Quotes from authors passed in 1984
Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced.
Ethel Merman
A woman tells her doctor, 'I've got a bad back.' The doctor says, 'It's old age.' The woman says, 'I want a second opinion.' The doctor says: 'Okay - you're ugly as well.'
Tommy Cooper
A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'
Tommy Cooper
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
Indira Gandhi
Truth, also is the pursuit of it.
George Oppen
Knut Hamsun 
William Reddington Hewlett 
Richard M. Helms 
Donald Kagan 
Jane Grey 
Rupert Brooke 
Al Roker 
Claire Forlani