Australia Beat England

Famous quotes containing the words australia, beat and/or england:

    “I like Australia less and less. The hateful newness, the democratic conceit, every man a little pope of perfection.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    “That most ingenious paradox!
    We’ve quips and quibbles heard in flocks,
    But none to beat that paradox!”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “It seemed a long way from 143rd Street. Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Dancing with the Duke of Devonshire was a long way from not being allowed to bowl in Jefferson City, Missouri, because the white customers complained about it.”
    —Althea Gibson (b. 1927)