| 单词 | quotable |
| 例句 | In addition to seeming eternal, ubiquitous, protean, and endlessly quotable, Franklin had the most sophisticated sense of timing among all the prominent statesmen of the revolutionary era. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Here was all the angst I felt before the heroes of February, distilled and quotable. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Here was the dream subject: daring, dashing, photogenic, articulate, a man who was always doing something stunning and always saying something quotable afterward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all of Mitchell’s subjects, Gould was an eminently quotable oddball. Review: ‘Man in Profile’ Studies Joseph Mitchell of The New Yorker 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Enter the quotable people who may or may not know what’s going on, but who can speak as experts for political stories. No campaign news, no problem. These strategists can always lend a quote. 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Mr. McGinniss’s most quotable, inflammatory lines call Ms. Palin a clown, a nitwit, a rabid wolf and a lap dancer — and those aren’t the parts that assail her as a wife and parent. Books of The Times: Joe McGinniss?s ?The Rogue,? on Sarah Palin - Review 2011-09-14T22:26:37Z There is the occasional semi-revelation and a smattering of quotable quotes to earn the serialisation fee, but most of what's worth reading has already been mined by the extracts in the Times. The Third Man by Peter Mandelson 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z A party animal with a line in champagne zingers; endlessly quotable; completely at one with the zeitgeist; a literary artist whose obiter dicta became the soundtrack of his times. Gatsby may be great, but F Scott Fitzgerald is greater 2013-04-29T20:00:00Z Though “Long Kiss” brims with quotable one-liners, the best of which benefit from Jackson’s signature oomph, it doesn’t take a detective to figure out why this particular film was so poorly received. “Chefs do that”: The underappreciated holiday joy of “The Long Kiss Goodnight” 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Junkets are like that: some questions get asked over and over again, and actors and producers do their level best to provide quotable variations on a theme as answers. Should a horror anthology like "Lovecraft Country" be expected to speak to any particular moment? 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z A short story collection that captures the national mood, in a voice that is accurate, disarming and often quotable. 50 notable works of fiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Like previous entries in their catalogue, Trouble is littered with an endless plethora of quotable lyrical phrases that hide between the choruses. The National Breathes Confidence on Trouble Will Find Me 2013-05-23T11:00:22Z He was very quotable, and every quote stresses the ambiguity of the new realm he was opening up, the realm of the smallest conceivable things in the universe. Want to imagine what the Higgs boson might look like? Embrace modern art 2011-07-27T15:31:36Z The show was certainly as funny and as quotable as anything that appears daily on late-night TV. Fringe Festival Journal: 'Get Rich Cheating' 2010-08-25T22:12:00Z But it is a pointed reminder that after all this time — to quote a series that remains quotable for a reason — the game is the game. ‘We Own This City’ Review: Baltimore Police Problems, Rewired 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Other studies of Calcutta will offer quotable statistics, dates of key events, incisive critiques of its politicians and property developers. Calcutta: Two Years in the City by Amit Chaudhuri – review 2013-04-06T06:01:32Z His most benign joke, and probably the only one quotable in a family newspaper: "Here's some good news — my grandfather turns 100 years old next month ... maybe." Bumbershoot Day 2: Trey McIntyre and cool surprises 2011-09-05T03:30:31Z But the sullen image has given way to the smooth smile of Amazon, the quotable rogues of the Super Bowl Champion Seahawks, and Macklemore’s staccato success. 20 years after Kurt Cobain died, what changed and what didn’t 2014-04-05T05:04:52Z He was constantly at the centre of controversy, debate and even scandal, ever ready with a quote for the press or a quotable line in a film. 50 years of Breathless 2010-06-05T23:04:00Z Yet while it features a host of quotably clever lines, “Next Fall” is no cousin to “Will & Grace.” Theater Review | 'Next Fall': At Helen Hayes, Taking on Religion From a Hospital Bed 2010-03-12T03:05:00Z Perhaps the closest equivalent might be Alan Bennett's playtexts, prized for their wry forewords as much as their tart and quotable dialogue. Are plays proper literature? 2010-05-27T14:13:00Z But none have sparked the torrent of memes, slogan T-shirts bearing lines from the book, and even, apparently, tattoos of its quotable mantras. Elisabeth Moss on the Handmaid’s Tale: ‘This is happening in real life. Wake up people’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z But the hearings also employ the all-important element of unpredictability, keeping its most quotable segments under wraps until broadcast. From clear scripts to big-name casting, the Jan. 6 hearings meet the standards of must-see TV 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z And then there are her untelevised moments: photobombing a couple’s engagement pictures while on a run, making quotable, funny, feminist remarks at women’s magazine awards, Instagramming a recent Monistat purchase or trip to the gynaecologist. Amy Schumer: comedy's viral queen 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z And the actors here all land their epigrams — some of which are eminently quotable — with clarity. Theater Review: Simon Gray’s ‘Common Pursuit,’ by Roundabout Theater Company 2012-05-25T02:01:01Z David Fincher’s “Fight Club” has become one of his most iconic and quotable movies, but that was hardly the case when the film opened in theaters 20 years ago. "Fight Club": David Fincher on clashing with Ed Norton, battling Fox over marketing, bad box office 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Then along came another young American writer-director steeped in the lore of American film noir, with a similar flair for spicing it up with quotable dialogue, black humour and flashes of horror, Quentin Tarantino. My inspiration for The Liability: Cohen and Tate and its brilliant screenwriter 2013-05-14T10:23:00Z Some loathed its quirky outlook, but there was no disputing the imagination of Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt’s sticky-back-plastic comedy, full of memorable grotesques and endlessly quotable skits. The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z His highly quotable performance will be a revelation to those who only know him as the more serious actor he is today. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011-07-22T23:07:08Z Born into a family of screenwriters, a top journalist in her 20s and 30s, then a best-selling author and successful director, Ephron was among the most quotable and influential writers of her generation. Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71 2012-06-27T03:28:11Z Practically every line in this superb collection is that accurate, disarming and quotable. Review | ‘Your Duck Is My Duck’ isn’t exactly political, but it eerily captures our national mood 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z The opening date-stamp is far from the most quotable line of a movie overflowing with them. There’s nothing to do when you’re locked in a vacancy: “The Breakfast Club” and the luxurious intimacy of uninterrupted time 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z I just love how quotable this film is. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Say enough quotable things in your life, and at some point, you’ll inevitably be misquoted. Freud never said that: 19 of history’s most famous misquotes 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z After the first film's jokes became quotable fodder for fans, McKay and Ferrell had to find new material for the beloved characters. 'Anchorman 2' revives cult classic, but has Ron Burgundy sold out? 2013-12-18T03:14:36Z After last week’s emotionally wrenching episode, “Succession” comes back with one of the funniest of the series, filled with quotable lines and sick burns. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap: A Coronation Demolition Derby 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z But the precise summing-up of the Warhol print is excellent – indeed quotable, to describe Warhol's actual remoteness from real life. Poetry workshop: a rectangular frame 2010-05-24T15:22:00Z Lincoln Center’s spirituality-focused , which presented the Latvian choir, took its name from a quotable Pärt line. Music Review: Latvian Radio Choir in White Light Festival 2012-11-19T22:34:21Z For a time the movie's best quotable moments were inescapable, mainly on playgrounds. Through Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens reminded Gen X to stay true to our immature inner children 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z But he's at his most fluent and quotable when talking about it – whereas when it comes to talking about his actual work, his thoughts don't translate very easily into journalism. James Kelman 2012-07-29T19:00:01Z A fitting tribute to the hugely charismatic poet and unlikely pop star Ian Dury, whose lyrics are among the most quotable ever written. DVD review: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 2010-05-06T20:55:00Z Ebert's breezy and quotable style, as well as his knowledge of film technique and the business side of the industry, made him an almost instant success. Sun-Times: Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies 2013-04-04T20:06:14Z The gossip columnist Liz Smith wrote approvingly that the memoir “has at least five quotable and shocking remarks about the famous on every page,” adding, “With a few exceptions, most of it seems utterly true.” George Jacobs, Memoirist and Valet for Sinatra, Dies at 86 2014-01-02T23:56:36Z Bee’s searing political analysis adds quotable sensibility to the ludicrous cacophony blaring back to us from the campaign trail. TV to soothe election panic: “The Contenders” offers historical perspective, “The Bunker” gently skewers the process 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z It's in this period that his most quotable quote originates. Frank Kermode: a tribute by John Sutherland 2010-08-20T23:22:00Z I started underlining and asterisking the quotable ones and now my copy is pretty much unreadable. The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman – review 2012-07-26T07:00:02Z Chandler, though, stands out as the one who strolls into every situation with a flawlessly quotable sardonic reaction locked and loaded. Matthew Perry's death reminds us what we need to be doing right now 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The film – whose trailer has been described as “preposterous”, “outrageous” and “completely crazy” – is already promising to be quotable. Big Shark: Tommy Wiseau releases 'preposterous' trailer for follow-up to 'worst movie ever' 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z And “Dance” itself wasn’t a stellar episode, quotable one-liners notwithstanding, but I’m at least happy for this small promise. 30 Rock Returns: So You Think You Know Me 2012-01-13T14:14:27Z The event was full of quotable moments, prompted by three moderators who had to, with straight faces, treat the fringe candidates with equal seriousness. That viral Idaho debate was not the “best ever” 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Farley, who tends to speak in full, quotable paragraphs, is unusual for his clarity of focus, drive and ambition. Stepping Into the Balanchine-Stravinsky Continuum 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z “Barbie” has its fair share of quotable lines — two Ken catchphrases, “I’m just Ken” and “I am Kenough,” have already set social media ablaze — but were any of them translated from the original Mattel? ‘Barbenheimer’ Isn’t a Contest. But if It Were, Which Film Would Win? 