Patron Saints

Famous quotes containing the words patron and/or saints:

“I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am their patron saint.”
—Peter Shaffer (b. 1926)

“Its imaginary value will increase with the years, and if he [his grandson-in-law] lives to my age, or another half century, he may see it carried in the procession of our nation’s birthday, as the relics of the saints are in those of the church.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)