The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (190 page)

Gorrell, Stuart
1902–63

1
Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find,
Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.

"Georgia on my Mind" (1930 song)

 
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Goschen, George Joachim, Lord
1831–1907

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I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to give a political blank cheque to Lord Salisbury.

speech in the House of Commons, 19 February 1884

 
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Gould, Stephen Jay
1941–2002

1
A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right.

Ever since Darwin
(1977)

2
Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an arcane priesthood. It's one of the glories of human intellectual tradition.

in
Independent
24 January 1990

 
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Goya
1746–1828

1
One cannot look at this.

The Disasters of War
(1863) title of etching, no. 26

2
The dream of reason produces monsters.

Los Caprichos
(1799) plate 43 (title)

 
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Gracián, Baltasar
1601–58

1
Never open the door to the least of evils, for many other, greater ones lurk outside.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom
(translated by Christopher Maurer, 1994)

2
Renew your brilliance. It is the privilege of the Phoenix. Excellence grows old and so does fame. Custom wears down our admiration, and a mediocre novelty can conquer the greatest eminence in its old age. So be reborn in courage, in intellect, in happiness, and in all else. Dare to renew your brilliance, dawning many times, like the sun, only changing your surroundings. Withhold it and make people miss it; renew it and make them applaud.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom
(translated by Christopher Maurer, 1994)

 
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Graham, D. M.
1911–99

1
That this House will in no circumstances fight for its King and Country.

motion worded by Graham for a debate at the Oxford Union, of which he was Librarian, 9 February 1933 (passed by 275 votes to 153)

 
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