Famous quotes containing the words sir john betjeman, sir john, sir, john and/or betjeman:
“and the words never said,
And the ominous, ominous dancing ahead.
We sat in the car park till twenty to one
And now I’m engaged to Miss Joan Hunter Dunn.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)
“What a treat to hear Thy Word
Where the bones of leading statesmen,
Have so often been interred.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)
“The first rule of venture capitalism should be Shoot the Inventor.”
—Richard, Sir Storey (b. 1937)
“The person who designed a robot that could act and think as well as your four-year-old would deserve a Nobel Prize. But there is no public recognition for bringing up several truly human beings.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)
“Down came the hairy talons
and horrible poison blade
And none of the garden noticed
that fizzing, hopeless fight.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)