Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir, john and/or harvey:
“Lord, reserve for me a crown,
And do not let my shares go down.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)
“There are a sort of men whose visages
Do cream and mantle like a standing pond,
And do a willful stillness entertain,
With purpose to be dressed in an opinion
Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit,
As who should say, “I am Sir Oracle,
And when I ope my lips let no dog bark!””
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies.”
—Bishop John Spong (b. 1931)
“Called on one occasion to a homestead cabin whose occupant had been found frozen to death, Coroner Harvey opened the door, glanced in, and instantly pronounced his verdict, “Deader ‘n hell!””
—For the State of Nebraska, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)