King Quotes

2514 King quotes by 1601 unique authors

a king can only work with his best tools. — T.H. White
...at the time, King Herbert felt that to remain safe, the kingdom needed an effective intelligence force." "An intelligent force?" said Will. "Not intelligent. Intelligence.… — John Flanagan
The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said… — Anthony de Mello
If you were Queen of pleasure And I were King of pain We'd hunt down Love together, Pluck out his flying-feather, And teach his feet… — Algernon Charles Swinburne
Arrow! Black arrow! I have saved you to the last. You have never failed me and I have always recovered you. I had you from… — J.R.R. Tolkien
We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I was taught from this was not… — Stephen Hawking
Be good now, Potty...Weasel King... — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Then I saw it, and it just grabbed me. That moment, that breath just before destiny, between innocence and power. He'll pull the sword free.… — Nora Roberts
Capricious and unfaithful, the king wished to be called Louis the Just and Louis the Chaste. Posterity will find a difficulty in understanding this character,… — Alexandre Dumas
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm… — Mark Twain
Upon being asked by a fan how to become a writer, Stephen King replied, "Write. — Stephen King
Follow the deer? Follow the Christ the King. Live pure, speak true,right wrong, Follow the King-- Else, wherefore born? — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Just as the habit does not make the monk, the sceptre does not make the king. — Jose Saramago
And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all. — Maurice Sendak
So many vows … they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for… — George R. R. Martin
They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot… — Bob Dylan
Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things. — Maurice Sendak
When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth… — Mark Twain
Under the Mountain dark and tall The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, And ever so his… — J.R.R. Tolkien
His brow is seamed with line and scar; His cheek is red and dark as wine; The fires as of a Northern star Beneath his… — Walter de La Mare
Three things never trust in- The maiden sworn as pure, The vows a king has given, And an ambush that is sure. — Mercedes Lackey
It's not the tales of Stephen King that I've read, I need protection from the things in my head . . . — Jimmy Buffett
Cast me into a dungeon;, burn me at the state, crown me king of kings, I can 'pursue happiness' as long as my brain lives… — Robert A. Heinlein
Dear Mia, What can I say? I don't know all that much about romance novels, but I think you must be the Stephen King of… — Meg Cabot

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