The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and WhenSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 1. apr 2007 - 416 pages Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Ralph Keyes's The Quote Verifier considers not only classic misquotes such as "Nice guys finish last," and "Play it again, Sam," but more surprising ones such as "Ain't I a woman?" and "Golf is a good walk spoiled," as well as the origins of popular sayings such as "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," "No one washes a rented car," and "Make my day." |
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... idea that did not at first seem insane, something I later learned he hadn't said. Like many, I thought that Faulkner said the past is never dead in Mississippi, it's not even past, even though the author didn't limit this observation to ...
... man, go west” to Horace Greeley. Oxford's attribution of “There is one thing stronger than all the armies of the world, and that is an idea whose time has come” to Victor Hugo cites a nonexistent 1943 issue of xvi INTRODUCTION.
... idea of what comments they're looking for, and are not above steering their subject in the desired direction. As a last resort they will even suggest words for a subject to use, then report these words as if they were spontaneous. (See ...
... ideas” during 1984's Democratic presidential primaries. That rhetorical booster rocket made “Where's the beef?” one of America's bestremembered, most enduring advertising catchphrases. Verdict: Credit Cliff Freeman as author, Clara ...
... idea, Ralph Waldo Emerson for its most common expression. “The man who does not read good BOOKS has no advantage over the man who can't read them.” Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren once made this observation in her column. A reader ...
Contents
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BIBLIOGRAPHY | 259 |
SOURCE NOTES | 267 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 345 |
KEY WORD INDEX | 347 |
NAME INDEX | 375 |
SIDEBAR INDEX | 389 |