Famous quotes containing the words left, handed and/or person:
“She was poor, but she was honest,
Victim of the squire’s whim:
First he loved her, then he left her,
And she lost her honest name.”
—Unknown. She Was Poor but She Was Honest (l. 1–4)
“I find it profoundly symbolic that I am appearing before a committee of fifteen men who will report to a legislative body of one hundred men because of a decision handed down by a court comprised of nine men—on an issue that affects millions of women.... I have the feeling that if men could get pregnant, we wouldn’t be struggling for this legislation. If men could get pregnant, maternity benefits would be as sacrosanct as the G.I. Bill.”
—Letty Cottin Pogrebin (20th century)
“This is the way I look when I’m sober. That’s enough to make a person drink, wouldn’t you say?”
—J.P. (James Pinckney)