Dec( ?FF% *Pri3ate 6istory of a Campai#n that
Faied*
>e 3irtuous and you !i $e eccentric(
A Curious Dream .?FG4/ *Menta Photo#raphs*
2oap and education are not as sudden as a massacre" $ut they are more
deady in the on# run(
A Curious Dream .?FG4/ *Facts concernin# the Recent Resi#nation*
>arrin# that natura expression of 3iainy !hich !e a ha3e" the
man
oo-ed honest enou#h(
A Curious Dream .?FG4/ *A Mysterious Lisit*
Truth is the most 3aua$e thin# !e ha3e( 8et us economi5e it(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( G
,t is $y the #oodness of 1od that in our country !e ha3e those three
unspea-a$y precious thin#s: freedom of speech" freedom of
conscience" and
the prudence ne3er to practise either of them(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( 4&
*Cassic(* A $oo- !hich peope praise and don7t read(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( 4%( Cf( T!ain7s speech to the ?@th
Century Cu$ in Ae! Cor-" 4& Ao3( ?@&&" in 2peeches .?@?&/ p( ?@D:
*,t7s
a cassic" 9ust as Professor UCae$V )inchester says" and it meets
his
definition of a cassic--somethin# that e3ery$ody !ants to ha3e read
and
no$ody !ants to read(*
Man is the Ony Anima that >ushes( Or needs to(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( 4G
8et us $e than-fu for the foos( >ut for them the rest of us coud
not
succeed(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( 4F
There are se3era #ood protections a#ainst temptations" $ut the
surest is
co!ardice(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( EH
>y tryin# !e can easiy earn to endure ad3ersity( Another man7s" ,
mean(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( E@
,t ta-es your enemy and your friend" !or-in# to#ether" to hurt you to
the
heart: the one to sander you and the other to #et the ne!s to you(
Foo!in# the E'uator .?F@G/ ch( D%
, must ha3e a prodi#ious 'uantity of mind< it ta-es me as much as a
!ee-"
sometimes" to ma-e it up(
The ,nnocents A$road .?FH@/ ch( G
They spe it Linci and pronounce it Linchy< forei#ners a!ays spe
$etter than they pronounce(
The ,nnocents A$road .?FH@/ ch( ?@
, do not !ant Michae An#eo for $rea-fast--for uncheon--for
dinner--for
tea--for supper--for $et!een meas(
The ,nnocents A$road .?FH@/ ch( 4G
8ump the !hoe thin#T say that the Creator made
,tay from desi#ns $y Michae An#eoT
The ,nnocents A$road .?FH@/ ch( 4G
That 9o-e !as ost on the forei#ner--#uides cannot master the
su$teties
of the American 9o-e(
The ,nnocents A$road .?FH@/ ch( 4G
,f you73e #ot a nice fresh corpse" fetch him outT
The ,nnocents A$road .?FH@/ ch( 4G
The report of my death !as an exa##eration(
Ae! Cor- Bourna 4 Bune ?F@G .correctin# ne!spaper reports !hich
erroneousy said that he !as i or dead" confusin# him !ith his
cousin"
Bames Ross Cemens" !ho had $een seriousy i in 8ondon/
6e UThomas CaryeV said it in a moment of excitement" !hen chasin#
Americans out of his $ac-yard !ith $ric-$ats( They used to #o there
and
!orship( At $ottom he !as pro$a$y fond of them" $ut he !as a!ays
a$e to
concea it(
Ae! Cor- )ord ?& Dec( ?F@@" *Mar- T!ain7s Christmas >oo-*
)hat a #ood thin# Adam had( )hen he said a #ood thin# he -ne! no$ody
had
said it $efore(
Aote$oo-s .?@E%/ p( HG
Famiiarity $reeds contempt--and chidren(
Aote$oo-s .?@E%/ p( 4EG
1ood $reedin# consists in conceain# ho! much !e thin- of ourse3es
and
ho! itte !e thin- of the other person(
Aote$oo-s .?@E%/ p( ED%
Adam !as $ut human--this expains it a( 6e did not !ant the appe
for
the appe7s sa-e< he !anted it ony $ecause it !as for$idden(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( 4
)hoe3er has i3ed on# enou#h to find out !hat ife is" -no!s ho!
deep
a de$t of #ratitude !e o!e to Adam" the first #reat $enefactor of our
race( 6e $rou#ht death into the !ord(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( E
Trainin# is e3erythin#( The peach !as once a $itter amond<
cauifo!er is
nothin# $ut ca$$a#e !ith a coe#e education(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( %
One of the most stri-in# differences $et!een a cat and a ie is that
a cat
has ony nine i3es(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( G
)hen an#ry" count four< !hen 3ery an#ry" s!ear(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( ?&
As to the Ad9ecti3e: !hen in dou$t" stri-e it out(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( ??
Put a your e##s in the one $as-et" and--!atch that $as-et(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( ?%
Fe! thin#s are harder to put up !ith than the annoyance of a #ood
exampe(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( ?@
,t !ere not $est that !e shoud a thin- ai-e< it is difference of
opinion that ma-es horse-races(
Pudd7nhead )ison .?F@D/ ch( ?@
There is a sumptuous 3ariety a$out the Ae! En#and !eather that
compes
the stran#er7s admiration--and re#ret( The !eather is a!ays doin#
somethin# there< a!ays attendin# stricty to $usiness< a!ays
#ettin# up
ne! desi#ns and tryin# them on the peope to see ho! they !i #o(
>ut it
#ets throu#h more $usiness in sprin# than in any other season( ,n the
sprin# , ha3e counted one hundred and thirty-six different -inds of
!eather inside of four-and-t!enty hours(
2peech to Ae! En#and 2ociety in Ae! Cor-" 44 Dec( ?FGH" in 2peeches
.?@?&/ p( %@
There7s penty of $oys that !i come han-erin# and #ro3ein# around
you
!hen you73e #ot an appe" and $e# the core off of you< $ut !hen
they73e
#ot one" and you $e# for the core and remind them ho! you #i3e them a
core
one time" they say than- you 7most to death" $ut there ain7t-a-#oin#
to $e
no core(
Tom 2a!yer A$road .?F@D/ ch( ?
There ain7t no !ay to find out !hy a snorer can7t hear himsef snore(
Tom 2a!yer A$road .?F@D/ ch( ?&
The cross of the 8e#ion of 6onour has $een conferred upon me(
6o!e3er" fe!
escape that distinction(
A Tramp A$road .?FF&/ ch( F
A you need in this ife is i#norance and confidence< then success
is
sure(
8etter to Mrs Foote" 4 Dec( ?FFG" in >( DeCasseres )hen 6uc- Finn
)ent
6i#h$ro! .?@ED/ p( G
4&(D? =enneth Tynan
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Forty years a#o he UAoe Co!ardV !as 2i#hty in Peter Pan" and you
mi#ht
say that he has $een !hoy in Peter Pan e3er since(
Curtains .?@H?/ pt( ?" p( %@
)hat" !hen drun-" one sees in other !omen" one sees in 1ar$o so$er(
Curtains .?@H?/ pt( 4" p( EDG
A critic is a man !ho -no!s the !ay $ut can7t dri3e the car(
,n Ae! Cor- Times Ma#a5ine @ Ban( ?@HH" p( 4G
A #ood drama critic is one !ho percei3es !hat is happenin# in the
theatre
of his time( A #reat drama critic aso percei3es !hat is not
happenin#(
Tynan Ri#ht and 8eft .?@HG/ fore!ord
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4?(? Mi#ue de ;namuno
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?FHD-?@EG
8a 3ida es duda"
y a fe sin a duda es sSo muerte(
8ife is dou$t"
And faith !ithout dou$t is nothin# $ut death(
Po0sias .?@&G/ *2amo ,,*
Ckrate de a affeccion de preocuparte cSmo apare5Qas os dem s(
CuQdate
sSo de cSmo apare5Qas Dios" cuQdate de a idea 'ue de ti Dios ten#a(
Cure yoursef of the condition of $otherin# a$out ho! you oo- to
other
peope( Concern yoursef ony !ith ho! you appear to 1od" !ith the
idea
that 1od has of you(
Lida de Don Quixote y 2ancho .8ife of Don Quixote and 2ancho" ?@&%/
pt( ?
4?(4 Bohn ;pdi-e
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One out of three hundred and t!e3e Americans is a $ore" for
instance" and
a heathy mae adut $ore consumes each year one and a haf times his
o!n
!ei#ht in other peope7s patience(
Assorted Prose .?@H%/ *Confessions of a )id >ore*
The difficuty !ith humorists is that they !i mix !hat they $eie3e
!ith
!hat they don7t< !hiche3er seems i-eier to !in an effect(
Ra$$it" Run .?@H&/ p( ?H&
4?(E 2ir Peter ;stino3
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, !as irre3oca$y $etrothed to au#hter" the sound of !hich has
a!ays
seemed to me the most ci3ii5ed music in the !ord(
Dear Me .?@GG/ ch( E
Contrary to #enera $eief" , do not $eie3e that friends are
necessariy
the peope you i-e $est" they are merey the peope !ho #ot there
first(
Dear Me .?@GG/ ch( %
8au#hter !oud $e $erea3ed if sno$$ery died(
,n O$ser3er ?E Mar( ?@%%
,f >otticei !ere ai3e today he7d $e !or-in# for Lo#ue(
,n O$ser3er 4? Oct( ?@H4
As for $ein# a 1enera" !e at the a#e of four !ith paper hats and
!ooden
s!ords !e7re a 1eneras( Ony some of us ne3er #ro! out of it(
Romanoff and Buiet .?@%H/ act ?
A dipomat these days is nothin# $ut a head-!aiter !ho7s ao!ed to
sit
do!n occasionay(
Romanoff and Buiet .?@%H/ act ?
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44(? Pau La0ry
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;n poOme n7est 9amais ache30--c7est tou9ours un accident 'ui e
termine"
c7est-Z-dire 'ui e donne au pu$ic(
A poem is ne3er finished< it7s a!ays an accident that puts a stop to
it--i(e( #i3es it to the pu$ic(
8itt0rature .?@E&/ p( DH
, faut n7appeer 2cience: 'ue 7ensem$e des recettes 'ui
r0ussissent
tou9ours(--Tout e reste est itt0rature(
*2cience* means simpy the a##re#ate of a the recipes that are
a!ays
successfu( A the rest is iterature(
Morait0s .?@E4/ p( D?
