Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey quotes
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“Sith Nature thus gave her the praise, To be the chiefest work she wrought, In faith, methink, some better ways On your behalf might well be sought, Than to compare, as ye have done, To match the candle with the sun.”
-- Henry Howard, Earl of SurreySource : Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (Illustrated)”, p.45, Delphi Classics
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“Alas, so all things now do hold their peace: Heaven and earth disturbed in no thing: The beasts, the air, the birds their song do cease; The nightes chare the stars about doth bring.”
-- Henry Howard, Earl of SurreySource : Henry Howard, “Alas! So All Things Now Do Hold Their Peace”
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“by and by, the cause of my disease Gives me a pang that inwardly doth sting, When that I think what grief it is again To live and lack the thing should rid my pain.”
-- Henry Howard, Earl of SurreySource : 1557 'Alas! so all things now do hold their peace'.
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“Thus I alone, where all my freedom grew, In prison pine with bondage and restraint; And with remembrance of the greater grief To banish the less, I find my chief relief.”
-- Henry Howard, Earl of SurreySource : Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (Illustrated)”, p.36, Delphi Classics
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“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”
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“Don't try to be what you're not. If you're nervous, be nervous. If you're shy, be shy. It's cute.”
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“Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.”
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“I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success.”
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Source : Adam Braun (2015). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.249, Simon and Schuster
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“Doing the right thing at all costs is an absolute, and only a sith deals in absolutes.”
Source : "E-Mails Between Master & Padawan About Ahsoka’s Decision". Interview with Ashley Eckstein, www.starwars.com. March 6, 2013.
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“I've seen the teaser trailer for Revenge of the Sith though and I think it will be excellent.”
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