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The Great Gatsby
Hamlet

Ring Quotes

HAMLET: Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring?
OPHELIA: ‘Tis brief, my lord.
HAMLET: As woman’s love.

– William Shakespeare

Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 2. Hamlet is not a big believer in female fidelity. But his bitter remark is really directed towards his mother Gertrude, who has tainted his view of all women. An example of dramatic irony.

In my life I have done all I can to demonstrate that the way of peace, the way of love and nonviolence is the more excellent way. Now it is your turn to let freedom ring.

– John Lewis

Essay written shortly before his death.

I mean, I do wear a wedding ring and take it off when I shoot.

– Henry Ian Cusick

Alarm bells ring when a politician stands haughty upon his honour.

– Howard Jacobson

I was never, ever once angry in the ring.

– Joe Frazier

The Pentagon is a series of wedges. So you have – the outer wedge has windows on the outside, and then inside of that, it has windows with an alleyway; then there’s another wedge with windows outside, windows inside. And we call them the E Ring, the D Ring, the C Ring.

– Jack Keane

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

– Joyce Carol Oates

There will be a time when I won’t be able to perform in the ring.

– John Cena

I knew we were going to marry someday, but I was absolutely surprised when he actually proposed. And surprised he had bought a ring. I ran around the yard screaming.

– Jennifer Garner

I don’t have any elaborate uniforms; I come to the ring in a T-shirt, a pair of sneakers and some shorts.

– John Cena

I take a lot of risks in the ring.

– Jeff Hardy

Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you that most of the good horror films made in the U.S. are indie films. You might get ‘The Ring’ or ‘The Others,’ but most are independently produced.

– James Wan

Selling out isn’t selling out anymore. It’s getting the brass ring.

– Jason Calacanis

I think ‘Hail to the Chief’ has a nice ring to it.

– John F. Kennedy

Ring tones are just irritating, aren’t they?

– James Purefoy

That’s the great thing about a tractor. You can’t really hear the phone ring.

– Jeff Foxworthy

I will fight ‘GGG,’ and I will beat ‘GGG,’ but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines.

– Canelo Alvarez

When I was in top shape I’d go to the ring and show my conditioning.

– Alexis Arguello

I just want to be married, or just engaged. Basically, I just want a ring. And the tax break.

– Christina Ricci

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

– Alfred Lord Tennyson

It’s essential for an actor to have a hobby for the time when the telephone doesn’t ring.

– Bradford Dillman

I’m ready to stretch my legs. I’m ready to jump in the ring.

– Beanie Sigel

The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway.

– Arianna Huffington

There will come a day when the phone doesn’t ring as much as it used to.

– Aidan Quinn

Beating up on the so-called elite media has a nice populist ring to it.

– Bill Keller

A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.

– Carl Sandburg

All politicians should have 3 hats – one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.

– Carl Sandburg

It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor’s finger.

– Andy Warhol

To lack intelligence is to be in the ring blindfolded.

– David M. Shoup

Vice president – it has such a nice ring to it!

– Geraldine Ferraro

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