Sir Quotes

841 Sir quotes by 498 unique authors

Sir,-The Planet [Neptune] whose position you marked out actually exists. On the day on which your letter reached me, I found a star of the… — Unknown Author
The King saw them with no common satisfaction, expressing his desire in no particular to have yt Stellar fish engraven and printed. We wish very… — Unknown Author
[At high school in Cape Town] my interests outside my academic work were debating, tennis, and to a lesser extent, acting. I became intensely interested… — Allan McLeod Cormack
I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said he, 'were the… — John Joseph Griffin
... protection of life is NOT a legitimate use for a firearm in this country sir! Not! That is expressly ruled out! — Allan Rock
Dammit Sir, it's your duty to get married. You can't always be living for pleasure! — Oscar Wilde
Whatever influence you have, it's only for a small amount of time. When Sir Frank (Packer) sold the Daily and Sunday Telegraph to Rupert Murdoch… — Ita Buttrose
What's wrong with death sir? What are we so mortally afraid of? Why can't we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity… — Robin Williams
No, Sir, you will have much more influence by giving or lending money where it is wanted, than by hospitality. — Samuel Johnson
Yes sir. You can be more careless, you can put more trash in [a novel] and be excused for it. In a short story that's… — William Faulkner
I think the fact that Sir Alex Ferguson rested Howard Webb had a lot to do with the result. — Noel Gallagher
No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first… — James Boswell
Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed. — Douglas MacArthur
About the last thing I ever wanted in life was a knighthood, and even today some forty years after the event, I find it difficult… — Donald Bradman
But sir- we are a beginning democracy. If there were not strikes, this would not be a democracy. — Violeta Chamorro
As soon as politicians start climbing up the ladder, they suddenly become kings. I don't know how it works, but what I do know is… — Jose Mujica
The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots… — Robert Walpole
I have lived a long time, sir, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth - that God governs… — Benjamin Franklin
What provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company. — Samuel Johnson
The founders of this nation understood that private morality is the fount from whence sound public policy springs. Replying to Washington's first inaugural address, the… — Thomas G. West

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