A Member of
Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some
unspeakable disease”.
“That depends, Sir,“ said Disraeli,
“whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”
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“He had delusions of adequacy.” - Walter Kerr
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“He has all the virtues I dislike and none
of the vices I admire.”- Winston Churchill
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“I have never killed a man, but I have read
many obituaries with great pleasure.” -Clarence
Darrow
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“He has never been known to use a word that
might send a reader to the dictionary.” - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
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“Thank you for sending me a copy of your
book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” - Moses Hadas
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“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a
nice letter saying I approved of it.” - Mark Twain
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“He has no enemies, but is intensely
disliked by his friends.” – Oscar Wilde
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“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, in response.)
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“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
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“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s
hope it’s nothing trivial.” -
Irvin
S. Cobb
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“He is not only dull himself; he is the
cause of dullness in others.” -
Samuel
Johnson
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“In order to avoid being called a flirt,
she always yielded easily.” -
Charles,
Count Talleyrand
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“He loves nature in spite of what it did to
him.” - Forrest Tucker
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“Some cause happiness wherever they go;
others, whenever they go.” - Oscar Wilde
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“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses
lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.” Andrew
Lang (1844-1912)
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“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” - Billy Wilder
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“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening.
But this wasn’t it.” Groucho Marx
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