Famous quotes containing the words lets slip, lets and/or slip:
“Even the most honest writer lets slip a word too many when he wants to round off a period.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Fear has nothing to do with cowardice. A fellow is only yellow when he lets his fear make him quit.”
—Jerome Cady, U.S. screenwriter, and Lewis Milestone. Captain Ross (Dana Andrews)
“I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I’m not going to deny that you don’t now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)