KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Quotes for topic: Cambridge


Share this page on

Showing 11-20 of 41 quotes in the topic Cambridge

I had hoped that the board would accept Johnny Hon's offer of a loan to buy the stadium back for the club, as I think this would be best way of continuing the long tradition of Cambridge United in Cambridge - and it was a generous offer.

~Anne Campbell

Topics: Accept Back Best Best Way Board Buy Cambridge Club Continuing Generous Had Hoped Johnny Loan Long Long Tradition Offer Stadium Think Tradition United Way Would I Think

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to.

~Anne Campbell

Topics: Afraid Been Cambridge Chose Continue Disagree Government Issues Keep Labour Leadership Matter Members Never Opposition Press Stand Stand Up Then Things Unable Up Way Where You I Can

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Quite a few people have commented during the campaign that more help is required for small businesses. SMEs need support and encouragement in their early stages, and in Cambridge the links to the University and the huge pool of expertise here helps that.

~Anne Campbell

Topics: Businesses Cambridge Campaign Early Encouragement Expertise Few Few People Help Helps Here Huge Links More Need People Pool Quite Required Small Small Businesses Stages Support University

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.

~Anne Stevenson

Topics: Britain Cambridge Englishman Every Lived Married Since Young

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I was educated at King's College, Taunton and went to the University of Cambridge in 1942.

~Antony Hewish

Topics: Cambridge College Educated King University

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Virtually the only subject in which one could ever get a scholarship to Oxford or Cambridge was classics. So I went to Oxford to study classics and, unlike Cambridge, it had a philosophy component, and I became completely transported by it.

~Bernard Williams

Topics: Became Cambridge Classics Component Could Ever Get Had Only Oxford Philosophy Scholarship Study Subject Unlike Virtually Which

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In 1922, I got a small stipend from the Swedish-American Foundation and went to Cambridge, England, for a few months and thereafter to Harvard University. In the summer, Cambridge was rather empty, but I am grateful for many pleasant talks about economics with Austin Robinson who, in the summer of 1922, seemed to be about as lonely as I was.

~Bertil Ohlin

Topics: About Am Austin Cambridge Economics Empty England Few Foundation Got Grateful Harvard Lonely Many Months Pleasant Rather Robinson Seemed Small Summer Talks Thereafter University Who I Am

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Against Belief Cambridge Course Everything Gradually Knowing Known Me Off Respect Travels Useful Very Were Will Wore Worth

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The life of Edward Estlin Cummings began with a childhood in Cambridge, Mass., that he described as happy, but he struggled in both his artistic and romantic exploits against the piousness of his father, an esteemed Harvard professor.

~Billy Collins

Topics: Against Artistic Began Both Cambridge Childhood Edward Esteemed Exploits Father Happy Harvard He His Life Mass Professor Romantic Struggled

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge. The ratio of guys to girls at Harvard was four to one, so all of those things were playing in my mind.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Cambridge Four Girl Going Great Great Music Guys Harvard Late Many Mind Music Playing Political Ratio Scenes Things Those Were

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Popular Authors

Alexander Graham Bell George W. Bush Jimmy Fallon John C. Maxwell Matthew Mcconaughey Bertrand Russell Leo Tolstoy Walt Whitman

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1958 - Neil Degrasse Tyson

1600 - Thomas Goodwin

1703 - Jonathan Edwards

1713 - Denis Diderot

1824 - Henry Chadwick

1830 - Chester A. Arthur

1879 - John Erskine

1882 - Robert H. Goddard

1887 - Rene Cassin

1902 - Ray Kroc

Birthdays on October 5th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Anger Experience Imagination Mother's Day Movies Politics Society Success