The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (160 page)

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Farouk
1920–65
1
The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left—the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts and the King of Diamonds.

said to Lord Boyd-Orr at a conference in Cairo, 1948

Farquhar, George
1678–1707
1
My Lady Bountiful.

The Beaux' Stratagem
(1707) act 1, sc. 1

2
Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Love and a Bottle
(1698) act 2, sc. 1.

3
Poetry's a mere drug, Sir.

Love and a Bottle
(1698) act 3, sc. 2.

4
Hanging and marriage, you know, go by Destiny

The Recruiting Officer
(1706) act 3, sc. 2

5
A lady, if undressed at Church, looks silly,
One cannot be devout in dishabilly.

The Stage Coach
(1704) prologue

Farragut, David Glasgow
1801–70
1
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead.
at the battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864 (torpedoes mines)

A. T. Mahan
Great Commanders: Admiral Farragut
(1892) ch. 10

Faulkner, William
1897–1962
1
The past is never dead. It's not even past.

Requiem for a Nun
(1951) act 1

Fawkes, Guy
1570–1606
1
A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.

6 November 1605, in
Dictionary of National Biography
(1917–).

Feinstein, Dianne
1933–
1
Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

in
Time
4 June 1984

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