BlueCoyote 0 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 “He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.†–Winston Churchill “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.†–Clarence Darrow “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.†–William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" —Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner) “I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.†–Groucho Marx “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.†–Mark Twain “He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.†–Oscar Wilde “I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one.†–George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill “Cannot possibly attend first night; will attend second, if there is one.†–Winston Churchill’s response to George Bernard Shaw “I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.†–Stephen Bishop “He is a self-made man and worships his creator.†–John Bright “I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.†–Irvin S. Cobb “He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.†–Samuel Johnson “He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.†–Paul Keating “He had delusions of adequacy.†–Walter Kerr “Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?†–Mark Twain “His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.†–Mae West “Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your coffee!†–Lady Astor to Winston Churchill at a dinner party “Madam, if I were your husband, I would drink it!†–Winston Churchill’s response to Lady Astor "Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." —Moses Hadas "There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure." —Jack E. Leonard "He has the attention span of a lightning bolt." —Robert Redford "They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge." —Thomas Brackett Reed "He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them." —James Reston (about Richard Nixon) "In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." —Charles, Count Talleyrand "He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." —Forrest Tucker "He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any one I know." —Abraham Lincoln "His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." —Mae West "He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts — for support rather than illumination." —Andrew Lang (1844-1912) "He has Van Gogh's ear for music." —Billy Wilder “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.†–Oscar Wilde "You, Mr. Wilkes, will die either of the pox or on the gallows." –The Earl of Sandwich "That depends, my lord, whether I embrace your mistress or your principles." –John Wilkes's response to The Earl of Sandwich "A modest little person, with much to be modest about." —Winston Churchill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Extraordinary how potent cheap music is. Noel Coward I am not a heavy drinker. I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop. Noel Coward I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage. Noel Coward I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. Noel Coward I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday. Noel Coward I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. Noel Coward I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. Noel Coward I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second. Noel Coward I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop. Noel Coward I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again. Noel Coward If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday. Noel Coward It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Noel Coward It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Noel Coward Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture. Noel Coward Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture. Noel Coward Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again. Noel Coward Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be. Noel Coward My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough. Noel Coward Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others. Noel Coward People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it. Noel Coward Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed. Noel Coward Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation. Noel Coward Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor. Noel Coward That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together. Noel Coward The higher the building the lower the morals. Noel Coward There's always something fishy about the French. Noel Coward We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this one, have we? Noel Coward Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade. Noel Coward Work is much more fun than fun. Noel Coward He had a few funny insults aswell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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