" He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
(Winston Churchill)
" I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." (Clarence Darrow)
"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader tothe dictionary." (William Faulkner about Ernest Hemmingway)
"He as no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends."
(Oscar Wilde)
" I didn´t attend the funeral, but I send a nice letter saying I approved of it." (Mark Twain)
"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play, bring a friend... if you have one." (George Bernard Shaw to
Winston Churchill). Fallowed by Churchill response:
"Cannot possibly attend the first night, will attend second, if there is one."
"I feel so miserable without you, it´s almost like having you
here." (Stephen Bishop)
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." (John Bright)
" His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork."
(May West)
2007-10-24 07:44:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
These's are WONDERFUL !! I have really enjoyed them.I forwarded it to my daughter. Thanks.
2007-10-24 08:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love all of these and have known and cherished most of them for a while. I had not heard the John Bright one; thank you for giving me a new one!
If I may be so bold to suggest it, you may wish to add to your list, "You have delighted us long enough." It's by Jane Austen.
2007-10-24 15:27:26 · answer #2 · answered by flexiblewill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(On hearing that Sir Stafford Cripps had given up smoking for the war effort): "That is too bad, he has severed his last link to humanity."
Sir Winston Churchill
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2007-10-24 15:18:59 · answer #3 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" Your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time. " - Monty Python's Holy Grail
2007-10-24 14:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by Nemesis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