Basil Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

On daughter Apple's accent: She says Mummy instead of Mommy, I don't mind that. I will if she starts saying basil and pasta the English… — Gwyneth Paltrow
A man taking basil from a woman will love her always. — Thomas More
Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean uptight incompetent bully comes naturally to me. — John Cleese
And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater. — Claire Forlani
Basil..discovered a guild of abortionists, or sagae, that were doing a booming trade in Caesarea, and the surrounding environs. They provided herbal potions, pessaries, and… — Grant George
Pounding fragrant things - particularly garlic, basil, parsley - is a tremendous antidote to depression. But it applies also to juniper berries, coriander seeds and… — Patience Gray
The repeat run of Fawlty Towers drew bigger audiences than ever and deservedly so. Statistical surveys reveal that only the television critic of The Spectator… — Clive James
I believe in the magic of preparation. You can make just about any foods taste wonderful by adding herbs and spices. Experiment with garlic, cilantro,… — Jorge Cruise
Virtues are in the middle, the royal way about which the saintly elder (Saint Basil the Great) said, "Travel on the royal way and count… — Dorotheus of Gaza
Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all. — Oscar Wilde
I think you are wrong, Basil, but I won't argue with you. It is only the intellectually lost who ever argue. — Oscar Wilde
I have been right, Basil, havenâ€™t I, to take my love out of poetry, and to find my wife in Shakespeareâ€™s plays? Lips that Shakespeare… — Oscar Wilde
Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those three wallahs, kicking up a… — Brian Jacques
Savory...that's a swell word. And Basil and Betel. Capsicum. Curry. All great. But Relish, now, Relish with a capital R. No argument, that' the best. — Ray Bradbury
Bad Girl!" She chided. "I'm pretty sure Boris is a boy," I said. "Oh, I know," Mrs. Basil E. assured me. "I just like to… — David Levithan
I fell in love with Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone and Hitchcock and Orson Welles and John Huston. — John Logan
My perfume, Manifesto, was based on the scent of basil. — Isabella Rossellini
Going to Europe as a budding cook opened my eyes to food in a different way. When I got to Italy, the first thing I… — Frances Mayes

Who Wrote These Basil Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 18 Basil Quotes as follows: