My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.

Quote by Barry Humphries

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To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all...

To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all...

New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think...

New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think...

Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of...

Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of...

Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man...

Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man...

My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I...

My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I...

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on...

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on...

I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and...

I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and...

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

Respect for one's parents is the highest duty of civil life.

Respect for one's parents is the highest duty of civil life.

What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up...

What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

Parents, however old they and we may grow to be, serve among other things to...

Parents, however old they and we may grow to be, serve among other things to...

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do...

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do...

I'm not sure if my parents had me because they loved me, or because they...

I'm not sure if my parents had me because they loved me, or because they...

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

Parents have a right to insist that godless evolution not be taught to their children.

Parents have a right to insist that godless evolution not be taught to their children.

Remember when you used to watch TV in the Sixties and you'd see Perry Como...

Remember when you used to watch TV in the Sixties and you'd see Perry Como...

There are no illegitimate children - only illegitimate parents.

There are no illegitimate children - only illegitimate parents.

Parents, teach your children to express themselves. Teach them to be in touch with their...

Parents, teach your children to express themselves. Teach them to be in touch with their...

She who cultivates virtue in her parents' home, shall obtain a home at her in-laws.

She who cultivates virtue in her parents' home, shall obtain a home at her in-laws.