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The quotable part had him ending that night by calling her a “moose.” News Analysis: Billy Crystal as Hero at Oscar Event 2011-11-13T20:02:49Z Writers are often at their best — or their most quotable and oracular, anyway, if that’s any measure — when they’re thinking about history. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z “Helen always has something smart and quotable to say on love.” When a Love Expert Falls in Love 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z So let us – admittedly mostly as an excuse to sit around quoting the most quotable American film of all – count the ways the film reflects what condition Donald Trump’s condition is in: ‘Donny, you're out of your element’: the 2016 election in 15 Big Lebowski quotes 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z For someone whose message is all about how it's OK to be different, this was definitely a quotable misstep, especially after NME decided to put her r-word comment in the headline of their piece. Lady Gaga apologizes for "retarded" comment 2011-04-21T21:33:00Z But generally, she tells the story crisply and intelligently, judiciously deploying Fitzgerald's eminently quotable literary remains, and Zelda's, which are often even better. Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby by Sarah Churchwell – review 2013-06-29T08:00:35Z Simon, by contrast, edits himself when he speaks, sometimes reshaping his words into a more quotable idea midsentence. Nathaniel and Simon: The Brothers Rich 2013-01-04T21:32:05Z There is, arguably, no more quotable person in the travel sphere than Anthony Bourdain. This Is the One City Anthony Bourdain Says He Could Live in Forever 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z It's officially been 30 years since The Princess Bride opened in theaters and the Internet is celebrating appropriately — by riffing on the movie's most quotable lines, of course. It's Inconceivable to the Internet That The Princess Bride Came Out 30 Years Ago 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Sullivan is quotable without seeming to work very hard at it. Books of The Times: ?Pulphead,? by John Jeremiah Sullivan ? Review 2011-10-27T22:16:57Z Ms. Jaoui’s films may lack Mr. Allen’s comic shtick, quotable one-liners and showy metaphysical angst, but they are precisely calibrated dissections of the pretensions and insecurities of the French chattering class. | 'Let It Rain': Agn?s Jaoui?s Comedy of Manners 2010-06-17T23:28:00Z It’s not Inskeep’s fault that Frémont was stuffy, indecisive, not very quotable and driven by self-interest. The Man Who Mapped the West, and the Wife Who Made Him Famous 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z There was an avalanche of quotable moments, from Nasty Nick’s “dirty game” to George Galloway’s “Would you like me to be the cat?” Repeat viewing: why the past is the future of our TV schedules 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z His answer was long and circuitous, what I’d come to think of as classic Bourdain: more of a story than a statement, eminently quotable, never quite landing on the reveal. Anthony Bourdain and the Power of Telling the Truth 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z One of my family's favorite quotable movies is "Home Alone." Patinkin: Alert the media ? I'm talking as if I belong in a movie 2011-07-05T18:37:03Z “Rutherford Falls,” whose first season came to Peacock in April, is less quotably laugh-packed but ultimately more ambitious and successful. ‘Girls5Eva,’ ‘Rutherford Falls’ and the Nostalgia Trap 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z But he has never been nominated for an Oscar, not even as the ever quotable Walter Sobchak in “The Big Lebowski,” still the role fans clamor for the most. The Carpetbagger: De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson Are Supporting Actor Hopefuls 2012-12-19T23:28:11Z To help tide us over during these "Mad Men"-less days, here's a montage of scenes featuring the series' most quotable character, Roger Sterling. For the weekend: "Mad Men" update, and a few words from Roger Sterling 2011-07-29T16:16:06Z Gomez is what journalists call a good talker: a highly quotable subject, and therefore an irresistible one. “Conviction,” Reviewed: A Bronx P.I. Pursues Justice, and Glory 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Among the choicest words, quotable here only out of context, are “CERN,” “macaque,” “Twitter” and “taint.” Review: In ‘Focus,’ a Grifter (Will Smith) as Life Coach 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z People really just connected with it, and it’s so quotable, it became part of people’s daily dialogue. “Clueless” wasn’t supposed to be a hit: “I don’t think they necessarily saw a teen female audience as being much of a boon” 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Appearing to welcome the chance to set the record straight, he is soon dispensing quotable advice about striving for perfection and playing with heart. | ?Lombardi?: On Further Review, the Coach Stands 2010-10-22T03:39:00Z We can also recommend a handful of first-rate thrillers, one of the most quotable comedies of the 21st century and a Kevin Costner Western that’s neither “Dances With Wolves” or “Yellowstone.” Stream These 10 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in August 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The reader’s curiosity about what landed him in a wheelchair is about all that drives the narrative, other than eagerness for the next quotable quip. ‘Quicksand’ review: A zany, and trying, tale of a man who can’t catch a break 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z “I don’t want those people in my film,” he shouts, though, like most of his utterances, this one is not fully quotable here. Movie Review: ‘Beware of Mr. Baker’ Traces the Rock Drummer Ginger Baker 2012-11-27T13:00:00Z Roger Ebert reviewed thousands of films over the years, influencing moviegoers across the country with his uncomplicated, yet intelligent reviews that were breezy and often quotable. Roger Ebert on some classic films and movie duds 2013-04-04T22:18:08Z This winking update to “The Scarlet Letter” has much to recommend it, including the witty and quotable screenplay, the sly indictments of bullying and rumor-mongering and the deep bench of supporting players. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The quotable Benjamin Franklin freed generations of pious tipplers of guilt when he declared: “Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Party like it's 1776: toast the founding fathers with a colonial-era cocktail 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Matthews was never my personal favorite for all the reasons stated above, and lately he's been quotable in all the wrong ways. Goodbye Chris Matthews, MSNBC's reigning Ron Burgundy 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The truth is reporters flock to Stone, in part, because he talks their language and because he’s dishy and quotable. Roger Stone, a master of dark political arts, is playing the Russia scandal for all it’s worth 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Those quotable moments are also the reason why the movie’s fame has been amplified in recent years by the Internet, which specializes in distilling a movie to its catchiest phrase or its most sharable GIF. “The Princess Bride,” the Movie that Won the Internet 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z Her interviewees are nervous and come ready with quotable lines. ‘Chilean Poet’ Is a Playful Novel About (Yes) Chile and Poetry 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z It is true that unlike plenty of quotable politicos, Gingrich does have an added benefit: he might actually know what he’s talking about. How Newt Gingrich became the go-to interview for every story about the Trump White House 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z After Domaine LA, he moved on to restaurant jobs and quickly became a quotable expert. A Celebrity Sommelier Is Accused of Sexual Assault 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z That said, this doesn’t explain why so many other reporters continued to run flattering profiles of him, to solicit his opinions and quotable commentary, and helped turn him into a boldface name. Harvey Weinstein Is Going to Prison. But That’s Just a Starting Point. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z This may be why the film is so quotable, but there are sight gags, and jokes in the background that require repeat viewings to catch. "When stupidity is elevated": "Airplane!" filmmakers reveal the secrets to their deadpan success 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Previous seasons of "Fargo" achieve a balance between quotable dialogue and surprising action. In "Fargo," comedian Chris Rock gets dramatic as a mob boss whose weapon of choice is the monologue 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z But her “Meditations” are more than quotable texts. Listening as Activism: The “Sonic Meditations” of Pauline Oliveros 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Maybe you want car chases, gunfights, quotable catchphrases and somber meditations on violence, justice and the American West. ‘Cry Macho’ Review: The Good, the Bad and the Poultry 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Their remarks are endlessly quotable because these remarks are themselves works of art. Joe Swanberg’s Decade of Revolution 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z I thought there might be some cool twist, some snappy and quotable political insights. What Survives After the “Game of Thrones” Finale 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Ideas of female and black beauty are explored with language that is frequently profane — hardly any of it is quotable here — and always charged. Review: Okwui Okpokwasili’s ‘Bronx Gothic,’ From Stage to Screen 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Trademark Office to stake claims over his many quotable quotes. Charlie Sheen Catchphrases prompt trademark war 2011-03-17T20:55:41Z It’s a fast-paced and highly quotable swashbuckling adventure. Adriana E. Ramirez's Great American Novel: 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z And that while — like the central flag itself — he may have started off quoting almost everything and every designer, in the end his words and his work are quotable all on their own. Virgil Abloh’s Last Show 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Every sentence is more or less quotable, but Amazon rounded up the top 10 most highlighted quotes from Fifty Shades’ Kindle e-book edition. These are The 10 Most Highlighted '50 Shades of Grey' Passages 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z We have Henry Fowler, who is not really quotable – very conservative and rather old maidish. A lesson in teaching writing 2011-02-21T12:30:53Z From their steamy cave scene to the ever quotable line, “You know nothing, Jon Snow,” audiences spent a season rooting for these two crazy kids. 10 Actually Happy Things That Happened on 'Game of Thrones' 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Shot in velvety black and white amid a midtown Manhattan that’s both sleazy and sophisticated, “Sweet Smell of Success” has earned a small but devoted following, mostly for Clifford Odets’s compulsively quotable dialogue. Perspective | Only in Washington: The CIA lawyer, the film critic and the obscure 1950s movie that forged their unlikely bond 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Although he's best known for his seven seasons as the quotable Schmidt on "New Girl," his career bucket list always also included something a little more like "Seinfeld" or "Cheers." Max Greenfield on why "The Neighborhood" endures and how Schmidt helped "New Girl" break rules 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Angelou was a sage both of the written and the virtual page, dispensing calming, quotable Tweet-wisdom to her legions of fans. Maya Angelou’s Twitter feed may be the best poem she ever wrote 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Ferrell and Wahlberg bounce nicely off each other, but the gloss that would turn the film into a quotable classic is missing. The Other Guys: star stand-ins or subs-standard? 