Quote/Counterquote
Origins, uses and abuses of famous quotations and phrases
February 18, 2011
From Kipling to the Coen Brothers: Twains That Never Meet (and some that do)...
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THE FAMOUS ORIGINAL QUOTE: “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never ...
February 15, 2011
“All the news that’s fit to print.”
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THE FAMOUS NEWSPAPER SLOGAN: “All the news that’s fit to print.” Adolph S...
February 13, 2011
“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
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THE ORIGIN OF THE FAMOUS MISQUOTE: “On resiste a l’invasion des armees; on...
February 9, 2011
10 things that would have to be invented if they did not exist...
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THE FAMOUS ORIGINAL QUOTE: “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to...
February 3, 2011
Nature and other things that abhor a vacuum (aside from cats and dogs)...
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THE FAMOUS PROVERBIAL QUOTE: “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Baruch ...
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