Sir James Douglas

Famous quotes containing the words sir, james and/or douglas:

    Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.
    Terence, Sir Conran (b. 1931)

    The God whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business.
    —William James (1842–1910)

    Annie Laurie
    Gie’d me her promise true;
    Gie’d me her promise true,
    Which ne’er forgot will be;
    And for bonnie Annie Laurie
    I’d lay me doune and dee.
    —William Douglas (1672?–1748)