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# John Mills

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Sir John Mills was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portrayed guileless, wounded war heroes. In 1971, he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance i

##  Quotes by John Mills

> [I've never considered myself to be working for a living; I've enjoyed myself for a living instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mills/i-ve-never-considered-myself-to-be-working-for-a-living-i-ve-enjoyed/)

John Mills

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/john-mills-83586_hire_i-ve-never-considered-myself-to-be-worki_1426963.png)

> [Is neither a cure for AIDS nor a way of preventing infection with HIV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mills/is-neither-a-cure-for-aids-nor-a-way-of-preventing-infection-with-hiv/)

John Mills

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/john-mills-83586_aids_is-neither-a-cure-for-aids-nor-a-way-of_2033508.png)

> [As a rule, panics do not destroy capital; they merely reveal the extent to which it has been destroyed by its betrayal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mills/as-a-rule-panics-do-not-destroy-capital-they-merely-reveal-the-extent/)

John Mills

[Betrayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrayal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/john-mills-83586_betrayal_as-a-rule-panics-do-not-destroy-capital_2841171.png)

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