Birkenhead Quotes

We have the highest authority for believing that the meek shall inherit the earth; though I have never found any particular corroboration of this aphorism in the records of Somerset House. ~ F. E. Smith, 1st Earl Of Birkenhead

I do not deal with subtleties; I am only a lawyer. ~ F. E. Smith, 1st Earl Of Birkenhead

There is no distance greater than the thickness of a human skull."

2000 Miles for Dinner, Marie Claire ~ Peter Birkenhead

I still consider myself working class. I know my circumstances have changed dramatically since I was growing up back in Birkenhead. ~ Paul O'Grady

There's only one head bigger than Tony Greig's - and that's Birkenhead ~ Fred Trueman

A people so individual in its genius, so tenacious in love or hate, so captivating in its nobler moods. ~ F. E. Smith, 1st Earl Of Birkenhead

I stood on the old ferry dock and watched the icy sludge slide by. Patches of white ice slipped through, but mostly it was grey slush, sluggish and heavy looking. The air was sharp and clear, one of the few benefits of the evacuation and reducing temperature, the centuries-old odour of industry and modern life frozen and discarded, leaving a crispness previously only found among the peaks of mountain ranges. On the far bank stood the ruins of Birkenhead, where the riots had been particularly bad and the fires that followed were allowed to rage out of control. It had taken weeks for the conflagration to finally die, leaving behind soot-blackened husks of buildings, grotesque sculptures of melted glass and metal and more dead than anyone ever cared to count. ~ Neil Davies