“My toils in the quotation field have led me to formulate two or three laws about the way people use and abuse quotations. My first law is: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to Bernard Shaw - which I don't mean to be taken literally, but as a general observation of the habit people have of attaching remarks to the nearest obvious speaker. Churchill, Wilde, Orson Welles and Alexander Woollcott are other useful figures upon whom to father remarks when you don't know who really said them.” PeopleKnowsWayFirstsMeanSaidTwoUseLawThreeFatherTakenDoubtFiguresFieldsHabitAbuseObviousObservationSpeakersQuotationsToilRemarksWhen In DoubtWildeBernard ShawUse And Abuse Author:Nigel Rees
“There would be a blaze and a confusion, in which timid men would doubt whether the constitution would be burned to tinder or only illuminated; but that blaze and that confusion would be dear to Mr. Daubney if he could stand as the centre figure, the great pyrotechnist who did it all, red from head to foot with the glare of the squibs with which his own hands were filling all the spaces.” IfsMenHandsWould BeSpaceDoubtFeetFiguresRedConstitutionDearConfusionBurnedCentreFillingGlareTinder Author:Anthony Trollope
“I jumped in the river, what did I see? Black-eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars And all the figures I used to see All my lovers were there with me All my past and futures And we all went to heaven in a little row boat There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt.” LittlesPastUsedHeavenStarsBlackDoubtCarFiguresLoversAngelRiversBoatMy PastMy LoverRadioheadRow Boats Author:Thom Yorke
“In those days I was a slip of a thing with a divine figure and a face I was certain drove men wild. There is no doubt that I was the most conceited thing that ever lived. I simply adored Dagmar Godowsky and it was a passion that has withstood the test of time.” MenFacesCertainPassionDoubtFiguresDivineTestsNo DoubtSlipsConceitedTest Of Time Book:First Person Plural: The Lives of Dagmar Godowsky Source: First Person Plural: The Lives of Dagmar Godowsky
“When in doubt, figure it out. That's the redneck way.” WayDoubtFiguresRedneckWhen In Doubt Author:Jase Robertson
“You don't doubt that the lobby supporting the enactment of same sex-marriage laws in different states is politically powerful, do you?... As far as I can tell, political figures are falling over themselves to endorse your side of the case.” I CanDifferentStatesLawPoliticalFallSexSidesPowerfulCasesDoubtFiguresGayGay MarriageYour Side Author:John Roberts
“We're an amazingly adaptive and resilient species. Once we put our mind to global warming, I have no doubt we'll figure a way through here that won't lead to utter calamity.” WayMindDoubtFiguresSpeciesNo DoubtGlobal WarmingCalamityResilientAdaptive Author:Andrew Revkin
“No one can take Jesus away from me.... There's no doubt there was a historical figure of tremendous importance, with enormous notions. Such as peace.” JesusDoubtFiguresImportanceHistoricalNotionEnormousNo DoubtHistorical Figure Author:Peter O'Toole
“I give everybody the benefit of the doubt. Anything you get into, you should research it and figure its roots and try to really be a real strong part of it.” GivingShouldTryingRealStrongDoubtFiguresBenefitsResearchRootsBenefit Of The Doubt Author:Roger Miret