Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of those men was a great actor playing himself.

Quote by William Manchester

Topics: Actors And Acting Quotes, Politicians Quotes

He was a great thundering paradox of a man.

He was a great thundering paradox of a man.

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for...

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for...

I wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up...

I wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up...

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she...

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she...

Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and...

Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and...

Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or...

Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or...

The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.

The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Everyday took an age to go by, which was odd, because days plural went past...

Everyday took an age to go by, which was odd, because days plural went past...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

Geraldine Ferraro was undergoing one of the worst ordeals of a media age-trial by disclosure.

Geraldine Ferraro was undergoing one of the worst ordeals of a media age-trial by disclosure.

There sit the sainted sage, the bard divine, The few, whom genius gave to shine...

There sit the sainted sage, the bard divine, The few, whom genius gave to shine...

Life is islands of ecstasy in an ocean of ennui, and after the age of...

Life is islands of ecstasy in an ocean of ennui, and after the age of...

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

The passion between the sexes has appeared in every age to be so nearly the...

The passion between the sexes has appeared in every age to be so nearly the...

Before a clock was in the tower, Or e'er a watch was worn; I knew...

Before a clock was in the tower, Or e'er a watch was worn; I knew...

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

The best time to look for a job is when you already have one. Men...

The best time to look for a job is when you already have one. Men...