Henry Briggs

Henry Briggs may refer to:

  • Henry Briggs (mathematician) (1561–1630)
  • Henry Briggs (politician) (Sir), (1844–1919)
  • Henry Shaw Briggs (Brigadier General), Union general in the American Civil War

Famous quotes containing the words henry and/or briggs:

    “There are in every generation those who shrink from the ultimate sacrifice, but there are in every generation those who make it with joy and laughter and these are the salt of the generations.”
    —Patrick Henry Pearse (1879–1916)

    “Before I get through with you, you will have a clear case for divorce and so will my wife. Now, the first thing to do is arrange for a settlement. You take the children, your husband takes the house, Junior burns down the house, you take the insurance and I take you!”
    —S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Arthur Sheekman, Will Johnstone, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Monkey Business, terms for a divorce settlement proposed while trying to woo Lucille Briggs (Thelma Todd)