Sir John Scott

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

    And is it true? And is it true,
    This most tremendous tale of all,
    Seen in a stained-glass window’s hue,
    A Baby in an ox’s stall?
    The Maker of the stars and sea
    Become a Child on earth for me?
    Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    Secrecy is the badge of fraud.
    John, Sir Chadwick (b. 1941)

    The idea that to make a man work you’ve got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We’ve done that for so long that we’ve forgotten there’s any other way.
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)