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Davis, Sammy
Jnr. 1925–90
Jnr. 1925–90
1
Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never
hope
to go and get insulted.
Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never
hope
to go and get insulted.
Yes I Can
(1965) pt. 3, ch. 23
Davis, Thomas
1814–45
1814–45
1
And then I prayed I yet might see
Our fetters rent in twain,
And Ireland, long a province, be
A Nation once again.
But—hark!—some voice like thunder spake:
The West's awake! the West's awake!
And then I prayed I yet might see
Our fetters rent in twain,
And Ireland, long a province, be
A Nation once again.
"A Nation Once Again" (1846)
But—hark!—some voice like thunder spake:
The West's awake! the West's awake!
"The West's Asleep" (1846)
Dawkins, Richard
1
[Natural selection] has no vision, no foresight, no sight at all. If it can be said to play the role of watchmaker in nature, it is the
blind
watchmaker.
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
[Natural selection] has no vision, no foresight, no sight at all. If it can be said to play the role of watchmaker in nature, it is the
blind
watchmaker.
The Blind Watchmaker
(1986) ch. 1.
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
The Blind Watchmaker
(1986) ch. 11
Dawson of Penn, Lord
1864–1945
1864–1945
1
The King's life is moving peacefully towards its close.
The King's life is moving peacefully towards its close.
bulletin, 20 January 1936
Day-Lewis, C.
1904–72
1904–72
1
It is the logic of our times,
No subject for immortal verse—
That we who lived by honest dreams
Defend the bad against the worse.
It is the logic of our times,
No subject for immortal verse—
That we who lived by honest dreams
Defend the bad against the worse.
"Where are the War Poets?" (1943)
Dean, John
1938–
1938–
1
We have a cancer within, close to the Presidency, that is growing.
We have a cancer within, close to the Presidency, that is growing.
[Nixon] Transcripts, 21 March 1973
Deane, Seamus
1940–
1940–
1
Meningitis. It was a word you had to bite on to say it. It had a fright and a hiss in it.
Meningitis. It was a word you had to bite on to say it. It had a fright and a hiss in it.
Reading in the Dark
(1996)
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