Dieu cr0a 7homme" et ne e trou3ant pas asse5 seu" i ui donne une
compa#ne pour ui faire mieux sentir sa soitude(
1od created man and" findin# him not sufficienty aone" #a3e him
a companion to ma-e him fee his soitude more -eeny(
Te Que ? .?@D?/ *Morait0s*
8a poiti'ue est 7art d7empXcher es #ens de se mXer de ce 'ui es
re#arde(
Poitics is the art of pre3entin# peope from ta-in# part in affairs
!hich
propery concern them(
Te Que 4 .?@DE/ *Rhum$s*
44(4 Pau Lance and 8ee Poc-riss
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,tsy $itsy teenie !eenie" yeo! po-adot $i-ini(
Tite of son# .?@H&/
44(E Li3ien 3an Damm
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, did not coin the so#an *)e Ae3er Cosed* Ufor the )indmi Theatre
in
8ondonV( ,t !as merey a statement of fact(
Toni#ht and E3ery Ai#ht .?@%4/ ch( ?F
44(D 8aurens 3an der Post
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6uman $ein#s are perhaps ne3er more fri#htenin# than !hen they are
con3inced $eyond dou$t that they are ri#ht(
8ost )ord of the =aahari .?@%F/ ch( E
44(% >artoomeo Lan5etti
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,f it had not $een for these thin#" , mi#ht ha3e i3e out my ife
ta-in#
at street corners to scornin# men( , mi#ht ha3e die" unmar-ed"
un-no!n" a
faiure( Ao! !e are not a faiure( This is our career and our
triumph(
Ae3er in our fu ife coud !e hope to do such !or- for toerance"
for
9oostice" for man7s onderstandin# of man as no! !e do $y accident(
Our !ords--our i3es--our pains--nothin#T The ta-in# of our i3es--
i3es
of a #ood shoema-er and a poor fish-pedder--aT That ast moment
$eon#s
to us--that a#ony is our triumph(
2tatement after $ein# sentenced" @ Apr( ?@4G" in M( D( Fran-furter
and 1(
Bac-son 8etters of 2acco and Lan5etti .?@4F/ preface
2acco7s name !i i3e in the hearts of the peope and in their
#ratitude
!hen =at5mann7s and yours $ones !i $e dispersed $y time" !hen your
name"
his name" your a!s" institutions" and your fase #od are $ut a deem
rememorin# of a cursed past in !hich man !as !of to the man(
Aote $y Lan5etti of !hat he !anted to say at his tria" @ Apr( ?@4G"
in
M( D( Fran-furter and 1( Bac-son 8etters of 2acco and Lan5etti .?@4F/
p( EF&
44(H 6arry Lau#han
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,f you can7t stand the heat" #et out of the -itchen(
,n Time 4F Apr( ?@%4 .often used $y 6arry 2( Truman" '(3(/
44(G Raph Lau#han )iiams
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?FG4-?@%F
, don7t -no! !hether , i-e it Uthe Dth symphonyV" $ut it7s !hat ,
meant(
,n Christopher 6eadin#ton >odey 6ead 6istory of )estern Music .?@GD/
p( 4@E
On arri3a on a 3isit to the ;nited 2tates" Raph Lau#han )iiams
!as met
$y a cro!d of reporters( One of them sei5ed him $y the arm and said"
*Te
me" Dr Lau#han )iiams" !hat do you thin- a$out music+* The od man
peered 'ui55icay into his face and made the soemn pronouncement:
*,t7s
a Rum 1oT*
8esie Ayr The )it of Music .?@HH/ p( DE
44(F Thorstein Le$en
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Conspicuous consumption of 3aua$e #oods is a means of reputa$iity
to
the #enteman of eisure(
Theory of the 8eisure Cass .?F@@/ ch( D
2o it is somethin# of a homietica commonpace to say that the
outcome of
any serious research can ony $e to ma-e t!o 'uestions #ro! !here one
'uestion #re! $efore(
;ni3ersity of Caifornia Chronice .?@&F/ 3o( ?&" no( D" *E3oution
of
the 2cientific Point of Lie!*
44(@ 1ore Lida
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,t is not enou#h to succeed( Others must fai(
,n 1( ,r3ine Antipane#yric for Tom Dri$er# F Dec( ?@GH" p( 4
,t is the spirit of the a#e to $eie3e that any fact" no matter ho!
suspect" is superior to any ima#inati3e exercise" no matter ho! true(
Encounter Dec( ?@HG" *French 8etters: Theories of the Ae! Ao3e*
A triumph of the em$amer7s art(
,n O$ser3er 4H Apr( ?@F? .descri$in# Ronad Rea#an/
,7m a for $rin#in# $ac- the $irch" $ut ony $et!een consentin#
aduts(
,n 2unday Times Ma#a5ine ?H 2ept( ?@GE
)hene3er a friend succeeds" a itte somethin# in me dies(
,n 2unday Times Ma#a5ine ?H 2ept( ?@GE
American !riters !ant to $e not #ood $ut #reat< and so are neither(
T!o 2isters .?@G&/ p( H%
44(?& =in# Lidor
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Ta-e it from me" marria#e isn7t a !ord(((it7s a sentenceT
The Cro!d .?@4F fim/
44(?? Bos0 Antonio Liera 1ao
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E sociaismo puede e#ar soo en $iciceta(
2ociaism can ony arri3e $y $icyce(
2aid !hen Assistant 2ecretary of Bustice in Chiean 1o3ernment" in
,3an
,ich Ener#y and E'uity .?@GD/ p( ??
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4E(? Bohn )ain
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Poetry is to prose as dancin# is to !a-in#(
>>C radio $roadcast" ?E Ban( ?@GH
4E(4 Berry )ad and Richard Macauay
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Berry )ad ?@??-?@H4
Richard Macauay
Aau#hty $ut nice(
Tite of fim .?@E@/
4E(E Prince of )aes
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2ee Prince Chares .E(DF/
4E(D Arthur )aey
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)hat is hard today is to censor one7s o!n thou#hts--
To sit $y and see the $ind man
On the si#htess horse" ridin# into the $ottomess a$yss(
Censorship
4E(% Ed#ar )aace
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?FG%-?@E4
)hat is a hi#h$ro!+ 6e is a man !ho has found somethin# more
interestin#
than !omen(
Ae! Cor- Times 4D Ban( ?@E4" sec( F" p( H
Dreamin7 of theeT Dreamin7 of theeT
)rit in >arrac-s .?@&&/ *T( A( in 8o3e* .popuarised in ?@E&
$roadcast $y
Cyri Fetcher/
4E(H 1eor#e )aace
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?@?@-
2e#re#ation no!" se#re#ation tomorro! and se#re#ation fore3erT
,nau#ura speech as 1o3ernor of Aa$ama" Ban( ?@HE" in >irmin#ham
)ord
?@ Ban( ?@HE
4E(G 6enry )aace
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The century on !hich !e are enterin#--the century !hich !i come out
of
this !ar--can $e and must $e the century of the common man(
2peech" F May ?@D4" in Lita 2peeches .?@D4/ 3o( F" p( DFE
4E(F 1raham )aas
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The itte #ir had the ma-in# of a poet in her !ho" $ein# tod to $e
sure
of her meanin# $efore she spo-e" said" *6o! can , -no! !hat , thin-
ti
, see !hat , say+*
Art of Thou#ht .?@4H/ ch( D( Cf( E( M( Forster FE:@
4E(@ 2ir 6u#h )apoe
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7Tisn7t ife that mattersT 7Tis the coura#e you $rin# to it(
Fortitude .?@?E/ $-(?" ch( ?
4E(?& Andy )arho
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,t7s the pace !here my prediction from the sixties finay came
true: *,n
the future e3eryone !i $e famous for fifteen minutes(* ,7m $ored
!ith
that ine( , ne3er use it anymore( My ne! ine is" *,n fifteen
minutes
e3ery$ody !i $e famous(*
Andy )arho7s Exposures .?@G@/ *2tudio %D*
>ein# #ood in $usiness is the most fascinatin# -ind of art(
,n O$ser3er ? Mar( ?@FG
An artist is someone !ho produces thin#s that peope don7t need to
ha3e
$ut that he--for some reason--thin-s it !oud $e a #ood idea to #i3e
them(
Phiosophy of Andy )arho .From A to > and >ac- A#ain/ .?@G%/ ch( ?&
4E(?? Bac- )arner .6orace )aters/
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Mind my $i-eT
Catch-phrase used in the >>C radio series 1arrison Theatre" ?@E@
on!ards"
in D( Par-er Radio: the 1reat Cears .?@GG/ p( @D
4E(?4 Aed )ashin#ton
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6i didde dee dee .an actor7s ife for me/(
Tite of son# .?@D&< music $y 8ei#h 6arine/
)hen you !ish upon a star(
Tite of son# .?@D&< music $y 8ei#h 6arine/
4E(?E 2ir )iiam )atson
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Apri" Apri"
8au#h thy #irish au#hter<
Then" the moment after"
)eep thy #irish tearsT
Poems .?@&%/ 3o( ?" *2on#*
These and a thousand tric-s and !ays and traits
, noted as of Demos at their root"
And forei#n to the staid" conser3ati3e
Came-o3er-!ith-the Con'ueror type of mind(
Poems .?@&%/ 3o( ?" *A 2tudy in Contrasts*
4E(?D E3eyn )au#h
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>rideshead re3isited(
Tite of no3e .?@D%/
A shrier note coud no! $e heard risin# from 2ir Aastair7s rooms<
any
!ho ha3e heard that sound !i shrin- at the recoection of it< it
is the
sound of En#ish county famiies $ayin# for $ro-en #ass(
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ *Preude(* Cf( 6iaire >eoc 4%:@
, expect you7 $e $ecomin# a schoomaster" sir( That7s !hat most of
the
#entemen does" sir" that #ets sent do!n for indecent $eha3iour(
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ *Preude*
*)e cass schoos" you see" into four #rades: 8eadin# 2choo" First-
rate
2choo" 1ood 2choo" and 2choo( Fran-y"* said Mr 8e3y" *2choo is
pretty $ad(*
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ pt( ?" ch( ?
For #enerations the >ritish $our#eoisie ha3e spo-en of themse3es as
#entemen" and $y that they ha3e meant" amon# other thin#s"
a sef-respectin# scorn of irre#uar per'uisites( ,t is the 'uaity
that
distin#uishes the #enteman from $oth the artist and the aristocrat(
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ pt( ?" ch( H
*, often thin-"* he continued" *that !e can trace amost a the
disasters
of En#ish history to the infuence of )aesT*
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ pt( ?" ch( F
, ha3en7t $een to seep for o3er a year( That7s !hy , #o to $ed
eary( One
needs more rest if one doesn7t seep(
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ pt( 4" ch( E
Apparenty he has $een readin# a series of artices $y a popuar
$ishop
and has disco3ered that there is a species of person caed a *Modern
Churchman* !ho dra!s the fu saary of a $eneficed cer#yman and
need not
commit himsef to any rei#ious $eief(
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ pt( 4" ch( D
, came to the concusion many years a#o that amost a crime is due
to
the repressed desire for aesthetic expression(
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ pt( E" ch( ?
Any one !ho has $een to an En#ish pu$ic schoo !i a!ays fee
comparati3ey at home in prison( ,t is the peope $rou#ht up in the
#ay
intimacy of the sums" Pau earned" !ho find prison so sou-
destroyin#(
Decine and Fa .?@4F/ pt( E" ch( D
Punctuaity is the 3irtue of the $ored(
Michae Da3ie .ed(/ Diaries of E3eyn )au#h .?@GH/ *,rre#uar Aotes
?@H&-H%"* 4H Mar( ?@H4
Randoph Churchi !ent into hospita(((to ha3e a un# remo3ed( ,t
!as
announced that the trou$e !as not *mai#nant(* 2eein# Ed 2taney in
)hite7s" on my !ay to Rome" , remar-ed that it !as a typica triumph
of
modern science to find the ony part of Randoph that !as not
mai#nant
and remo3e it(
Michae Da3ie .ed(/ Diaries of E3eyn )au#h .?@GH/ *,rre#uar Aotes
?@H&-H%"* Mar( ?@HD
Cou ne3er find an En#ishman amon# the under-do#s--except in En#and"
of
course(
The 8o3ed One .?@DF/ ch( ?
,n the dyin# !ord , come from 'uotation is a nationa 3ice( Ao one
!oud
thin- of ma-in# an after-dinner speech !ithout the hep of poetry( ,t
used
to $e the cassics" no! it7s yric 3erse(
The 8o3ed One .?@DF/ ch( @
Manners are especiay the need of the pain( The pretty can #et a!ay
!ith
anythin#(
,n O$ser3er ?% Apr( ?@H4
*The >east stands for stron# mutuay anta#onistic #o3ernments
e3ery!here"* he U8ord CopperV said( *2ef-sufficiency at home"
sef-assertion a$road(*
2coop .?@EF/ $-( ?" ch( ?
Mr 2ater7s side of the con3ersation !as imited to expressions of
assent(
)hen 8ord Copper !as ri#ht" he said" *Definitey" 8ord Copper*< !hen
he
!as !ron#" *;p to a point(*
2coop .?@EF/ $-( ?" ch( ?
*6e U>ootV7s supposed to ha3e a particuary hi#h-cass stye:
7Feather-footed throu#h the pashy fen passes the 'uestin#
3oe(7((!oud
that $e it+* *Ces"* said the Mana#in# Editor( *That must $e #ood
stye(*
2coop .?@EF/ $-( ?" ch( ?
