Camelot Quotes

• Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.

  Alan Jay Lerner

  Shining, Moments, Spots

  "Camelot" (song) (1960)

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• Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books, a distant memory of an offshore island, lost in the mist of time like Camelot, remembered kindly for its noble past.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Change, Time, Memories

  1979 General election campaign speech, Bolton, 2 May.

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• There will be great presidents again but there will never be another Camelot.

  Jackie Kennedy

  President, Great Presidents

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• She left the web, she left the loom, She made three paces through the room, She saw the water-lily bloom, She saw the helmet and the plume, She look'd down to Camelot. Out flew the web and floated wide; The mirror crack'd from side to side; "The curse is come upon me," cried The Lady of Shalott.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Mirrors, Water Lily, Cracks

  'The Lady of Shalott' (1832, revised 1842) pt. 3

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• Of course, history is only a muddle of facts and a fuddle of professors, and anyone who thinks it is one clear voice saying "Arise, sir Knight" deserves a life sentence in Camelot.

  Wilfrid Sheed

  Thinking, Knights, Voice

  "Essays in Disguise" by Wilfrid Sheed, Knopf, (p. 156), 1990.

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• Camelot is a silly place.

  Graham Chapman

  Silly

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• Like the Arthurian years at Camelot, the Sixties constituted a breakthrough, a fleeting moment of glory, a time when a significant little chunk of humanity briefly realised its moral potential and flirted with its neurological destiny, a collective spiritual awakening that flared brilliantly until the barbaric and mediocre impulses of the species drew tight once more the curtains of darkness.

  Tom Robbins

  Spiritual, Destiny, Years

  Tom Robbins (2003). “Jitterbug Perfume”, p.308, Bantam

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• I believe God has instilled in us a craving, a deep desire to run with Him on a fantastic adventure, yet many of us crawl along in life without even a glimpse of our hidden passion. There has to be a reason for living. There must be a Camelot, a hidden Utopia where we can rest from our personal campaigns. Fantasy opens our eyes to a better place, a shining city we do not yet know. And these stories provide a mental bridge to that city as we pursue horizons we could never distinguish with our physical eyes.

  Bryan Davis

  Running, Believe, Eye

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• The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot. By order summer lingers through September In Camelot.

  Alan Jay Lerner

  Summer, Winter, Order

  "Camelot" (song) (1960)

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• Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiver.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Wind, Littles, Aspens

  'The Lady of Shalott' (1832, revised 1842) pt. 1

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• Guinevere and Arthur's story is so about the passion. It's about the sexual attraction between them. You can't have that story and show that sexual attraction with them kissing, and then shut the door. It just doesn't work. It's such an important part of their relationship and what happens in Camelot later on. It's who they are and how they bond.

  Tamsin Egerton

  Passion, Kissing, Doors

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• Then I saw it, and it just grabbed me. That moment, that breath just before destiny, between innocence and power. He'll pull the sword free. You know it. And in that moment, the world changes. Camelot's born, Arthur's fate is sealed. He'll unite a people, be betrayed by a woman and a friend, and sire the man who'll kill him. In this moment, he's a boy. In the next he'll be a king.

  Nora Roberts

  Kings, Fate, Boys

  Nora Roberts (2011). “Nora Roberts' Key Trilogy”, p.137, Penguin

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• Who is this? And what is here? And in the lighted palace near Died the sound of royal cheer; And they crossed themselves for fear, All the Knights at Camelot; But Lancelot mused a little space He said, "She has a lovely face; God in his mercy lend her grace, The Lady of Shalott.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Cheer, Space, Knights

  1832 Poems,'The Lady of Shalott' (revised 1842), pt.4, l.168-71.

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• She left the web, she left the loom, She made three paces through the room

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Three, Pace, Rooms

  'The Lady of Shalott' (1832, revised 1842) pt. 3

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• Jay wondered how they'd feel the morning they all woke up and realized that somehow Camelot had turned into Mordor.

  George R. R. Martin

  Morning, Mordor, Feels

  George R. R. Martin, Wild Cards Trust, John Jos. Miller (2017). “Wild Cards VII: Dead Man's Hand”, p.234, Tor Books

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• The mirror crack'd from side to side "The curse has come upon me," cried The Lady of Shalott

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Mirrors, Cracks, Sides

  "The Lady of Shalott" pt. 3, st. 5 (1832)

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• Bridgeport?" Said I. "Camelot," Said he.

  Mark Twain

  Said

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• Willows whiten, aspens quiver, little breezes dusk and shiver, thro' the wave that runs forever by the island in the river, flowing down to Camelot. Four gray walls and four gray towers, overlook a space of flowers, and the silent isle imbowers, the Lady of Shalott.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Running, Wall, Flower

  Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Professor Norman Page (2013). “Tennyson: Selected Poetry”, p.20, Routledge

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• There she weaves by night and day, A magic web with colors gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay, To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Gay, Night, Color

  Alfred Lord Tennyson, Walt Whitman (2010). “English Poetry III: Tennyson to Whitman: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. XLII (in 51 Volumes)”, p.998, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Only reapers, reaping early In among the bearded barley, Hear a song that echoes cheerly From the river winding clearly, Down to towered Camelot.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Song, Echoes, Rivers

  'The Lady of Shalott' (1832, revised 1842) pt. 1

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• We forgave, followed and accepted because we liked the way he looked. And he had a pretty wife. Camelot was fun, even for the peasants, as long as it was televised to their huts.

  Joe McGinniss

  Fun, Long, Wife

  Joe McGinniss (1969). “The Selling of the President 1968”

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• The Kennedys have always represented a certain royal quality, Camelot, and they represent a great deal of integrity and strength and perseverance; faith in the future of America and where we could go. What a tragedy it was that the carpet was pulled out from under our feet.

  Christian Slater

  Perseverance, Integrity, Feet

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• I read as much as I could, but really just spoke to Chris Chibnall and asked all the pertinent questions. That made me feel like we weren't going to do an off-the-peg Camelot, which has been touched upon in many films and TV series before. I really just picked his brain and, in doing so, I got fired up by tackling Merlin in a fresher angle.

  Joseph Fiennes

  Pertinent Questions, Brain, Tvs

  "Joseph Fiennes, Tamsin Egerton & Exec. Producer Chris Chibnall Interview CAMELOT". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 1, 2011.

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• And, the sets that they built are just so beautiful. It's like going to a completely foreign country and experiencing a new culture that you've never seen before, especially at Camelot. It's just so magical. Personally, it's just so much more interesting than wearing jeans and a t-shirt, and walking around somebody else's house.

  Tamsin Egerton

  Beautiful, Country, Jeans

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• I was very aware of the legend, from such an early age. Being a Brit, you are so aware of King Arthur, Camelot, Guinevere and Morgan, the witch. Merlin is this mad magician who's cloaked in mystery. It has that mystery about it. And, it's a lead role for a woman that's strong and has a real journey to take.

  Tamsin Egerton

  Strong, Kings, Real

  Source: collider.com

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