Member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will
either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable
disease.”
“That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “on
whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”
“He had delusions of adequacy.” – Walter Kerr
“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the
vices I admire.”- Winston Churchill
“A modest little person, with much to be modest
about.” – 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 to the dictionary.” – William Faulkner (about
Ernest Hemingway)
“Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come
from big words?” – Ernest Hemingway (about William
Faulkner)
“He can compress the most words into the smallest idea
of any man I know.” – Abraham Lincoln
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice
letter saying I approved of it.” – Mark Twain
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his
friends.” – Oscar Wilde
“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
“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend
second … if there is one.” – Winston Churchill, in
response.
“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
“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s
hope it’s nothing trivial.” – Irvin S. Cobb
He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in
others.” – Samuel Johnson
“He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.” – Paul Keatin
“There’s nothing wrong with you that reincarnation
won’t cure.” – Jack E. Leonard
“He has the attention span of a lightning bolt.”
– Robert Redford
“They never open their mouths without subtracting from
the sum of human knowledge.” – Thomas Brackett Reed
“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always
yielded easily.” – Charles, Count Talleyrand
“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.”
– Forrest Tucker
“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without
any address on it?” – Mark Twain
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the
stork.” – Mae West
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others,
whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts
… for support rather than illumination.”
– Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” – Billy Wilder
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this
wasn’t it.” – Groucho