Famous quotes containing the words idle and/or stop:
“Interred beneath this marble stone
Lie Saunt’ring Jack and Idle Joan.”
—Matthew Prior (1664–1721)
“We have got to stop the nervous Nellies and the Toms from going to the Man’s place. I don’t believe in killing, but a good whipping behind the bushes wouldn’t hurt them.... These bourgeoisie Negroes aren’t helping. It’s the ghetto Negroes who are leading the way.”
—Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977)