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> [ \[The\] BBC was known as Auntie suggesting someone prudish and Victorian and that she still is on some days. On others she's a champagne-soaked floozie, her skirts in disarray, her mind in the gutter, and the mixture can be quite… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/the-bbc-was-known-as-auntie-suggesting-someone-prudish-and-victorian/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

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## Other authors on Auntie

## More by Morley Safer

> [You can never have enough garlic. With enough garlic, you can eat The New York Times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/you-can-never-have-enough-garlic-with-enough-garlic-you-can-eat-the/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [The Republicans learned well from Bill Clinton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/the-republicans-learned-well-from-bill-clinton/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [Arrogance and snobbism live in adjoining rooms and use a common currency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/arrogance-and-snobbism-live-in-adjoining-rooms-and-use-a-common/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [I am not in this business as a calling. I don't do what I do to right any wrongs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/i-am-not-in-this-business-as-a-calling-i-don-t-do-what-i-do-to-right/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [What has reality shows got to do with reality? It is beyond unreality; there is nothing real about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/what-has-reality-shows-got-to-do-with-reality-it-is-beyond-unreality/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [In his lifetime the great French impressionist painter Corot painted 2000 canvases. Of that number, 3000 are in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/in-his-lifetime-the-great-french-impressionist-painter-corot-painted/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [You can be a great president and be ridden with flaws. Of course we know that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/you-can-be-a-great-president-and-be-ridden-with-flaws-of-course-we/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [ \[The\] BBC was known as Auntie suggesting someone prudish and Victorian and that she still is on some days. On others she's a champagne-soaked… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/the-bbc-was-known-as-auntie-suggesting-someone-prudish-and-victorian/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [BBC Radio is not so much an art or industry as it is a way of life . . . a mirror that reflects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/bbc-radio-is-not-so-much-an-art-or-industry-as-it-is-a-way-of-life-a/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is, as magnetic a personality as he can be, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/i-think-it-has-sullied-his-presidency-as-brilliant-a-politician-as/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a view of the world that only God and CEOs share on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/the-helicopter-is-a-fine-way-to-travel-but-it-induces-a-view-of-the/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [Who knows who will be on board? A couple of spies, for sure. At least one grand duke; a few beautiful woman, no doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/who-knows-who-will-be-on-board-a-couple-of-spies-for-sure-at-least/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [BBC Radio is a never-never land of broadcasting, a safe haven from commercial considerations, a honey pot for every scholar and every hare-brained nut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/bbc-radio-is-a-never-never-land-of-broadcasting-a-safe-haven-from/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/i-did-three-tours-in-vietnam-i-guess-a-total-of-about-almost-two-years/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

> [Pilgrims who are looking for a cure are soon looking for a curio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morley-safer/pilgrims-who-are-looking-for-a-cure-are-soon-looking-for-a-curio/)

[Morley Safer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morley-safer/)

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