To be extravagant you need money. True. But you do not need your own money. — George Mikes Extravagant Copy Share Image
It is often said that the Japanese are extremely clean at home, or inside any house or office, but dirty and untidy… — George Mikes Clean Copy Share Image
“Q. Why don't the British panic? A. They do, but very quietly. It is impossible for the naked eye to tell their… — George Mikes Anxiety Copy Share Image
You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals. — George Mikes Animal Copy Share Image
Although the rudiments of snobbery are there, its finer developments are basically alien to the Australian soul - that is, if Australians… — George Mikes Aliens Copy Share Image
In England the boy pats his adored one on the back and says softly, "I don't object, you know." If he is… — George Mikes Add Copy Share Image
Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game. — George Mikes Cricket Copy Share Image
“It is so much nicer to ask, when someone speaks of Barbados, Banska Bystrica or Fiji: ‘Oh those little islands.... Are they… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead. — George Mikes England Copy Share Image
“Overstatement, too, plays a considerable part in English social life. This takes mostly the form of someone remarking: ‘I say…’ and then… — George Mikes Keeping silent Copy Share Image
