Admiral Sir William

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

    “They played the eloquent tum-tum,
    And lived on scalps served up in rum—
    The only sauce they knew.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “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)

    “We will get everything out of her that you can squeeze out of a lemon and a bit more.... I will squeeze her until you can hear the pips squeak.”
    —Eric, Sir Geddes (1875–1937)