Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

Quote by Peter Ustinov

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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...

By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away...

By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away...

Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought...

Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought...

I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost...

I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost...

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind,...

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind,...

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...

Parents are the bone on which children sharpen their teeth.

Parents are the bone on which children sharpen their teeth.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

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

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

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

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.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

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,...

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.

Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of.

Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of.

Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal

Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal

One of the strange things about living in the world is that it is only...

One of the strange things about living in the world is that it is only...

A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality

A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality