Famous quotes containing the words thin, white and/or duke:
“An actor must communicate his authors given messagecomedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the looked-for, yet at times unexpected, reaction of the audience. This split second is his; he is in command of his medium; the effect vanishes into thin air; but that moment has a power all its own and, like power in any form, is stimulating and alluring.”
—Eleanor Robson Belmont (18781979)
“Once I had a professor say to me, You know you have as much education as a lot of white people. I answered, Doctor, I have more education than most white people.”
—Joycelyn Elders (b. 1933)
“A fully equipped duke costs as much to keep up as two Dreadnoughts, and dukes are just as great a terrorand they last longer.”
—David Lloyd George (18631945)