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Ransome, Arthur
1884–1967
1884–1967
1
better drowned than duffers if not duffers wont drown
.
better drowned than duffers if not duffers wont drown
.
Arthur Ransome
Swallows and Amazons
(1930) ch. 1
Ratner, Gerald
1949–
1949–
1
We even sell a pair of earrings for under £1, which is cheaper than a prawn sandwich from Marks & Spencers. But I have to say the earrings probably won't last as long.
We even sell a pair of earrings for under £1, which is cheaper than a prawn sandwich from Marks & Spencers. But I have to say the earrings probably won't last as long.
speech to the Institute of Directors, Albert Hall, 23 April 1991
Rattigan, Terence
1911–77
1911–77
1
You can be in the Horseguards and still be common, dear.
You can be in the Horseguards and still be common, dear.
Separate Tables
(1954) "Table Number Seven" sc. 1
Raymond, Derek
1931–94
1931–94
1
The psychopath is the furnace that gives no heat.
The psychopath is the furnace that gives no heat.
The Hidden Files
(1992)
Read, Herbert
1893–1968
1893–1968
1
Art is…pattern informed by sensibility.
I saw him stab
And stab again
A well-killed Boche.
This is the happy warrior,
This is he…
Art is…pattern informed by sensibility.
The Meaning of Art
(1955) ch. 1
I saw him stab
And stab again
A well-killed Boche.
This is the happy warrior,
This is he…
Naked Warriors
(1919) "The Scene of War, 4. The Happy Warrior".
Reade, Charles
1814–84
1814–84
1
Courage, mon ami, le diable est mort!Take courage, my friend, the devil is dead!
Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
Courage, mon ami, le diable est mort!Take courage, my friend, the devil is dead!
The Cloister and the Hearth
(1861) ch. 24, and
passim
Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
attributed; in
Notes and Queries
(9th Series) vol. 12, 17 October 1903
Reagan, Nancy
1923–
1923–
1
If the President has a bully pulpit, then the First Lady has a white glove pulpit…more refined, restricted, ceremonial, but it's a pulpit all the same.
If the President has a bully pulpit, then the First Lady has a white glove pulpit…more refined, restricted, ceremonial, but it's a pulpit all the same.
in
New York Times
10 March 1988.
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