The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation.

Quote by Peter Ustinov

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

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...

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...