Hold Office

Famous quotes containing the words hold and/or office:

“Andrews: Do you love her?
Peter: A normal human being couldn’t live under the same roof with her without going nutty. She’s my idea of nothing!
Andrews: I asked you a simple question. Do you love her?
Peter: Yes! But don’t hold it against me. I’m a little screwy myself.”
—Robert Riskin (1897–1955)

“The House of Lords, architecturally, is a magnificent room, and the dignity, quiet, and repose of the scene made me unwillingly acknowledge that the Senate of the United States might possibly improve its manners. Perhaps in our desire for simplicity, absence of title, or badge of office we may have thrown over too much.”
—M. E. W. Sherwood (1826–1903)