Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.
Peter UstinovPoliticians only get to the top because they have no qualifications to detain them at the bottom.
Peter UstinovTo be gentle, tolerant, wise and reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness.
Peter UstinovBy increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door.
Peter UstinovI'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer.
Peter UstinovParents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.
Peter UstinovComedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Peter UstinovIn America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.
Peter UstinovUnfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares.
Peter UstinovThe truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.
Peter UstinovThere is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another religion, were to come back today, he would find it virtually impossible to convince anyone of his credentials despite the fact that the vast evangelical machine on American television is predicated on His imminent return among us sinners.
Peter UstinovPavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.
Peter UstinovBeliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.
Peter UstinovSex is a conversation carried out by other means.
Peter UstinovTerrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.
Peter UstinovCorruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.
Peter UstinovChildren are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of.
Peter UstinovIt's hot. And there's a lot of it. I like everything about it except the flavor.
Peter UstinovIt's wrong to flog a man. It's against his being a man.
Peter UstinovI'd rather be buried at sea than on the shore when I come to die. Will you stand by the plank, mates, so I can shake a friendly hand before I sink?
Peter UstinovI am just a man, not fit to do the work of God... or the Devil.
Peter UstinovTo all those who by accident or design, have not been included in this book.
Peter UstinovTerrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.
Peter UstinovIf Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.
Peter UstinovThe only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill.
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