2010-09-20T15:01:00Z But it's well written, with something quotable on nearly every page, and some terrific ideas. Civilization: The West and the?Rest by Niall Ferguson ? review 2011-03-25T12:37:09Z “I’m lucky there aren’t any quotable quotes in these plays, except ‘The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,’” he said. Translating Shakespeare? 36 Playwrights Taketh the Big Risk 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Nightmare on Elm Street was an endlessly quotable, malleable phrase for headline-writers all over the English-speaking world, especially in the UK where “Elm” was always being replaced with “Downing”. Wes Craven: the mainstream horror maestro inspired by Ingmar Bergman 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Time magazine just came out with a list of the top 10 most quotable movies. Patinkin: Alert the media ? I'm talking as if I belong in a movie 2011-07-05T18:37:03Z Fair point, though that is the risk of writing quotable material: it can always get repurposed by your enemies. ‘Choose Facebook, revenge porn, zero hours': what does the Trainspotting speech mean today? 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z It's funny as hell but also quite moving, not to mention eminently quotable. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-08-03T23:05:26Z Still, she seems to have left quite enough material for the annals of quotable quotes to be getting along with. Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels: brief encounters of the ‘textbook generic’ kind 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Along with Paul Rudnick, Mr. Beane is American theater’s best living exponent of the exploding epigram, and some of the jokes here are eminently quotable. Theater Review | 'Mr. & Mrs. Fitch': In a Gilded World, Theirs Is but to Quip and Sigh 2010-02-23T03:01:00Z The character is a little grungy and a little dangerous and more than a little off, but also strangely sweet and the source of endlessly quotable lines. 5 favorite Bill Murray performances 2012-12-06T23:29:09Z But on the other hand, the show is as funny and as quotable as anything that appears daily on late-night TV. Fringe Festival Journal: 'Get Rich Cheating' 2010-08-25T22:12:00Z It’s funnier than it sounds; in fact, it’s uproarious, dense with quotable quips and pieces of personality, with shiny riffs buzzing like static off a blanket. Review: Courtney Barnett's 'Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit' Is One of the Best Albums of the Year 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Related: Withnail and I review – every line is a quotable joy Robinson is thankfully very much alive, as I found a few years ago. May 1986: Withnail demands cake and fine wine – and an enduring cult classic is born 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z There is barely any quotable or memorable dialogue, and yet its images are so eloquent that they demand to be seen over and over again. | 'Somewhere': The Pampered Life, Viewed From the Inside 2010-12-21T23:13:01Z It was nominated for 11 Oscars — all four leads snagged acting nods — and won three, including for the eminently quotable screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett and D.M. Analysis | The newly relevant relationship between Trump and ‘Sunset Blvd.’ 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z This novel’s best lines, the ones that either puncture or tattoo your heart, are mostly not quotable here. Review: ‘The Sellout,’ Paul Beatty’s Biting Satire on Race in America 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Nino’s profane dismissal proved quotable, and it followed “New Jack City” into the wider world. The strange journey of ‘cancel,’ from a Black-culture punchline to a White-grievance watchword 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z This time, the church will be screening “The Goonies,” the 1985 quotable comedy about teenagers in Oregon who fall into a hunt for a pirate ship’s lost treasure. Spare Times for March 27-April 2 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Now, she leaves behind a legacy of classic moments and quotable lines after succumbing to leukemia Tuesday at age 71. Ephron blazed trail in male-dominated industry 2012-06-27T12:28:13Z The story tracks Turner through assorted incidents and relationships with Mr. Leigh’s signature intelligent guffaws, quotable lines, daubs of sanctimony and finish coat of sentimentality. Sommeliers Decanting the Madness of Cannes 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Increasingly these days, it seems that parenthood requires the adoption of a “parenting philosophy”, a quotable governing masterplan to build the perfect child. Stop fetishising parenting - you’re sucking all the joy out of it! 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Despite this, King also packs quotable lines into the story, too. "Lisey's Story" isn't a horror tale as much as a cry to end it all sooner 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Repetition is part of why El Alfa can turn anything into a hook, and make listeners cackle in the process; quotable, recurring punch lines are an essential part of his brand. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z But within a few episodes, “New Girl” became much more:a fast-paced, frequently quotable showcase for an ace comic ensemble. Stream These 9 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in April 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In some ways, Geiger fits the stereotype of a high-octane Hollywood insider, spewing jargon and quotable hot takes — “There’s power in the underground” — while his phone buzzes with the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” as its ringtone. He Helped Create Lollapalooza. Now He Wants to Save Live Music. 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z This book is endlessly quotable, and a perfect review would be nothing but quotations. To Make Someone Be or Not to Make Someone Be 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z With a scene-stealing turn as Cookie Lyon, the flashy, eminently quotable matriarch in the hip-hop soap "Empire," Oscar-nominee Henson also seems like a given. Emmys 2015: Will African American women dominate actress in a drama competition? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But it makes the list because it’s got Oliver, that icon of quintessential Victorian orphanhood, whose “Please sir, I want some more” is a quick, quotable window into the problems of the Victorian welfare state. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 10: Oliver Twist 2012-01-27T18:23:43Z “This book is endlessly quotable, and a perfect review would be nothing but quotations,” our critic Dwight Garner writes. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Religious leaders, gurus, shamans, scientists, philosophers, waitresses and cab drivers flash by, giving quotable answers to Mr. Nygard’s big questions: Why do we exist? | 'The Nature of Existence': Asking Big Questions 2010-06-18T00:02:00Z But the acting glory is stolen by the incredible Michael Shannon as their crazed svengali producer Kim Fowley – a wild, hilarious and monstrous character, his every line quotable. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011-02-05T00:05:34Z In recent years, but especially on this album, he’s become the least quotable great rapper, with lines that land harder more because of his voice than because of his wit, which was once prodigious. Critic?s Notebook: Lil Wayne?s ?Tha Carter IV? - Review 2011-08-30T22:28:26Z It is trashy, wonderful, endlessly quotable, and it was 20 years ahead of its time. Drop Dead Gorgeous at 20: how dark pageant comedy works better in 2019 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Woody Allen’s 1977 film, showing in a new digital version for its 40th anniversary, is conceivably his greatest and certainly his most quotable. Film Series in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z For readers uninitiated in the joys of this addiction, “All About Eve” is the most pleasurable, most quotable film ever created about those who make their living on the stage. Falling in Love Again With ‘All About Eve’ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Or perhaps it's because he's so quotable, and so memorable. Dickens, Browning and Lear: what's in a reputation? 2012-05-17T13:17:32Z How quotable are SZA’s lyrics about the cursed complexities of millennial romance? SZA takes a victory lap at Camp Flog Gnaw festival 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Most quotable lyric: “Your new girl is my clone.” Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)': The five new songs, ranked 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “Not only was he quotable, he’d sit and chat as long as your pen or tape recorder held up, signing autographs as he talked. Perhaps the greatest ambassador any sport has had.” Shav Glick, longtime L.A. Times motorsports writer, inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The elusive, Brooklyn-based rapper Leikeili47 keeps her identity hidden under a ski mask, ensuring the focus remains on her dextrous, quotable lyrics. Hip-hop: Eve on five female MCs who changed the genre 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Believe it or not, this quotable taunt was from Mamet’s more temperate days, before right-wing conspiracy theories and unhinged demagoguery set in. Commentary: Critics weren't invited to David Mamet's new play. Then the show's star, Shia LaBeouf, sent a personal invite 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Though Joan Meyer didn’t go to college, her son said she always was an avid reader, a tremendous speller and highly quotable. ‘A whole lot of history’ dies with newspaper veteran Joan Meyer after police raid 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The answer to the first question can probably be found in the powerful image created by Bohn, who was gregarious, quotable and cool. Plaschke: How did this happen again? USC and Carol Folt are responsible for the Mike Bohn mess 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Kids swear — “a--hat,” “s---,” “oh my God” and one very quotable line that ends in a cutoff obscenity — and there’s a bit of teen romance. What to watch with your kids: ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ and more 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The instinctive flamboyance of Mr Johnson, the quotable camera magnet, the colourful private life, the never ending questions about his integrity. Chris Mason: 'Box set Boris Johnson' is pure political theatre 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z His last Easter egg was a collaboration with Eliza, who had identified lyrics from “Karma” as “very quotable.” They quoted Taylor Swift in a Senate hearing — but who’s the top Swiftie? 