The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (72 page)
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Bradshaw, John
1602–59
1602–59
1
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
suppositious epitaph
Bradstreet, Anne
c.
1612–72
c.
1612–72
1
I am obnoxious to each carping tongue,
Who says my hand a needle better fits.
I am obnoxious to each carping tongue,
Who says my hand a needle better fits.
"The Prologue" (1650)
Bramston, James
c.
1694–1744
c.
1694–1744
1
What's not destroyed by Time's devouring hand?
Where's Troy, and where's the Maypole in the Strand?
What's not destroyed by Time's devouring hand?
Where's Troy, and where's the Maypole in the Strand?
The Art of Politics
(1729) l. 71
Brandeis, Louis D.
1856–1941
1856–1941
1
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
in
Whitney v. California
(1927)
Branson, Richard
1950–
1950–
1
We spend most of our lives working. So why do so few people have a good time doing it?
We spend most of our lives working. So why do so few people have a good time doing it?
interview in
New York Times
28 February 1993
Braque, Georges
1882–1963
1882–1963
1
Art is meant to disturb, science reassures.
Truth exists; only lies are invented.
Art is meant to disturb, science reassures.
Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917–52
Truth exists; only lies are invented.
Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917–52
Bratton, John W.
and
Kennedy, James B.
and
Kennedy, James B.
1
If you go down in the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today
You'd better go in disguise
For every Bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because,
Today's the day the Teddy Bears have their Picnic.
If you go down in the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today
You'd better go in disguise
For every Bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because,
Today's the day the Teddy Bears have their Picnic.
"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" (1932 song)
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