Nighted Quotes

The paradoxes of today are the prejudices of tomorrow, since the most benighted and the most deplorable prejudices have had their moment of novelty when fashion lent them its fragile grace. - Marcel Proust

The music's getting better. Maybe Mick's a bit happier now he's been knighted. - The Rolling Stones

That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting. - Douglas Adams

Simon is going to be knighted. And he will make everyone call him Sir. - Paula Abdul

Maybe Mick's a bit happier now he's been knighted. - Ronnie Wood

It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art. - Henry Louis Gates

In a drear-nighted December, / Too happy, happy tree, / Thy branches ne'er remember / Their green felicity. - John Keats

If he had been British he would have been knighted for sure and been Sir Bob. - Rick Wakeman

I am delighted that so many rowers are yet again amongst the recipients in the New Year's Honors List but of course personally I am overjoyed that I have been knighted. - Matthew Pinsent