The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (363 page)
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Reid, Keith
1946–
1946–
1
Her face, at first…just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Her face, at first…just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (1967 song)
Remarque, Erich Maria
1898–1970
1898–1970
1
All quiet on the western front.
All quiet on the western front.
English title of
Im Westen nichts Neues
(1929 novel)
Rendall, Montague John
1862–1950
1862–1950
1
Nation shall speak peace unto nation.
Nation shall speak peace unto nation.
motto of the BBC.
Renoir, Pierre Auguste
1841–1919
1841–1919
1
I paint with my prick.
perhaps an inversion of "It's with my brush that I make love"
I paint with my prick.
perhaps an inversion of "It's with my brush that I make love"
A. André
Renoir
(1919)
Reuther, Walter
1907–70
1907–70
1
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it just may be a duck.
as a test, during the McCarthy era, of Communist affiliations
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it just may be a duck.
as a test, during the McCarthy era, of Communist affiliations
attributed
Revere, Paul
1735–1818
1735–1818
1
[We agreed] that if the British went out by water, we would show two lanterns in the North Church steeple; and if by land, one as a signal.
signals to be used if the British troops moved out of Boston
[We agreed] that if the British went out by water, we would show two lanterns in the North Church steeple; and if by land, one as a signal.
signals to be used if the British troops moved out of Boston
arrangements agreed with the Charlestown Committee of Safety on 16 April, 1775
Revson, Charles
1906–75
1906–75
1
In the factory we make cosmetics; in the store we sell hope.
In the factory we make cosmetics; in the store we sell hope.
A. Tobias
Fire and Ice
(1976)
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