“THE trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a group of the most eminent British scientists… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath. — George Mikes Danger Copy Share Image
“There are some occasions when you must not refuse a cup of tea, otherwise you are judged an exotic and barbarous bird… — George Mikes Civilised society Copy Share Image
There are many non-intellectual countries; Australia is one of the few anti-intellectual ones. — George Mikes Australia Copy Share Image
What beefsteak is to Argentina, flamenco to Spain, cool reserve and self-control in all situations to an Englishman, what vodka is to… — George Mikes Argentina Copy Share Image
Tel-Aviv airport is still the only airport in the world where each passenger is met by ten relatives. — George Mikes Airports Copy Share Image
The country has always been governed by a coalition but today it is governed by a so-called Grand Coalition which is a… — George Mikes Coalitions Copy Share Image
“Can you tell the difference between our margarine and our hair tonic? WE can’t.” — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“IT is easy to be rude on the Continent. You just shout and call people names of a zoological character.” — George Mikes Copy Share Image
Travel' is the name of a modern disease which became rampant in themid-fifties and is still spreading. The disease - its scientific… — George Mikes Disease Copy Share Image
Bargaining is a repulsive habit; compromise is one of the highest human virtues - the difference between the two being that the… — George Mikes Bargaining Copy Share Image
“On the Continent learned persons love to quote Aristotle, Horace, Montaigne and show off their knowledge; in England only uneducated people show… — George Mikes Books Copy Share Image
“The final reason is purely practical and based on sound economic assessment. Whether we work or not makes hardly any difference. So… — George Mikes Economics Copy Share Image
“Once this refreshing, aromatic, oriental beverage was successfully transformed into colourless and tasteless gargling-water, it suddenly became the national drink of Great… — George Mikes Tea Copy Share Image
Television is of great educational value. It teaches you while still young how to (a) kill, (b) rob, (c) embezzle, (d) shoot,… — George Mikes Education Copy Share Image
Nobody uses his car in New York, because so many people use it that traffic is congested and unbearably slow. — George Mikes Car Copy Share Image
Israelis keep teaching you your own business. God knows everything but the Israelis know everything better. — George Mikes Business Copy Share Image
“Zebra crossings have produced a peculiar new type of mentality in an increasing number of people. This has its new correlated freedom:… — George Mikes Freedom Copy Share Image
A foreign observer is struck by our gentleness: by the orderly behaviour of the English crowds, the lack of pushing and quarrelling,… — George Mikes Behaviour Copy Share Image
I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the… — George Mikes Aim Copy Share Image
The Americans are extremely gadget minded people and American gadgets have a peculiar characteristic: they work. — George Mikes America Copy Share Image
“Only motorists can answer this puzzling question: What are taxis for? A simple pedestrian knows that they are certainly not there to… — George Mikes Day and night Copy Share Image
The Japanese are human beings like the rest of us, but they will strongly resent this insinuation. — George Mikes Funny Copy Share Image
Israel also deprived the world of its chance of shedding tears of genuine sympathy over her destruction. The world resents this; it… — George Mikes Chance Copy Share Image
