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Norworth, Jack
1879–1959
1879–1959
1
Oh, shine on, shine on, harvest moon
Up in the sky.
I ain't had no lovin'
Since April, January, June, or July.
Oh, shine on, shine on, harvest moon
Up in the sky.
I ain't had no lovin'
Since April, January, June, or July.
"Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1908 song)
Novalis
1772–1801
1772–1801
1
I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that Fate and character are the same conception.
often quoted as "Character is destiny" or "Character is fate"
A God-intoxicated man.
of Spinoza
I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that Fate and character are the same conception.
often quoted as "Character is destiny" or "Character is fate"
Heinrich von Ofterdingen
(1802) bk. 2
A God-intoxicated man.
of Spinoza
attributed
Noyes, Alfred
1880–1958
1880–1958
1
Go down to Kew in lilac-time, in lilac-time, in lilac-time,
Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn't far from London!).
Look for me by moonlight;
Watch for me by moonlight;
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way!
Go down to Kew in lilac-time, in lilac-time, in lilac-time,
Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn't far from London!).
"The Barrel-Organ" (1904)
Look for me by moonlight;
Watch for me by moonlight;
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way!
"The Highwayman" (1907)
Nuffield, Lord
1877–1963
1877–1963
1
on seeing the Morris Minor prototype in 1945:
It looks like a poached egg—we can't make that.
on seeing the Morris Minor prototype in 1945:
It looks like a poached egg—we can't make that.
attributed
Nunn, Sam
1938–
1938–
1
Don't ask, don't tell.
Don't ask, don't tell.
summary of the Clinton administration's compromise policy on homosexuals serving in the armed forces, in
New York Times
12 May 1993
Nye, Bill
1850–96
1850–96
1
I have been told that Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
I have been told that Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
Mark Twain
Autobiography
(1924) vol. 1
Nyerere, Julius
1922–99
1922–99
1
Should we really let our people starve so we can pay our debts?
Should we really let our people starve so we can pay our debts?
in
Guardian
21 March 1985
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