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Miles Quotes - Page 4

Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

"Dolly Parton: 'I may look fake but I'm real where it counts'". Interview with Hadley Freeman, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2011.

Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.

Buffalo Bill (1879). “The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout, and Guide: An Autobiography”, p.273, U of Nebraska Press

The substitution of the internal combustion engine for the horse marked a very gloomy milestone in the progress of mankind.

Winston Churchill (1965). “Winston Churchill, His Wit and Wisdom: Selections from His Works and Speeches”

Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.

Samuel Smiles (1866). “Self-help: With Illustrations of Charakter, Conduct and Perseverance”, p.1