The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (136 page)
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Dewar, James
1842–1923
1842–1923
1
Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.
Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.
attributed
Dewar, Lord
1864–1930
1864–1930
1
[There are] only two classes of pedestrians in these days of reckless motor traffic—the quick, and the dead.
[There are] only two classes of pedestrians in these days of reckless motor traffic—the quick, and the dead.
George Robey
Looking Back on Life
(1933) ch. 28
Diaghilev, Sergei
1872–1929
1872–1929
1
Étonne-moi.Astonish me.
to Jean Cocteau
Étonne-moi.Astonish me.
to Jean Cocteau
Wallace Fowlie (ed.)
Journals of Jean Cocteau
(1956) ch. 1
Diana
, Princess of Wales 1961–97
, Princess of Wales 1961–97
1
I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being Queen of this country.
There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being Queen of this country.
interview on
Panorama
, BBC1 TV, 20 November 1995
There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
interview on
Panorama
, BBC1 TV, 20 November 1995
Diaz, Porfirio
1830–1915
1830–1915
1
Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States.
Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States.
attributed
Dibdin, Charles
1745–1814
1745–1814
1
For a soldier I listed, to grow great in fame,
And be shot at for sixpence a-day.
In every mess I finds a friend,
In every port a wife.
For a soldier I listed, to grow great in fame,
And be shot at for sixpence a-day.
"Charity" (1791)
In every mess I finds a friend,
In every port a wife.
"Jack in his Element" (1790)
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