Shopkeepers Quotes

25 quotes by 24 authors

England is a nation of shopkeepers. — Napoleon Bonaparte
We hear much of special interest groups. Well, our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows… — Ronald Reagan
One aspect of modern life which has gone far to stifle men is the rapid growth of tremendous corporations. Enormous spiritual sacrifices are made in… — William O. Douglas
Freedom of discussion is in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury of twelve shopkeepers think it expedient… — A. V. Dicey
I am glad to have found a readership, but one canâ€™t write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. A… — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Sorcery breaks no law of nature because there is no Natural Law, only the spontaneity of natura naturans, the tao. Sorcery violates laws which seek… — Hakim Bey
Some will tell you that you are mad, and nearly all will say, 'What is the use?' For we are a nation of shopkeepers, and… — Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The kind of people I myself represent in parliament; salary earners, shopkeepers, skilled artisans, professional men and women, farmers and so on, these are, in… — Robert Menzies
I wonder what memories of yours will persist as you go on in life. My hunch is that the most important will have to do… — Fred Rogers
Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were. — Les Wexner
Shopkeepers are not bankers. — Laurent Fabius
You see these dictators up on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police. They're afraid of words… — Winston Churchill
Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by the shopkeepers and the press; on its own merits it would wither and shrivel in… — George Bernard Shaw
Goods are displayed by thousands of shopkeepers with a sense of beauty that finds no other outlet. — Mignon McLaughlin
Maybe Napoleon was wrong when he said we were a nation of shopkeepers... Today England looked like a nation of goalkeepers. — Tom Stoppard
All ultimately intermarried to produce a race of many strains, which may account for the paradox that a people famed for stolid, patient, practical common-sense;… — Arthur Bryant
My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he said, "Look, I don't know how to… — John Kapelos
Daily life is better when it involves interactions with real people who have a personal investment in their labour, like shopkeepers, than it is with… — Julian Baggini
I am sorry to have to introduce the subject of Christmas. It is an indecent subject; a cruel, gluttonous subject; a drunken, disorderly subject; a… — George Bernard Shaw
Inside every sane person there's a madman struggling to get out," said the shopkeeper. "That's what I've always thought. No one goes mad quicker than… — Terry Pratchett

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