Swift

Famous quotes containing the word swift:

“It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought.”
—Agnes Repplier (1858–1950)

“Jerry: She’s one of those third-year girls that gripe my liver.
Milo: Third-year girls?
Jerry: Yeah, you know, American college kids. They come over here to take their third year and lap up a little culture. They give me a swift pain.
Milo: Why?
Jerry: They’re officious and dull. They’re always making profound observations they’ve overheard.”
—Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)

“If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)