Son Sir John

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

    “Keep our Empire undismembered
    Guide our Forces by Thy Hand,
    Gallant blacks from far Jamaica,
    Honduras and Togoland;
    Protect them Lord in all their fights,
    And, even more, protect the whites.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “Remember that every son had a mother
    whose beloved son he was,
    and every woman had a mother
    whose beloved son she wasn’t.”
    —Marge Piercy (20th century)

    “Television thrives on unreason, and unreason thrives on television. It strikes at the emotions rather than the intellect.”
    —Robin, Sir Day (b. 1915)