163 Quotes by Peter Ustinov

I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.

Since we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our minds, it is our duty to furnish it well.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness; a tender look which becomes a habit.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious

The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay off my American Express Bill"- Peter Ustinov, 1921-2004

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

Marriage is like a three-speed gearbox affection, friendship, love. It is not advisable to crash your gears and go right through to love straightaway. You need to ease your way through. The basis of love is respect, and that needs to be learned from affection and friendship.

Books, I don't know what you see in them. I can understand a person reading them, but I can't for the life of me see why people have to write them.