Ae!s is !hat a chap !ho doesn7t care much a$out anythin# !ants to
read(
And it7s ony ne!s unti he7s read it( After that it7s dead(
2coop .?@EF/ $-( ?" ch( %
*, !i not stand for $ein# caed a !oman in my o!n house"* she UMrs
Ear
Russe Bac-sonV said(
2coop .?@EF/ $-( 4" ch( ?
Other nations use *force*< !e >ritons aone use *Mi#ht(*
2coop .?@EF/ $-( 4" ch( %
A this fuss a$out seepin# to#ether( For physica peasure ,7d
sooner #o
to my dentist any day(
Lie >odies .?@E&/ ch( H
8ady Pea$ury !as in the mornin# room readin# a no3e< eary trainin#
#a3e
a #uity spice to this recreation" for she had $een $rou#ht up to
$eie3e
that to read a no3e $efore uncheon !as one of the #ra3est sins it
!as
possi$e for a #ente!oman to commit(
)or- 2uspended .?@D4/ *An En#ishman7s 6ome*
The trou$e !ith the Conser3ati3e Party is that it has not turned the
coc- $ac- a sin#e second(
Attri$uted
4E(?% Frederic- )eathery
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)here are the $oys of the od >ri#ade"
)ho fou#ht !ith us side $y side+
The Od >ri#ade
Roses are fo!erin# in Picardy"
>ut there7s ne3er a rose i-e you(
Roses of Picardy .?@?H son#/
4E(?H >eatrice )e$$
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,f , e3er fet incined to $e timid as , !as #oin# into a room fu
of
peope" , !oud say to mysef" *Cou7re the ce3erest mem$er of one of
the
ce3erest famiies in the ce3erest cass of the ce3erest nation in
the
!ord" !hy shoud you $e fri#htened+*
,n >ertrand Russe Auto$io#raphy .?@HG/ 3o( ?" ch( D
2ee aso 2idney )e$$ and >eatrice )e$$ .4E(4&/
4E(?G 1eoffrey )e$$ and Ed!ard B( Mason
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An e3eryday story of country fo-(
,ntroduction to The Archers .>>C radio seria" ?@%& on!ards/
4E(?F Bim )e$$
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;p" up and a!ay(
Tite of son# .?@HG/
4E(?@ 2idney )e$$ .>aron Passfied/
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First et me insist on !hat our opponents ha$ituay i#nore" and
indeed"
!hat they seem inteectuay incapa$e of understandin#" namey the
ine3ita$e #raduaness of our scheme of chan#e(
Presidentia address at 8a$our Party Conference in 8ondon" 4H Bune
?@4E"
in Report .?@4E/ p( ?GF
4E(4& 2idney )e$$ .>aron Passfied/ and >eatrice )e$$
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2idney )e$$ .>aron Passfied/ ?F%@-?@DG
>eatrice )e$$ ?F%F-?@DE
2idney !oud remar-" *, -no! 9ust !hat >eatrice is sayin# at this
moment(
2he is sayin#" 7as 2idney a!ays says" marria#e is the !aste-paper
$as-et
of the emotions(7*
>ertrand Russe Auto$io#raphy .?@HG/ 3o( ?" ch( D
4E(4? 2imone )ei
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)hat a country cas its 3ita economic interests are not the thin#s
!hich
ena$e its citi5ens to i3e" $ut the thin#s !hich ena$e it to ma-e
!ar(
1asoine is much more i-ey than !heat to $e a cause of
internationa
confict(
,n )( 6( Auden A Certain )ord .?@G?/ p( EFD
8a cuture est un instrument mani0 par des professeurs pour fa$ri'uer
des
professeurs 'ui Z eur tour fa$ri'ueront des professeurs(
Cuture is an instrument !ieded $y professors" to manufacture
professors"
!ho !hen their turn comes !i manufacture professors(
87Enracinement .The Aeed for Roots" ?@D@/ *D0racinement ou3rier*
Tous es P0ch0s sont des tentati3es pour com$er des 3ides(
A sins are attempts to fi 3oids(
8a Pesanteur et a #r^ce.1ra3ity and 1race" ?@DF/ p( 4G
4E(44 Bohnny )eissmuer
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, didn7t ha3e to act in *Tar5an" the Ape Man*--9ust said" *Me Tar5an"
you
Bane(*
Photopay Ma#a5ine Bune ?@E4 .the !ords *Me Tar5an" you Bane* do not
occur in the ?@E4 fim/
4E(4E Thomas Eare )e$y
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*Tur$ot" 2ir"* said the !aiter" pacin# $efore me t!o fish$ones" t!o
eye$as" and a $it of $ac- mac-intosh(
The Dinner =ne .?@E4/ *>irmin#ham or Cre!e+*
4E(4D Fay )edon
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Aataie had eft the !i3es and 9oined the !omen(
6eart of the Country .?@FG/ p( %?
The ife and o3es of a she-de3i(
Tite of no3e .?@FD/
4E(4% Coin )eand
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?@ED-
The >ritish are comin#(
2peech acceptin# an Oscar for his Chariots of Fire screenpay" E&
Mar(
?@F4" in 2i#ht W 2ound 2ummer ?@F4
4E(4H Orson )ees
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To his associate" Richard )ison(((Orson U)eesV then decared"
*This
Uthe R=O studioV is the $i##est eectric train set any $oy e3er hadT*
Peter Ao$e The Fa$uous Orson )ees .?@%H/ ch( G
,n ,tay for thirty years under the >or#ias they had !arfare" terror"
murder" $oodshed--they produced Michean#eo" 8eonardo da Linci and
the
Renaissance( ,n 2!it5erand they had $rothery o3e" fi3e hundred
years of
democracy and peace and !hat did that produce(((+ The cuc-oo coc-(
The Third Man .?@D@ fim< !ords added $y )ees to the script" in
1raham
1reene and Caro Reed The Third Man .?@H@/ p( ??D
4E(4G 6( 1( )es
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,f Max U>ea3er$roo-V #ets to 6ea3en he !on7t ast on#( 6e !i $e
chuc-ed
out for tryin# to pu off a mer#er $et!een 6ea3en and 6e( after
ha3in#
secured a controin# interest in -ey su$sidiary companies in $oth
paces"
of course(
,n A( B( P( Tayor >ea3er$roo- .?@G4/ ch( F
The thin# his U6enry Bames7sV no3e is a$out is a!ays there( ,t is
i-e
a church it $ut !ithout a con#re#ation to distract you" !ith e3ery
i#ht
and ine focussed on the hi#h atar( And on the atar" 3ery
re3erenty
paced" intensey there" is a dead -itten" an e##-she" a $it of
strin#(
>oon .?@?%/ ch( D
,t is e3iathan retrie3in# pe$$es( ,t is a ma#nificent $ut painfu
hippopotamus reso3ed at any cost" e3en at the cost of its di#nity"
upon
pic-in# up a pea !hich has #ot into a corner of its den( Most thin#s"
it
insists" are $eyond it" $ut it can" at any rate modesty" and !ith an
artistic sin#eness of mind" pic- up that pea(
>oon .?@?%/ ch( D .on 6enry Bames/
6e UBames 6oroydV !as a practica eectrician $ut fond of !his-y"
a hea3y" red-haired $rute !ith irre#uar teeth( 6e dou$ted the
existence
of the Deity $ut accepted Carnot7s cyce" and he had read 2ha-espeare
and
found him !ea- in chemistry(
Compete 2hort 2tories .?@4G/ *8ord of the Dynamos*
>ut Aune5 ad3anced !ith the confident steps of a youth !ho enters
upon
ife( A the od stories of the ost 3aey and the Country of the
>ind
had come $ac- to his mind" and throu#h his thou#hts ran this od
pro3er$"
as if it !ere a refrain--,n the Country of the >ind the One-Eyed Man
is
=in#(
The Country of the >ind .?@&D< re3ised ?@E@/ p( %4
*2es'uippedan"* he !oud say( *2es'uippedan 3er$oo9uice(*
6istory of Mr Poy .?@&@/ ch( ?" pt( %
*,7m a Aorfan" $oth sides"* he !oud expain" !ith the air of one !ho
had
seen trou$e(
=ipps .?@&%/ $-( ?" ch( H" pt( ?
*, expect"* he said" *, !as thin-in# 9est !hat a Rum 1o e3erythin#
is(
, expect it !as somethin# i-e that(*
=ipps .?@&%/ $-( E" ch( E" pt( F
The 2ocia Contract is nothin# more or ess than a 3ast conspiracy of
human $ein#s to ie to and hum$u# themse3es and one another for the
#enera 1ood( 8ies are the mortar that $ind the sa3a#e indi3idua man
into
the socia masonry(
8o3e and Mr 8e!isham .?@&&/ ch( 4E
6uman history $ecomes more and more a race $et!een education and
catastrophe(
Outine of 6istory .?@4&/ 3o( 4" ch( D?" pt( D
The shape of thin#s to come(
Tite of $oo- .?@EE/
The !ar that !i end !ar(
Tite of $oo- .?@?D/( Cf( Da3id 8oyd-1eor#e ?EF:F
Mora indi#nation is 9eaousy !ith a hao(
The )ife of 2ir ,saac 6arman .?@?D/ ch( @" sect( 4
,n En#and !e ha3e come to rey upon a comforta$e time-a# of fifty
years
or a century inter3enin# $et!een the perception that somethin# ou#ht
to $e
done and a serious attempt to do it(
The )or-" )eath and 6appiness of Man-ind .?@E?/ ch( 4
4E(4F Arnod )es-er
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And then , sa! the menu" stained !ith tea and $eautifuy !ritten $y
a forei#n hand" and on top it said--1od , hated that od man--it said
*Chips !ith e3erythin#(* Chips !ith e3ery damn thin#( Cou $reed
$a$ies and
you eat chips !ith e3erythin#(
Chips !ith E3erythin# .?@H4/ act ?" sc( 4
4E(4@ Mae )est
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,t7s $etter to $e oo-ed o3er than o3eroo-ed(
>ee of the Aineties .?@ED fim/
A man in the house is !orth t!o in the street(
>ee of the Aineties .?@ED fim/
Cou ou#ht to #et out of those !et cothes and into a dry Martini(
E3ery Day7s a 6oiday .?@EG fim/( A simiar ine is spo-en $y
Ro$ert
>enchey in the ?@D4 fim The Ma9or and the Minor" !ritten $y Chares
>rac-ett and >iy )ider( Cf( G:?4
, a!ays say" -eep a diary and some day it7 -eep you(
E3ery Day7s a 6oiday .?@EG fim/
>euah" pee me a #rape(
,7m Ao An#e .?@EE fim/
,73e $een thin#s and seen paces(
,7m Ao An#e .?@EE fim/
)hen ,7m #ood" ,7m 3ery" 3ery #ood" $ut !hen ,7m $ad" ,7m $etter(
,7m Ao An#e .?@EE fim/
,t7s not the men in my ife that counts--it7s the ife in my men(
,7m Ao An#e .?@EE fim/
1i3e a man a free hand and he7 try to put it a o3er you(
=ondi-e Annie .?@EH fim/
>et!een t!o e3is" , a!ays pic- the one , ne3er tried $efore(
=ondi-e Annie .?@EH fim/
,73e $een in )ho7s )ho" and , -no! !hat7s !hat" $ut it7 $e the
first
time , e3er made the dictionary(
8etter to the RAF" eary ?@D&s" on ha3in# an infata$e ife 9ac-et
named
after her" in Fer#us Cashin Mae )est .?@F?/ ch( @
*1oodness" !hat $eautifu diamondsT*
*1oodness had nothin# to do !ith it" dearie(*
Ai#ht After Ai#ht .?@E4 fim/
,s that a #un in your poc-et" or are you 9ust #ad to see me+
,n Boseph )eintrau$ Pee Me a 1rape .?@G%/ p( DG
, used to $e 2no! )hite((($ut , drifted(
,n Boseph )eintrau$ Pee Me a 1rape .?@G%/ p( DG
)hy don7t you come up sometime" and see me+ ,7m home e3ery e3enin#(
2he Done 6im )ron# .?@EE fim< often mis'uoted as *Come up and see
me
sometime"* !hich $ecame Mae )est7s catch-phrase/
4E(E& Dame Re$ecca )est .Ciciy ,sa$e Fairfied/
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Bournaism--an a$iity to meet the chaen#e of fiin# the space(
Ae! Cor- 6erad Tri$une 44 Apr( ?@%H" sec( H" p( 4
6e UMichae ArenV is e3ery other inch a #enteman(
,n Lictoria 1endinnin# Re$ecca )est .?@FG/ pt( E" ch( %
1od for$id that any $oo- shoud $e $anned( The practice is as
indefensi$e as infanticide(
The 2tran#e Aecessity .?@4F/ *The Tosh 6orse*
Bust ho! difficut it is to !rite $io#raphy can $e rec-oned $y
any$ody !ho
sits do!n and considers 9ust ho! many peope -no! the truth a$out his
or
her o3e affairs(
Lo#ue ? Ao3( ?@%4
4E(E? Edith )harton
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2he san#" of course" *M7amaT* and not *he o3es me"* since an
unatera$e
and un'uestioned a! of the musica !ord re'uired that the 1erman
text of
French operas sun# $y 2!edish artists shoud $e transated into
,taian
for the cearer understandin# of En#ish-spea-in# audiences(
A#e of ,nnocence .?@4&/ $-( ?" ch( ?
2he -eeps on $ein# Queeny in her o!n room !ith the door shut(
The 6ouse of Mirth .?@&%/ $-( 4" ch( ?
Another unsettin# eement in modern art is that common symptom of
immaturity" the dread of doin# !hat has $een done $efore(
The )ritin# of Fiction .?@4%/ ch( ?
Mrs >ain#er is one of the adies !ho pursue Cuture in $ands" as
thou#h
it !ere dan#erous to meet it aone(
Pin#u and Other 2tories .?@?H/ *Pin#u*
4E(E4 E( >( )hite
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Mother: ,t7s $roccoi" dear(
Chid: , say it7s spinach" and , say the he !ith it(
Ae! Cor-er F Dec( ?@4F .cartoon caption/
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than haf of the
peope are
ri#ht more than haf of the time(
Ae! Cor-er E Buy ?@DD
Commuter--one !ho spends his ife
,n ridin# to and from his !ife<
A man !ho sha3es and ta-es a train"
And then rides $ac- to sha3e a#ain(
Poems and 2-etches .?@F4/ *The Commuter*
4E(EE T( 6( )hite
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The Lictorians had not $een anxious to #o a!ay for the !ee-end( The
Ed!ardians" on the contrary" !ere nomadic(
Fare!e Lictoria .?@EE/ pt( D
The once and future -in#(
Tite of no3e .?@%F/
4E(ED Afred Aorth )hitehead
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8ife is an offensi3e" directed a#ainst the repetitious mechanism of
the
;ni3erse(
Ad3entures of ,deas .?@EE/ pt( ?" ch( %
,t is more important that a proposition $e interestin# than that it
$e
true( This statement is amost a tautoo#y( For the ener#y of
operation
of a proposition in an occasion of experience is its interest" and is
its
importance( >ut of course a true proposition is more apt to $e
interestin#
than a fase one(
Ad3entures of ,deas .?@EE/ pt( D" ch( ?H
There are no !hoe truths< a truths are haf-truths( ,t is tryin#
to
treat them as !hoe truths that pays the de3i(
Diao#ues .?@%D/ proo#ue
,ntei#ence is 'uic-ness to apprehend as distinct from a$iity"
!hich is
capacity to act !isey on the thin# apprehended(
Diao#ues .?@%D/ ?% Dec( ?@E@
)hat is moraity in any #i3en time or pace+ ,t is !hat the ma9ority
then
and there happen to i-e" and immoraity is !hat they disi-e(
Diao#ues .?@%D/ E& Au#( ?@D?
Art is the imposin# of a pattern on experience" and our aesthetic
en9oyment is reco#nition of the pattern(
Diao#ues .?@%D/ ?& Bune ?@DE
Ci3ii5ation ad3ances $y extendin# the num$er of important operations
!hich !e can perform !ithout thin-in# a$out them(
,ntroduction to Mathematics .?@??/ ch( %
The safest #enera characteri5ation of the European phiosophica
tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Pato(
Process and Reaity .?@4@/ pt( 4" ch( ?
4E(E% >ertrand )hitehead
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Drin-a Pinta Mi-a Day(
2o#an for the >ritish Mi- Mar-etin# >oard" ?@%F
4E(EH =atharine )hitehorn
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Ao nice men are #ood at #ettin# taxis(
O$ser3er ?@GG
6ats di3ide #eneray into three casses: offensi3e hats" defensi3e
hats"
and shrapne(
2houts and Murmurs .?@HE/ *6ats*
, !oudn7t say !hen you73e seen one )estern you73e seen the ot< $ut
!hen
you73e seen the ot you #et the feein# you73e seen one(
2unday >est .?@GH/ *Decodin# the )est*
4E(EG 1eor#e )hitin#
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My $ue hea3en(
Tite of son# .?@4G< music $y )ater Donadson/
)hen you7re a dressed up and ha3e no pace to #o(
Tite of son# .?@?4< music $y Ae!ton 6ardin#/
4E(EF 1ou#h )hitam
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)e may he say *1od 2a3e the Queen(* >ut after this nothin# !i
sa3e the
1o3ernor-1enera(((( Maintain your ra#e and your enthusiasm throu#h
the
campai#n for the eection no! to $e hed and unti poin# day(
2peech in Can$erra" ?? Ao3( ?@G%" in The Times ?4 Ao3( ?@G%
4E(E@ Charotte )hitton
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)hate3er !omen do they must do t!ice as !e as men to $e thou#ht
haf as
#ood( 8uc-iy" this is not difficut(
,n Canada Month Bune ?@HE
4E(D& )iiam 6( )hyte
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This $oo- is a$out the or#ani5ation man(((( , can thin- of no other
!ay to
descri$e the peope , am ta-in# a$out( They are not the !or-ers" nor
are
they the !hite-coar peope in the usua" cer- sense of the !ord(
These
peope ony !or- for the Or#ani5ation( The ones , am ta-in# a$out
$eon#
to it as !e(
The Or#ani5ation Man .?@%H/ ch( ?
4E(D? Anna )ic-ham .Edith Aice Mary 6arper/
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,t is !e !ithin the order of thin#s
That man shoud isten !hen his mate sin#s<
>ut the true mae ne3er yet !a-ed
)ho i-ed to isten !hen his mate ta-ed(
The Contempati3e Quarry .?@?%/ *The Affinity*
4E(D4 Richard )i$ur
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)e mi- the co! of the !ord" and as !e do
)e !hisper in her ear" *Cou are not true(*
Ceremony and Other Poems .?@%&/ *Epistemoo#y*
4E(DE >iy )ider .2amue )ider/
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6indsi#ht is a!ays t!enty-t!enty(
,n B( R( Coum$o )it and )isdom of the Mo3iema-ers .?@G@/ ch( G
4E(DD >iy )ider and ,( A( 8( Diamond
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>iy )ider ?@&H-
,( A( 8( Diamond
1erry: )e can7t #et married at a(((( ,7m a man(
Os#ood: )e" no$ody7s perfect(
2ome 8i-e ,t 6ot .?@%@ fim< cosin# !ords/
4E(D% Thornton )ider
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Marria#e is a $ri$e to ma-e a house-eeper thin- she7s a househoder(
Merchant of Con-ers .?@E@/ act ?
The fi#hts are the $est part of married ife( The rest is merey so-
so(
Merchant of Con-ers .?@E@/ act 4
8iterature is the orchestration of patitudes(
,n Time ?4 Ban( ?@%E
4E(DH =aiser )ihem ,,
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)e ha3e(((fou#ht for our pace in the sun and ha3e !on it( ,t !i $e
my
$usiness to see that !e retain this pace in the sun unchaen#ed" so
that
the rays of that sun may exert a fructifyin# infuence upon our
forei#n
trade and traffic(
2peech in 6am$ur#" ?F Bune ?@&?" in The Times 4& Bune ?@&?
4E(DG 1eoffrey )ians and Ronad 2eare
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Ronad 2eare ?@4&-
The ony #ood thin#s a$out s-oo are the $oys !i55 !ho are no$e
$ra3e
fearess etc( athou#h you ha3 3arious s!ots" $uies" cissies"
mi-sops"
#reedy #uts and oi-s !ith !hom i am forced to min#e hem-hem(
Do!n )ith 2-ooT .?@%E/ p( G
This is !ot it is i-e !hen !e #o $ac- on the s-oo trane( There are
ots
of ne! $u#s and a there maters $u$ they ha3 e3ery reason if they
-ne!
!hat they !ere #oin# to( For us od a#s ho!e3er it is 9ust another
stretch same as any other and no remision for #ood conduc( )e -no
!hat it
!i $e i-e at the other end 6eadmaster $eamin# s-oo $us rate off
ea3in# trai of tuc- $oxes peason smu#in# in a $ox of fat %& ci#s
fotherin#ton-tomas eft in the u#a#e rac- and ne! $u#s stand as if
ama5ed(
6o! To >e Topp .?@%D/ ch( ?
There is no $etter xsampe of a #oody-#oody than fotherin#ton-tomas
in the
!ord in space( Cou -no he is the one !ho sa 6uo Couds 6uo 2-y
and
s-ip a$out i-e a #iry(
6o! To >e Topp .?@%D/ ch( D
2ti xmas is a #ood time !ith a those presents and #ood food and i
hope
it !i ne3er die out or at any rate not unti i am #ro!n up and ha3
to
pay for it a(
6o! To >e Topp .?@%D/ ch( ??
4E(DF 6arry )iiams
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,7m afraid to come home in the dar-(
Tite of son# .?@&G< music $y E#$ert 3an Astyne/
4E(D@ =enneth )iiams
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The nice thin# a$out 'uotes is that they #i3e us a noddin#
ac'uaintance
!ith the ori#inator !hich is often sociay impressi3e(
Acid Drops .?@F&/ preface
4E(%& Tennessee )iiams .Thomas 8anier )iiams/
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)e ha3e to distrust each other( ,t7s our ony defence a#ainst
$etraya(
Camino Rea .?@%E/ $oc- ?&
)e7re a of us #uinea pi#s in the a$oratory of 1od( 6umanity is
9ust
a !or- in pro#ress(
Camino Rea .?@%E/ $oc- ?4
)hat is the 3ictory of a cat on a hot tin roof+--, !ish ,
-ne!((((Bust
stayin# on it" , #uess" as on# as she can(
Cat on a 6ot Tin Roof .?@%%/ act ?
>ric-: )e" they say nature hates a 3acuum" >i# Daddy(
>i# daddy: That7s !hat they say" $ut sometimes , thin- that a
3acuum is
a he of a ot $etter than some of the stuff that nature repaces it
!ith(
Cat on a 6ot Tin Roof .?@%%/ act 4( Cf( Oxford Dictionary of
Quotations
.?@G@/ D&E:4G
Mendacity is a system that !e i3e in( 8i'uor is one !ay out an7
death7s
the other(
Cat on a 6ot Tin Roof .?@%%/ act 4
, didn7t #o to the moon" , !ent much further--for time is the on#est
distance $et!een t!o paces(
The 1ass Mena#erie .?@D%/ p( ?4E
)e7re a of us sentenced to soitary confinement inside our o!n
s-ins"
for ifeT
Orpheus Descendin# .?@%F/ act 4" sc( ?
Turn that offT , !on7t $e oo-ed at in this merciess #areT
A 2treetcar Aamed Desire .?@DG/ sc( ?
, ha3e a!ays depended on the -indness of stran#ers(
A 2treetcar Aamed Desire .?@DG/ sc( ?? .>anche7s fina !ords/
4E(%? )iiam Caros )iiams
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, !i teach you my to!nspeope
ho! to perform a funera
for you ha3e it o3er a troop
of artists--
uness one shoud scour the !ord--
you ha3e the #round sense necessary(
>oo- of Poems A Que QuiereT .?@?G/ *Tract*
Minds i-e $eds a!ays made up"
.more stony than a shore/
un!iin# or una$e(
Paterson .?@DH/ $-( ?" preface
so much depends
upon
a red !hee
$arro!
#a5ed !ith rain
!ater
$eside the !hite
chic-ens(
2prin# and A .?@4E/ *The Red )hee$arro!*
,s it any $etter in 6ea3en" my friend Ford"
Than you found it in Pro3ence+
The )ed#e .?@DD/ *To Ford Madox Ford in 6ea3en*
4E(%4 Ted )iis .Ed!ard 6enry )iis" >aron )iis of Chisehurst/
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E3enin#" a(
Openin# !ords spo-en $y Bac- )arner as 2er#eant Dixon in Dixon of
Doc-
1reen .>>C tee3ision series" ?@%H-GH/
4E(%E )ende )i-ie
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The constitution does not pro3ide for first and second cass
citi5ens(
An American Pro#ramme .?@DD/ ch( 4
Freedom is an indi3isi$e !ord( ,f !e !ant to en9oy it" and fi#ht for
it"
!e must $e prepared to extend it to e3eryone" !hether they are rich
or
poor" !hether they a#ree !ith us or not" no matter !hat their race or
the
coour of their s-in(
One )ord .?@DE/ ch( ?E
4E(%D An#us )ison
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*1od -no!s ho! you Protestants can $e expected to ha3e any sense of
direction"* she said( *,t7s different !ith us" , ha3en7t $een to
mass for
years" ,73e #ot e3ery morta sin on my conscience" $ut , -no! !hen
,7m
doin# !ron#( ,7m sti a Cathoic" it7s there" nothin# can ta-e it
a!ay
from me(* *Of course" duc-ie"* said Beremy(((*once a Cathoic a!ays
a Cathoic(*
The )ron# 2et .?@D@/ p( ?HF( Cf( Mary O7Maey
4E(%% Chares E( )ison
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For years , thou#ht !hat !as #ood for our country !as #ood for
1enera
Motors and 3ice 3ersa( The difference did not exist( Our company is
too
$i#( ,t #oes !ith the !efare of the country( Our contri$ution to the
nation is 'uite considera$e(
Testimony to the 2enate Armed 2er3ices Committee on his proposed
nomination to $e 2ecretary of Defence" ?% Ban( ?@%E" in Ae! Cor-
Times
4D Fe$( ?@%E" p( F
4E(%H Edmund )ison
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Of a the #reat Lictorian !riters" he UDic-ensV !as pro$a$y the
most
anta#onistic to the Lictorian a#e itsef(
The )ound and the >o! .?@D?/ *Dic-ens: the T!o 2croo#es*
4E(%G 6arod )ison .>aron )ison of Rie3aux/
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Traders and financiers a o3er the !ord had $een istenin# to the
Chanceor( For months he had said that if he coud not stop the
!a#e
caims" the country !as *facin# disaster(*((( Ri#hty or !ron#y
these
peope $eie3ed him( For them" %th 2eptem$er--the day that the Trades
;nion Con#ress unanimousy re9ected the poicy of !a#e restraint--
mar-ed
the end of an era( And a these financiers" a the itte #nomes in
Jurich and the other financia centres a$out !hom !e -eep on hearin#"
started to ma-e their dispositions in re#ard to sterin#(
6ansard ?4 Ao3( ?@%H" co( %GF
The 2meth!ic- Conser3ati3es can ha3e the satisfaction of ha3in#
topped the
po" and of ha3in# sent here as their Mem$er one !ho" unti a
further
1enera Eection restores him to o$i3ion" !i ser3e his term here
as
a Pariamentary eper(
6ansard E Ao3( ?@HD" co( G?
My hon( Friends -no! that if one $uys and on !hich there is a sa#
heap
?4& ft( hi#h and it costs [?&&"&&& to remo3e that sa#" that is not
and
specuation in the sense that !e condemn it( ,t is and recamation(
6ansard D Apr( ?@GD" co( ?DD?
,f , had the choice $et!een smo-ed samon and tinned samon" ,7d ha3e
it
tinned( )ith 3ine#ar(
,n O$ser3er ?? Ao3( ?@H4
The Monarchy is a a$our-intensi3e industry(
,n O$ser3er ?E Fe$( ?@GG
6arod )ison(((!as una$e to remem$er !hen he first uttered his
dictum to
the effect that: A !ee- is a on# time in poitics( ,n'uiries amon#
poitica 9ournaists ed to the concusion that in its present form
the
phrase !as pro$a$y first uttered at a meetin# $et!een )ison and the
Pariamentary o$$y in the !a-e of the 2terin# crisis shorty after
he
first too- office as Prime Minister in ?@HD( 6o!e3er" Ro$ert
Car3e(((recaed )ison at a 8a$our Party conference in ?@H& sayin#
*Forty-ei#ht hours is a on# time in poitics(*
Ai#e Rees 2ayin#s of the Century .?@FD/ p( ?D@
This party Uthe 8a$our PartyV is a mora crusade or it is nothin#(
2peech at 8a$our Party Conference ? Oct( ?@H4" in The Times 4 Oct(
?@H4
The Prime Ministers Uat the 8a#os Conference" @-?4 Ban( ?@HHV noted
the
statement $y the >ritish Prime Minister that on the expert ad3ice
a3aia$e to him the cumuati3e effects of the economic and financia
sanctions mi#ht !e $rin# the re$eion to an end !ithin a matter of
!ee-s rather than months(
The Times ?E Ban( ?@HH
From no! the pound a$road is !orth ?D per cent or so ess in terms of
other currencies( ,t does not mean" of course" that the pound here in
>ritain" in your poc-et or purse or in your $an-" has $een de3aued(
Ministeria $roadcast" ?@ Ao3( ?@HG" in The Times 4& Ao3( ?@HG
E3eryone !anted more !a#e increases" he UMr )isonV said" $eie3in#
that
prices !oud remain sta$e< $ut one man7s !a#e increase !as another
man7s
price increase(
2peech at >ac-$urn" F Ban( ?@G&" in The Times @ Ban( ?@G&
4E(%F Mc8and$ur#h )ison
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7T!ixt the optimist and pessimist
The difference is dro:
The optimist sees the dou#hnut
>ut the pessimist sees the hoe(
Optimist and Pessimist
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,t7s ne3er too ate to ha3e a fin#"
For Autumn is 9ust as nice as 2prin#"
And it7s ne3er too ate to fa in o3e(
,t7s Ae3er too 8ate to Fa in 8o3e .?@%E son#/
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,t must $e a peace !ithout 3ictory(((( Ony a peace $et!een e'uas
can
ast( Ony a peace the 3ery principe of !hich is e'uaity and a
common
participation in a common $enefit(
2peech to ;2 2enate" 44 Ban( ?@?G" in Messa#es and Papers .?@4D/ 3o(
?"
p( E%4
2ometimes peope ca me an ideaist( )e" that is the !ay , -no! ,
am
an American( America" my feo! citi5ens--, do not say it in
disapara#ement of any other #reat peope--America is the ony
ideaistic
Aation in the !ord(
2peech at 2ioux Fas" 2outh Da-ota" F 2ept( ?@?@" in Messa#es and
Papers
.?@4D/ 3o( 4" p( F44
Once ead this peope into !ar and they !i for#et there e3er !as
such
a thin# as toerance(
,n Bohn Dos Passos Mr )ison7s )ar .?@?G/ pt( E" ch( ?4
)e ha3e stood apart" studiousy neutra(
2peech to Con#ress" G Dec( ?@?%" in Ae! Cor- Times F Dec( ?@?%" p( D
America can not $e an ostrich !ith its head in the sand(
2peech at Des Moines" ? Fe$( ?@?H" in Ae! Cor- Times 4 Fe$( ?@?H" p(
?
A itte #roup of !ifu men representin# no opinion $ut their o!n"
ha3e
rendered the 1reat 1o3ernment of the ;nited 2tates hepess and
contempti$e(
2tatement" D Mar( ?@?G" after a successfu fii$uster a#ainst
)ison7s
$i to arm American merchant ships" in Ae! Cor- Times % Mar( ?@?G"
p( ?
8i$erty has ne3er come from the #o3ernment( 8i$erty has a!ays come
from
the su$9ects of #o3ernment( The history of i$erty is the history of
resistance( The history of i$erty is a history of the imitation of
#o3ernmenta po!er" not the increase of it(
2peech to Ae! Cor- Press Cu$ in Ae! Cor-" @ 2ept( ?@?4" in Papers of
)oodro! )ison .?@GF/ 3o( 4%" p( ?4D
Ao nation is fit to sit in 9ud#ement upon any other nation(
2peech in Ae! Cor-" 4& Apr( ?@?%" in 2eected Addresses .?@?F/ p( G@
There is such a thin# as a man $ein# too proud to fi#ht< there is
such
a thin# as a nation $ein# so ri#ht that it does not need to con3ince
others $y force that it is ri#ht(
2peech in Phiadephia" ?& May ?@?%" in 2eected Addresses .?@?F/ p(
FF
Armed neutraity is ineffectua enou#h at $est(
2peech to Con#ress" 4 Apr( ?@?G" in 2eected Addresses .?@?F/ p( ?@&
The !ord must $e made safe for democracy( ,ts peace must $e panted
upon
the tested foundations of poitica i$erty(
2peech to Con#ress" 4 Apr( ?@?G" in 2eected Addresses .?@?F/ p( ?@%
The ri#ht is more precious than peace(
2peech to Con#ress" 4 Apr( ?@?G" in 2eected Addresses .?@?F/ p( ?@G
The pro#ramme of the !ord7s peace(((is this:
?( Open co3enants of peace" openy arri3ed at" after !hich there
sha
$e no pri3ate internationa understandin#s of any -ind $ut dipomacy
sha
proceed a!ays fran-y and in the pu$ic 3ie!(
2peech to Con#ress" F Ban( ?@?F" in 2eected Addresses .?@?F/ p( 4DG
4E(H? Ro$$ )iton
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The day !ar $ro-e out(
Catch-phrase" from circa ?@D&
4E(H4 Arthur )imperis
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,73e #otter motter
A!ays merry and $ri#htT
8oo- around and you !i find
E3ery coud is si3er-ined<
The sun !i shine
Atho7 the s-y7s a #rey one<
,73e often said to mesef" ,73e said"
*Cheer up" cury you7 soon $e deadT
A short ife and a #ay oneT*
My Motter .?@&@ son#< music $y 8ione Monc-ton and 6o!ard Ta$ot/
4E(HE O!en )ister
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Therefore Trampas spo-e( *Cou $et" you son-of-a--* The Lir#inian7s
pisto
came out" and(((he issued his orders to the man Trampas:--*)hen you
ca
me that" smieT*
The Lir#inian .?@&4/ ch( 4
4E(HD 8ud!i# )itt#enstein
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1]$e es ein Ler$um mit der >edeutun# *f]schich #am$en"* so h]tte
das
heine sinn3oe erste Person im ,ndi-atir des Pr]sens(
,f there !ere a 3er$ meanin# *to $eha3e fasey"* it !oud not ha3e
any
si#nificant first person" present indicati3e(
Phiosophica ,n3esti#ations .?@%E/ pt( 4" sec( ?&
)as sich $erhaupt sa#en ]sst" ]sst sich -ar sa#en< und !o3on man
nicht
reden -ann" dar$er muss man sch!ei#en(
)hat can $e said at a can $e said ceary< and !hereof one cannot
spea-
thereof one must $e sient(
Tractatus 8o#ico-Phiosophicus .?@44/ preface
Die )et ist aes" !as der Fa ist(
The !ord is e3erythin# that is the case(
Tractatus 8o#ico-Phiosophicus .?@44/ p( E&
Die 8o#i- muss fr sich se$er sor#en(
8o#ic must ta-e care of itsef(
Tractatus 8o#ico-Phiosophicus .?@44/ p( ?4H
Die 1ren5en meiner 2prache $edeuten die 1ren5en meiner )et(
The imits of my an#ua#e mean the imits of my !ord(
Tractatus 8o#ico-Phiosophicus .?@44/ p( ?DF
Die )et des 1c-ichen ist eine andere as die des ;n#c-ichen(
The !ord of the happy is 'uite different from that of the unhappy(
Tractatus 8o#ico-Phiosophicus .?@44/ p( ?FD
4E(H% P( 1( )odehouse
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Chumps a!ays ma-e the $est hus$ands( )hen you marry" 2ay" #ra$
a chump( Tap his forehead first" and if it rin#s soid" don7t
hesitate(
A the unhappy marria#es come from the hus$ands ha3in# $rains( )hat
#ood
are $rains to a man+ They ony unsette him(
The Ad3entures of 2ay .?@4&/ ch( ?&
,t is ne3er difficut to distin#uish $et!een a 2cotsman !ith a
#rie3ance
and a ray of sunshine(
>andin#s Caste and Ese!here .?@E%/ *The Custody of the Pump-in*
At this point in the proceedin#s there !as another rin# at the front
door(
Bee3es shimmered out and came $ac- !ith a tee#ram(
Carry On" Bee3esT .?@4%/ *Bee3es Ta-es Char#e*
6e spo-e !ith a certain !hat-is-it in his 3oice" and , coud see
that" if
not actuay dis#runted" he !as far from $ein# #runted" so ,
tactfuy
chan#ed the su$9ect(
The Code of the )oosters .?@EF/ ch( ?