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Apollo’s priceless reply isn’t quotable here, but suffice it to say it made his sexual identity clear. Omar Apollo on Catholic guilt, body image and crying after concerts 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Kennedy, the former state treasurer has become known on Capitol Hill for his outspoken, folksy responses and quotable sound bites. GOP looks to hold onto U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Any decent comedy or drama has beloved characters, fine acting and quotable moments, but “Derry Girls” and other jewel-box shows have very little else. Column: 'Derry Girls' is the brightest wee gem of TV's new jewel-box comedy trend 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s endlessly quotable and also hard to fully digest in one sitting. ‘Crimes of the Future’ review: Reveling in the beauty of the grotesque 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z This new trailer contains some quotable moments, including one where someone asks “is this legal?” and is met with laughter. Super Pumped gets a new, longer teaser with more Uber shenanigans 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z One of the most quotable and memeable shows of the year, “I Think You Should Leave” captures the essence of Gen Z humor. Seattle Times staffers pick their 15 favorite TV shows of 2021 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The idea of quotable dialogue could also be thrown into question. Every movie and TV show could soon be dubbed into any language you want 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z A brilliant flight of lyrical fancy, Ivor Cutler's Good Morning is full of eminently quotable lines like: "Elephants - Oh, I love that big talk!" What's the secret of a great comedy song? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z There was no way to sum up what went wrong in the kind of quotable quip for which so many senators seemed to be fishing. Perspective | The limits of the military’s best advice 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z One of the most quotable characters from the series, Tony Sirico’s fastidious and impeccably coiffured capo is also one of the most tempting to impersonate. How David Chase found the perfect cast for his 'Sopranos' prequel ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Tolkien’s seminal work is ever quotable and has proved time and again to be worthy resource for, among countless other things, wartime analogues. Opinion | Biden should have expected chaos, and planned accordingly 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The mustachioed, endlessly quotable titular football coach, who returns in a new season Friday, models a more appealing way to be a man. Opinion | Thank God for Ted Lasso, the man America needs right now 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z As the colorful and quotable Yogi Berra pointed out, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Letters: A real Hall of Shame move by the Angels 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z “He’s borrowed a lot of tricks from his dad, in taking complicated ideas and packaging them in quotable, easy-to-understand sound bites,” he said. A Pastor’s Son Becomes a Critic of Religion on TikTok 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z He was also one of the most quotable public figures of his generation, many of his pronouncements tending toward aphorism: Ramsey Clark, Attorney General and Rebel With a Cause, Dies at 93 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z He also prided himself on being one of the most quotable environmentalists, larding his press releases and public speeches with phrases designed to grab attention. Jeff Tittel, prominent New Jersey environmentalist, retiring 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Schottenheimer, who had a reserved manner, was seldom quotable or colorful in public. Marty Schottenheimer, one of the NFL’s winningest coaches, dies at 77 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z It's an immensely quotable record - but those lyrics also stick with you, percolating away until you're pulled back for another listen. The best albums and songs of 2020: Fiona Apple, Cardi B, Bob Dylan and Dua Lipa 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z And the eminently quotable left-hander gave what might be the quote of the tournament so far after his round on Friday. Dustin Johnson, seeking his first green jacket, has a big lead and a history of painful Sundays 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z So, I covered a seven-game Series without a word from the most quotable manager in history. Perspective | The World Series has framed my life. After 44 straight, I’m sitting this one out. 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z And it contains one of the most quotable movie lines so far this year: “Lord, save me from these space monsters!” Review: Two buddies' get-rich scheme is 'Faith Based' 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z It was perhaps the most quotable riff of a night that was more courteous than the horror show in Cleveland last week. Looks speak louder than words as Harris makes quotable case against Pence 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z From Seneca’s fluid, quotable prose, my daughter turned to the next required reading: passages from that tough old Greek, Epictetus. Opinion | The lessons two ancient philosophers have for us during the pandemic 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z And, of course, if we’re talking about the enduring appeal of “Clueless,” we must acknowledge the ridiculously quotable dialogue. 'Clueless' just turned 25. Has it aged a day? As if! 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z He really talks that way — in thoughtful, quotable phrases. Perspective | He asked strangers to share positive things that happened to them because of the pandemic. Hundreds of revealing responses followed. 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Like recent records by contemporaries including Soccer Mommy and Beach Bunny, “Punisher” practically bursts with quotable lyrics. Phoebe Bridgers is a singer-songwriter for the ages. Especially this one 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z That spirit is impossible to summarize in one King quote from a lifetime of quotable eloquence. Opinion | Can hate drive out hate? MLK Jr. would disagree. 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z How convenient to always run into suitably representative strangers eager to affirm your worldview in perfectly quotable sentences, and to have the presence of mind to take verbatim notes! Review | Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘Triggered’ reads like a campaign book for 2024 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Both liked and respected, he could teach classes on handling the New York news media — be friendly, accessible and rarely quotable. Eli Manning: Championship Quarterback, Hall of Fame Prankster 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Endlessly quotable — “You are tearing me apart, Lisa!” — and spectacularly inexpert, “The Room” defied the rules and redefined the midnight movie for the new millennium. Our 100 favorite pop culture moments of the millennium (so far) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z A brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Even in farewell, Mr. James remained ever quizzical, ever critical, ever quotable. Clive James, Australian-born TV host, writer, critic and all-around wit, dies at 80 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The three witnesses up first have appeared behind closed doors, and transcripts of their private depositions released last week suggest the potential for dramatic and quotable testimony. Then and now: How Trump impeachment hearing is different 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z With so many iconic moments and quotable lines, here's a look at the five films that came before the latest installment, "Terminator: Dark Fate," which premieres Friday. 'Terminator': A look back at the franchise ahead of 'Dark Fate' 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Fonda’s arrest history has produced not only an iconic mug shot, but also several quotable soundbites about activism and resistance. Jane Fonda is no stranger to getting arrested. In fact, she's proud of it 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z The last book that made me laugh When Philip Roth died I started reading Portnoy’s Complaint again, looking for a quotable line, and couldn’t find one that wasn’t. Clive James: ‘The most overrated books almost all emerged from a single genre – magic realism’ 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z The Coen brothers created many characters for the hulking actor over the years, but none as quotable as Walter. - The Washington Post 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z The brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts died Sept. 11 at the age of 91 at his Dallas home. Texas governor to speak at T. Boone Pickens’ Dallas funeral 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z T Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. T Boone Pickens, Texas oil tycoon, dies aged 91 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. Oil tycoon and corporate raider T. Boone Pickens dies at 91 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z But what might be its most important legacy is just how quotable and rewatchable it is. Perspective | The definitive ranking of Quentin Tarantino films, from worst to best 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z There are many mic-drop moments and eminently quotable lines such as this throughout “This Land Is Our Land.” Review | Immigration as reparation for colonialism, climate change and corporate greed 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Six feet three and heavily tattooed, McMillan is Joe Beef’s front man—charismatic, obscenely quotable, as inconspicuous as a grizzly bear. Joe Beef and the Excesses of Restaurant Culture 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z His former San Antonio teammate, Tim Duncan, was as quotable as an embryo. Russell Westbrook feud with reporter dings NBA 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z If Shakespeare is the writer we need now for our partitioned national life, it is not for his quotable battle cries on either side of the divide. May as Polonius, Gove as Cassius: is Brexit a Shakespearean tragedy? 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Each episode features one or two quotably funny lines or memorably kooky ideas. Arrested Development’s fifth season undercuts its legacy 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z I decided in the moment to stay rather than beat a hasty retreat, knowing how eminently personable, uncommonly funny, unflaggingly humble and consistently quotable Prine is. What's it like to sing for one of your musical heroes? John Prine salute opens a window 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Perhaps the most quotable board member, Mr. Moerdler has spawned the moniker “First Degree Moerdler” on Twitter for his fiery screeds. Can You Name an M.T.A. Board Member? No, Really. Name One. 