Sir John Franklin

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir and/or franklin:

    “What a treat to hear Thy Word
    Where the bones of leading statesmen,
    Have so often been interred.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “We will get everything out of her that you can squeeze out of a lemon and a bit more.... I will squeeze her until you can hear the pips squeak.”
    —Eric, Sir Geddes (1875–1937)

    “I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end: requesting only the advantage authors have, of correcting in a second edition the faults of the first.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)