London Fire Brigade/staffing

Famous quotes containing the words london, fire and/or brigade:

    “...of all the shoddy foreigners one encounters, there are none so depressing as the London shoddy.”
    —Willa Cather (1876–1947)

    “And where two raging fires meet together;
    They do consume the thing that feeds their fury.
    Though little fire grows great with little wind,
    Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoitre the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy.”
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)