2ice him !here you i-e" a hehound is a!ays a hehound(
The Code of the )oosters .?@EF/ ch( ?
,t is no use tein# me that there are $ad aunts and #ood aunts( At
the
core" they are a ai-e( 2ooner or ater" out pops the co3en hoof(
The Code of the )oosters .?@EF/ ch( 4
Roderic- 2pode+ >i# chap !ith a sma moustache and the sort of eye
that
can open an oyster at sixty paces+
The Code of the )oosters .?@EF/ ch( 4
To my dau#hter 8eonora !ithout !hose ne3er-faiin# sympathy and
encoura#ement this $oo- !oud ha3e $een finished in haf the time(
The 6eart of a 1oof .?@4H/ dedication
The unches of fifty-se3en years had caused his chest to sip do!n
into
the me55anine foor(
The 6eart of a 1oof .?@4H/ *Chester For#ets 6imsef*
, turned to Aunt A#atha" !hose demeanour !as no! rather i-e that of
one
!ho" pic-in# daisies on the rai!ay" has 9ust cau#ht the do!n express
in
the sma of the $ac-(
The ,nimita$e Bee3es .?@4E/ ch( D
2ir Roderic- 1ossop" 6onoria7s father" is a!ays caed a ner3e
speciaist" $ecause it sounds $etter" $ut e3ery$ody -no!s that he7s
reay
a sort of 9anitor to the ooney-$in(
The ,nimita$e Bee3es .?@4E/ ch( G
As a rue" you see" ,7m not u##ed into Famiy Ro!s( On the
occasions
!hen Aunt is cain# to Aunt i-e mastodons $eo!in# across prime3a
s!amps and ;nce Bames7s etter a$out Cousin Ma$e7s pecuiar
$eha3iour is
$ein# shot round the famiy circe .*Pease read this carefuy and
send
it on to Bane*/" the can has a tendency to i#nore me( ,t7s one of
the
ad3anta#es , #et from $ein# a $acheor--and" accordin# to my nearest
and
dearest" practicay a haf-!itted $acheor at that(
The ,nimita$e Bee3es .?@4E/ ch( ?H
,t !as my ;nce 1eor#e !ho disco3ered that acoho !as a food !e in
ad3ance of medica thou#ht(
The ,nimita$e Bee3es .?@4E/ ch( ?H
,t is a #ood rue in ife ne3er to apoo#i5e( The ri#ht sort of
peope do
not !ant apoo#ies" and the !ron# sort ta-e a mean ad3anta#e of them(
The Man ;pstairs .?@?D/ tite story
2he fitted into my $i##est armchair as if it had $een $uit round her
$y
someone !ho -ne! they !ere !earin# armchairs ti#ht a$out the hips
that
season(
My Man Bee3es .?@?@/ *Bee3es and the ;n$idden 1uest*
)hat !ith exceent $ro!sin# and suicin# and cheery con3ersation and
!hat-not" the afternoon passed 'uite happiy(
My Man Bee3es .?@?@/ *Bee3es and the ;n$idden 1uest*
*)hat hoT* , said(
*)hat hoT* said Motty(
*)hat hoT )hat hoT*
*)hat hoT )hat hoT )hat hoT*
After that it seemed rather difficut to #o on !ith the
con3ersation(
My Man Bee3es .?@?@/ *Bee3es and the ;n$idden 1uest*
, spent the afternoon musin# on 8ife( ,f you come to thin- of it"
!hat
a 'ueer thin# 8ife isT 2o uni-e anythin# ese" don7t you -no!" if
you see
!hat , mean(
My Man Bee3es .?@?@/ *Rayin# Round Od 1eor#e*
,ce formed on the $uter7s upper sopes(
Pi#s 6a3e )in#s .?@%4/ ch( %
The Ri#ht 6on( !as a tu$$y itte chap !ho oo-ed as if he had $een
poured
into his cothes and had for#otten to say *)henT(*
Lery 1ood" Bee3es .?@E&/ *Bee3es and the ,mpendin# Doom*
4E(HH 6um$ert )ofe
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Cou cannot hope
to $ri$e or t!ist"
than- 1odT the
>ritish 9ournaist(
>ut" seein# !hat
the man !i do
un$ri$ed" there7s
no occasion to(
The ;nceestia City .?@E&/ *O3er the Fire*
4E(HG Thomas )ofe
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Most of the time !e thin- !e7re sic-" it7s a in the mind(
8oo- 6ome!ard" An#e .?@4@/ pt( ?" ch( ?
*)here they #ot you stationed no!" 8u-e+* said 6arry Tu#man peerin#
up
snoutiy from a mu# of coffee( *At the p-p-p-present time in Aorfo-
at
the Aa3y $ase"* 8u-e ans!ered" *m-m-ma-in# the !ord safe for
hypocrisy(*
8oo- 6ome!ard" An#e .?@4@/ pt( E" ch( EH
Cou can7t #o home a#ain(
Tite of no3e .?@D&/
4E(HF Tom )ofe
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The $onfire of the 3anities(
Tite of no3e .?@FG/
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4E(G& 8t(-Commander Thomas )oodroofe
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At the present moment" the !hoe Feet7s it up( )hen , say *it up"*
, mean it up $y fairy amps(
Radio $roadcast" 4& May ?@EG
4E(G? 6arry )oods
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Oh !e ain7t #ot a $arre of money"
May$e !e7re ra##ed and funny"
>ut !e7 tra3e aon#
2in#in7 a son#"
2ide $y side(
2ide $y 2ide .?@4G son#/
)hen the red" red" ro$in comes $o$" $o$" $o$$in7 aon#(
Tite of son# .?@4H/
4E(G4 Lir#inia )oof
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Ri#hteous indi#nation( is mispaced if !e a#ree !ith the ady7s maid
that
hi#h $irth is a form of con#enita insanity" that the sufferer merey
inherits diseases of his ancestors" and endures them" for the most
part
3ery stoicay" in one of those comforta$y padded unatic asyums
!hich
are -no!n" euphemisticay" as the statey homes of En#and(
The Common Reader .?@4%/ *8ady Dorothy Ae3i(* Cf( Oxford
Dictionary of
Quotations .?@G@/ 4DD:4?
)e are nauseated $y the si#ht of tri3ia personaities decomposin# in
the
eternity of print(
The Common Reader .?@4%/ *The Modern Essay*
Each had his past shut in him i-e the ea3es of a $oo- -no!n to him
$y
heart< and his friends coud ony read the tite(
Baco$7s Room .?@44/ ch( %
Ae3er did , read such tosh Uas Bames Boyce7s ;yssesV( As for the
first
t!o chapters !e !i et them pass" $ut the Erd Dth %th Hth--merey
the
scratchin# of pimpes on the $ody of the $oot$oy at Carid#es(
8etter to 8ytton 2trachey" 4D Apr( ?@44" in 8etters .?@GH/ 3o( 4" p(
%%?
A !oman must ha3e money and a room of her o!n if she is to !rite
fiction(
A Room of One7s O!n .?@4@/ ch( ?
)omen ha3e ser3ed a these centuries as oo-in#-#asses possessin#
the
ma#ic and deicious po!er of refectin# the fi#ure of a man at t!ice
its
natura si5e(
A Room of One7s O!n .?@4@/ ch( 4
8iterature is stre!n !ith the !rec-a#e of men !ho ha3e minded $eyond
reason the opinions of others(
A Room of One7s O!n .?@4@/ ch( E
2o that is marria#e" 8iy thou#ht" a man and a !oman oo-in# at a
#ir
thro!in# a $a(
To the 8i#hthouse .?@4G/ pt( ?" ch( ?E
Thin#s ha3e dropped from me( , ha3e outi3ed certain desires< , ha3e
ost
friends" some $y death--Perci3a--others throu#h sheer ina$iity to
cross
the street(
The )a3es .?@E?/ p( 4&4
4E(GE Aexander )oocott
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A $ro-er is a man !ho ta-es your fortune and runs it into a
shoestrin#(
,n 2amue 6op-ins Adams Aexander )oocott .?@D%/ ch( ?%
, ha3e no need of your 1od-damned sympathy( , ony !ish to $e
entertained
$y some of your #rosser reminiscences(
8etter to Rex O7Maey" ?@D4" in 2amue 6op-ins Adams Aexander
)oocott
.?@D%/ ch( ED
2he UDorothy Par-erV is so odd a $end of 8itte Ae and 8ady
Mac$eth(
,t is not so much the famiiar phenomenon of a hand of stee in a
3e3et
#o3e as a acy see3e !ith a $otte of 3itrio conceaed in its
fods(
)hie Rome >urns .?@ED/ *Our Mrs Par-er*
A the thin#s , reay i-e to do are either ie#a" immora" or
fattenin#(
,n R( E( Drennan )it7s End .?@GE/
4E(GD Fran- 8oyd )ri#ht
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The necessities !ere #oin# $y defaut to sa3e the uxuries unti ,
hardy
-ne! !hich !ere necessities and !hich uxuries(
Auto$io#raphy .?@D%/ $-( 4" p( ?&F
The physician can $ury his mista-es" $ut the architect can ony
ad3ise his
cient to pant 3ines--so they shoud #o as far as possi$e from home
to
$uid their first $uidin#s(
Ae! Cor- Times D Oct( ?@%E" sec( H" p( DG
4E(G% )oodro! )yatt .>aron )yatt/
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A man fas in o3e throu#h his eyes" a !oman throu#h her ears(
To the Point .?@F?/ p( ?&G
4E(GH 8aurie )yman
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8eft hand do!n a $itT
The Aa3y 8ar- .>>C radio series" ?@%@-GG/
4E(GG 1eor#e )yndham
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?FHE-?@?E
O3er the construction of Dreadnou#hts( )hat the peope said !as" *)e
!ant
ei#ht" and !e !on7t !ait(*
2peech in )i#an" 4G Mar( ?@&@" in The Times 4@ Mar( ?@&@
4E(GF Tammy )ynette .)ynette Pu#h/ and >iy 2herri
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Tammy )ynette .)ynette Pu#h/ ?@D4-
>iy 2herri
2tand $y your man(
Tite of son# .?@HF/
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4D(? R( B( Ceatman
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2ee )( C( 2ear and R( B( Ceatman .?@(D%/
4D(4 )( >( Ceats
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, thin- it $etter that at times i-e these
)e poets -eep our mouths shut" for in truth
)e ha3e no #ift to set a statesman ri#ht<
6e7s had enou#h of meddin# !ho can pease
A youn# #ir in the indoence of her youth
Or an od man upon a !inter7s ni#ht(
*A Reason for =eepin# 2ient* in Edith )harton .ed(/ The >oo- of the
6omeess .?@?H/ p( D%
)e had fed the heart on fantasies"
The heart7s #ro!n $ruta from the fare"
More su$stance in our enmities
Than in our o3e< Oh" honey-$ees
Come $uid in the empty house of the stare(
The Cat and the Moon .?@4D/ *Meditations in Time of Ci3i )ar H: The
2tare7s Aest $y my )indo!*
Out-!orn heart" in a time out-!orn"
Come cear of the nets of !ron# and ri#ht<
8au#h" heart" a#ain in the #ray t!ii#ht<
2i#h" heart" a#ain in the de! of morn(
The Cetic T!ii#ht .?F@E/ *,nto the T!ii#ht*
)hen you are od and #rey and fu of seep"
And noddin# $y the fire" ta-e do!n this $oo-
And so!y read and dream of the soft oo-
Cour eyes had once" and of their shado!s deep(
6o! many o3ed your moments of #ad #race"
And o3ed your $eauty !ith o3e fase or true"
>ut one man o3ed the pi#rim sou in you"
And o3ed the sorro!s of your chan#in# face(
And $endin# do!n $eside the #o!in# $ars
Murmur" a itte sad" *From us fed 8o3e(
6e paced upon the mountains far a$o3e"
And hid his face amid a cro!d of stars(*
The Countess =atheen .?F@4/ *)hen Cou Are Od*
A pity $eyond a tein#"
,s hid in the heart of o3e(
The Countess =atheen .?F@4/ *The Pity of 8o3e*
, !i arise and #o no!" and #o to ,nnisfree"
And a sma ca$in $uid there" of cay and !attes made<
Aine $ean ro!s !i , ha3e there" a hi3e for the honey $ee"
And i3e aone in the $ee-oud #ade(
And , sha ha3e some peace there" for peace comes droppin# so!"
