Shapiro

Shapiro

Shapiro, and its variations such as Shapira, Schapiro and Chapiro (in French), is a Yiddish surname.

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Famous quotes containing the word shapiro:

    The body, what is it, Father, but a sign
    To love the force that grows us, to give back
    What in Thy palm is senselessness and mud?
    —Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)

    The roof of England fell
    Great Paris tolled her bell
    And China staunched her milk and wept for bread
    —Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)

    Sam Tostin: You know I spent a lot of years disliking women. But I don’t dislike you.
    Major Hayward: Don’t you?
    Sam Tostin: You’re different. You’re not a woman. You’re more than that. You’re a mechanic.
    —Stanley Shapiro (1925–1990)