General Sir Peter

Famous quotes containing the words general, sir and/or peter:

“Through the particular, in wartime, I felt the high-voltage current of the general pass.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)

“We will get everything out of her that you can squeeze out of a lemon and a bit more.... I will squeeze her until you can hear the pips squeak.”
—Eric, Sir Geddes (1875–1937)

“A man’s idea in a card game is war—cruel, devastating and pitiless. A lady’s idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)