Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or major:
“As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories—those that don’t work, those that break down and those that get lost.”
—Russell Baker (b. 1925)