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Twitter has created a seductive universe in which the reactions of a virtual community are served up in neatly quotable bits without need for uncomfortable personal interactions. Opinion | Twitter is the crystal meth of newsrooms 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The Hour is enormously fun and endlessly quotable: “You can no more keep a martini in the refrigerator than you can keep a kiss in there.” From Brideshead to Bond: top 10 books on booze 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z It’s also, arguably, one of the most quotable movies of the decade — with dozens of lines, moments, and scenes forever etched into the hearts of a generation of fans. When Penny Marshall knocked a classic out of the park, inspiring generations to come, in 'A League of Their Own' 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Bush, the former governor of Texas, Ann Richards, quotably said, “was born with a silver foot in his mouth.” George H. W. Bush’s Funeral Was the Corny, Feel-Good Moment That Washington Craves 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The prolific Hollywood wiseguy wrote some of the most quotable films of all time and also authored a number of novels and memoirs. William Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Butch Cassidy’ and ‘All the President's Men,’ dies at 87 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “Is that quotable? I kind of like that,” he said. Craig Newmark, Newspaper Villain, Is Working to Save Journalism 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Armed with a newly earned MFA in creative writing, Shires serves up quotable couplets about champagne, clothes envy and music versus sports. Review: ‘To the Sunset’ is Amanda Shires’ best album yet 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z He makes no points that are complete at the usual magazine-article quotable size. Jonathan Franzen Is Fine With All of It 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Wherever you stand on Brexit, though, we can at least thank Dyer for his hilarious addition to Westminster’s annals of quotable quotes. Speak for England, Danny Dyer. You’ve blown the lid on Brexit | Marina Hyde 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Hasan Jeffries, an associate professor at Ohio State University and expert on African-American history, says the civil rights movement was always decentralized, but the media, looking for someone quotable, would zero in on one person. Protest marches no longer need famous face to rally crowds 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z He is baseball’s most quotable agent, and there is no shortage of agents who delight in the apparent misfortune of their high-profile rival. Offseason of free-agency discontent foreshadows a possible stormy 2021 labor deal 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Wickedly funny and wildly quotable without really trying. Charlotte’s once most feared attorney faces different fight 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The energetic, silly and wordy comedy of the then-unknown troupe was absurd, naughty and endlessly quotable. 'Super Troopers 2': Has it aged, or have we? 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z He was not known for being an ideologue or even necessarily the most quotable figure, Beutler said. Finding a lock of George Washington’s hair, and a link to history 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z In two days, Adam Rippon had more quotable comments than all the Boston Celtics throughout history. Why we miss Bob Costas at the Winter Olympics 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z He was not known for being an ideologue or even necessarily the most quotable figure, Professor Beutler said. Finding a Lock of George Washington’s Hair, and a Link to American History 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z But Mr. Bocuse, with his talents as a chef and tireless promoter, became its most public and quotable crusader. Paul Bocuse, French chef who popularized nouvelle cuisine movement, dies at 91 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z This week a professional basketball coach made a quotable case for why wealthy people should support charitable causes. America’s Gift to the World 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z All eminently quotable men and women - and too dead to disclaim the words they never said. Let's save Maya Angelou from fake quotes 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Now it’s all done, she’s marshalling her multitudinous ideas – musical, conceptual, conscious, subconscious – trying to organise everything into a single quotable notion. Björk: ‘People miss the jokes. A lot of it is me taking the piss out of myself’ 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z The movie has endured the test of time because it’s so true, and because it’s so endlessly quotable. Why ‘Mean Girls’ fandom runs so deep 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z This year marks 13 years since the popular - and quotable Tina Fey film was first released, but it's still relevant in the conversation. It's Mean Girls Day. Here's What the Cast Is Doing Now 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z His irascible spirit and creative curiosity make him personally quotable and provocative while his work always feels vital and fresh. Indie Focus: Dreams and schemes with 'Logan Lucky,' 'Lemon,' 'Gook' and 'Patti Cakes' 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Negan says what will probably become one of the most quotable lines this season, but it has too many swear words to repeat here. The Walking Dead: What we learned from the season 8 trailer - BBC News 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Outspoken, folksy and quick with a quotable soundbite, Kennedy drew attention to the office after getting into several high-profile clashes with governors both Republican and Democrat over spending and budget-balancing tactics. Analysis: Next treasurer looks to follow in Kennedy’s path 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z But his attempt to set out a Trump doctrine will be remembered not for a quotable zinger but for muddled thinking and dark nativism. Trump's Warsaw speech pits western world against barbarians at the gates 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z “Batman” remains a peculiar 1960s phenomenon, a seemingly frivolous show with dozens of memorable acting roles and quotable lines. Adam West, the actor forever known as TV’s Batman, dies at 88 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Having a quotable charmer for a president certainly helps. France's Emmanuel Macron: Birth of the anti-Trump? - BBC News 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z It’s not precisely quotable — lots of F-bombs here — but his best line in “Picture That” asks the listener to conjure an outhouse with no drains, then a leader with no brains. Roger Waters takes on President Trump with 'Is This the Life We Really Want?' 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z AS THE late, quotable baseball great Yogi Berra once said, it’s like déjà vu all over again. Even if LeBron raises his game in the playoffs, the Warriors are heavy favourites 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “Anchorman” was released in theaters in the summer of 2004 and quickly became one of the most quotable movies for a generation. Chargers select two offensive linemen on second day of draft 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z “He was known for his working-class disposition and his quotable remarks, among which he said: ‘Somewhere, someone in the world is training when you are not. Tom Fleming, twice NYC Marathon champ, dies coaching at meet 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z And yes, it’s full of disses, including a number of them not quotable here. Nicki Minaj has some words — and possibly half a million dollars — for Remy Ma 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The Oscars' most quotable moments: 'You guys won best picture. Overrated/Underrated: SpaceX takes off (for a price), and Grandaddy makes a welcome comeback 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Many thanks for actively participating in my column for so many years; for being so quotable; and for enriching my work and my life by sharing your gardens, expertise and opinions. Our garden writer sets down her pen — but keeps her spade close by 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z New Yorker Lithgow, 71, has to embody one of the best-known, most quotable British heroes of the last century. John Lithgow and Claire Foy share the love as two of Britain's most powerful figures in 'The Crown' 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z With its simplicity, its laugh-out-loud humor and quotable bits of wisdom, this very English book goes deeper than it first seems. Louis de Bernières’ ‘Notwithstanding’ a sweet journey to an English village 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Norman is infectious, the last one off the practice field, one of the locker room’s most engaging and quotable men. Kirk Cousins needs a little Josh Norman, and Josh Norman needs a little Kirk Cousins 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z “But as the ‘other hand’ in all those news stories, Ebell and his quotable cohorts sustain the impression that a scientific debate is still raging. Trump taps climate-change skeptic to oversee EPA transition 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z It is this Ginsburg, rarely polemical, frequently quotable, always deeply sourced and analyzed, who made her way onto the tote bags and the Internet memes. Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a precise, white-gloved wonk 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Our contemporary understanding of Anglo-American literary modernism, from The Waste Land forwards, is shaped by Connolly’s quotable and brilliant sentences about the books and writers of his time. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 38 – Enemies of Promise by Cyril Connolly (1938) 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Then he added: “It’s not quotable or repeatable.” In the Cubs’ Locker Room, No Worries About a Curse or a Goat 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Always quotable, her opinions could outrage and provoke even members of her own political party’s establishment. Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative activist, has died at age 92 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z England’s Premier League, home to the world’s most obsessively followed football clubs, is managed by a rotating roster of colorful—and quotable—coaches. Sideline Standouts From the Pitch 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z GOP nominee Donald Trump is eminently quotable, but would a President Donald Trump be just as well known for his one-liners? What Iconic Quotes Would President Donald Trump Be Known For? 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z But Enemies of Promise was more than just a highly quotable essay on the threats to literary accomplishment of drink, conversation, politics, domesticity, journalism and worldly success. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 38 – Enemies of Promise by Cyril Connolly (1938) 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z I was disgusted with the PBS panel’s lukewarm comments immediately following Hillary Clinton’s speech — “no quotable lines!” — and David Brooks’ surly jab — “it was a mediocre speech” — on what I thought was an outstanding speech. DNC convention: Helping others vs. helping yourself; This is the warm Clinton we’ve wanted 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z That was, if you can believe it, part of the most quotable passage in a dry opinion, and dozens of news organizations, including The New York Times, quoted it. Justices Show How Disclosing Revisions Offers (Confers?) Benefits 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Fans of the enduring, and highly quotable, sci-fi/horror/action classic learned plenty about the film as the panelists, clearly still a mutual admiration society, reminisced about their time on LV-426. 'Everybody showed up': James Cameron on the special bond of the 'Aliens' cast 30 years later 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z The Manchester United locker room is about to get a lot more quotable. Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Join Manchester United 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Since then, whenever Ginsburg releases an opinion that is particularly fiery or quotable, her supporters have used the hashtag to pay homage. #NotoriousRBG Is Trending – Again – Thanks to Her Smackdown of HB2 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z I heard plenty of quotable lines, including the one about no ceilings that The Times used on Page One. DNC convention: Helping others vs. helping yourself; This is the warm Clinton we’ve wanted 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Although some super-seniors here are more lively and articulate — and mobile — than others, en masse they offer a plethora of essential thoughts, charming recollections and quotable quotes. Voices evoke 100 years of the Emerald Isle in 'Older Than Ireland' 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z He describes his career in quotable hyperbole, phrases affectionately known as Zlatanisms – “a World Cup without me isn’t worth watching”, things like that. Zlatan Ibrahimovic: ‘Mourinho is cool – the older coaches get, the cooler they get’ 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z It had insane special effects, bravura performances from Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, and one of the best, most quotable speeches ever uttered by a fictional American president. The Verge Summer Movie Guide — updated! 