Quotationeer Quotes

#1. On the analogy of 'Dictionary Johnson,' we call Fred R. Shapiro, editor of the just-published Yale Book of Quotations (well worth the $50 price), 'Quotationeer Shapiro.' ... Shapiro does original research, earning his 1,067-page volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.

William Safire

#2. Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

Niccolo Machiavelli

#3. A single soldier is nothing to anyone, but a single reporter can change the world." John

Chris Strange

#4. But I don't follow Kate. And the reason is simple: Have you ever tried to run with a boner staring up at you?

No?

Well, it's damn near impossible.

Emma Chase

#5. I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

#6. I arise from dreams of thee, And a spirit in my feet Has led me- who knows how? To thy chamber-window, Sweet!

Percy Bysshe Shelley

#7. The key thing about LCD Soundsystem is that people always wanted this band to exist. For years, it was glaringly obvious that a band like this should exist, and people were impatiently waiting for them to show up.

Rob Sheffield

#8. No, he didn't want to tame her any more than he wanted to tame the
land. But by God, it was time for acceptance, on both sides.

Nora Roberts

#9. Opportunity, after all, is only another word for temptation.

Penelope Fitzgerald