Elizabeth I

Famous quotes containing the words elizabeth i and/or elizabeth:

    I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

    God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

    ...we avoid hospitals because ... they’ll kill you there. They overtreat you. And when they see how old you are, and that you still have a mind, they treat you like a curiosity: like “Exhibit A” and “Exhibit B.” Like, “Hey. nurse, come on over here and looky-here at this old woman, she’s in such good shape....” . Most of the time they don’t even treat you like a person, just an object.
    —Annie Elizabeth Delany (b. 1891)

    An intentional object is given by a word or a phrase which gives a description under which.
    —Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (b. 1919)