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“The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the winds may blow through it, the storm may enter, the rain may enter; but the king of England cannot enter.”
Source : William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham's speech on the Excise Bill in the House of Commons (March 1763), as quoted in Lord Brougham "Historical Sketches of Statesmen Who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume I" (p. 42), 1839.
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“The cause of the attack was not American foreign policy but an amoral disregard for human life.It is grotesque to suggest that a four-year-old girl, making her first and only flight in an aeroplane, should somehow bear responsibility for the actions of a government for whom she was never allowed the chance to grow up and vote either for or against.”
Source : "Key quotes from the Commons debate" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. October 4, 2001. 
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“Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.”
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“So, to add to a momentous day, I corrected a misconception that my family had held for at least fifteen years and came out to them as straight.”
Source : Graeme Simsion (2014). “The Rosie Project: A Novel”, p.275, Simon and Schuster
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“The truth is that I didn't start as a winner. When I was a kid, I was just another reject. I started at the bottom. I think all winners do.”
Source : Georges St-Pierre (2013). “The Way of the Fight”, p.15, Harper Collins
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“It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine - a gun - which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the necessity of large armies, and consequently, exposure to battle and disease [would] be greatly diminished.”
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“I promise not to become a source of shame for you.”
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“He bursts out laughing. It's short, as if he regretted allowing me to make him laugh, but the satisfaction's already mine.”
