
On the Simpsons, Lionel Hutz
Source: Take The Risk (2008), p. 18
On the Simpsons, Lionel Hutz
“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
Variant: I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
"Elizabeth Hand on Mortal Love at HarperCollins (2004)
Context: I never think about genre when I work. I've written fantasy, science fiction, supernatural fiction, and am now working on a suspense novel. Genres are mostly useful as a marketing tool, and to help booksellers known where to shelve a book.
Reuters, December 2005, quoted in Steve Coffman, Founders v. Bush (2007)
2000s, 2005
[20031217195433.GB31020@wall.org, 2003]
Usenet postings, 2003
“I’m not worried about where Barack Obama is from. I’m worried about where he’s going.”
Alluding to the "Birther" controversy
At a American Legislative Exchange Council meeting, New Orleans, August 2011
"Bobby Jindal Just Killed Decades of Republican Tax Policy" http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/how-bobby-jindal-killed-a-republican-sacred-cow#r=discussed, BusinessWeek.com, November 15, 2012; retrieved 2012-11-18