Sir James Murray

Famous quotes containing the words sir, james and/or murray:

    “This is no Sir Galahad who lives from afar. This is a two- legged boa constrictor.”
    —John Lee Mahin (1902–1984)

    “As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and appeals to sympathy or justice, are folly when we are dealing with human crocodiles and boa-constrictors.”
    —William James (1842–1910)

    “Because you live, O Christ,
    the spirit bird of hope is freed for flying,
    our cages of despair no longer keep us closed and life-denying.
    The stone has rolled away and death cannot imprison!
    O sing this Easter Day, for Jesus Christ has risen!”
    —Shirley Erena Murray (20th century)