Sir Walter, being strangely surprised and put out of his countenance at so great a table, gives his son a damned blow over the fac...e. His son, as rude as he was, would not strike his father, but strikes over the face the gentleman that sat next to him and said "Box about: 'twill come to my father anon."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The fact alone that both, like Chatham before them, were great war ministers, links their names inseparably. Beyond that, they sha...red many qualities in common: unquenchable vitality, restless energy, personal magnetism, and an inspiring power of oratory. They were alike also in their defects: opportunism, total lack of consideration for others, and a degree of egotism that can only be termed infantile. Lloyd George, however, whom Lord Haldane once called "an illiterate with an unbalanced mind," lacked both the versatility and the intellectual power of Churchill. Where Sir Winston found relaxation in Macauley or Gibbon, Lloyd George in his prime amused himself with cheap detective fiction. The latter, cast in an inferior mold, lacked also the personal courage of his younger colleague and successor.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Cheryl: Will you sleep with me? Wyatt Earp: Cheryl, I'm old enough to be your father.... Cheryl: Wyatt, you're old enough to be my grandfather. Now answer the question.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Princess Dala: If I were my father, I'd have you tortured. Sir Charles: No, if you were your father I doubt very much if I wo...uld have kissed you.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Simone Clouseau: Jacques would make a wonderful father. He has many redeeming qualities, you know. Sir Charles: Name one. .../>Simone Clouseau: Oh, he's kind, loyal, faithful, obedient. Sir Charles: You're either married to a boy scout or a dachshund.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Sir Charles: Aren't you drinking? Princess Dala: I don't drink.... Sir Charles: Never? Princess Dala: I'm quite content with reality, I have no need for escape. Sir Charles: Well, I enjoy reality as much as the next man, it's just in my case, fortunately, reality includes a good stiff belt every now and then.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Sir Charles: Are you? Princess Dala: What?... Sir Charles: What they call you--the Virgin Queen? Princess Dala: I'm not a queen.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »