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Quotes About Sir

In the seventeenth century Sir Walter Raleigh wrote that 'The art of magic is the art of worshipping God'.
~ Philip Carr-Gomm
Begging your pardon, sir, but you're crazy enough to be a Wraith." "Until you've crewed with me for a few years, kid, you have no idea what 'crazy' means.
~ Aaron Allston
Consciously, sir, consciously, Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. I hate them consciously.
~ Joseph Heller
If you will excuse us?' 'Go to Sir Henry's room,' Lady Mary called after her. 'And if you use weapons, be sure to call witnesses.
~ Dorothy Dunnett
Indeed, Bill, it is. You find me thriving. And Mrs Roberts? How is she? Foot still troubling her?" "Not since she had it off, thanks for asking, sir. Between you and me, sir, I would've been just as happy to have had her amputated and kept the foot. I had a little spot reserved on the mantelpiece, but there we are, we have to take things as we find them.
~ Douglas Adams
Between you and me, sir, I would've been just as happy to have had her amputated and kept the foot. I had a little spot reserved on the mantelpiece, but there we are, we have to take things as we find them.
~ Douglas Adams
Oh, yes, sir." Betty's eyes sparkled with the pleasure of public disaster. "Wasn't it dreadful?
~ Agatha Christie
It's a classic, isn't it, sir?" said Hay. "Third Programme stuff. I don't listen to the Third Programme.
~ Agatha Christie
Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. I'd really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it's the wrong century.
~ Alan Dean Foster
Sir Jadunath Sarkar
~ Ramachandra Guha
Bluebell: Please, sir, I'm only a little [car] and I've left all my petrol on the grass. So if you don't mind eating the grass, sir, while I give this lady a ride- Hazel: Bluebell, shut up!
~ Richard Adams
Sir. My lord. Master Roydon." The young man blurted out most available titles except for "Your Majesty" and "Prince of Darkness." These were implied nonetheless.
~ Deborah Harkness
President Bush got a little upset with a reporter for calling him 'sir' instead of 'Mr. President.' Man, how upset is he going to be after the election when they start calling him George again?
~ Jay Leno
Nature, my dear sir, is only a hypothesis.
~ Raoul Dufy
No, sir.' She withdrew her hand. 'Quoting Shakespeare will get you nowhere.
~ Jane Aiken Hodge
It's men, not ships, sir.
~ Alexander Kent
should have been in Parliament, Allday." Allday put down his empty glass. He had never seen him in quite this mood before, "I'm too honest, sir.
~ Alexander Kent
SIR BENJAMIN. Perhaps, Sir, you are not a Doctor. SIR OLIVER. Truly Sir I am to thank you for my degree If I am.
~ Richard Brinsley Sheridan
It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up.
~ Rick Riordan
A faint smile played on his lips. Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it No...sir I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained.
~ Rick Riordan
Sir, if Tang can't avoid the Mexican fishing fleet," O'Kane replied, "she doesn't have any business going on patrol.
~ William Tuohy
"Tirra lirra," by the riverSang Sir Lancelot.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
Who sneezed? WHO SNEEZED? I did. I did what? I sneezed. I SNEEZED, SIR! I sneezed, sir.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
Ms. Kendrick, are you listening to me?" Headmaster Raleigh asked. Not in the least. "Yes, sir." The sir seemed to appease him somewhat.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes