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841 Sir quotes by 498 unique authors

The influence of electricity in producing decompositions, although of inestimable value as an instrument of discovery in chemical inquiries, can hardly be said to have… — Charles Babbage
They wanted to know why I did what I did. Well, sir I guess there's just meanness in the world. — Bruce Springsteen
And now I am eking out my days in my corner, taunting myself with the bitter and entirely useless consolations that an intelligent man cannot… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
He plead insanity like they do now all the time. Sir, what would you have done in 1859? — Hank Williams, Jr.
Now if you shoot someone, sir, you can get off Scott free. It's the latest thing Mr. Lincoln, can you believe? — Hank Williams, Jr.
They let dangerous men out of prison now, yes sir, I'm afraid it's so. Cause they're over crowded and it was only his fifth offense. — Hank Williams, Jr.
When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene. — Claire Forlani
I'd like to say I'm R&B's savior. Whether that's the truth or not, I'm definitely going out there with my mic and my shield to… — Jamie Foxx
For three years, between 16 and 19, I was the opening-act-for-the-opening-act-for-the-opening-act, you know? And then I was on tour with Ice-T, Stetsasonic, EPMD, Sir Mix-a-Lot… — Vanilla Ice
I was brought up in a household with sir and ma'am. — Darrell Issa
Only one marriage I regret. I remember after I got that marriage license I went across from the license bureau to a bar for a… — Ernest Hemingway
Boswell: But, Sir is it not somewhat singular that you should happen to have Cocker's Arithmetic about you on your journey? Dr. Johnson: Why, Sir… — James Boswell
Lots of people come up to me and call me Sir Bruce now. Interviewers call me Sir with every question, but I never make a… — Bruce Forsyth
It's the quality of harmony, sir. The quality of being in harmony with you own soul. God having given you your own soul you are… — Ford Madox Ford
If, Sir, I possessed the power of conveying unlimited sexual attraction through the potency of my voice, I would not be reduced to accepting a… — Gilbert Harding
The broad outlines of the Double Cross deception have been known since 1972, when Sir John Masterman, the former chairman of the double agent committee,… — Ben Macintyre
I see, sir, you are liberal in offers. You taught me first to beg, and now methinks You teach me how a beggar should be… — William Shakespeare
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff. — Miguel de Cervantes
TECHNICALITY, n. In an English court a man named Home was tried for slander in having accused his neighbor of murder. His exact words were:… — Ambrose Bierce
You try to tell me anything about the newspaper business! Sir, I have been through it from Alpha to Omaha, and I tell you that… — Mark Twain
You do not play then at whist, sir? Alas, what a sad old age you are preparing for yourself! — Charles Lamb
Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea. — Samuel Johnson
Luxury, so far as it reaches the people, will do good to the race of people; it will strengthen and multiply them. Sir, no nation… — Samuel Johnson
As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment… — George Washington
I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects too. No, sir, these, I protest you, are too hard for me. — Oliver Goldsmith

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