Sir Walter Raleigh

Famous quotes containing the words walter raleigh, sir, walter and/or raleigh:

    “Just at the stroke when my veins start and spread,
    Set on my soul an everlasting head.
    Then am I ready, like a palmer fit,
    To tread those blest paths which before I writ.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

    “It is not God that is worshipped but the group or authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not violation of integrity.”
    —Sarvepalli, Sir Radhakrishnan (1888–1975)

    “Class isn’t something you buy. Look at you. You have a $500 suit on and you’re still a lowlife.”
    —Roger Spottiswoode, U.S. screenwriter, Walter Hill, and Larry Gross. Jack Cates (Nick Nolte)

    “Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618)