Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir and/or davies:
“People’s backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)
“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)
“What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?”
—William Henry Davies (1871–1940)