2nd Baron Nelson of Stafford

Famous quotes containing the words baron, nelson and/or stafford:

    “My lusts they do me leave,
    My fancies all be fled,
    And tract of time begins to weave
    Grey hairs upon my head.”
    —Thomas Vaux, 2d Baron Vaux Of Harrowden (1510–1566)

    “Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?”
    —Jane Nelson (20th century)

    “a doe, a recent killing;
    she had stiffened already, almost cold.
    I dragged her off she was large in the belly.”
    —William Stafford (1914–1941)