A Quote by John Steinbeck

The story [Henny-Penny] has the best opening in all literature-"The sky is falling," cried Henny-Penny, "and a piece of it fell on my tail.

John Steinbeck

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Best Cried Falling Fell Literature Opening Penny Piece Sky Story Tail

Quote Author

John Steinbeck
American - Author
February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968

A penny will not buy a penny postcard or a penny whistle or a single piece of penny candy. It will not even, if you're managing the U.S. Mint, buy a penny.

P. J. O'Rourke

My favorite sneaker is the Penny 1. The Penny 1 is an original, man, and I loved them from the beginning, and other people loved them, too. It was a comfortable shoe, and the Penny 1 was definitely my favorite to play in. The Penny II was a close second, though.

Penny Hardaway

Brown Penny I WHISPERED, 'I am too young,' And then, 'I am old enough'; Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might love. 'Go and love, go and love, young man, If the lady be young and fair.' Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny, I am looped in the loops of her hair. O love is the crooked thing, There is nobody wise enough To find out all that is in it, For he would be thinking of love Till the stars had run away And the shadows eaten the moon. Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny, One cannot begin it too soon.

William Butler Yeats

Sex in a woman's world has the same currency a penny has in a man's. Every penny saved is a penny earned in one world and in the next every sexual adventure is a literary experience.

Harry Golden

I like the concept of the penny plan - not for the military because the military we have to build up. But we can save probably in many case more than a penny if you look at it. I mean, the penny plan is a pretty good plan, and it's a pretty simple plan.

Donald Trump

I had a dog for 20 years and her name was 'Penny,' so I have a penny necklace.

Kidada Jones

A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

Mary Landrieu

A penny saved is of more value than a penny paid out.

Martin Luther

I'm not no egotistical person. I just want what I'm supposed to get. Not a penny more, not a penny less.

Dr. Dre

He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.

Petronius

I like to think of myself as the middleman between Fred Allen and Henny Youngman.

Milton Berle

A penny saved is better than a penny earned.

Martin Luther

Whenever you're called on to make up your mind, and you're hampered by not having any, the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find, is simply by spinning a penny. No not so that chance shall decide the affair while you're passively standing there moping; but the moment the penny is up in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping