“The March of Dimes”
Name for a charity fundraiser; see William H. Helfand (2001). '...So that others may walk': So be good. The March of Dimes.. American Journal of Public Health. pp. 1190.
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Eddie Cantor3
American actor, singer, dancer and comedian 1892–1964Related quotes
“A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.”
Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American baseball player, manager, coach
“If I had a dime for everytime that I was wrong, I'd be broke.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
“I do not want to see BP nickel and diming these businesses that are having a tough time.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Florida workers getting $5000 checks from BP -- but will it be enough? http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/nation/florida-workers-getting-5-000-checks-from-bp-733821.html, Palm Beach Post (June 8, 2010) <br class="br">2010, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (April 2010)
Charles Sheffield book Convergence
Source: The Heritage Universe, Convergence (1997), Chapter 6 (p. 317)
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Love Minus Zero/No Limit
William Saroyan (1908–1981) American writer
"The Flashing Dragonfly" (1973)
Context: Whoever the kid had been, whoever had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the law: "You just change your attitude now please, young man." This transformation in kids — from flashing dragonflies, so to say, to sticky water-surface worms slowly slipping downstream — is noticed with pride by society and with mortification by God, which is a fantastic way of saying I don't like to see kids throw away their truth just because it isn't worth a dime in the open market.
“If I had a dime for every rhymer that bust guns, I'd have a cool mill' for my sons in trust funds.”
MF Doom (1971) hip hop artist from America
As MF DOOM, "Kon Queso", MM..Food? (2004)
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Babe Ruth (1895–1948) American baseball player
"Chapter X," Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball (1928), p. 135; reprinted as "Babe Ruth's Own Story — Chapter X: Great Individual Stars Worth Little Without Team Play; Signs and How They Operate, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c0sbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4554%2C1154246 The Pittsburgh Press (January 18, 1929), p. 45 <br class="br">Context: Baseball always has been and always will be a game demanding team play. You can have the nine greatest individual ball players in the world, but if they don't play together the club won't be worth a dime.