Peoples backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. – John Betjeman
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me its the oil of life. – John Betjeman
I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. – John Betjeman
Keep our Empire undismembered guide our Forces by Thy Hand, gallant blacks from far Jamaica, Honduras and Togoland; protect them Lord in all their fights, and even more, protect the whites. – John Betjeman
Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you youre in big trouble if youre borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. Weve got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year. – Simon Cowell