King Henry Quotes:

England was a cold, backward, rebellious little kingdom. It's king: Henry the Eighth, remembered principally for his six wives and the chicken legs clutched in his fat fists.

- Kage Baker

source: Kage Baker (2005). “In the Garden of Iden”, p.60, Macmillan

topic: Kings, Wife, Littles, King Henry

King Henry: But what a point, my lord, your falcon made, And what a pitch she flew above the rest! To see how God in all his creatures works! Yea, man and birds are fain of climbing high. Suffolk: No marvel, an it like your majesty, My lord protectors hawks do tower so well; They know their masters loves to be aloft, And bears his thoughts above his falcon's pitch. Gloucester: My lord, 'tis but a base ignoble mind That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1838). “Complete Works: With Dr. Johnson's Preface, a Glossary, and an Account of Each Play, and a Memoir of the Author by William Harness”, p.478

topic: Kings, Men, Climbing, King Henry, Falcon

I changed my major to English literature, which was on the advice of my father. I finally said, "You know, Dad, to heck with it: I'm just going to be an actor. But I'm going to go to school." And he said, "Well, if you're going to go to school, then major in English literature. Those are the tools you are going to be working with as a man who's going to be acting in English, one would assume."

- Keith Carradine

source: "Keith Carradine on 'Deadwood,' 'Fargo,' and Madonna". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. July 20, 2016.

topic: Dad, Father, School, King Henry, English Literature

Till our King Henry had shook hands with Death.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone (1813). “King Henry VI, part 3; King Richard III”, p.41

topic: Death, Kings, Hands, King Henry

An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.

- Honore de Balzac

topic: Kings, Husband, Wife, King Henry, Henry V

King Henry VIII, who said to his lawyer, Forget the alimony, I've got a better idea. Never got a dinner!

- Red Buttons

topic: Kings, Ideas, Dinner, King Henry, Henry V