The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (127 page)
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Cummings, William Thomas
1903–45
1903–45
1
There are no atheists in the foxholes.
There are no atheists in the foxholes.
Carlos P. Romulo
I Saw the Fall of the Philippines
(1943) ch. 15
Cunningham, Allan
1784–1842
1784–1842
1
A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast
And fills the white and rustling sail
And bends the gallant mast.
A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast
And fills the white and rustling sail
And bends the gallant mast.
"A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea" (1825)
Cuomo, Mario
1932–
1932–
1
You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.
You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.
in
New Republic
, Washington, DC, 8 April 1985
Cupitt, Don
1934–
1934–
1
Christmas is the Disneyfication of Christianity.
Christmas is the Disneyfication of Christianity.
in
Independent
19 December 1996
Curie, Marie
1867–1934
1867–1934
1
In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons.
to an American journalist,
c.
1904, after she and her husband Pierre had shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with A.-H. Becquerel
In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons.
to an American journalist,
c.
1904, after she and her husband Pierre had shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with A.-H. Becquerel
Eve Curie
Madame Curie
(1937)
Curran, John Philpot
1750–1817
1750–1817
1
The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.
Like the silver plate on a coffin.
describing Robert Peel's smile
The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.
speech on the right of election of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, 10 July 1790
Like the silver plate on a coffin.
describing Robert Peel's smile
quoted by Daniel O'Connell, House of Commons, 26 February 1835
Curtiz, Michael
1888–1962
1888–1962
1
Bring on the empty horses!
while directing The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film)
Bring on the empty horses!
while directing The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film)
David Niven
Bring on the Empty Horses
(1975) ch. 6
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