David Niven Quotes
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A philosopher once noted that people long for immortality but run out of things to do on a rainy afternoon.
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Tomorrow, Trubshawe, I am going to get married again, thereby quite possibly making the greatest mistake of my life.
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You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if…
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Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day…
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I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be in.
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Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity.
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I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet.
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Champagne offers a minimum of alcohol and a maximum of companionship.
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Isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his…
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Actors don’t retire. They just get offered fewer roles.
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I enjoy reality as much as the next man. It's just that in my case, fortunately, reality includes a good stiff belt every now and…
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I make two movies a year to take care of the butcher and the baker and the school fees. Then I try to write, but…
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If you could do something that would make people happy, and it would cost you neither money nor time, would you do it? If that…
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Never stop learning and adapting. The world will always be changing. If you limit yourself to what you knew and what you were comfortable with…
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Do something today that reflects who you are, what you are capable of, what you care about. Give yourself plenty of evidence of what you…
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Ultra competitive people who always need to win end up enjoying things less.
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Tell me that I misunderstood a joke, but don't tell me that my choice of cravat is wrong.
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I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men…
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Many of our feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction have their roots in how we compare ourselves to others. When we compare ourselves to those who…
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Stardom is like making love in a hammock - a happy experience but one of uncertain duration.
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