Holmes Quotes

125 quotes by 64 authors

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time. — Gerry Cooney
The first thing that put me on the map was my Sherlock Holmes novel. — Nicholas Meyer
One forms provisional theories and waits for time or fuller knowledge to explode them. A bad habit, Mr. Ferguson, but human nature is weak. Sherlock… — Arthur Conan Doyle
We all learn by experience, and your lesson this time is that you should never lose sight of the alternative. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr.… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I've done 33 Sherlock Holmes stories and bits of them are all right. But the definitive Sherlock Holmes is really in everyone's head. No actor… — Jeremy Brett
They are a great essay in male friendship, which has gone now. Men's friendship has been debased. One of the lovely things about Holmes and… — Jeremy Brett
Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight. — Jeremy Brett
The provocation with Holmes is the fact that he's described by Doyle as a man without a heart - all brain... and that's very difficult… — Jeremy Brett
To me, the Sherlock Holmes stories are about a great friendship. Without Watson, Holmes might well have burnt out on cocaine long ago. I hope… — Jeremy Brett
Who is the man who can call from the back door at night: "Here, Champion Alexander of Clane o' Wind-Holme! Here, Champion Alexander of Clane… — Westbrook Pegler
Itâ€™s been a long time since Sherlock Holmes jumped off that roof - itâ€™s time to reveal the truth about what happened between him and… — Steven Moffat
Johannes Cabal would kill me for saying this, but he's my favorite Zeppelin-hopping detective. The fellow has got all the charm of Bond and the… — Daniel H. Wilson
Like all Holmes' reasoning, the thing seemed simplicity itself when it was once explained. Dr. Watson, speaking of Sherlock Holmes. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Ive had more of an opportunity to work with Katie Holmes, which is incredibly enjoyable. I think she is really one of the best actresses… — Joshua Jackson
My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all. — Larry Holmes
George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions my name? He… — Larry Holmes
If the fresh facts come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme, then our hypothesis may gradually become a solution. Sherlock Holmes speaking… — Arthur Conan Doyle
The First Amendment guarantees liberty of human expression in order to preserve in our Nation what Mr. Justice Holmes called a "free trade in ideas."… — Potter Stewart
Jerry Jones and Chris Christie are probably the most important latent homosexual relationship since Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. — Kinky Friedman
I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion. — Gerry Cooney

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