Admiral Sir William

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

    ““If I can wheedle
    A knife or a needle,
    Why not a Silver Churn?””
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “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)

    “People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty.”
    —Herbert Beerbohm, Sir Tree (1853–1917)

    “The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.”
    —J. William Fulbright (1905–1995)