Nationality
CitationContextSource ISBNCitation “A country’s competitiveness starts not on the factory floor or in the engineering lab. It starts in the classroom.” ~Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive Talking Straight (1988) with Sonny Kleinfeld, New York, NY: Bantam Books, July 1989 edition, p. 236 Context Extended excerpt: [From a book of autobiographical essays & thoughts on various topics. Quoted excerpt appears in chapter XIII: “The School Crisis”] “A country’s competitiveness starts not on the factory floor or in the engineering lab. It starts in the classroom. We’ve got to get cracking on education – at all levels – or we’ll get run over by the Far East.” (p. 232) Source ISBN
William Ralph Inge
Washington Irving
American
Judges & Justices
Military Leaders
Politicians
Presidents & Prime Ministers
South Carolina (birthplace)
JACKSON, Andrew
ANDREW JACKSON – 7th President of the United States. American military officer, judge & politician – AUTHOR QUOTE PAGE
IMMANUEL JAKOBOVITS – Prussian-English religious leader, “Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth” – AUTHOR QUOTE PAGE
JOHN ANGELL JAMES – English clergyman & author – AUTHOR QUOTE PAGE
CAROLINE KENNEDY – Author Quotes
JACK KEROUAC – Author Quote Page
CitationContextSource IDCitation “A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, any more than a good mortician wants to finish the job and then have the patient sit up on the table.” ~Jean Kerr, American author & playwright Mary, Mary (1960) Script, Act I; New York: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1965 revised ed., p. 33 Context Extended excerpt [Play dialogue - character ‘Oscar’ to ‘Bob’ & ‘Mary’]: “OSCAR. (Crosses U.R.C., eyeing them both.) Please don’t be embarrassed on my account. I’m delighted. I hate a friendly divorce. A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, any more than a good mortician wants to finish the job and
ILES, George
George Iles