Famous quotes containing the words british, commonwealth and/or games:
“Its like the Beatles coming together againlets hope they dont go on a world tour.”
—Matt Frei, British journalist. Quoted in Listener (London, June 21, 1990)
“Ithe commonwealth I would by contraries
Execute all things; for no kind of traffic
Would I admit; no name of magistrate;
Letters should not be known; riches, poverty,
And use of service, none; contract, succession,
Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none;
No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil;
No occupation; all men idle, all,
And women too, but innocent and pure.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“The rules of drinking games are taken more serious than the rules of war.”
—Chinese proverb.
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