The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (463 page)

Willis, Love Maria
1824–1908

1
Father, hear the prayer we offer:
Not for ease that prayer shall be.

"Father, hear the prayer we offer" (1864 hymn)

 
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Willkie, Wendell
1892–1944

1
The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens.

An American Programme
(1944) ch. 2

 
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Wilson, Angus
1913–91

1
Once a Catholic always a Catholic.

The Wrong Set
(1949) p. 168

 
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Wilson, Charles E.
1890–1961

1
For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors and vice versa. The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country.

testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on his proposed nomination for Secretary of Defence, 15 January 1953

 
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Wilson, Harold
1916–95

1
The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or for outdated methods on either side of industry.
often quoted as, "the white heat of technology"

speech at the Labour Party Conference, 1 October 1963

2
A week is a long time in politics.
probably first said at the time of the 1964 sterling crisis

Nigel Rees
Sayings of the Century
(1984)

3
From now the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. It does not mean, of course, that the pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.
often quoted as "the pound in your pocket"

ministerial broadcast, 19 November 1967

4
Get your tanks off my lawn, Hughie.
to the trade union leader Hugh Scanlon, at Chequers in June 1969

Peter Jenkins
The Battle of Downing Street
(1970)

 
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Wilson, Harriette
1789–1846

1
I shall not say why and how I became, at the age of fifteen, the mistress of the Earl of Craven.

Memoirs
(1825) opening words

 
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