Slave Device

Famous quotes containing the words slave and/or device:

“...I’m a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.”
—Golda Meir (1898–1978)

“Johnson did not answer ...; but talking for victory and determined to be master of the field, he had recourse to the device which Goldsmith imputed to him in the witty words of one of Cibber’s comedies. “There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.””
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)