The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (147 page)
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Dunning, John
1731–83
1731–83
1
The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.
The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.
resolution passed in the House of Commons, 6 April 1780
Duppa, Richard
1770–1831
1770–1831
1
In language, the ignorant have prescribed laws to the learned.
In language, the ignorant have prescribed laws to the learned.
Maxims
(1830) no. 252
Durham, John George Lambton, Lord
1792–1840
1792–1840
1
£40,000 a year a moderate income—such a one as a man
might jog on with
.
I expected to find a contest between a government and a people: I found two nations warring in the bosom of a single state.
of Canada
£40,000 a year a moderate income—such a one as a man
might jog on with
.
Thomas Creevey, letter to Elizabeth Ord, 13 September 1821
I expected to find a contest between a government and a people: I found two nations warring in the bosom of a single state.
of Canada
Report of the Affairs of British North America
(1839)
Durocher, Leo
1906–91
1906–91
1
I called off his players' names as they came marching up the steps behind him…All nice guys. They'll finish last. Nice guys. Finish last.
casual remark at a practice ground in the presence of a number of journalists, July 1946, generally quoted as "Nice guys finish last"
I called off his players' names as they came marching up the steps behind him…All nice guys. They'll finish last. Nice guys. Finish last.
casual remark at a practice ground in the presence of a number of journalists, July 1946, generally quoted as "Nice guys finish last"
Nice Guys Finish Last
(1975) pt. 1
Dworkin, Andrea
1946–
1946–
1
Seduction is often difficult to distinguish from rape. In seduction, the rapist bothers to buy a bottle of wine.
Seduction is often difficult to distinguish from rape. In seduction, the rapist bothers to buy a bottle of wine.
speech to women at Harper & Row, 1976
Dyer, Edward
d. 1607
d. 1607
1
Silence augmenteth grief, writing increaseth rage,
Staled are my thoughts, which loved and lost, the wonder of our age.
previously attributed to Fulke Greville
My mind to me a kingdom is.
Silence augmenteth grief, writing increaseth rage,
Staled are my thoughts, which loved and lost, the wonder of our age.
previously attributed to Fulke Greville
"Elegy on the Death of Sir Philip Sidney" (1593)
My mind to me a kingdom is.
"In praise of a contented mind" (1588), attributed
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