WIST Quotations

Ivins, Molly -- Essay (1973-01), “Pitfalls of Reporting in the Lone Star State,” Houston Journalism Review

Dave — Wed, 21 May 2025 15:06:05 +0000

Whatever you do, don’t give up. Because all you can do once you’ve given up is bitch.

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1973-01), “Pitfalls of Reporting in the Lone Star State,” Houston Journalism Review
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Collected in Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She? (1991).

Milligan, Spike -- The Goon Show, 9×12 “The Call of the West” (20 Jan 1959)

Dave — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:19:49 +0000

Are you going to come along quietly, or am I going to have to use ear plugs?

Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (1918-2002) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer, actor
The Goon Show, 9×12 “The Call of the West” (20 Jan 1959)

Variant: "Are you going to come along quietly, or do you want musical accompaniment?"

Churchill, Winston -- Speech (1941-10-29), Harrow School, England

Dave — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:18:38 +0000

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
Speech (1941-10-29), Harrow School, England
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Paige, Satchel -- Quoted in “Hal Boyle Says –” syndicated AP column, New York Post (1959-10-04)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.

Satchel Paige (1906-1982) American baseball player [Leroy Robert Paige]
Quoted in “Hal Boyle Says –” syndicated AP column, New York Post (1959-10-04)

Boyle was a Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist working for the AP. This is usually cited to the New York Post appearance. Other examples include the Oswego Palladium-Times (1959-10-02), and the Key West Citizen (1959-10-07).

Shakespeare, William -- Measure for Measure, Act 1, sc. 4, l. 85ff (1.4.85-87) (1604)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

LUCIO: Our doubts are traitors
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Measure for Measure, Act 1, sc. 4, l. 85ff (1.4.85-87) (1604)
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