Quotes About Butler

One of my greatest regrets in coaching is the Butler Final Four runs, because if I would have been a seasoned coach, I think we would have won.

As far as I'm concerned, whom is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

Between Jeans and Pearson comes a notice from one John Butler Burke, who believed he had observed spontaneous generation of microscopic life in a vat of beef bouillon by exposure to the recently discovered element radium.

He had just spent half an hour cross-examining his butler. Proom's attempts at honorable evasion had withered before the tactics that Rupert had perfected in four years of dealing with his men…. His anger, though perfectly contained, far outstripped Muriel's own.

I remember when I got my Equity card doing the Scottish play at the Public Theater with Angela Bassett and Alec Baldwin. Alec thought I should just be Butler Harner, but I thought it would make people laugh if they had to call me Butler.

Accursed who brings to light of day the writings I have cast away.

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.

Relax,' said Gold. 'I know when to tip the butler, and which sleeve to blow my nose on.

I feel I should point out that I do not mix cocktails or provide helpful advice to those who find themselves in a bit of a pickle; and neither do I untangle emotional difficulties. I just buttle. (The Butler in The Dark Side of the Road)

To operate within the matrix of power is not the same as to replicate uncritically relations of domination.

While Fledging is a different type of book, The Parable series serve as cautionary tales. I wrote the Parable books because of the direction of the country. You can call it save the world fiction, but it clearly doesn't save anything.

The animal is making quite a mess," the butler droned. "Are you referring to the monkey, or to my nephew?" Fennington drawled, strolling into the room. "Hm. How long did you lurk outside the room waiting forthat opportunity?" Bennett asked

If the person was out of the room, the octopus would pull off the magnet on the inside of the tank which, with another magnet on the outside of the tank, held a glass-cleaning tool in place. The outside magnet would then crash loudly to the ground, summoning the human much as one might call a butler by ringing a servant's bell. Ceph keeper Nancy King

When I did 'The Green' with Cheyenne Jackson, I was the lead of a film for the first time. That was really fun; I hadn't dug in to a part like that before.

Actually, [Wax] said, we came here because we needed someplace safe to think for a few hours." Ranette: "Your mansion isn't safe?" Wax: "My butler failed to poison me, then tried to shoot me, then set off an explosive in my study" Ranette: "Huh.... You need to screen these people better, Wax.

If you've not good servants you're miserable, Mrs. Touchett serenely said. They're very bad in America, but I've five perfect ones in Florence. I don't see what you want with five, Henrietta couldn't help observing. I don't think I should like to see five persons surrounding me in that menial position. I like them in that position better than in some others, proclaimed Mrs. Touchett with much meaning. Should you like me better if I were your butler, dear? her husband asked.

Amanda marched toward him. Hey. Where is de Warenne? He gave her a furious look and picked up the tray. His lordship is entertaining and is not to be disturbed. Her eyes narrowed. Don't put on airs with me, she said flatly. You're only a servant. He straightened. I am the butler, miss, and the most important servant in his lordship's employ. She rolled her eyes. I don't think so. The most important one he's got working for him is the ship's carpenter. You want to make a bet?

Reason, said Butler, provides no complete system of knowledge, and in ordinary life it can offer us only probabilities.

As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

Someone broke from the scrum and, punching and kicking, staggered towards the Klatchian goal. Isn't that man your butler? said Ahmed. Yes. One of your soldiers said he bit a man's nose off. Vimes shrugged. He's got a very pointed look if I don't use the sugar tongs, I know that.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

Jack looked at the paper. Devonsgate had listed all twelve footmen: John, Mark, Luke, Thomas…Bloody hell, his butler had hired the entire New Testament.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

War like any other racket, pays high dividends to the very few. The cost of operations is always transferred to the people who do not profit.