Michael Briggs may refer to:
- Michael Briggs (police officer), police officer from Manchester, New Hampshire, shot in 2006
- Michael Briggs (judge) (born 1954), British high court judge
- Michael Briggs (racing driver) (born 1966), South African racing driver
- Mike Briggs (politician) (born 1959), American politician
- Mike Briggs (tennis) (born 1968), American tennis player
- Michael Peter Briggs (scientist) (born 1944), British scientist and university administrator
Famous quotes containing the words michael and/or briggs:
“While Michael Angelo’s Sistine roof,
His “Morning” and his “Night” disclose
How sinew that has been pulled tight,
Or it may be loosened in repose,
Can rule by supernatural right
Yet be but sinew.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“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)