The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (370 page)

Rohe, Mies van der
1886–1969

1
God is in the details.

in
New York Times
19 August 1969

 
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Roland, Mme
1754–93

1
Ô liberté! Ô liberté! que de crimes on commet en ton nom!O liberty! O liberty! what crimes are committed in thy name!
before being guillotined

A. de Lamartine
Histoire des Girondins
(1847) bk. 51, ch. 8

 
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Rolle, Richard
de Hampole
c.
1290–1349

1
When Adam dalfe and Eve spane
Go spire if thou may spede,
Where was than the pride of man
That now merres his mede?

G. G. Perry
Religious Pieces
(Early English Text Society, Original Series no. 26, revised ed. 1914)

 
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Ronsard, Pierre de
1524–85

1
Quand vous serez bien vieille, au soir, à la chandelle,
Assise auprès du feu, dévidant et filant,
Direz, chantant mes vers, en vous émerveillant,
Ronsard me célébrait du temps que j'étais belle.
When you are very old, and sit in the candle-light at evening spinning by the fire, you will say, as you murmur my verses, a wonder in your eyes, "Ronsard sang of me in the days when I was fair."

Sonnets pour Hélène
(1578) bk. 2, no. 42

 
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Roosevelt, Eleanor
1884–1962

1
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

in
Catholic Digest
August 1960

 
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Roosevelt, Franklin D.
1882–1945

1
The forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

radio address, 7 April 1932

2
I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

speech to the Democratic Convention in Chicago, 2 July 1932, accepting the presidential nomination

3
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

inaugural address, 4 March 1933

4
In the field of world policy I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbour.

inaugural address, 4 March 1933

5
I have seen war…I hate war.

speech at Chautauqua, NY, 14 August 1936

6
I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.

second inaugural address, 20 January 1937

7
We must be the great arsenal of democracy.

"Fireside Chat" radio broadcast, 29 December 1940

8
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want…The fourth is freedom from fear.

message to Congress, 6 January 1941

9
Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

address to Congress, 8 December 1941

 
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