In that temple of silence and reconciliation where the enmities of twenty generations lie buried, in the great Abbey which has during… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
He who is faithful over a few things is a lord of cities. It does not matter whether you preach in Westminster… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as… — Michelle Dockery Copy Share Image
“Since you can't touch me, you made something that could, didn't you?" I said. "Yes." My world slowed and I closed my… — Jessica Verday Copy Share Image
“Careful, Abbey," Caspian warned. "Don't get too close." "He killed her, Caspian! He was the reason she was at the bridge that… — Jessica Verday Copy Share Image
No sovereign, no court, no personal loyalty, no aristocracy, no church, no clergy, no army, no diplomatic service, no country gentlemen, no… — Henry James Copy Share Image
The women in 'Downton Abbey' don't compare to the women in 'Upstairs Downstairs.' Ours are stunning. We've got Laura Haddock, Keeley Hawes,… — Neil Jackson Copy Share Image
Like Melrose Abbey, large cities should especially be viewed by moonlight. — Nathaniel Parker Willis Copy Share Image
Coming eyeball to eyeball with a hummingbird on my terrace is as exciting to me as any celebrity Ive met as a… — Lesley Nicol Copy Share Image
“It's hopeless," he went on. "We no longer have the learning of the ancients, the age of giants is past!" "We are… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Darwin was one of our finest specimens. He did superbly what human beings are designed to do: manipulate social information to personal… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
We are slaves in the sense that we depend for our daily survival upon an expand-or-expire agro-industrial empire—a crackpot machine—that the specialists… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
I seem to watch less and less television. The best thing in 'Downton Abbey' is Penelope Wilton. She is always worth the… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
When I heard I had gotten 'Downton Abbey,' I remember I was standing on a freezing cold street in Manchester where we… — Lesley Nicol Copy Share Image
I actually didn't listen to the Beatles song 'Nowhere Man' when I was writing my book of the same name. What I… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
Obviously, I play a villain in 'Downton Abbey'. As an actor, you want to get a variety of roles, so to be… — Rob James-Collier Copy Share Image
PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the Archbishop… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
You're not gonna see me in 'Downton Abbey,' but culture is changing. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
It's stupid to say that there's any comfort to be had in 'knowing your place,' but there is a sense of reassuring… — Kate Reardon Copy Share Image
My father upon the Abbey stage, before him a raging crowd. "This Land of Saints," and then as the applause died out,… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image