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z But he remains unanswerably A-list: famous, charismatic, endlessly quotable. José Mourinho to Manchester United not the best fit but unlikely to be dull 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Afterwards, there were pithy, quotable lashes at Hillary Clinton. Can Hillary Clinton convince in the age of the goldfish? | Jill Abramson 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z She herself offered frequent quotable barbs, once describing the expressway at a Board of Estimate meeting as a “monstrous and useless folly”. Story of cities #32: Jane Jacobs v Robert Moses, battle of New York's urban titans 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The series, however, wormed its way into the collective unconscious, in no small part thanks to how delightfully quotable its judges and host were. Check it out, dawg: 'American Idol's' most memorable catchphrases 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z A voracious reader who’s among the more quotable players in baseball, Archer is making his mark off the field as well through numerous community and charitable endeavors. Rays ace Chris Archer rapidly becoming a face of baseball 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z By Tuesday afternoon, the groups backing the administration are expected to begin posting quotable excerpts from the legal briefs on Twitter and Facebook. Climate Policy’s Advocates Take Page From Same-Sex Marriage Playbook 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z One: The original Ghosbusters has some quotable lines, and a young Bill Murray / early Saturday Night Live nostalgia factor that I do not share but do comprehend. How to talk about the new Ghostbusters movie with friends, family, and commenters 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The Birth of Venus is “an endlessly quotable metaphor for youth and beauty”, Roth says. Why Botticelli's Venus is still fashion's favourite muse 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z But during those ten minutes of speech, Carson said some wonderfully quotable lines that got the Internet talking. Ben Carson Lost the Debate But Won the Internet 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Scalia is destined to join the small group of the court's best writers, including Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis and Robert H. Jackson, who live on through their quotable opinions. Scalia's uncompromising style at times limited his impact on the Supreme Court 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Wow, this old so-and-so really left a highly quotable record of himself. This data visualization of the ex-boyfriends in one woman's inbox wrecked my whole day 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Let’s just say that whenever an appellate judge or legal scholar wants to ornament an opinion, he’ll be using a quotation from the ever quotable Mr. Justice Scalia. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Arkansas editorials 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z While she may have disagreed with him, Ginsburg acknowledged that Scalia “was eminently quotable, his pungent opinions so clearly stated that his words never slipped from the reader’s grasp.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Scalia: 'We were best buddies' 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z As usual, Mrs. Patmore offers up some sage, highly quotable advice for Mrs. Hughes: "I think the correct response is to say ‘men’ and sigh." 'Downton Abbey' recap: Tummy troubles 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z To be thought of as "forward thinking" is a badge of honour at the World Economic Forum, where pundits compete for the most quotable prediction of what the next 12 months will bring. Partying for Palmyra: A Davos party with a difference - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump was the country’s most quotable and ostentatious financial celebrity, a guy with a jet, a 282-foot yacht and a fondness for peach-toned marble. What Donald Trump’s Plaza Deal Reveals About His White House Bid 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z From the first season on, Fellowes wisely made her the show's most quotable character. 'Downton Abbey' gears up for a grand old-fashioned finale as a new age dawns 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z He was eminently quotable, his pungent opinions so clearly stated that his words never slipped from the reader’s grasp. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Scalia: 'We were best buddies' 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Each is struggling to catch a break despite the occasionally quotable quip in the undercard match. Ted Cruz Heads to Las Vegas Debate With Strongest Hand 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Those are just a few of the entries on a lengthy list of adjectives used to describe the NFL's most quotable coach. After 6 headline-filled years with Jets, Rex Ryan still doing things his way with Bills 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z “I think he’s found ways to gain print and airtime by being available and quotable,” said Mike Schreurs, the founder and chief executive of Strategic America, a marketing and advertising firm based in Iowa. Donald Trump Advertises Rising Value of Free Political Publicity 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The Orlando Magic will very likely scrape the bottom of the barrel in the standings, but Mario Hezonja will be among the league’s most quotable players, so at least they will be entertaining. 2015 N.B.A. Preview: Eastern Conference 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z In one of his many quotable bits, Chris Rock describes his difficulties landing roles in Hollywood. The Oscars: Chris Rock the right host for a race-aware moment 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Einstein was quotably derisive, calling the idea “spooky action at a distance”. Hidden no more 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z When he talked on TV or at public functions, Simmons did not shy from delving into the details of international affairs or from offering strong, quotable, convincing opinions. He claimed to be ex-CIA and was quoted as an expert on Fox News. Prosecutors say it was a lie. 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Jane Austen’s tetchy words to her sister Cassandra are among many quotable lines that seem just as applicable to the modern world as to the society Austen inhabited more than two hundred years ago. Want a Jane Austen quote delivered to you every day? There's an app for that 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The box office hit spawned a franchise that includes two sequels, Taken 2 and Taken 3, and arguably one of the most quotable lines of all time. A "Taken" Prequel TV Series Is In The Works At NBC 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The anti-abortion argument was one of Fiorina’s newer points, but many of her most quotable moments in the debates are ones reporters on the trail have heard a dozen times or more. Now in the spotlight, Fiorina faces harsher scrutiny 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z She faces a serious threat from Taraji P. Henson, whose portrayal of Cookie Lyon, TV's most quotable ex-con, has helped propel Fox's "Empire" into a pop culture sensation. Is it finally Jon Hamm's year? 4 races to watch at Sunday's Emmys 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Out of the group, Donald Trump unsurprisingly emerged as the most quotable. Forget Donald Trump – Megyn Kelly won the Republican debate 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z There are plenty of quotable moments in "Tap World," an engaging new documentary. 'Tap World' is an uplifting tale of the dance form's curative powers 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It's likely that part of Trump's strategy will be to continue doing what he does best: going on the attack and saying negative and quotable things about the Washington establishment and his adversaries. GOP Debate: Real News or a Reality TV Show? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z This is true, although it’s also true of someone that tosses around quotable terms like ‘‘wacko birds.’’ Should We Fear the Political ‘Crazies’? 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z But as Fallout 4 director Todd Howard said in one of the most quotable lines in the history of the game industry, “this is the best f***ing one I’ve ever seen.” Here Are The Phones That Will Fit Your 'Fallout 4' Pip-Boy Edition 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z “If I fired up a video right now and showed you the emotes you would throw money at the screen,” he says, in the most quotable line of the interview. Bungie's Disastrous 'Taken King' Interview Could Have Ramifications For 'Destiny' 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Because he is outspoken, quotable, and interacts with academia, industry, and the government, he is an easy target but this was not a fair handling of the issue. Steven Nissen, Conflicts Of Interest, And The New Cholesterol Drugs 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z While Ms. Navarro has been a consistent and highly quotable booster of Mr. Bush in all places, she seemed to acknowledge that she had gone too far on CNN on Tuesday. Jeb Bush, Ana Navarro and the Question That May Have Been Misheard 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z It means dominating the season; being the MVP through a combination of screen time, quotable lines, killer outfits, and yes, bloodshed. The Game of Game of Thrones: who will win season five? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Like its predecessor, “Better Call Saul” has a mordant wit: it’s full of quotable put-downs and promising themes about the fuzzy line between legal and illegal skills. Better Watch Saul? 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z He’s long been one of the nation’s most quotable politicians. Barney Frank drops a bombshell: How a shocking anecdote explains the financial crisis 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The line became one of the most quotable of the series, and not for any good reasons. 'House of Cards' And Video Games: Product Placement Or Plot Point? 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z “The Dalai Lama is so quotable,” she said. Amy Poehler, Halle Berry among honorees at Unite4:Humanity event 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z David Carr was often more quotable than the personalities he wrote about. What David Carr Said 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Even decades later, King’s speeches are still quotable, from those who never heard them live. 4 Leadership Lessons From MLK 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Journalists like conflict and quotable remarks and so are indulgent of Justice Scalia’s sarcasm. Scalia Lands at Top of Sarcasm Index of Justices. Shocking. 