Droppin# from the 3eis of the mornin# to !here the cric-et sin#s<
There midni#ht7s a a #immer" and noon a purpe #o!"
And e3enin# fu of the innet7s !in#s(
, !i arise and #o no!" for a!ays ni#ht and day
, hear a-e !ater appin# !ith o! sounds $y the shore<
)hie , stand on the road!ay or on the pa3ements #ray"
, hear it in the deep heart7s core(
The Countess =atheen .?F@4/ *The 8a-e ,se of ,nnisfree*
)e ma-e out of the 'uarre !ith others" rhetoric" $ut of the 'uarre
!ith
ourse3es" poetry(
Essays .?@4D/ *Anima 6ominis* sec( %
)hy" !hat coud she ha3e done $ein# !hat she is+
)as there another Troy for her to $urn+
The 1reen 6emet and Other Poems .?@?&/ *Ao 2econd Troy*
The fascination of !hat7s difficut
6as dried the sap out of my 3eins" and rent
2pontaneous 9oy and natura content
Out of my heart(
The 1reen 6emet and Other Poems .?@?&/ *The Fascination of )hat7s
Difficut*
>ut !here7s the !id do# that has praised his feas+
The 1reen 6emet and Other Poems .?@?&/ *To a Poet" )ho !oud ha3e
Me
Praise certain $ad Poets" ,mitators of 6is and of Mine*
)hen , !as youn#"
, had not #i3en a penny for a son#
Did not the poet sin# it !ith such airs"
That one $eie3ed he had a s!ord upstairs(
The 1reen 6emet and Other Poems .?@?&/ *A Thin#s can Tempt Me*
)here" !here $ut here ha3e Pride and Truth"
That on# to #i3e themse3es for !a#e"
To sha-e their !ic-ed sides at youth
Restrainin# rec-ess midde a#e+
The 1reen 6emet and Other Poems .?@?4/ *On hearin# that the
2tudents of
our Ae! ;ni3ersity ha3e 9oined the A#itation a#ainst ,mmora
8iterature*
, said *a ine !i ta-e us hours may$e"
Cet if it does not seem a moment7s thou#ht
Our stitchin# and unstitchin# has $een nau#ht(*
,n the 2e3en )oods .?@&E/ *Adam7s Curse*
The and of faery"
)here no$ody #ets od and #ody and #ra3e"
)here no$ody #ets od and crafty and !ise"
)here no$ody #ets od and $itter of ton#ue(
The 8and of 6eart7s Desire .?F@D/ p( ?4
8and of 6eart7s Desire"
)here $eauty has no e$$" decay no food"
>ut 9oy is !isdom" Time an endess son#(
The 8and of 6eart7s Desire .?F@D/ p( EH
Measurement $e#an our mi#ht:
Forms a star- E#yptian thou#ht"
Forms that #enter Phidias !rou#ht(
Michaean#eo eft a proof
On the 2istine Chape roof"
)here $ut haf-a!a-ened Adam
Can distur$ #o$e-trottin# Madam
Ti her $o!es are in heat"
Proof that there7s a purpose set
>efore the secret !or-in# mind:
Profane perfection of man-ind(
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *;nder >en >u$en* pt( D
,rish poets" earn your trade"
2in# !hate3er is !e made"
2corn the sort no! #ro!in# up
A out of shape from toe to top"
Their unremem$erin# hearts and heads
>ase-$orn products of $ase $eds(
2in# the peasantry" and then
6ard-ridin# country #entemen"
The hoiness of mon-s" and after
Porter-drin-ers7 randy au#hter(
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *;nder >en >u$en* pt( %
Cast your mind on other days
That !e in comin# days may $e
2ti the indomita$e ,rishry(
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *;nder >en >u$en* pt( %
;nder $are >en >u$en7s head
,n Drumciffe churchyard Ceats is aid(
An ancestor !as rector there
8on# years a#o" a church stands near"
>y the road an ancient cross(
Ao mar$e" no con3entiona phrase<
On imestone 'uarried near the spot
>y his command these !ords are cut:
Cast a cod eye
On ife" on death(
6orseman pass $yT
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *;nder >en >u$en* pt( H
Pytha#oras panned it( )hy did the peope stare+
6is num$ers" thou#h they mo3ed or seemed to mo3e
,n mar$e or in $ron5e" ac-ed character(
>ut $oys and #irs" pae from the ima#ined o3e
Of soitary $eds" -ne! !hat they !ere"
That passion coud $rin# character enou#h"
And pressed at midni#ht in some pu$ic pace
8i3e ips upon a pummet-measured face(
AoT 1reater than Pytha#oras" for the men
That !ith a maet or a chise modeed these
Cacuations that oo- $ut casua fesh" put do!n
A Asiatic 3a#ue immensities"
And not the $an-s of oars that s!am upon
The many-headed foam at 2aamis(
Europe put off that foam !hen Phidias
1a3e !omen dreams and dreams their oo-in# #ass(
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *The 2tatues*
)hen Pearse summoned Cuchuain to his side
)hat sta-ed throu#h the Post Office+ )hat inteect"
)hat cacuation" num$er" measurement" repied+
)e ,rish" $orn into that ancient sect
>ut thro!n upon this fithy modern tide
And $y its formess spa!nin#" fury !rec-ed"
Cim$ to our proper dar-" that !e may trace
The ineaments of a pummet-measured face(
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *The 2tatues*
Our master Caesar is in the tent
)here the maps are spread"
6is eyes fixed upon nothin#"
A hand under his head(
8i-e a on#-e##ed fy upon the stream
6is mind mo3es upon sience(
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *8on#-8e##ed Fy*
Ao! that my adder7s #one
, must ie do!n !here a adders start
,n the fou ra# and $one shop of the heart(
8ast Poems .?@E@/ *The Circus Animas7 Desertion* pt( E
, ha3e met them at cose of day
Comin# !ith 3i3id faces
From counter or des- amon# #rey
Ei#hteenth-century houses(
, ha3e passed !ith a nod of the head
Or poite meanin#ess !ords"
Or ha3e in#ered a!hie and said
Poite meanin#ess !ords"
And thou#ht $efore , had done
Of a moc-in# tae or a #i$e
To pease a companion
Around the fire at the cu$"
>ein# certain that they and ,
>ut i3ed !here motey is !orn:
A chan#ed" chan#ed uttery:
A terri$e $eauty is $orn(
Michae Ro$artes and the Dancer .?@4&/ *Easter" ?@?H*
Too on# a sacrifice
Can ma-e a stone of the heart(
O !hen may it suffice+
Michae Ro$artes and the Dancer .?@4&/ *Easter" ?@?H*
, !rite it out in a 3erse--
MacDona#h and Mac>ride
And Connoy and Pearse
Ao! and in time to $e"
)here3er #reen is !orn"
Are chan#ed" chan#ed uttery:
A terri$e $eauty is $orn(
Michae Ro$artes and the Dancer .?@4&/ *Easter" ?@?H*
Turnin# and turnin# in the !idenin# #yre
The facon cannot hear the faconer<
Thin#s fa apart< the centre cannot hod<
Mere anarchy is oosed upon the !ord"
The $ood-dimmed tide is oosed" and e3ery!here
The ceremony of innocence is dro!ned<
The $est ac- a con3iction" !hie the !orst
Are fu of passionate intensity(
Michae Ro$artes and the Dancer .?@4&/ *The 2econd Comin#*
The dar-ness drops a#ain $ut no! , -no!
