London Quotes - Page 6

• You will recognize, my boy, the first sign of old age: it is when you go out into the streets of London and realize for the first time how young the policemen look.

  Seymour Hicks

  Birthday, Boys, Age

  In C. R. D. Pulling They Were Singing (1952) ch. 7

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• On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They loved me for what I was and what I gave them.

  Lillie Langtry

  Princess, Night, Duchess

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• If I died snowboarding, you could honestly tell everybody in the world that Jeremy London died happy.

  Jeremy London

  Snowboarding, World, Honest

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• In London November isn't a month, it's a state of mind.

  Antal Szerb

  Mind, Months, November

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• If you lived in London, where the whole system is one of false good-fellowship, and you may know a man for twenty years without finding out that he hates you like poison, you would soon have your eyes opened. There we do unkind things in a kind way: we say bitter things in a sweet voice: we always give our friends chloroform when we tear them to pieces.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Sweet, Hate, Eye

  George Bernard Shaw (2011). “You Never Can Tell”, p.115, The Floating Press

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• [London] is sentimental and tolerant. The attitude to foreigners is like the attitude to dogs: Dogs are neither human nor British, but so long as you keep them under control, give them their exercise, feed them, pat them, you will find their wild emotions are amusing, and their characters interesting.

  V. S. Pritchett

  Dog, Attitude, Character

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• It is one of the most discouraging experiences I have ever had, not forgetting the time when I winked at the Queen Mother in London once.

  Robert Benchley

  Mother, Queens, Forget

  Robert Benchley (2010). “The Athletic Benchley: 105 Exercises from the Detroit Athletic Club News”, p.118, Glendower Media

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• I was a student in London in the '70s, so CBGB really wasn't on my radar at all. Obviously, I was aware of the emergence of the Police in England and as an art student, I was very aware of David Byrne, but I suppose my musical taste at that time certainly didn't stretch towards the Dead Boys or the Ramones.

  Alan Rickman

  Art, Boys, Cbgb

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• In London there is a man who screams when the church bells ring.

  H. P. Lovecraft

  Men, Church Bells, Scream

  H. P. Lovecraft (2014). “Complete Collection Of H. P. Lovecraft - 150 eBooks With 100+ Audiobooks (Complete Collection Of Lovecraft's Fiction, Juvenilia, Poems, Essays And Collaborations)”, p.650, Ageless Reads

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• Whether I'm in London, Sydney or Hong Kong, it makes no difference. There is always someone who knows me. I must be one of the most unloneliest people in the world!

  Roy Orbison

  Differences, People, World

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Tolerance is forced on people in London.

  Graham Norton

  People, Tolerance

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• Nothing is sure in London, except expense.

  William Shenstone

  Expenses

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• Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London is not independent and does not exercise powers. Ultimately it is the political executive that has to answer.

  P. Chidambaram

  Mean, Independent, Exercise

  "Chidambaram: Poor Conditions ‘Dehumanize’ Police". Interview with Geeta Anand, blogs.wsj.com. February 7, 2012.

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• When I'm in London, Claridge's is a great favourite. I'm a big fan of art deco architecture and the rooms are extraordinary.

  Roman Coppola

  Art, Fans, Rooms

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• London's not a white city. So why should our catwalks be so white?

  Jourdan Dunn

  Cities, White, Should

  "Jourdan Dunn first black British model to enter Forbes rich list" by Rosie Swash, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2014.

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• I gained a first class degree in Physics at Imperial College London in 1968 and did research in solid state physics, but did not pursue meteorology matters until gaining an M.Sc. in astrophysics from Queen Mary College London in 1981, after which I investigated and attempted to construct theories of solar activity.

  Piers Corbyn

  Queens, College, Class

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• I hated Sundays when I was growing up in Streatham, south London. Everything closed down and stopped.

  Simon Callow

  Growing Up, Sunday, Down And

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• The Globe' is one of the most terrifying theatres in London. It's that mob element - everyone packed in and staring up at you.

  Arthur Darvill

  Theatre, Elements, Staring

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I would teach U.K. parents how to stop their children throwing litter. London is a beautiful city but its streets are disgusting.

  Britt Ekland

  Beautiful, Children, Cities

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• What I find really attractive is something that's going to be a little dangerous. Something that might get me into trouble; you know, you turn up in London and you've just rewritten Dickens. And, of course, then you think, 'What have I done?

  Peter Carey

  Thinking, Done, Littles

  "Peter Carey: making it up as he goes along" by Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2012.

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• Billions of taxpayers' money has been wasted in bad deals. The London Underground modernisation, personally negotiated by one of Gordon Brown's team, was a disaster, as the National Audit Office has confirmed.

  Vince Cable

  Team, Office, Disaster

  Vincent Cable's speech to the Lib Dem conference, www.theguardian.com. September 20, 2005.

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• I moved to Seattle when I was two or three years old. Had my early education there, and would spend summers on the farm in Maryland. Then I went to boarding school in New Hampshire, to St. Paul's School. From there, I moved to London.

  Alexis Denisof

  Summer, School, Years

  Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. February 11, 2003.

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• As an arts journalist in London, working mainly for the BBC, I interviewed hundreds if not thousands of authors. From them I gleaned a great deal of passing instruction in writing and I observed one fascinating detail: no two writers approach their work - physically - in the same way.

  Frank Delaney

  Art, Writing, Two

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• I mean, I suppose when I'm in London, I'm home so I'm more comfortable.

  Jourdan Dunn

  Home, Mean, Comfortable

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• My natural accent is American. I chose to speak with a U.K. accent when I was about to enter the final year at drama school in London. I was going to try to find a way to stay in the U.K. after I finished college and could not imagine trying to live and get work there with an American accent.

  Jennifer Ehle

  Drama, School, College

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