Fight, gentlemen of England! fight, bold yeomen! Draw…

I once did hold it, as our statists do, A baseness to write fair, and labour'd much How to forget that learning; but, sir,…

— William Shakespeare

Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of the people…

— James Monroe

And through the hall there walked to and fro A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same, Whose name was Appetite; he did bestow Both…

— Edmund Spenser

“Nonetheless, I felt like I knew him well enough so that we did not have to do much talking. From the very beginning I…

— Hunter S. Thompson

There are many examples of old, incorrect theories that stubbornly persisted, sustained only by the prestige of foolish but well-connected scientists. . . .…

— Michio Kaku

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

— Jack Adams

[T]he yeoman's work in any science, and especially physics, is done by the experimentalist, who must keep the theoreticians honest.

— Michio Kaku

Advice, then, young yeoman: When referring to the king's middle daughter, state that she is fair, speculate that she is pious, but unless you'd…

— Christopher Moore

The scene I had just witnessed (a couple making love in the ocean) brought back a lot of memories – not of things I…

— Hunter S. Thompson

“It was chosen by the archer and though it is a long way off, we cannot blame it when we fail to hit it.…

— Paulo Coelho

But you must be patient and careful; nor should you expect to become an accomplished archer without long and severe training.

— Maurice Thompson

You can learn from an ordinary bamboo leaf what ought to happen. It bends lower and lower under the weight of snow. Suddenly the…

— Eugen Herrigel

“With the suddneness of a cat leaping upon its prey, he leaned forward and caught up her wrist. "Tread lightly, Miranda Fair." His thumb…

— Kristen Callihan

“The bastard. It's bad enough knowing he's stolen our money,but it's humiliating having to watch him spend it.”

— Jeffrey Archer

Of everything I have done, 'The Archers' always gets the most excitement; there's a sort of uncontrollable joy from fans of the program.

— Felicity Jones