The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (287 page)
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McDonald, Trevor
1939–
1939–
1
I am a West Indian peasant who has drifted into this business and who has survived. If I knew the secret, I would bottle it and sell it.
I am a West Indian peasant who has drifted into this business and who has survived. If I knew the secret, I would bottle it and sell it.
in
Independent
20 April 1996 "Quote Unquote"
McGonagall, William
c.
1825–1902
c.
1825–1902
1
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay!
Alas, I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remembered for a very long time.
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay!
Alas, I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remembered for a very long time.
"The Tay Bridge Disaster"
McGoohan, Patrick
1928–,
Markstein, George
, and
Tomblin, David
1928–,
Markstein, George
, and
Tomblin, David
1
I am not a number, I am a free man!
I am not a number, I am a free man!
Number Six, in
The Prisoner
(TV series 1967–68); additional title sequence from the second episode onwards
McGough, Roger
1937–
1937–
1
Let me die a youngman's death
Not a clean & in-between-
The-sheets, holy-water death.
I could never begin a poem; "When I am dead"
In case it tempted Fate, and Fate gave way.
Let me die a youngman's death
Not a clean & in-between-
The-sheets, holy-water death.
"Let Me Die a Youngman's Death" (1967)
I could never begin a poem; "When I am dead"
In case it tempted Fate, and Fate gave way.
"When I am Dead" (1982)
McGregor, Jimmie
1932–
1932–
1
Oh, he's football crazy, he's football mad
And the football it has robbed him o' the wee bit sense he had.
And it would take a dozen skivvies, his clothes to wash and scrub,
Since our Jock became a member of that terrible football club.
Oh, he's football crazy, he's football mad
And the football it has robbed him o' the wee bit sense he had.
And it would take a dozen skivvies, his clothes to wash and scrub,
Since our Jock became a member of that terrible football club.
"Football Crazy" (1960 song)
Machiavelli, Niccolò
1469–1527
1469–1527
1
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries—for heavy ones they cannot.
It is much safer for a prince to be feared than loved, if he is to fail in one of the two.
The prince must be a fox, therefore, to recognize the traps and a lion to frighten the wolves.
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries—for heavy ones they cannot.
The Prince
(written 1513) ch. 3 (tr. Allan Gilbert)
It is much safer for a prince to be feared than loved, if he is to fail in one of the two.
The Prince
(written 1513) ch. 8 (tr. Allan Gilbert)
The prince must be a fox, therefore, to recognize the traps and a lion to frighten the wolves.
The Prince
(written 1513) ch. 18 (tr. Allan Gilbert)
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