People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the qualifications to detain them at the bottom.

Quote by Peter Ustinov

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It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon

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 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...

The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.

The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

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

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

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.

Men think about women. Women think about what men think about them.

Men think about women. Women think about what men think about them.

The truth is an ambition which is beyond us.

The truth is an ambition which is beyond us.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are...

I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are...

Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant....

Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant....

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...