The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and WhenOur 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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... actually said what, this book is indispensable.” —Rosalie Maggio, author of The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women “Quotations are powerful tools. Michel de Montaigne, the father of all essayists, observed, 'I quote others only to ...
... actually originated with Helmuth von Moltke in the mid-nineteenth century. The Prussian field marshal's version was not so succinct, however. What von Moltke wrote was “Therefore no plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond ...
... actually said during a press conference that day was “People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it, making it horrible for the older people and the kids? . . . It's just not right ...
... actually said may bear only a vague resemblance to the ones that appear in print. This is not necessarily due to negligent reporting. The need to jot down thousands of words, then write them up quickly under deadline pressure, seldom ...
... actually examined. More often they have simply recycled a citation found elsewhere on the Internet, just as they've recycled the quotation to which it refers. This is one among many reasons that using a search engine to look for an ...
Contents
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BIBLIOGRAPHY | 259 |
SOURCE NOTES | 267 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 345 |
KEY WORD INDEX | 347 |
NAME INDEX | 375 |
SIDEBAR INDEX | 389 |