Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find.

Quote by Peter Ustinov

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Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

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...

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

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

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.

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only...

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only...

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

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me...

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me...

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.

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

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

In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose...

In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose...

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

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

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

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do...

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do...

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

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 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

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,...

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.

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...