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English essayist 1775–1834Related quotes
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“This flea which I have in mine ear.”
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Source: Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532–1564), Third Book (1546), Chapter 31.
“Very simple. I'm putting up the money, and I also have ears.”
Simon Cowell (1959) English reality television judge, television producer and music executive
On Americans who question his right to judge Americans since he is British
Quoted in Bill Keveney, "Viewers 'Idol'-ize this saucy search for a superstar," USA Today (18 June 2002)
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“I have followed my ear and my heart, which may be false. I hope not.”
F. S. Flint (1885–1960) English Imagist poet
Preface, In the Net of Stars, 1909
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“I haven't got any papers. I have two ears, and I've heard many things.”
Anneli Jäätteenmäki (1955) Finnish politician
when she was suspected to have leaked confidential information from classified Foreign Ministry documents
“Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.”
John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs
Part II, chapter 5.
Proverbs (1546), Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“Are you going to come along quietly, or am I going to have to use ear plugs?”
Spike Milligan (1918–2002) British-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor
The Goon Show, Season 9, Episode 12: "The Call of the West" (January 20, 1959)
Alternative: "Are you going to come along quietly, or do you want musical accompaniment?"