Once, during a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage, the judge
asked, "Miss West, are you trying to show contempt for this court?" She
answered, "On the contrary, your Honor, I was doin' my best to conceal it."
asked, "Miss West, are you trying to show contempt for this court?" She
answered, "On the contrary, your Honor, I was doin' my best to conceal it."
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asked the clergyman who was counseling the wayward girl.
"Sure, Reverend," she answered. "Every once in a while... - Lady Nancy Astor:
"Winston, if you were my husband,
I'd put poison in your coffee." Winston Churchill:... - She asked me,
"What's your sign?" I blinked and answered "Neon,"... - Once Law was sitting on the bench
And Mercy knelt a-weeping.
"Clear out!" he cried, "disordered wench! ... - Once Law was sitting on the bench
And Mercy knelt a-weeping.
"Clear out!" he cried, "disordered wench! Nor come... - LAW, n.
Once Law was sitting on the bench,
And Mercy knelt a-weeping.
"Clear out!" he cried, "disordered wench! Nor... - Worf: "Objection! My client's political views on *not* on trial!"
Chang:
"On the contrary! Captain Kirk's views and motives... - I asked my mother for a mind of my own,
but she said no...
