Lord Castlerosse was taken to task by Nancy Astor over the size of his stomach. 'What would you say if that was on a woman?' she asked, pointedly. 'Half an hour ago it was,' he replied. — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
My toils in the quotation field have led me to formulate two or three laws about the way people use and abuse quotations. My first law is: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to Bernard Shaw - which I don't… — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
Lord Castlerosse was taken to task by Nancy Astor over the size of his stomach. 'What would you say if that was on a… — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
My toils in the quotation field have led me to formulate two or three laws about the way people use and abuse quotations. My… — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
I was broadcast-struck from an early age; I had saved up for a tape recorder and started making programmes. — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
My job involves searching for 'lost' quotations - that is, trying to find out who came up with a quotable saying that lingers in… — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw. — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
I am only too aware that I am open to Rees's Second Law of Quotation: However sure you are that you have attributed a… — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've… — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
I got into New College, Oxford. The ethos was that you could work - or not. — Nigel Rees Copy Share Image
