Famous quotes containing the words sir william, william and/or rootes:
“His friends he loved. His direst earthly foes—
Cats—I believe he did but feign to hate.
My hand will miss the insinuated nose,
Mine eyes the tail that wagg’d contempt at Fate.”
—Sir William Watson (1858–1935)
“The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.”
—Sir William Osler (1849–1919)
“No other man-made device since the shields and lances of the ancient knights fulfills a man’s ego like an automobile.”
—Sir William Rootes (1894–1964)