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Madam Quotes & Sayings

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Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet. — George Etherege

Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship. — Sydney Smith

If I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard. — Madam C. J. Walker

I know not, Madam, that you have a right, upon moral principles, to make your readers suffer so much. — Samuel Johnson

longevity bestowed respect, even upon a whorehouse madam if she kept going for long enough. — Jo Nesbo

Within six months, if I am not dead, I shall have seen you again, madam
even if I have to overturn the world. — Alexandre Dumas

Perseverance is my motto. — Madam C. J. Walker

When you were a little girl, Madam ... was this the woman you dreamed of becoming? — Andrew Sean Greer

Cleopatra: Give me to drink Mandragora.
Charmian: Why, madam?
Cleopatra: That I might sleep out this great gap of time my Antony is away. — William Shakespeare

Filch and Madam Pince were secretly in love with each other. — J.K. Rowling

No whimpering, madam! You can't have the joys of motherhood without some of its pangs! Think of your blessings, and don't be a coward! - — Kate Douglas Wiggin

Stop putting off today madam; you'll find that all those forgotten tomorrows have piled up into a bunch of old yesterdays. — Georg

Madam de Stael pronounced architecture to be frozen music; so is statuary crystalized spirituality. — Louisa May Alcott

I had this wild imagination. I was never me. All my childhood photos, I'm in fancy dress, playing a Russian refuge or Marvelous Mad Madam Mim. — Juno Temple

And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning. — Winston Churchill

I wouldn't call it looming, madam. Some of us simply aren't built for looming, said Locke. — Scott Lynch

You can call me mercenary, or call me madam, but, as I always tell my customers - just call me anytime! — Xaviera Hollander

Pattycake, pattycake, baker's man; good morning, madam, I'm a psychiatrist — Eric Idle

You do not come to the thee-ator and it will wither your soul. (Madam Leadora Seamstress for the Royal Magnificent Theater) — Kristen Britain

Madam, my father has left me flopping like a flounder at low tide and you say what's the matter. — Harper Lee

According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts could leave deeper scars than almost anything else. — J.K. Rowling

Madam Pince, our librarian, tells me that it is 'pawed about, dribbled on, and generally maltreated' nearly everyday - a high compliment for any book. — J.K. Rowling

Ambition, madam, is a great man's madness. — John Webster

I mentioned that I was thinking of getting out of the business after Call Me Madam. I thought maybe I should become a homebody. — Ethel Merman

Madam, I have just come from a country where people are hanged if they talk. — Leonhard Euler

Milton, Madam, was a genius that could cut a Colossus from a rock; but could not carve heads upon cherry-stones. — Samuel Johnson

Madam, you flatter yourself. I do not want to marry you or anyone else. I am not a marrying man. - Rhett Butler — Margaret Mitchell

SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam. — Ambrose Bierce

Wine, madam, is God's next best gift to man. — Ambrose Bierce

You need to acquire a lover, Madam President. — Lynn Raye Harris

In England I am always madam; I arrived too late to ever be a miss. In New York I have only been madamed once, by the doorman at the Carlyle Hotel. — Anna Quindlen

To write a book is for all the world like humming a song - be but in tune with yourself, madam, 'tis no matter how high or how low you take it. — Laurence Sterne

I don't play Hollywood maids, the hee-hee kind of people who are so in love with their madam's children they have no time for their own. — Esther Rolle

I got my start by giving myself a start. — Madam C. J. Walker

Affections cannot be stolen, madam. They are given freely or not at all. — Rachel Field

And if kisses in these words could travel too, Madam, you'd read this letter with your lips. — Edmond Rostand

Madam's spirits have been restored! The sun can once more shine! — Leigh Bardugo

Madam, you have bereft me of all words,
Only my blood speaks to you in my veins, — William Shakespeare

You had your turn madam, let me have mine ... Let me complete. I'm sorry, it's my turn. — Mitt Romney

IT'S PRETTY HARD for the Lord TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE UP YOUR MIND WHICH WAY TO GO. — Madam C. J. Walker

Moderation is essential in all things, madam, but never in my life have I failed to beat a teetotaller. — Harry Vardon

If I can't eat the meal in a restaurant, and the waiter asks, 'Is everything all right, Madam?', I tell them that I'm on a diet. — Cilla Black

There would be no hair growing business today had I not started it. — Madam C. J. Walker

And he is yours, and his must needs be yours. Your servant's servant is your servant, madam. — William Shakespeare

To the ends of the earth, madam, to say nothing of back and forth in this garden. — Caroline Linden

I tell you this, madam, no man at court will be able to fart soon without asking Cecil first. — Susan Kay

All I ask, Madam, is to share with thee a common center of gravity. — James K. Morrow

Did I ever say an engagement was an elephant, madam? — Elizabeth Gaskell

Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk. — Susanna Clarke

A Republic Madam...if you can keep it. — Benjamin Franklin

Custom, madam, is the law of fools, but it shall never govern me. — John Vanbrugh

