General Sir Richard

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

    “The General has dedicated himself so many times, he must feel like the cornerstone of a public building.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    “Over Sir John’s hill,
    The hawk on fire hangs still;
    In a hoisted cloud, at drop of dusk, he pulls to his claws
    And gallows, up the rays of his eyes the small birds of the bay....”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “Stay on the beach. The natives over there are cannibals. They eat liars with the same enthusiasm as they eat honest men.”
    —Earl Felton, and Richard Fleischer. Captain Nemo (James Mason)