Sir Quotes

841 Sir quotes by 498 unique authors

For pitty, Sir, find out that Bee Which bore my Love away I'le seek him in your Bonnet brave, I'le seek him in your eyes. — Robert Herrick
Sir, I have quarrelled with my wife; and a man who has quarrelled with his wife is absolved from all duty to his country. — Thomas Love Peacock
Critic asks: 'And what, sir, is the subject matter of that painting?' - 'The subject matter, my dear good fellow, is the light. — Claude Monet
Life itself does its best to take that memory of magic away from us. You don't know it's happening until one day you feel you've… — Robert R. McCammon
Well sir, I may not be a for-real cowboy... But I am one hell of a stud! — Jon Voight
And, sir, when we think of eternity, and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that should make… — William Wilberforce
I love the acquaintance of young people; because, in the first place, I do not like to think myself growing old. In the next place,… — Samuel Johnson
Will you tell me my fault, frankly as to yourself, for I had rather wince, than die. Men do not call the surgeon to commend… — Emily Dickinson
Now they always accuse me of carrying around a sledge hammer with which to pound the church members. Yes sir, I do pound them, every… — Mordecai Ham
I do have rules, and etiquette things. I think it's a southern thing too, to an extent. I'll hold the door for someone, but if… — Chris Black
Of course, history is only a muddle of facts and a fuddle of professors, and anyone who thinks it is one clear voice saying "Arise,… — Wilfrid Sheed
His hypothesis goes to this - to make the common run of his readers fancy they can do all that can be done by genius,… — William Hazlitt
One learned gentleman, "a sage grave man," Talk'd of the Ghost in Hamlet, "sheath'd in steel"— His well-read friend, who next to speak began, Said,… — Bill Vaughan
If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got… — Robert Griffin III
A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a… — Tommy Cooper
I took my mother-in-law to Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors, and one of the attendants said: 'Keep her moving sir; we're stock-taking.' — Les Dawson
Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until he was over 40, had, fortunately for the world, a… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives. — Alexander Hamilton
We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle,… — Patrick Henry
When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object. — Patrick Henry
Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it. — Edmund Hillary
People ask, 'Should I call you Sir Hopkins?' But I say, 'No. Call me Tony,' because it's too much of a lift-up. — Anthony Hopkins
I'd be happy to be taken as a woman - and that's what I was initially trying to do when I started throwing on dresses… — Eddie Izzard
I have seen humility in many of the finest leaders I have met the world over. And indeed, it is embodied in the warm, engaging… — Naveen Jain
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. — Samuel Johnson

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