Sir Quotes

841 Sir quotes by 498 unique authors

We are with Europe but not of it. We are linked, not combined. We are interested and associated, not absorbed. And should European statesmen address… — Winston Churchill
Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years… — William Makepeace Thackeray
As Sir Henry Newbolt sums it up: "The real test of success is whether a life has been a happy one and a happy giving… — Robert Baden-Powell
Well, sir, you never can tell. That's a principle in life with me, sir, if you'll excuse my having such a thing. — George Bernard Shaw
Dakin (to Irwin, his teacher): Do you really believe that, sir, or are you just trying to make us think? — Unknown Author
Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business. To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk; And this our… — Henry Fielding
Sir: It gives me pleasure to report to you the fine bearing and soldierly conduct of Captain Wilson and his men whilst absent on special… — Unknown Author
Someone once accused me of being like Eliot Ness. I sad no sir, I'm not E.N., but I can promise you that I'm not Al… — Robert Stack
One of the most appalling comments on our present way of life is that half of all the beds in our hospitals are reserved for… — Dale Carnegie
I, uh...I have a television, so I'm going to spend some time here to tell you some things. [To orchestra conductor:] And, and...and sir, you're… — Julia Roberts
O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could… — Patrick Henry
Epitaph on Newton: Nature and Nature's law lay hid in night: God said, "Let Newton be!," and all was light. [added by Sir John Collings… — George Polya
Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he wore many hats. But, ultimately, he loved the theater and… — Derek Jacobi
Speaking of Sir Winston Churchill: He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle. — Edward R. Murrow
Sir, there is no Christian nation, thus free to choose as we are, which would establish slavery. — William H. Seward
I praise God for you, sir: your reasons at dinner have been sharp and sententious; pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, audacious without impudency, learned… — William Shakespeare
Sir: This point of observation commands an area nearly 50 miles in diameter. The city, with its girdle of encampments, presents a superb scene. I… — Unknown Author
Sir, if you think that I am that kind of a man, you have missed your mark. I would rather die a thousand deaths than… — Unknown Author
September twenty-second, Sir, the bough cracks with unpicked apples, and at dawn the small-mouth bass breaks water, gorged with spawn. — Robert Lowell
Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable. — Henry Thomas Buckle
"I hope, sir, that I will shoot your picture on your hundredth birthday." I don't see why not, young man. You look reasonably fit and… — Winston Churchill
The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave. They owned all the land, all the houses, all the factories, and… — George Orwell
After conducting a concert in a small town, I once received the following note from a farmer who had attended the performance: "Dear Sir, I… — Arturo Toscanini
Student: Sir, you said you must change the world. How can you change it, sir? Krishnamurti: What is the world? The world is where you… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
All my life I've been aware of the Second World War humming in the background. I was born 10 years after it was finished, and… — A. A. Gill

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