Famous quotes containing the words sir john, admiral and/or john:
“Why so pale and wan, fond lover
Prithee, why so pale?”
—Sir John Suckling (1609–1642)
“In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)
“We like the idea of childhood but are not always crazy about the kids we know. We like it, that is, when we are imagining our own childhoods. So part of our apparent appreciation of youth is simply envy.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)