Quotes with quote

  • Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

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  • Amos Bronson Alcott One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
    Amos Bronson Alcott
    American educator and social reformer (1799 - 1888)
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  • Henry Cuyler Bunner Shake[speare] was a dramatist of note;
    He lived by writing things to quote.
    Shake, Mulleary and Go-ethe II
    Henry Cuyler Bunner
    American writer (1855 - 1896)
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  • William Somerset Maugham The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
    William Somerset Maugham
    English writer (1874 - 1965)
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  • Frank Gelett Burgess Ah, yes, I wrote the ''Purple Cow'' - I'm sorry, now, I wrote it! But I can tell you, anyhow, I'll kill you if you quote it.
    Frank Gelett Burgess
    American artist, art critic and poet
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  • Barbara Bush Avoid this crowd like the plague. And if they quote you, make damn sure they heard you.
    Barbara Bush
    American First Lady (1925 - 2018)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
    Letters and Soc. Aims
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Arthur Conan Doyle Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example.
    Arthur Conan Doyle
    British writer and medical doctor (1859 - 1930)
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  • Ben Folds I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.
    Lyrics Best Imitation of Myself, Ben Folds Five (1995)
    Ben Folds
    American singer-songwriter, musician and composer (1966 - )
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  • George Bernard Shaw I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne I quote others in order to better express myself.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Arthur Hertzberg I regard Christian and Jewish fundamentalism, and all other forms of fundamentalism, as the enemies of God - and I hope you'll quote me on that.
    Arthur Hertzberg
    Jewish-American scholar and activist (1921 - 2006)
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  • Cliff Fadiman I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
    Cliff Fadiman
    American writer
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  • John Selden In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.
    John Selden
    British Jurist, Statesman (1584 - 1654)
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  • Christian Nevell Bovee Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.
    Christian Nevell Bovee
    American writer
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  • Groucho Marx Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.
    Groucho Marx
    American comic actor (1890 - 1977)
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  • Edward Young Some, for renown, on scraps of learning dote, and think they grow immortal as they quote.
    Edward Young
    British poet (1683 - 1765)
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  • John Morley The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.
    John Morley
    British journalist, statesman (1838 - 1923)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson The next best thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Robert Benchley The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
    Robert Benchley
    American humorist, criticus (1889 - 1945)
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  • Bo Bennett There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.
    Bo Bennett
    American author (1972 - )
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