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Westminster Quotes

Westminster Abbey, the Tower, a steeple, one church, and then another, presented themselves to our view; and we could now plainly distinguish the high round chimneys on the tops of the houses, which yet seemed to us to form an innumerable number of smaller spires, or steeples. Karl Philipp Moritz
Coco Chanel quote: "Everyone marries the Duke of Westminster. There are a lot of..."
Everyone marries the Duke of Westminster. There are a lot of duchesses, but only one Coco Chanel. Coco Chanel
Karl Philipp Moritz quote: "On a very gloomy dismal day, just such a one as it ought to..."
On a very gloomy dismal day, just such a one as it ought to be, I went to see Westminster Abbey. Karl Philipp Moritz
As I passed along the side walls of Westminster Abbey, I hardly saw any thing but marble monuments of great admirals, but which were all too much loaded with finery and ornaments, to make on me at least, the intended impression. Karl Philipp Moritz
Henry Fox quote: "Touch but a cobweb in Westminster Hall, and the old spider of..."
Touch but a cobweb in Westminster Hall, and the old spider of the law is out upon you with all his vermin at his heels. Henry Fox
It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective. A. N. Wilson
I mean, you can't walk down the aisle in Westminster Abbey in a strapless dress, it just won't happen - it has to suit the grandeur of that aisle, it's enormous. Bruce Oldfield
The British political system and the whole clapped out Westminster architecture, and the language that we use about politics, it's completely unsustainable. You either decide to be part of that transition to do something different. Or you cling to old certainties. Nick Clegg
What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme? John Major
Coco Chanel quote: "There have been several Duchesses of Westminster but there is..."
There have been several Duchesses of Westminster but there is only one Chanel! Coco Chanel
Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most. That is what being in the United Kingdom is all about. Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith quote: "No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in..."
No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics. Iain Duncan Smith
And so in my warnings, I was pointing to a number of incidents around the communion that could undermine our growing sense of communion - of becoming a global communion. So that's why I pointed to New Westminster in Canada, to incidents in the United States, and Sydney itself. George Carey
I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was called back then, and transferred to the University of Denver where I ultimately got my degree. Ted Shackelford
Diane Abbott quote: "Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster..."
Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider. Diane Abbott

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