Admiral Sir John

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, admiral, sir and/or john:

    “Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason?
    For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
    —Sir John Harington (1561–1612)

    “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
    —Larry Forrester, U.S. screenwriter, Hideo Oguni, and Ryuzo Kikushima. Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku. Admiral Yamamoto (Soh Yamamura)

    “‘Tirra Tirra,’ by the river
    Sang Sir Lancelot.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “Look Johnny, Spig just joined the Navy. I’m married to it. I run the mess hall. I swab the deck. I chip the rust. You’re afraid that they’ll kick Spig out of the Navy. I’m afraid that they won’t.”
    —Frank Fenton, William Wister Haines, co-scenarist, and John Ford. Minne Wead (Maureen O’Hara)