Sir Francis Drake

Famous quotes containing the words sir, francis and/or drake:

    Our noble King, King Henery the eighth,
    Ouer the riuer of Thames past hee.
    —Unknown. Sir Andrew Barton. . .

    English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)

    Connie, all my life I kept trying to go up in society where everything was legal, straight.... But the higher I go the crookeder it becomes. Where the hell does it end?
    Mario Puzo, U.S. author, screenwriter, and Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. director, screenwriter. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)

    Kringelein: I’m going to live. I’m going to have a good time while I can.
    The Baron: That’s my motto, Kringelein. A short life and a gay one.
    —William A. Drake (1900–1965)