London Quotes - Page 25

• I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.

  J. Philippe Rushton

  University

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• London is a city that offers all kinds of temptations, and whenever I go for a walk I discover things that I would like to bring back as souvenirs. But my resources are very limited. I cannot buy anything, and I make a point of taking my walks a good distance from these riches.

  Soseki Natsume

  Distance, Cities, Temptation

  Soseki Natsume (2011). “Spring Miscellany: And London Essays”, p.114, Tuttle Publishing

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• The '60s in London obviously brought about the explosion of music, the Beatles especially, and then the Rolling Stones and other forms of music, and then fashion and photography and films - kitchen-sink dramas we called them at that time, which was our nouvelle vague in Britain, films that talk about real life.

  Charlotte Rampling

  Photography, Fashion, Drama

  Interview with Zoë Wolff, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 31, 2014.

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• Of course there are times when I hate London, but equally there are times when I can walk 'round a corner and I really feel that this is my place.

  Graham Swift

  Hate, Walks, Feels

  "Triumph of the common man" by John O'Mahony, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2003.

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• I did The Seagull, the Chekhov play, on Broadway, a couple of years ago, and I had done it in London, and I became completely obsessed with the character, Nina, that I played in that. She's an actress. I couldn't find a play after that, that I wanted to do, because I couldn't think of doing anything else. Every part is a disappointment, once you've done that part.

  Carey Mulligan

  Couple, Disappointment, Character

  Source: collider.com

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• The contrast couldn't be clearer between the intentions and the hearts of those of us who care deeply about human rights and human liberty and those who kill. [on the terrorist bombings in London, July 7, 2005

  George W. Bush

  Heart, Rights, July

  George W. Bush's address to the people of London on the terrorist bombings, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. July 7, 2005.

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• I was born in North London in 1947. I didn't learn to read until I was almost 8-partly bad schooling, and partly I suspect slight dyslexic problems. My father, driven mad by this, taught me to read. At 9 I began writing.

  Tanith Lee

  Father, Writing, Mad

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• I undertake that, in the exercise of my functions of that office I will have regard to any guidance with respect to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

  Ken Livingstone

  Exercise, Ethical Standards, Office

  "Livingstone sworn in as London mayor" by Patrick Barkham, www.theguardian.com. May 08, 2000.

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• London underground took me on a tour of all the hidden places, the disused shafts and staircases... that was very interesting.

  Ruth Rendell

  Interesting, Staircases, Very Interesting

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• I was devastated by the atrocious bombings that struck London today. These vicious acts have cut us all to the core, for they are an attack on humanity itself. [7th July 2005 - on London bombings

  Kofi Annan

  Cutting, July, Humanity

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• But I think you could say my parts in Appointment In London and Gilbert and Sullivan were particularly interesting.

  Dinah Sheridan

  Thinking, Interesting, Parting

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• There's something about being in the country that makes you stick out like a sore thumb ? you're an anomaly. But in London there's always someone wilder and woollier.

  Cornelia Parker

  Country, Anomalies, Thumbs

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• It was with the advent of the Laudie London era that I realized the whole teenage epic was tottering to doom.

  Colin MacInnes

  Teenage, Epic, Eras

  Colin MacInnes (1969). “The London novels: City of spades. Absolute beginners. Mr. Love and Justice”

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• The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold - a 1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux, supposedly once the property of Thomas Jefferson... It was sold at Christie's in London in 1985 for $156,000.00. Like a lot of high-priced art, the bottle is essentially undrinkable.

  Robert Genn

  Art, Wine, Bottles

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• If you take the contempt some Americans have for yuppies and multiply it by 10 you might come close to understanding their attitude towards the City, as they call it - London, the people of the south.

  Martin Cruz Smith

  Attitude, Cities, Yuppies

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• London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.

  Bayard Taylor

  Atmosphere, World, Advantage

  Bayard Taylor (1869). “Views Afoot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff”, p.306

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• In some ways she was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda. Once when he happened in some connection to mention the war against Eurasia, she startled him by saying casually that in her opinion the war was not happening. The rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, "just to keep the people frightened."

  George Orwell

  War, Party, Government

  George Orwell (1983). “1984”, p.335, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• On my early trips to London and Paris, in 2009, I started to shift to more wide-brimmed felt hats similar to Borsalinos and Stetsons.

  Theophilus London

  Paris, Hats, Felt

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• I'm like a tourist when I'm in London.

  Erin O'Connor

  Tourists

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• London is a huge shop, with a hotel on the upper storeys.

  George Gissing

  Hotel, Shops, Huge

  George Gissing (2015). “New Grub Street”, p.467, Booklassic

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• These cruel, wanton, indiscriminate bombings of London are, of course, a part of Hitler's invasion plans. He hopes, by killing large numbers of civilians, and women and children, that he will terrorise and cow the people of this mighty imperial city ... Little does he know the spirit of the British nation, or the tough fibre of the Londoners.

  Winston Churchill

  Children, Numbers, Cities

  Sir Winston Churchill (1966). “Sir Winston Churchill, K. G., P. C., O. M., C. H., M. P.: selections from his writings and speeches”

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• I journeyed to London, to the timekept City, Where the River flows, with foreign flotations. There I was told: we have too many churches, And too few chop-houses.

  T. S. Eliot

  Cities, Rivers, House

  T.S. Eliot (2011). “The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot”, p.129, Faber & Faber

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• So poetry, which is in Oxford made An art, in London only is a trade.

  John Dryden

  Art, Oxford, Made

  'Prologue to the University of Oxon...at the Acting of The Silent Woman' (1673)

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• And there is London!--England's heart and soul. By the proud flowing of her famous Thames, She circulates through countless lands and isles Her greatness; gloriously she rules, At once the awe and sceptre of the world.

  Robert Montgomery

  Heart, Greatness, Land

  Robert Montgomery (1836). “Selections from the Poetical Works: With Introductory Remarks, and an Appendix Containing Extracts from Satires, Notes, &c”, p.125

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• I live in a small apartment in London, not some big house with a lot of security. I don't like too much security. There's no freedom. I'm a person, not some precious diamond that needs guarding every second.

  Julian Lennon

  House, Needs, Too Much

  Biography/Person Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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