Baron Foster of Thames Bank

Famous quotes containing the words baron, foster, thames and/or bank:

    “There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.”
    —John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902)

    “Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression.”
    —John Foster Dulles (1888–1959)

    “The wind’s on the wold
    And the night is a-cold,
    And Thames runs chill
    ‘Twixt mead and hill.
    But kind and dear
    Is the old house here
    And my heart is warm
    Midst winter’s harm.”
    —William Morris (1834–1896)

    “What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?”
    —Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)