52 Quotes by David Niven

Isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?

Champagne offers a minimum of alcohol and a maximum of companionship.

Never stop learning and adapting. The world will always be changing. If you limit yourself to what you knew and what you were comfortable with earlier in your life, you will grow increasingly frustrated with your surroundings as you age.

There are wonderful people out there but also wonderful people right here.

I've taken up the Bible again, somewhat in the spirit of W.C. Fields - looking for loopholes.

Dreams don't have an expiration date.

A philosopher once noted that people long for immortality but run out of things to do on a rainy afternoon.

You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did not exist. Every place you have ever been and everyone you have ever spoken to would be different without you. We are all connected, and we are all affected by the decisions and even the existence of those around us.

If I wasn't an actor I'd be unemployable, or at best the secretary to a golf club somewhere. Nine holes at that, and blue in the face with port.