Sir Quotes

841 Sir quotes by 498 unique authors

Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets… — Samuel Johnson
Sir, you have tasted two whole worms; you have hissed all my mystery lectures and been caught fighting a liar in the quad; you will… — William Archibald Spooner
In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General Government necessary for… — Benjamin Franklin
Sir Joshua would have been glad to take her portrait; and he would have had an easier task than the historian at least in this,… — George Eliot
He needs to be corrected, if you don't mind me saying so. He needs a good talking-to, and perhaps a bit more. My own girls,… — Stephen King
No wonder, Sir, that he is vain; a man who is perpetually flattered in every mode that can be conceived. So many bellows have blown… — Samuel Johnson
Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom and… — Oliver Cromwell
Do you take me for a sponge, my lord? hamlet: Ay, sir; that soaks up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities. But such officers… — William Shakespeare
A soprano in Massenet's Don Quixote complained that she had missed her entry in the aria, "because Mr. Challiapin always dies too soon." "Madam, you… — Thomas Beecham
Ireland, sir, for good or evil, is like no other place under heaven, and no man can touch its sod or breathe its air without… — George Bernard Shaw
A lot of lies and misinformation has been put about by eco nuts on the back of a report by an idiot economist [Sir Nicholas… — Michael O'Leary
Zounds! sir, you are one of those that will not serve God if the devil bid you. — William Shakespeare
I'll join you, sir. You'll need help finding your way about the estate."His lips tightened into a disapproving line. "Begging your pardon, Lady Rosalind, but… — Sabrina Jeffries
That is, sir, there can only be communication, communion, when you and I are on the same level, and with the same intensity, at the… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Sir, when two people have the extraordinary quality of this state, words are not necessary. Where that quality of love exists, words become unnecessary. There… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Sir, I didn't deserve the grade you gave me on this test. Do you know a lower one? — Milton Berle
You'd have thought they'd have been on about Sir Elton John, and the fantastic goals David has scored which have got us through to the… — Victoria Beckham
I told you, sir, they were red-hot with drinking; so full of valor that they smote the air, for breathing in their faces, beat the… — William Shakespeare
Fury said to a mousethat he met in the houselet us both go to law; I will prosecute youlet there be no denial; come, we… — Lewis Carroll
Sir, I think all Christians, whether Papists or Protestants, agree in the essential articles, and that their differences are trivial, and rather political than religious. — Samuel Johnson
I shall not want Honor in Heaven For I shall meet Sir Philip Sidney And have talk with Coriolanus And other heroes of that kidney. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Those who hate or disrespect Sir Alex Ferguson , its only because he snatched away their dreams of winning. — Eric Cantona
You will find it a very good practice always to verify your references, sir. — Martin Routh
Aimwell: Then you understand Latin, Mr. Bonniface? Bonniface: Not I, Sir, as the saying is, but he talks it so very fast that I'm sure… — George Farquhar
I took a good deal o' pains with his eddication, sir; let him run in the streets when he was very young, and shift for… — Charles Dickens

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