The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (196 page)

Grigg, John
1924–

1
The personality conveyed by the utterances which are put into her mouth is that of a priggish schoolgirl, captain of the hockey team, a prefect, and a recent candidate for confirmation. It is not thus that she will be able to come into her own as an independent and distinctive character.
of Queen Elizabeth II

in
National and English Review
August 1958

2
Autobiography is now as common as adultery and hardly less reprehensible.

in
Sunday Times
28 February 1962

 
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Grimond, Jo
1913–93

1
In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.

speech to the Liberal Party Assembly, 14 September 1963

 
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Gromyko, Andrei
1909–89

1
Comrades, this man has a nice smile, but he's got iron teeth.
of Mikhail Gorbachev

speech to Soviet Communist Party Central Committee, 11 March 1985

 
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Grossmith, George
1847–1912

1
You should see me dance the Polka,
You should see me cover the ground,
You should see my coat-tails flying,
As I jump my partner round.

"See me Dance the Polka" (
c.
1887 song)

 
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Grossmith, George and Weedon
1847–1912, 1854–1919

1
What's the good of a home if you are never in it?

The Diary of a Nobody
(1894) ch. 1

2
I left the room with silent dignity, but caught my foot in the mat.

The Diary of a Nobody
(1894) ch. 12

3
I am a poor man, but I would gladly give ten shillings to find out who sent me the insulting Christmas card I received this morning.

The Diary of a Nobody
(1894) ch. 13

 
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Grove, Andrew
1936–

1
Only the paranoid survive.
dictum on which he has long run his company, the Intel Corporation

in
New York Times
18 December 1994

 
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