General Sir Hugh

Famous quotes containing the words general, sir and/or hugh:

    “There has always been the same amount of light in the world. The new and missing stars, the comets and eclipses, do not affect the general illumination, for only our glasses appreciate them.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Television thrives on unreason, and unreason thrives on television. It strikes at the emotions rather than the intellect.”
    —Robin, Sir Day (b. 1915)

    “Thou shalt not covet; but tradition
    Approves all forms of competition.”
    —Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)