Sir Arthur Clarke

Famous quotes containing the words sir arthur, sir, arthur and/or clarke:

    All other men are specialists, but his specialism is omniscience.
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    When Sir Joshua Reynolds died
    All Nature was degraded;
    William Blake (1757–1827)

    I never guess. It is a shocking habit—destructive to the logical faculty.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
    Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
    The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
    In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
    The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
    While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads;
    —Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863)