“EAVESDROP, v.i. Secretly to overhear a catalogue of the crimes and vices of another or yourself.A lady with one of her ears applied To an open keyhole heard, inside, Two female gossips in converse free -- The subject engaging them was she."I think," said one, "and my husband thinks That she's a prying, inquisitive minx!" As soon as no more of it she could hear The lady, indignant, removed her ear."I will not stay," she said, with a pout,"To hear my character lied about!" --Gopete Sherany”
Ambrose Bierce
“It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.”
Walker Evans
“It smacks of financial eavesdropping. It's not our role -- we're a service provider to small businesses. This proposal would put the credit card banks in a very strange position.”
Charlotte Birch
“It is a grave concern that an employer would stoop so low as to illegally eavesdrop on their staff during negotiations for collective agreements.”
Warren Christopher
“The catalogue of miseries seems to cry out for commercial spots and a station break: the stuff of noonday soap opera.”
Stefan Kanfer
“When I was maybe nine years old, I listened to the entire Beatles catalogue, non-stop, for about a year,”
Chris Cornell
“When you look in catalogues or watch TV or whatever, styles are pretty challenging as far as meeting any type of dress code for students, so that is a challenge, ... But I certainly think (the students) are doing a pretty good job with it.”
Cindy Johnson
