WIST Quotations

Byron, George Gordon, Lord -- “Beppo,” st. 44 (1818)

Dave — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:33:44 +0000

I love the language, that soft bastard Latin,
Which melts like kisses from a female mouth,
And sounds as if it should be writ on satin,
With syllables which breathe of the sweet South,
And gentle liquids gliding all so pat in,
That not a single accent seems uncouth,
Like our harsh northern whistling, grunting guttural,
Which we’re obliged to hiss, and spit, and sputter all.

George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) English poet
“Beppo,” st. 44 (1818)
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Oakley, Bill -- “One of the defenses of Trump is — literally — a TV-cartoon joke,” Washington Post (14 Nov 2019)

Dave — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 20:35:34 +0000

A middle-aged white male wearing a tie and saying anything with some conviction will be believed by at least 55 percent of people, especially if they already want to believe it. (Sixty-five percent if he has a classy accent.)

Bill Oakley (b. 1966) American television writer and producer
“One of the defenses of Trump is — literally — a TV-cartoon joke,” Washington Post (14 Nov 2019)
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Gershwin, Ira -- “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” Shall We Dance (1937)

Dave — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:17:55 +0000

You like potato and I like po-tah-to,
You like tomato and I like to-mah-to;
Potato, po-tah-to, tomato, to-mah-to —
Let’s call the whole thing off!

Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) American lyricist [b. Israel Gershowitz]
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” Shall We Dance (1937)
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