The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (206 page)
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Harvey, F. W.
b. 1888
b. 1888
1
From troubles of the world
I turn to ducks
Beautiful comical things.
From troubles of the world
I turn to ducks
Beautiful comical things.
"Ducks" (1919)
Haskell, Molly
1940–
1940–
1
Being alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, an infidelity far more threatening than adultery.
Being alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, an infidelity far more threatening than adultery.
Love and Other Infectious Diseases
(1990)
Haskins, Minnie Louise
1875–1957
1875–1957
1
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown."
And he replied:
"Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
quoted by George VI in his Christmas broadcast, 1939
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown."
And he replied:
"Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
quoted by George VI in his Christmas broadcast, 1939
Desert
(1908) "God Knows"
Hatch, Edwin
1835–89
1835–89
1
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew.
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew.
"Breathe on me, Breath of God" (1878 hymn)
Hathaway, Helen
1893–1932
1893–1932
1
More tears have been shed over men's lack of manners than their lack of morals.
More tears have been shed over men's lack of manners than their lack of morals.
Manners for Men
(1928)
Haughey, Charles
1925–
1925–
1
It was a bizarre happening, an unprecedented situation, a grotesque situation, an almost unbelievable mischance.
on the series of events leading to the resignation of the Attorney General; the acronym
gubu
was subsequently coined by Conor Cruise O'Brien to describe Haughey's style of government
It was a bizarre happening, an unprecedented situation, a grotesque situation, an almost unbelievable mischance.
on the series of events leading to the resignation of the Attorney General; the acronym
gubu
was subsequently coined by Conor Cruise O'Brien to describe Haughey's style of government
at a press conference in 1982
Havel, Václav
1936–
1936–
1
That special time caught me up in its wild vortex and—in the absence of leisure to reflect on the matter—compelled me to do what had to be done.
on his election to the Presidency of the Czech republic
That special time caught me up in its wild vortex and—in the absence of leisure to reflect on the matter—compelled me to do what had to be done.
on his election to the Presidency of the Czech republic
Summer Meditations
(1992)
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