- Antoine de Rivarol
(06/26/1753 – 04/11/1801)
French writer, on another writer's two-line poem
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"Very nice, though there are dull stretches."
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"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
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"I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours."
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"Every American carries in his bloodstream the heritage of the malcontent and the dreamer."
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"Do you think we should drive a stake through his heart just in case?"
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"It's not enough just to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and let 'er fly."
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"In the civilisation a new law of hostility prevails. And to call it the law of the jungle is unfair to the jungle."
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"Robin's got a pretty good gig, but he's gotta get himself a lady. And he's gotta get his own gear, like some kind of cool motorcycle. I'm not talkin' just a side car here, I'm talkin' full-on hog."
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