Creative Quotations from . . .
Anthony Sampson
(1926-2004) born on Jan 00
British journalist and writer. "He wrote "Mandela: The Authorized Biography," 2000."
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F
In America, journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation.""

R
"Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble."
A
"In the person of the prime minister several different strands come together. Dukes, Eton, Balliol, the Guards, clubs, the Church and Whitehall all jostle together behind that mustache."
N
"I find it depressing, like a stately old home that has been thrown open to the public."
K
"Members rise from CMG (known sometimes in Whitehall as "Call Me God") to the KCMG ("Kindly Call Me God") to ... the GCMG ("God Calls Me God")."
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "The Anatomy of Britain," Harper & Row 62"
R: "Anatomy of Britain Today, pt. 1, ch. 2 (1965)."
A: "On Harold Macmillan, The Anatomy of Britain," Harper & Row 62"
N: "On changes in the 200-year-old "London "Times," after its 1980 purchase by Rupert Murdoch; in "Time," 11 Mar 85"
K: "On royal decorations ranging from Commander, Knight Commander and Grand Commander to the Order of St Michael and St George, "The Anatomy of Britain," Harper & Row 62"
   



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