King Hiss

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or hiss:

    “I don’t wish to give offense when I suggest that this country should select a king, or even a queen, rather than a president. One isn’t that quick to shoot a king or a queen—the majesty of royalty, you see.”
    —David Webb Peoples, screenwriter. English Bob (Richard Harris)

    “Ah! Sir, a boy’s being flogged is not so severe as a man’s having the hiss of the world against him.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)