All Peter Ustinov Quotes
- By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door. Danger
- Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth. Bones
- I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world. Always Seemed
- Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out of bed, half the problems of bed are solved. Bed
- Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well. Destined
- The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends. British
- At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it. Age
- I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic. Bad
- The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought. Cynical
- The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill. American
- A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally. Allowed
- I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal. Almost Without
- If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done. Audible
- Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night. Door
- The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come. Believe
- Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant. After eating curry night after night, they deny the existence… Asparagus
- The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations… All
- Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich. Anti War
- Unfortunately, a superabundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares Dream
- Love is an act of endless forgiveness. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes… Act
- Did you know that every two hours the nations of this world spend as much on armaments as they spend on the children of this… Armament
- Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them. Belief
- I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter. Betrothed
- Laughter... the most civilized music in the world. Civilized
- The truth is an ambition which is beyond us. Ambition