I do not know what you were like as a wood-nymph, madam, but you are a magnificent tree. — Neil Gaiman

Your father, madam, was fully cremated. I made absolutely certain."
Alexia swallowed silently and then said fervently, "Thank you, Floote. — Gail Carriger

Madam," the man cried, leaping to the ground, "you're hurt!" "I'm dead, sir!" she replied. A few minutes later, they became engaged. — Virginia Woolf

It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs. — J.K. Rowling

You there was, or might be, such a man / As this I dreamt of?" - he can only answer like a Roman, "Gentle madam, no, — James Shapiro

Madam, I could teach lessons in hell on the subject of 'want.' — Connie Brockway

She asked, what would he do if a lady happened to insist? Turner replied, Madam, do you think that would be a lady? — Erik Larson

There's a scabbard for every dagger,' the madam says in Turkish as the whores laugh. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Have you anything to say to me now, Madam?" he demanded. "Your wig is crooked," I said, and closed my eyes again. — Diana Gabaldon

Oh dear, I sometimes think ... whatever should I do if anything were to ... But, there, thinking's no good to any one - is it, madam? — Katherine Mansfield

Birth, death . . .?' 'And nappies, madam. Things men don't do. — Catriona McPherson

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look? — Nancy Lynn Jarvis

glass, madam. He looks to see his own face, not — Kathleen Tessaro

Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T'wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine — Emmuska Orczy

Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals. — Pierre Beaumarchais

But perhaps you do not understand. I was crippled, crippled by an elephant that came through the roof - Madam LaVaughn — Kate DiCamillo

Your humour, madam, Gives any and everyone too easy access Into your heart. You have too many lovers Besieging you - a thing I can't endure. — Moliere

Britain has invented a new missile. It's called the civil servant - it doesn't work and it can't be fired. — Madam C. J. Walker

To call that writing, madam, is an insult to quills and ink across the world. — Julia Quinn

And never, never, dear madam, put 'Wednesday' simply as the date! That way madness lies! — Lewis Carroll

You might say that I was the first and caused others to awaken to the sense of their duty in helping deserving causes for the benefit of the race. — Madam C. J. Walker

Tis a very excellent piece of work, madam lady. Would 'twere done. — William Shakespeare

Madam, you ask me how I compose. I compose sitting down. — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty. — Moliere

Pray, dear madam, another glass; it is Christmas time, it will do you no harm. — William Makepeace Thackeray

This is a free country, madam. We have a right to share your privacy in a public place. — Peter Ustinov

If you do not like to see me naked, Madam, I suggest you get a different bus in the mornings! — Ade Bozzay

Neatness, madam, has nothing to do with the truth. The truth is quite messy, like a wind blown room. — William J. Harris

Let us fly, Madam Harpy Queen. Show me how you dance on the wind. — Lita Burke

MADAM, WE'VE ALREADY GONE. — Terry Pratchett

Yes, madam," he said, with the exceeding politeness of a man who has just imagined raping you. — Karan Mahajan

Madam, before you flatter a man so grossly to his face, you should consider whether or not your flattery is worth his having. — Samuel Johnson

I refuse to be labeled immoral merely because I am godless. — Madam C. J. Walker

I am not ashamed of my past. I am not ashamed of my humble beginning. — Madam C. J. Walker

No, I will not make out with you." Her red lips curled up. "Did you just try to make a joke, Madam Prosecutor?" I smirked. — Eliza Lentzski

GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer. Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone. — Ambrose Bierce

Madam: If you discover any more comets, can you not wait until they are announced by the proper authorities? — George Phillips Bond

If I was your wife Sir, I'd poison you! Madam, if you were my wife, I'd let you! — Winston Churchill

After one of the lectures in Philadelphia, a woman asked Chesterton what made women talk so much, to which he replied, briefly, 'God, Madam'. — Ian T. Ker

You have disgraced the name of Russia, madam!" shouted the general, "and there are police for that! — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I want the great masses of my people to take a greater pride in their personal appearance and to give their hair proper attention. — Madam C. J. Walker

Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours? — Alan Cooper

No, madam, never now. Of course, I did think of it at one time. But it wasn't to be. He had a little flower-shop just down — Katherine Mansfield

Shanna - Madam Beauchamp. You have provided the brightest moment in my day." As she stared, his lips moved further in soundless vow. "I love you. — Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Perhaps this is a dream, said Madam La Vaughn from her chair. Perhaps the whole thing has been nothing but a dream. — Kate DiCamillo

Can I fetch you something, madam? A cup of tea?'
In the old days she'd have been 'miss' and he'd have offered her a cocktail. — Sara Sheridan

But they are murderers, madam! I am afraid of murderers!
(Jeffery, the footman in The Pirate Next Door) — Jennifer Ashley

I believe it's a privilege, madam. One that's earned through a certain amount of courage and adversity. — Kathleen Tessaro

Stop playing verbal games with me, madam, or I shall go out into that ballroom, find your mother, and bring her here — Gail Carriger