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

Topics: Peter Ustinov Quotes

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...

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

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

Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out...

Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out...

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

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

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.

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of...

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of...

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...

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

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

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'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...

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...