A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.

Quote by Peter Ustinov

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Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out...

Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out...

The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.

The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.

I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.

I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.

Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you...

Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you...

There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another...

There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another...

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a...

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a...

The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my...

The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my...

Intelligent or not, we all make mistakes and perhaps the intelligent mistakes are the worst,...

Intelligent or not, we all make mistakes and perhaps the intelligent mistakes are the worst,...

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

Books, I don't know what you see in them. I can understand a person reading...

Books, I don't know what you see in them. I can understand a person reading...

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future...

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future...

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.

It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.