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z It helps that he’s eminently quotable, of course. How the Wisdom of Warren Buffett Can Save You a Fortune in Credit Card Costs 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z From zero name recognition to most quotable woodworker in the land! From Amy Poehler to Retta to Chris Pratt: ‘Parks and Recreation’ has boosted cast’s careers 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z In fact, the company name Misfit comes from a highly quotable saying from Jobs about a place for misfits in the world. 1 More US Startup Takes In Capital From China - Xiaomi! 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z The players knew I could be trusted, that I knew what items were quotable and which weren’t.” From Bob Ryan to the Players' Tribune 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z As in his earlier films like “Metropolitan” and “The Last Days of Disco,” the writing is not only sharp but quotable. Review: Whit Stillman's TV Show 'The Cosmopolitans' Is A Welcome Drink 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Cornel West is a professor at Union Theological Seminary and one of my favorite public intellectuals, a man who deals in penetrating analyses of current events, expressed in a pithy and highly quotable way. Cornel West: “He posed as a progressive and turned out to be counterfeit. We ended up with a Wall Street presidency, a drone presidency” 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Always clever, ever quotable, he watched his sport start to lose traction with the public years ago, when off-track betting started, helping on-track attendance dry up. For Del Mar, a troubled time of fallen horses 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z They cannot undo what was once an uncanny talent for slice-of-life realism and clinically quotable dialogue existing in a world with just a dash of the supernatural. 'The Sixth Sense' Made M. Night Shyamalan Our Last Original Blockbuster Director 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z When I confessed I was wondering which ones I could quote in a newspaper they insisted it's all quotable: "We have a free press." Gilbert & George review – a dirty-mouthed atheist onslaught 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Like Lee, Wilson is left-handed, freethinking and indubitably quotable. 'I have hyper focus disorder' – pitcher CJ Wilson channels the better Angels of his nature 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z How often does an international player say anything quotable? The International Conspiracy Behind the Success of the San Antonio Spurs At his peak James was a master of the vertiginously comic, utterly quotable snap judgment. Seriously ill Clive James puts in a bravura performance at London literary festival – 'I'd love to go on like this' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Though the most quotable lines in his ruling are pure commentary, the opinion itself is based on Tanner v. Oregon Editorial Rdp 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Happy 10th birthday, Mean Girls, and thank you for providing us with a cache of infinitely quotable phrases. These Are the Most-Tweeted Mean Girls References 2014-04-30T16:36:26Z It was especially well suited for the modernizing nation that emerged after the Civil War: quotable, photogenic, endlessly self-aggrandizing. It would flourish in the first age of mass media, live perpetually in the public eye. How Mark Twain became Mark Twain: The amazing story of the lectures that made him a superstar 2014-03-22T20:00:00Z Vodka martini, "shaken not stirred" - often said as part of a bad Sean Connery impersonation - is one of the most quotable lines from Bond. James Bond is an 'impotent drunk' 2013-12-13T01:06:57Z Pope Francis’s viral quotes on wealth, abortion, atheists, war and gay Catholics: The quotable pontiff’s style is made for the Twitter age. Pope Francis stirs debate yet again with interview with an atheist Italian journalist 2013-10-01T22:13:46Z Because quotes are just so much more quotable when they come from individuals who are famed for their wit and wisdom. Viewpoint: Did our brains evolve to foolishly follow celebrities? 2013-06-26T00:49:11Z Some of us joked that it might be better to interview Froome's more quotable fiancee and manager, and leave him to do his talking in the saddle. Stepping out of Wiggins's shadow 2013-06-19T12:33:05Z The programs tend to be dominated by a handful of predictably quotable politicians. On Sunday Talk Shows, a Familiar Cast of Characters 2013-06-09T00:50:43Z The Guardian recalls that in his first spell as manager he made himself one of the most quotable and charismatic adornments of football's 24/7 media circus. Papers focus on education and jobs 2013-06-04T05:09:35Z Consciousness is number one. and he delivers, with a brilliant talk, with so many quotable bits that I give up. Consciousness; it's a science thing 2013-05-26T19:23:00Z Here are some quotable quotes followed by my interpretation: “If IaaS is the new hardware, then we are the new OS on top of it.” EMC's Pivot Point 2013-05-01T21:31:48Z A "top comment" on his work is: "This is more quotable than Anchorman". YouTube UK: 20 of Britain's most popular online video bloggers 2013-04-06T23:01:00Z He is quotable, a good raconteur, full of opinion, with an appreciation for the one-liner. Yes, Harry Redknapp wheels and he deals but he also delivers 2013-03-30T22:00:04Z For now the Goats and their quotable coach are an enjoyable novelty. Chivas and Montreal make an impact but Seattle are looking unsound 2013-03-25T13:00:00Z He is also one of those people as a journalist you want to talk to because he is so quotable, he is likely to say something off-kilter. Behind the Story: Imran Khan's Chances of Becoming Pakistan's Prime Minister 2012-12-07T10:35:31Z He didn't want to talk about it Tuesday, though, as the usually quotable Trufant told a UW spokesman he did not wish to speak to the media. USC pass-catching duo ultimate test for Trufant 2012-10-10T04:11:06Z It was quotable, unlike the bland corporate-speak in which he continued. Ina Drew, Jamie Dimon, and JPMorgan Chase’s $6 Billion Mistake 2012-10-03T09:00:22Z Great defense, a quotable, high-energy coach and a two-quarterback system that works. This passenger wasn't about to get railroaded 2012-10-03T01:12:04Z Congress has recently seen a massive drain of the eminently quotable characters who livened up the institution’s predictable pinstripes and talking points. Meet the colorful candidates 2012-09-28T12:46:59Z Sometimes controversial, always quotable, he should nonetheless be granted a grateful valediction by the country's most important Olympic sport. How important was Van Commenee? 2012-09-11T18:37:18Z For long time fans of probably the most quotable UK movie of all time, it's an unusual opportunity to 'get into the countryside and rejuvenate.' Withnail & I fans to get a hoedown at Uncle Monty's 2012-08-20T12:50:00Z There wasn’t much debate about the most quotable line from the new D.C. D.C. United’s new owner, with a machete 2012-07-31T16:11:00Z She was among the most quotable and influential writers of her generation. Nora Ephron, Author of Sleepless in Seattle, Dies at Age 71 2012-06-27T02:35:35Z Yet he continues to be permitted to saddle mounts, presumably because he is one of the most quotable and profitable figures in the paddock. I’ll Have Another’s withdrawal is the exception: too many horses are injured, die 2012-06-09T00:30:00Z It's eminently quotable, brash and an overnight splash. Team effort paces Heat in opener 2012-05-29T04:41:04Z The hero answers this question in three pages of most Rabelaisan abuse, of which only a very few lines are quotable. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Of Chesterton he has this very quotable line, "He is the plumed knight of literature with the sword of wit and burnished shield of Faith." The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z It is not easily quotable, but must be read through and attentively. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z I realize this has nothing to do with winning basketball games or pleasing fans, but Wittman would appear to be far more quotable than Saunders, based on that press conference. Randy Wittman compares Wizards to ex-smokers 2012-01-26T18:03:39Z Before sending it through, ask yourself: Are my words quotable? DIY PR: 13 Things You Must Do 2012-01-26T11:45:00Z Yet, that role is publicly played by Peyton, who is more quotable and is one of sports’ endorsement kings. For Peyton and Eli Manning, Family Dynamics Are a Boost 2012-01-26T01:44:07Z No one I spoke to offered even a quotable guess about how much money was left on the table each year by customers who let nonrefundable tickets expire unused. On the Road: A Dearth of Disclosure About Expired Tickets - On the Road 2012-01-24T00:54:42Z The reason it is not quotable under the name of benzine, therefore, is because it has to be reduced to naphtha before it is marketable in any extensive quantity. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z Then follow several satires by Freneau, full of fire and invective, but like the work of all the others, not always refined or quotable in print. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z A pleasant and profitable review for some classes is based on the quotable passages in the quarter's Scripture. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Instead, he became one of the quotable, English-speaking, official defenders of ’s Islamic Revolution. Mohammad Javad Larijani Seeks to Counter Iran?s Critics 2011-11-19T21:11:15Z "It is a fine, well told and purposeful tale, with brilliant and quotable passages." The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z The coach at 'Zona then was Tony Mason, who was quotable, fat and, as it turned out, crooked. The newcomer's guide to the Pac-12 2011-08-28T01:14:44Z Merely to enumerate them all would129 be impossible, but they furnish a fund of quotable material for the traveller when he is writing home, and are equally useful to the maker of guide-books. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Morrison annoyed the Marlins with his fondness for Twitter and wisecracks, and a steady stream of quotable comments — coupled with sinking productivity at the plate — earned him a ticket to Triple-A New Orleans. Marlins want fewer yuks, more hits from Morrison as he returns after demotion to Triple-A 2011-08-24T21:14:10Z But there is nothing from Lowell, than whom a more quotable writer never lived. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z The former is the most quotable poet, and he is most frequently drawn upon. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Using the briefest of quotable snippets from each, the documentary builds a crude argument that the global financial meltdown was a conscious "inside job" caused by greedy, ruthless, mendacious, out-of-control bankers. Bankers played a leading role in the crisis, but they aren't criminals 2011-03-05T00:06:08Z “He’s referred to all the time because he’s extraordinarily quotable and inspiring, as much as Lincoln and more than anyone else in the 20th century,” Mr. Gingrich said. Lavish Centennial Plans Testify to the Strength of Reagan?s Influence 2011-02-03T00:50:04Z Bald and small and perky, with his burr and his blah and quotable gobbets of Funny Holloway-spout. The Fiver 2011-01-25T17:05:59Z David Chang, the ever quotable enfant terrible of New York City gastronomy, rekindled the fire last fall when he dismissed Bay Area cooking. East Coast, West Coast Chefs Face Off at Le Fooding 2010-09-29T08:40:00Z The Socialist government has billboards bearing Fidel Castro’s likeness and his most quotable quotations. Cuba Resets the Revolution 2010-09-18T19:18:00Z If his brief, rocky tenure at Tennessee is any indication, Lane Kiffin promises to be the most quotable. Four Burning Questions Heading Into the Season 2010-08-28T19:59:00Z To be sure, the founders built up a stockpile of quotable chunks of wisdom. Common as Air - By Lewis Hyde 2010-08-21T06:40:00Z As the head of the in the late ’90s, he was known among the Washington press corps as ’s most accessible and quotable cabinet secretary. The Making of Andrew Cuomo 2010-08-13T19:47:00Z The game's most quotable manager continues to insist that yesterday's comprehensive winners suffer by comparison with the team promoted by play-off last season, and survival is still his target. Wigan 0-4 Blackpool 2010-08-14T16:02:00Z The famous and most quotable British physician, Sir William Osler, once said that medicine could be a science if every patient were identical. On Leadership: Leading the Steinbrenner way? 2010-07-18T04:00:00Z In public appearances, Hal is humble, reserved and rarely says anything too quotable, but he is well informed and knowledgeable about baseball and the business of running a team. Heirs? Test Will Be Building Upon Excellence 2010-07-13T19:09:00Z But what exactly is he getting at with this quotable soundbite? The Force Unleashed II preview 2010-07-12T15:00:00Z The always quotable Mark Twain published millions of words in his 74-year lifetime, most quite delectable. Twain's Heavily Lawyered Last Words 2010-04-20T18:41:00Z She settled down at once to work harder than ever, turning out quotable paragraphs for Whim, as daring as they were sprightly; and she resolutely kept her black hours of loneliness to herself. The Book of Susan A Novel The assertion is supported by some characteristic but not easily quotable anecdotes. A Short History of French Literature When he attacked the government he was eminently quotable, and this endeared him to both reporters and editors. Ancestors A Novel He thinks nothing extraordinary, and has nothing to say quotable. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports The regular loan market was quotable on Monday at 6@7 per cent. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Burns has a broad and brawny humanity that appeals to all men, and, besides Burns, there are scores of major and minor warblers that are interesting, quotable, and full of grace. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Bouchet is said to have composed a hundred thousand verses, and even M. d'Héricault avers that he read two-thirds of the number without discovering more than six quotable lines. A Short History of French Literature As a narrative specimen, the following, from the same novel, is conveniently quotable: It was not much of an accident, but it was enough. Australian Writers I have been looking through his Books in General, Third Series, for something quotable, and I declare I cannot lift anything from its setting. When Winter Comes to Main Street Most perhaps of all his works this is a quotable production. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study They have done a brave and needed work,—but they have produced astonishingly little quotable poetry, they have sung their way not far into the hearts of their listeners. Penguin Persons & Peppermints "A girl for the childer, sir?" said the juveniles, while the offers of the adult ladies were more emphatic and less quotable. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis It is remarkably unlike all others, in its union of accurate chronicle with intimate self-revelation; and, although it is the sustained expression of a mood, it is extremely quotable. Old Junk The book is so full of ideas, so replete with suggestive aspects, so rich in quotable parts, as to form an arsenal of argument for apostles of the new democracy. Looking Backward 2000-1887 The latter are obviously the more dubious; but they are the only things recorded and quotable that come anywhere near it. Eugenics and Other Evils So too his style must be simple, the sentences clear and quotable, good sense ready packed for carriage. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Irish talk is apt to be discursive; to rely upon a general charm diffused through the whole, rather than upon any quotable brilliancy; its very essence is spontaneity, high spirits, fertility of resource. Irish Books and Irish People Byron also declared that The Vanity of Human Wishes was “a great poem.” p. 16Certainly these poems are quotable poems. Immortal Memories Some of you have perhaps been looking for a generalized expression of general ideas—for some observations on marriage and divorce which should have the detachable and quotable quality of epigram. On the Stairs The original couplet, with which all Madigans are familiar, is not strictly quotable; it was not invented, but adopted, by them. The Madigans The Chief Justice gave a brief, adverse, oral opinion, and in language not quotable upon a printed page. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 This régime was a brief temporality, God not dealing in giving visible rewards to goodness, else righteousness would become a matter of merchandise, being quotable in Dun's. A Hero and Some Other Folks Every page of that great writer’s Religio Medici and Urn Burial is quotable—full of worldly wisdom and of an inspiration that is not of the world. Immortal Memories From among many quotable passages the following may be selected for their energy. The Growth of English Drama Fifthly, disappointment at not finding the critic’s due from an accepted author in quotable passages of picturesque prose. Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 More quaint and superstitious is Theophilus' recipe for making Spanish Gold; but, as this is not quotable in polite pages, the reader must refer to the original treatise if he cares to trace its manufacture. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Only a few chapters back I quoted from the Apostle of Cheerfulness—Dr. Holmes—that most quotable of men. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Solomon would have endorsed it, and it is supremely quotable as expressing a common experience with very uncommon felicity. Americans and Others It concerns paragraph 377 of the report, a paragraph building up to a quotable phrase that has become well known in New Zealand and abroad: 377. Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81 It abounds not at all in quotable passages. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 There are quotable paragraphs on every page, which in their sincerity and earnestness, their originality of expression, stamp themselves on the reader's imagination. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers In fact, they hoped that he himself would be "rather daring"—but quotable! Captivity This was a proud step and a quotable precedent. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 It was not the charm of cleverness, for she was not clever in the usual sense; she said few bright, quotable things, though her humor was keen. A Hoosier Chronicle French slang teems with words that caricature and satirize personal defects, of which many are brutally coarse and not quotable. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 A query should always be worded with care, and put in a quotable shape. Notes and Queries, Number 19, March 9, 1850 He was expected to talk biology to the government ladies, who hoped he would say things that were "rather daring" but quotable. Captivity Among a few of the many floating quotable passages universally known, without any trace of the authors, among general readers and writers, are the following:— "When wild in woods the noble savage ran." Notes and Queries, Number 14, February 2, 1850 They were flawless--crisp, nervous, austere yet human, poignant, vital, arresting--most distinctly arresting--dynamic enough to shift a city--and quotable by whole sticks at a time. A Diversity of Creatures He had a keen, almost reckless wit and delicious buoyant humor, whose utterances never pall by repetition; few authors so abound in tenaciously quotable phrases and passages of humorous intellectuality. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 He is the most quotable of authors; his Pilgrim's Scrip is stuffed full of precious sayings, expressing many moods of emotion and interpreting the world under its varied aspects of romance, beauty, wit and drama. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities "The Professor" is by no means as varied in his accomplishments as Bill, his only quotable utterances being the one already given and another, supposed to be severely sarcastic: "How lang has he been so?" A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 The quotable epithets and phrases are less numerous than in "Dombey & Son" and "David Copperfield"; but the scenes and events impressed on the imagination are perhaps greater in number and more vivid in representation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Two of the local New York TV stations were broadcasting live, searching out sound-bytes for the evening news and all 3 dailies had reporters looking for quotable quotes. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel We took her up once and it developed that she had said a most surprising number of things like that things, you know, that would be quite quotable if you could only remember them. Hermione's Group of Thinkers And the percentage of quotable sayings, sword-thrusts, many of them, into the vitals of life, is as high perhaps as in any other of the Novels, unless it be "Middlemarch." Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities One of the few memorable things that Bulwer said, who said so many quotable things, was that pure intellectuality is the devil, and on his plane Charley Steele comes near being pure intellectual. A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction "Ben says if you had the least bit of——" Ben was Eva's husband, and quotable, as are all successful men. One Basket It has neverthingless some quotable lines, such as— 'Crowds that hide a monarch from himself.' Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 "The Rosciad" is the most finished, pointed, and Pope-like of his satires; it has more memorable and quotable lines than any of the rest. Poetical Works Mere vividness of expression, such as makes quotable passages, comes of the complete surrender of self to the impression, whether spiritual or sensual, of the moment. Among My Books First Series There are many lively pictures in it, with light sketches of expression and attitude; but on the whole it has not so many distinctly quotable passages as the other parts of the poem. Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions Nor did he fully realize that his gift for making striking and quotable phrases added to the danger. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him It has many quotable lines and passages, and its "Hymn to Pan" should be read in connection with Wordsworth's famous sonnet beginning, "The world is too much with us." English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World If she could try the quotable, however, and with such a grand result, on Mrs. Drack, she couldn't now on Murray—in respect to whom everything had changed. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 She said many wise things, among which the most quotable was that "the practice of virtue conferred honor upon men, especially on princes, and not the splendor of their appointments." China This last contains some sensible lines, but although Roscoe has managed to extract two quotable passages, it is needless to imitate him here. Fielding When the major learned that eighty picked troops had been killed or captured by a hundred raw militia, his language was more picturesque than quotable. Janice Meredith It contains a thought, is catchy, quotable, easy to remember; and the Restoration writers delighted in it. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World A book of "thoughts" should be a book that may be fairly dipped into, and yield good quotable sayings. Essays from 'The Guardian' His speeches were made up of epigrams which were quotable and effective. My Memories of Eighty Years There are none in the language more quotable. All the Year Round: Contributions She has been giving us a few extracts from the communication, an unusual proceeding, as Ronald, in his ordinary correspondence, is evidently not a quotable person. Penelope's Irish Experiences |
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