Quotes of the Week - May 5, 2008:
"I am so sorry. I had no idea." -- Elizabeth Fritzl, mother
of the girl kept prisoner in a basement in Austria by her father for 24
years.
"Some of the comments that Rev Wright has made offend me, and I understand
why they offend the American people. He does not speak for me. He does
not speak for the American people." -- Barack Obama on his old pastor.
"I am sure I had it. It's why men want to bonk everything that moves
." -- Singer Chris de Burgh explaining how a mid-life crisis made
him want to have sex with his children's nanny.
Hillary Clinton is talking tough. She said if Israel is ever attacked
by Iran, she would obliterate Iran. Although, she does admire the Iranians
for stoning adulterers. -- Chatshow host Jay Leno.
Authors:
Shakespeare - Othello - Quotes, Famous Quotations
Trifles
light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ. Othello, 3. 3
Not
poppy, nor mandragora,
Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,
Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep
Which thou owedst yesterday. Othello, 3. 3
I
swear 't is better to be much abused
Than but to know 't a little. Othello, 3. 3
He
that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know 't, and he's not robbed at all. Othello, 3. 3
Farewell
the tranquil mind! farewell content!
Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars
That make ambition virtue! O, farewell!
Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife,
The royal banner, and all quality,
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war! Othello, 3. 3
Othello's
occupation's gone! Othello, 3. 3
On
horror's head horrors accumulate. Othello, 3. 3
To
be direct and honest is not safe. Othello,
3. 3
This
denoted a foregone conclusion. Othello, 3. 3
Like
to the Pontic sea,
Whose icy current and compulsive course
Ne'er feels retiring ebb, but keeps due on
To the Propontic and the Hellespont,
Even so my bloody thoughts, with violent pace,
Shall ne'er look back. Othello, 3. 3