The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and WhenSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2007 M04 1 - 416 pages Our 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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... earlier issues especially, verification of the many quotable quotes they published was not the Digest's strong suit. The press in general is a shaky source of evidence about who said what. Anyone who's ever been quoted in a newspaper ...
... this: that they must feed themselves on war at the expense of the enemy territory.”) An earlier saying, “An army, like a serpent, travels on its belly,” is credited to Frederick the Great, but probably THE Quote VERIFIER 5.
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