Richard Desmond Quotes
I've been offered a peerage already, and turned it down.
Aitkenhead, Decca. "Richard Desmond: 'I've got a billion in cash. You can't leave people a billion pounds, can you?'" The Guardian, 19 Jun. 2015.
Maria, after being ousted by her former friend, General Baldomero Espartero, comments on his lack of respect.
John Adams was more concerned about the titles and forms of address of the President and Vice President than most of the Founding Fathers. Having spent time in London and Paris representing the nation, he was concerned about the dignity and symbolism of office. McCullough added this insight.
After the King’s appointment in 1921 she “advised” him on establishing this regime and operating the government. At a time that women could not even vote in England, Bell was a kingmaker and major power in an area of the world that was much more sexist than England at the time.
Essentially, she was telling all the political forces that they were in the wrong and had to compromise. One could not tell the King, Louis XIV, that he was wrong at that time and place, so she told him that he was poorly advised, but everyone, including the king knew what she meant.
Richard Clive Desmond is a British publisher, businessman and former pornographer. He is the founder of Northern & Shell, which primarily operates in the businesses of property development, The Health Lottery and start-up ventures, but previously published a variety of pornographic titles and of celebrity magazines (including OK! and New!); and owned Britain's Channel 5 (before selling it to US broadcaster Viacom for £463m in May 2014) and the pornographic television network, Portland, which it sold in April 2016 for less than £1m. Desmond is also a former owner of Express Newspapers, which was sold to Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror) for £200m, of which £74m was invested in the Express newspapers pension scheme until 2027. According to the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List, Desmond was the 70th richest person in the United Kingdom, with a £2 billion fortune. In 2020, Desmond was involved in controversy after pressuring the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick to overrule the Planning Inspectorate and approve a housing development for Desmond's company. The timing of the decision saved the company £40 million but was later overturned.
