Famous quotes containing the words reed and/or plates:
“I’ve always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it’s because many American politicians have the race issue to fall back on. They become lazy, suspicious of innovative ideas, and as a result American institutions atrophy.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)
“Realms and islands were
As plates dropped from his pocket.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)