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Shake Was a Dramatist of Note; He Lived by Writing Things to Quote
Shake? William Shakespeare? Mulleary? Go-ethe? Henry Cuyler Bunner? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: While studying English in school I heard the following humorous rhyme about The Bard of Avon:...
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When I Saw You I Fell in Love, and You Smiled Because You Knew
William Shakespeare? Arrigo Boito? Jeane Westin? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: I have a question about a quotation depicting communication between lovers. The following words are often ascribed...
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The Purpose of Life Is to Discover Your Gift. The Meaning of Life Is to Give...
William Shakespeare? Pablo Picasso? David Viscott? Joy Golliver? Emilio Santini? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: A popular adage presents a fascinating answer to a perennial philosophical question...
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I Would Challenge You To a Battle of Wits, But I See You Are Unarmed
William Shakespeare? Mark Twain? Oscar Wilde? Winston Churchill? Abby Buchanan Longstreet? Frank Fay? Pierre de Roman? Joey Adams? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: There exists a collection of...
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The Plays of Shakespeare Were Not Written by Shakespeare but by Another Man...
Mark Twain? Oxford Student? Frenchman? Lewis Carroll? Schoolchild? G. K. Chesterton? Israel Zangwill? Charles Lamb? Benjamin Jowett? Aldous Huxley? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: Determining the...
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There Have Only Been Two Geniuses in the World — Willie Mays and Willie...
Tallulah Bankhead? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The famous actress Tallulah Bankhead was an ardent baseball fan, and she was particularly impressed by the outstanding skills of the great...
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Time Is Too Slow for Those Who Wait; Too Swift for Those Who Fear
William Shakespeare? Henry van Dyke? Alice Morse Earle? Katrina Trask? H. L. Mencken? Lady Jane Fellowes? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The following lines have been credited to the famous...
View ArticleOthello: To My Mind, There Could Be No Greater Character To Play
Paul Robeson? William Shakespeare? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: A prominent actor once discussed William Shakespeare’s tragic character Othello and said the following: There could be no greater...
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