Sir Gilbert Elliot

Famous quotes containing the words sir, gilbert and/or elliot:

    “Give me the critic bred in Nature’s school,
    Who neither talks by rote, nor thinks by rule;
    Who feeling’s honest dictates still obeys,
    And dares, without a precedent, to praise.”
    —Martin Archer, Sir Shee (1769–1850)

    “It’s true I’ve got no shirts to wear;
    It’s true my butcher’s bill is due;
    It’s true my prospects all look blue—
    But don’t let that unsettle you:”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “I think I’m going to have a drink.”
    —David Mamet, U.S. screenwriter, and Brian DePalma. Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner)