Of all the animals of prey, man is the only sociable one.
Every one of us preys upon his neighbour, and yet we herd together.
The Beggar's Opera: John Gay

Sunday 20 November 2011

Quote of the week

'You don’t believe in fairy tales do you?’

The Duke of Edinburgh, on being told by the managing director of a leading wind farm company that 'onshore wind farms were one of the most cost-effective forms of renewable energy'.

4 comments:

  1. He's still got all his marbles then.

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  2. Indeed he has, AKH, together with the balls to speak his mind.

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  3. The Duke, because of age etc. is now in a position to speak his mind more. This could really become interesting.

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  4. Demetrius, I rather feel he's looking forward to it very much indeed.

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