Absolute Monster Gentlemen

Famous quotes containing the words absolute, monster and/or gentlemen:

    “The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage.”
    —Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)

    “By heaven, he echoes me,
    As if there were some monster in his thought
    Too hideous to be shown.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The gentlemen [at a ball], as they passed and repassed, looked as if they thought we were quite at their disposal, and only waiting for the honour of their commands; and they sauntered about, in a careless indolent manner, as if with a view to keep us in suspense.... I thought it so provoking, that I determined in my own mind that, far from humouring such airs, I would rather not dance at all.”
    —Frances Burney (1752–1840)