Famous quotes containing the words london, evening and/or standard:
“A man who can dominate a London dinner table can dominate the world. The future belongs to the dandy. It is the exquisites who are going to rule.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“It was a chilly winter’s night;
And frost was glitt’ring on the ground,
And evening stars were twinkling bright;”
—William Barnes (1801–1886)
“We don’t want bores in the theatre. We don’t want standardised acting, standard actors with standard-shaped legs. Acting needs everybody, cripples, dwarfs and people with noses so long. Give us something that is different.”
—Dame Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976)