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Aaron
Moses' younger brother

Moses this. Moses that. Moses! Moses! Moses!

Abdul Mejid
emperor of Ottoman Empire

Bring me something upon which I may rest my weary feet.

Abraham
inventor of monotheism

Isaac, this is going to hurt you more than it's going to hurt me.
--the first circumcision

Achilles
mythological warrior

Do you have this in a high-top?
-inquiry to sandal clerk

Adam
first man

No, no! I asked you to bring me back a Snapple!
I think we should see other people.
--breaking up with Eve

Agnew, Spiro
former U.S. Vice President

I regret that I was unable to maintain the ethical standards of the Nixon administration.
--letter of resignation

Aldrin, Eugene (Buzz)
second man on the moon

Tails.

Alexander the Great
conqueror of Persian Empire

I’d like you to meet my brothers, Stan the Entirely Adequate and Mort the Well-Above-Average.

Ames, Aldrich
master spy

Ello-hay oviets-say. It's ick-ray. I ant-way my ayment-pay.
--secret coded communications made from his office desk.

Anderson, Hans Christian
writer of children’s stories

"The Magical Reappearing Sore"
"The Lonely Shepherd"
"Gretta has Two Mommies"
--unpublished works

Andretti, Mario
race car driver

Why yes, officer. I do think I’m Mario Andretti.
--frequent response to state troopers

Anthony, Susan B.
pioneer feminist

Babe
--what the "B" stands for

Arafat, Yasir
PLO leader

You don't have to be Jewish to love Levy's Jewish Rye!
--breakthrough peace treaty concession, 1994

I’m so happy, I could blow up a bus.
--accepting Nobel Peace Prize, 1994

Aristophanes
Greek comedy writer

I just came in from Sparta. Boy, are my legs tired!

Armstrong, Neil
U.S. astronaut

Houston. This is Eagle. Are we there yet?
--question repeated incessantly

How come we can put a man on the moon but we can't invent a decent instant orange-flavored beverage

Arthur, Chester A.
21st U.S. President

Peace. Prosperity. Mutton chops.
--unsuccessful re-election slogan, 1886

Attila the Hun
6th century European marauder

By the time I’m through, no one will remember the name ‘Trepkor the Hun.’
-- vowing to exceed the carnage of his predecessor

Do these shoes go with this helmet?
--preparing to invade France

Gentlemen, gentlemen -- this is a looting, not a massacre. Let’s act civilized.
--restoring order to his troops

Avogadro, Amedeo
molecular physicist

602-1023
--Avogrado’s Telephone Number