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Alfonso
"the Wise" 1221–84
"the Wise" 1221–84
1
Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.
on studying the Ptolemaic system
Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.
on studying the Ptolemaic system
attributed
Algren, Nelson
1909–
1909–
1
A walk on the wild side.
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.
A walk on the wild side.
title of novel (1956)
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.
in
Newsweek
2 July 1956
Ali
ibn-Abi-Talib
c.
602–661
ibn-Abi-Talib
c.
602–661
1
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
A Hundred Sayings
Ali, Muhammad
(
Cassius Clay
) 1942–
(
Cassius Clay
) 1942–
1
I'm the greatest.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
summary of his boxing strategy (probably originated by his aide Drew "Bundini" Brown)
I'm the greatest.
adopted as his catchphrase from 1962, in
Louisville Times
16 November 1962
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
summary of his boxing strategy (probably originated by his aide Drew "Bundini" Brown)
G. Sullivan
Cassius Clay Story
(1964) ch. 8
Allainval, Abbé d'
1700–53
1700–53
1
L'embarras des richesses.The embarrassment of riches.
L'embarras des richesses.The embarrassment of riches.
title of comedy (1726)
Allen, Fred
(
John Florence Sullivan
) 1894–1956
(
John Florence Sullivan
) 1894–1956
1
Committee—a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.
Committee—a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.
attributed
Allen, Woody
1935–
1935–
1
It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
On bisexuality: It immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work…I want to achieve it through not dying.
I recently turned sixty. Practically a third of my life is over.
It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Death
(1975)
On bisexuality: It immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
in
New York Times
1 December 1975
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work…I want to achieve it through not dying.
Eric Lax
Woody Allen and his Comedy
(1975) ch. 12
I recently turned sixty. Practically a third of my life is over.
in
Observer
10 March 1996 "Sayings of the Week"
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