That t!enty centuries of stony seep
)ere 3exed to ni#htmare $y a roc-in# crade"
And !hat rou#h $east" its hour come round at ast"
2ouches to!ards >ethehem to $e $orn+
Michae Ro$artes and the Dancer .?@4&/ *The 2econd Comin#*
An inteectua hatred is the !orst"
2o et her thin- opinions are accursed(
6a3e , not seen the o3eiest !oman $orn
Out of the mouth of Penty7s horn"
>ecause of her opinionated mind
>arter that horn and e3ery #ood
>y 'uiet natures understood
For an od $eo!s fu of an#ry !ind+
Michae Ro$artes and the Dancer .?@4&/ *A Prayer for My Dau#hter*
The #host of Ro#er Casement
,s $eatin# on the door(
Ae! Poems .?@EF/ *The 1host of Ro#er Casement*
Thin- !here man7s #ory most $e#ins and ends
And say my #ory !as , had such friends(
Ae! Poems .?@EF/ *The Municipa 1aery Re-3isited*
Cou thin- it horri$e that ust and ra#e
2houd dance attendance upon my od a#e<
They !ere not such a pa#ue !hen , !as youn#<
)hat ese ha3e , to spur me into son#+
Ae! Poems .?@EF/ *The 2pur*
, thou#ht no more !as needed
Couth to proon#
Than dum$-$e and foi
To -eep the $ody youn#(
Oh" !ho coud ha3e foretod
That the heart #ro!s od+
Aine Poems .?@?F/ *A 2on#*
That is no country for od men( The youn#
,n one another7s arms" $irds in the trees--
Those dyin# #enerations--at their son#"
The samon-fas" the mac-ere-cro!ded seas"
Fish fesh or fo!" commend a summer on#
)hate3er is $e#otten $orn and dies(
Cau#ht in that sensua music a ne#ect
Monuments of una#ein# inteect(
Octo$er >ast .?@4G/ *2aiin# to >y5antium*
An a#ed man is $ut a patry thin#"
A tattered coat upon a stic-" uness
2ou cap its hands and sin#" and ouder sin#
For e3ery tatter in its morta dress(
Octo$er >ast .?@4G/ *2aiin# to >y5antium*
And therefore , ha3e saied the seas and come
To the hoy city of >y5antium(
Octo$er >ast .?@4G/ *2aiin# to >y5antium*
O $ody s!ayed to music" O $ri#htenin# #ance
6o! can !e -no! the dancer from the dance+
Octo$er >ast .?@4G/ *Amon# 2choo Chidren*
The 8i#ht of 8i#hts
8oo-s a!ays on the moti3e" not the deed"
The 2hado! of 2hado!s on the deed aone(
Poems .?F@%/ *The Countess Catheen* act E
The years i-e #reat $ac- oxen tread the !ord"
And 1od the herdsman #oads them on $ehind"
And , am $ro-en $y their passin# feet(
Poems .?F@%/ *The Countess Catheen* act D
Red Rose" proud Rose" sad Rose of a my daysT
Come near me" !hie , sin# the ancient !ays(
Poems .?F@%/ *To the Rose upon the Rood of Time*
Rose of a Roses" Rose of a the )ordT
Poems .?F@%/ *The Rose of >atte*
Do!n $y the saey #ardens my o3e and , did meet<
2he passed the saey #ardens !ith itte sno!-!hite feet(
2he $id me ta-e o3e easy" as the ea3es #ro! on the tree<
>ut ," $ein# youn# and fooish" !ith her !oud not a#ree(
,n a fied $y the ri3er my o3e and , did stand"
And on my eanin# shouder she aid her sno!-!hite hand(
2he $id me ta-e ife easy" as the #rass #ro!s on the !eirs<
>ut , !as youn# and fooish" and no! am fu of tears(
Poems .?F@%/ *Do!n $y the 2aey 1ardens*
,n dreams $e#ins responsi$iity(
Responsi$iities .?@?D/ epi#raph
)as it for this the !id #eese spread
The #rey !in# upon e3ery tide<
For this that a that $ood !as shed"
For this Ed!ard Fit5#erad died"
And Ro$ert Emmet and )ofe Tone"
A that deirium of the $ra3e<
Romantic ,reand7s dead and #one"
,t7s !ith O78eary in the #ra3e(
Responsi$iities .?@?D/ *2eptem$er" ?@?E*
, made my son# a coat
Co3ered !ith em$roideries
Out of od mythoo#ies
From hee to throat<
>ut the foos cau#ht it"
)ore it in the !ord7s eye
As thou#h they7d !rou#ht it(
2on#" et them ta-e it
For there7s more enterprise
,n !a-in# na-ed(
Responsi$iities .?@?D/ *A Coat*
A !oman of so shinin# o3einess
That men threshed corn at midni#ht $y a tress"
A itte stoen tress(
The 2ecret Rose .?F@G/ *To the 2ecret Rose*
)hen sha the stars $e $o!n a$out the s-y"
8i-e the spar-s $o!n out of a smithy" and die+
2urey thine hour has come" thy #reat !ind $o!s"
Far off" most secret" and in3ioate Rose+
The 2ecret Rose .?F@G/ *To the 2ecret Rose*
>ad heads for#etfu of their sins"
Od" earned" respecta$e $ad heads
Edit and annotate the ines
That youn# men" tossin# on their $eds"
Rhymed out in o3e7s despair
To fatter $eauty7s i#norant ear(
A shuffe there< a cou#h in in-<
A !ear the carpet !ith their shoes<
A thin- !hat other peope thin-<
A -no! the man their nei#h$our -no!s(
8ord" !hat !oud they say
Did their Catuus !a- that !ay+
2eected Poems .?@4@/ *The 2choars*
Does the ima#ination d!e the most
;pon a !oman !on or !oman ost+
,f on the ost" admit you turned aside
From a #reat a$yrinth out of pride(
The To!er .?@4F/ *The To!er* pt( 4
A sudden $o!: the #reat !in#s $eatin# sti
A$o3e the sta##erin# #ir" her thi#hs caressed
>y the dar- !e$s" her nape cau#ht in his $i"
6e hods her hepess $reast upon his $reast(
6o! can those terrified 3a#ue fin#ers push
The feathered #ory from her oosenin# thi#hs+
The To!er .?@4F/ *8eda and the 2!an*
A shudder in the oins en#enders there
The $ro-en !a" the $urnin# roof and to!er
And A#amemnon dead(
The To!er .?@4F/ *8eda and the 2!an*
Ae3er to ha3e i3ed is $est" ancient !riters say<
Ae3er to ha3e dra!n the $reath of ife" ne3er to ha3e oo-ed into
the
eye of day<
The second $est7s a #ay #oodni#ht and 'uic-y turn a!ay(
The To!er .?@4F/ *From Oedipus at Coonus*
, mourn for that most oney thin#< and yet 1od7s !i $e done"
, -ne! a phoenix in my youth so et them ha3e their day(
The )id 2!ans at Cooe .?@?G/ *6is Phoenix*
, see a schoo$oy !hen , thin- of him
)ith face and nose pressed to a s!eet-shop !indo!"
For certainy he san- into his #ra3e
6is senses and his heart unsatisfied"
And made--$ein# poor" aiin# and i#norant"
2hut out from a the uxury of the !ord"
The i-$red son of a i3ery sta$e--eeper--
8uxuriant son#(
The )id 2!ans at Cooe .?@?G/ *E#o Dominus Tuus* Uof =eatsV
Aor a!" nor duty $ade me fi#ht"
Aor pu$ic man" nor an#ry cro!ds"
A oney impuse of dei#ht
Dro3e to this tumut in the couds<
, $aanced a" $rou#ht a to mind"
The years to come seemed !aste of $reath"
A !aste of $reath the years $ehind
,n $aance !ith this ife" this death(
The )id 2!ans at Cooe .?@?@/ *An ,rish Airman Foresees his Death*
And puc- ti time and times are done"
The si3er appes of the moon"
The #oden appes of the sun(
The )ind Amon# the Reeds .?F@@/ *2on# of )anderin# Aen#us*
6ad , the hea3ens7 em$roidered coths"
En!rou#ht !ith #oden and si3er i#ht"
The $ue and the dim and the dar- coths
Of ni#ht and i#ht and the haf i#ht"
, !oud spread the coths under your feet:
>ut ," $ein# poor" ha3e ony my dreams<
, ha3e spread my dreams under your feet<
Tread softy $ecause you tread on my dreams(
The )ind Amon# the Reeds .?F@@/ *Aedh )ishes for the Coths of
6ea3en*
The i#ht of e3enin#" 8issade"
1reat !indo!s open to the south"
T!o #irs in si- -imonos" $oth
>eautifu" one a #a5ee(
The )indin# 2tair .?@4@/ *,n Memory of E3a 1ore >ooth and Con
Mar-ie!ic5*
The innocent and the $eautifu
6a3e no enemy $ut time(
The )indin# 2tair .?@4@/ *,n Memory of E3a 1ore >ooth and Con
Mar-ie!ic5*
Aor dread nor hope attend
A dyin# anima<
A man a!aits his end
Dreadin# and hopin# a(
The )indin# 2tair .?@4@/ *Death*
6e -no!s death to the $one--
Man has created death(
The )indin# 2tair .?@4@/ *Death*
)hat i3ey ad most peasured me
Of a that !ith me ay+
, ans!er that , #a3e my sou
And o3ed in misery"
>ut had #reat peasure !ith a ad
That , o3ed $odiy(
Fin#in# from his arms , au#hed
To thin- his passion such
6e fancied that , #a3e a sou
Did $ut our $odies touch"
And au#hed upon his $reast to thin-
>east #a3e $east as much(
The )indin# 2tair .?@4@/ *A )oman Coun# and Od* pt( @
)e !ere the ast romantics--chose for theme
Traditiona sanctity and o3einess<
)hate3er7s !ritten in !hat poets name
The $oo- of the peope< !hate3er most can $ess
The mind of man or ee3ate a rhyme<
>ut a is chan#ed" that hi#h horse rideress"
Thou#h mounted in that sadde 6omer rode
)here the s!an drifts upon a dar-enin# food(
The )indin# 2tair and Other Poems .?@EE/ *Cooe and >ayee" ?@E?*
A !oman can $e proud and stiff
)hen on o3e intent<
>ut 8o3e has pitched his mansion in
The pace of excrement<
For nothin# can $e soe or !hoe
That has not $een rent(
The )indin# 2tair and Other Poems .?@EE/ *Cra5y Bane Ta-s !ith the
>ishop*
A starit or a moonit dome distains
A that man is<
A mere compexities"
The fury and the mire of human 3eins(
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *>y5antium*
Those ima#es that yet
Fresh ima#es $e#et"
That dophin-torn" that #on#-tormented sea(
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *>y5antium*
)hie on the shop and street , #a5ed
My $ody of a sudden $a5ed<
And t!enty minutes more or ess
,t seemed" so #reat my happiness"
That , !as $essOd and coud $ess(
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *Laciation*
The inteect of man is forced to choose
Perfection of the ife" or of the !or-"
And if it ta-e the second must refuse
A hea3eny mansion" ra#in# in the dar-(
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *Cooe Par- and
>ayee"
?@E4*
Ony 1od" my dear"
Coud o3e you for yoursef aone
And not your yeo! hair(
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *Anne 1re#ory*
2!ift has saied into his rest<
2a3a#e indi#nation there
Cannot acerate his $reast(
,mitate him if you dare"
)ord-$esotted tra3eer< he
2er3ed human i$erty(
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *2!ift7s Epitaph*
Out of ,reand ha3e !e come(
1reat hatred" itte room"
Maimed us at the start(
, carry from my mother7s !om$
A fanatic heart(
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *Remorse for
,ntemperate
2peech*
)hat !ere a the !ord7s aarms
To mi#hty Paris !hen he found
2eep upon a #oden $ed
That first ni#ht in 6een7s arms+
)ords for Music Perhaps and Other Poems .?@E4/ *8ua$y*
4D(E Bac- Ceen
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6appy days are here a#ainT
The s-ies a$o3e are cear a#ain(
8et us sin# a son# of cheer a#ain"
6appy days are here a#ainT
6appy Days Are 6ere A#ain .?@4@ son#< music $y Miton A#er/
,7m the ast of the red-hot mamas(
Tite of son# .?@4F< popuari5ed $y 2ophie Tuc-er/
4D(D Michae Coun#
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The rise of the meritocracy ?FG&-4&EE(
Tite of $oo- .?@%F/
4D(% )ademar Coun# et a(
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)e ha3e !ays of ma-in# men ta-(
8i3es of a >en#a 8ancer .?@E% fim< the !ords $ecame a catch-phrase
as
*)e ha3e !ays of ma-in# you ta-*/
4%(& J
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4%(? Darry F( Januc-
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For 1od7s sa-e don7t say yes unti ,73e finished ta-in#(
,n Phiip French The Mo3ie Mo#us .?@H@/ ch( %
4%(4 Emiiano Japata
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?FG@-?@?@
Muchos de eos" por compacer a tiranos" por un puMado de monedas" o
por
cohecho o so$orno" est n derramando a san#re de sus hermanos(
Many of them" so as to curry fa3our !ith tyrants" for a fistfu of
coins"
or throu#h $ri$ery or corruption" are sheddin# the $ood of their
$rothers(
Pan de Ayaa 4F Ao3( ?@??" para( ?& .referrin# to the maderistas
!ho" in
Japata7s 3ie!" had $etrayed the re3outionary cause/
4%(E Fran- Jappa
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Roc- 9ournaism is peope !ho can7t !rite inter3ie!in# peope !ho
can7t
ta- for peope !ho can7t read(
,n 8inda >otts 8oose Ta- .?@F&/ p( ?GG
4%(D Ro$ert Jemec-is and >o$ 1ae
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Ro$ert Jemec-is ?@%4-
>o$ 1ae ?@%4-
>ac- to the future(
Tite of fim .?@F%/
4%(% Ronad 8( Jie#er
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Reminded of the President7s pre3ious statements that the )hite 6ouse
!as
not in3o3ed Uin the )ater#ate affairV" Jie#er said that Mr Aixon7s
atest statement *is the Operati3e )hite 6ouse Position(((and a
pre3ious
statements are inoperati3e(*
>oston 1o$e ?F Apr( ?@GE
4%(H 1ri#ori Jino3ie3
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Armed !arfare must $e preceded $y a stru##e a#ainst the incinations
to
compromise !hich are em$edded amon# the ma9ority of >ritish !or-men"
a#ainst the ideas of e3oution and peacefu extermination of
capitaism(
Ony then !i it $e possi$e to count upon compete success of an
armed
insurrection(
8etter to the >ritish Communist Party" ?% 2ept( ?@4D" in The Times 4%
Oct(
?@4D .the *Jino3ie3 8etter"* said $y some to $e a for#ery: see
8istener
?G 2ept( ?@FG/