163 Quotes by Peter Ustinov

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

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

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.

A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.

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

In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.