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
