Baron Foster of Thames Bank

Famous quotes containing the words baron, foster, thames and/or bank:

    “For age with stealing steps
    Hath clawed me with his crutch,”
    —Thomas Vaux, 2d Baron Vaux Of Harrowden (1510–1566)

    “Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression.”
    —John Foster Dulles (1888–1959)

    “The wind’s on the wold
    And the night is a-cold,
    And Thames runs chill
    ‘Twixt mead and hill.
    But kind and dear
    Is the old house here
    And my heart is warm
    Midst winter’s harm.”
    —William Morris (1834–1896)

    “A bank is a confidence trick. If you put up the right signs, the wizards of finance themselves will come in and ask you to take their money.”
    —Christina Stead (1902–1983)