Sir William Slim

Famous quotes containing the words sir william, sir, william and/or slim:

    ““If I can wheedle
    A knife or a needle,
    Why not a Silver Churn?””
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “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)

    “Now William pulled the lever down,
    And click-clack went the printing-press.
    William was the only printer in town
    Who had peeped while the angels undress.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “The pickings are pretty slim when you have to play the part of a housewife who doesn’t go out of her apartment because she’s afraid she’s going to get mugged, or a woman who turns into her brother, who is a murderer.”
    —Shirley MacLaine (b. 1934)