Knighthood famous quotes

I turned down a knighthood. It would be like having to wear a suit every day of your life.
-- Alan Bennett

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The culmination of three trophies was the pinnacle of my career and it has been rewarded with a knighthood.
-- Alex Ferguson

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The knighthood was a tremendous honour, I don't dismiss it. But I feel embarrassed by the flowery, theatrical stuff that goes with being an actor.
-- Anthony Hopkins

#Actors #Knighthood #Stuff

When his apprenticeship was finished (the candidate for Knighthood) was received into the Knightly Order by a ritual of sacramental awe...
-- Ariel Durant

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Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.
-- Dejan Stojanovic

#Lying #Knighthood #Deeds

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no.
-- Derek Jacobi

#Opportunity #Two #Knighthood

None of us is ever ready,' he (Ned) said. 'For knighthood?' 'For death.
-- George R. R. Martin

#Knighthood #Said #Ready

They'll kill for that knighthood, but don't ever think they'll die for it.
-- George R. R. Martin

#Thinking #Knighthood

I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights.
-- Harold Pinter

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The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.
-- Sean Connery

#Thinking #Knighthood #Fantastic

The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.
-- Thomas Bulfinch

#Long #Knighthood