163 Quotes by Peter Ustinov

Robert Vavra is one of these artists, part magician, part alchemist, who is able to create a series of photographs in unforgettable compositions. Only visible are the dunes, the blinding fields of flowers and the vast sky, the epic intimacy of Robert Vavra’s vision.

Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn’t amount to much.

At my age, I’m often asked if I’m frightened of death and my reply is always, I can’t remember being frightened of birth.

Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn’t know! It was just – his turn!

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.

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we’re all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it.

By increasing the size of the keyhole, today’s playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door.

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

As I grow older I find that though I think I’m saying the same things as I always did, people listen to me more.