Sir Quotes

841 Sir quotes by 498 unique authors

Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health. — Arthur Murphy
Do not suppose, dearest Sir, that I am so short-sighted as to destroy my life by English preaching, or any other preaching. St. Paul did… — Henry Martyn
Oh, Mr Coward, sir - I could never have an affair with you, because you remind me of my father! — Kenneth More
I was not up stairs when he came home; no, sir. — Lizzie Andrew Borden
If Sir John A. MacDonald or any other leader of that day were here now, he would have a different program from that of sixty… — John Bracken
The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of… — George Stephenson
I phoned this number and said, Please, sir, I want to be an actor. — Charles Dance
But, sir, I shall take the path of duty and shall not swerve from it. — Benjamin F. Wade
But, sir, they have written me down upon the history of the country as worthy of expulsion, and in no unkindness I must tell them… — Preston Brooks
My bravery however was the effect of assurance for could I have believed the current report, I should have fled as fast as any man,… — Henry Laurens
Yes, sir, I was in the processing room watching them actually process the film. — Abraham Zapruder
Was I believer in Enron Corporation? Yes, sir, I was. — Jeffrey Skilling
Issue the orders Sir, and I will storm Hell. — Anthony Wayne
It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think… — Christopher Gadsden
Poetry is a mere drug, Sir. — George Farquhar
Drama is action, sir, action and not confounded philosophy. — Luigi Pirandello
There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has… — Samuel Johnson
Here's the advice Sir William Osler gave the students at Yale: Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day absorb… — William Osler
Sir, my friend John Baynes used to say that the man who published a book without an index ought to be damned ten miles beyond… — Unknown Author
Marriage, Sir, is much more necessary to a man than to a woman; for he is much less able to supply himself with domestick comforts — Samuel Johnson
It makes me feel good that I can now sit there and go, I've worked with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, all the great actors that… — Aaron Eckhart
And, Mr. Speaker, if the Governor and Council don't see fit to fall in with us, I say let the general duty law, and all,… — Christopher Gadsden
There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has… — Samuel Johnson
Sir, I see a lot of documents in my day-to-day business, and I can't tell you every document that I've seen. It may have passed… — Rand Beers
Dr Blair . . . asked . . . whether he thought any man of a modern age could have written such poems [Ossian] .… — Samuel Johnson

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