"In a series of events, all of which……" — P.G. Wodehouse
"In a series of events, all of which had been a bit thick, this, in his opinion, achieved the maximum of thickness."
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279 Quotes by P.G. Wodehouse
P.G. Wodehouse has 279 quotes on this site.
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Golf, like the measles, should be caught young, for, if postponed to riper years, the results may be serious.
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"After all, golf is only a game", said Millicent. Women say these things without thinking. It does not mean that…
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Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely…
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Confidence, of course is an admirable asset to a golfer, but it should be an unspoken confidence. It is perilous…
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The test of a great golfer is his ability to recover from a bad start.
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I wonder what Tommy Morris would have had to say to all this number 6-iron, number 12-iron, number 28-iron stuff.…
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Golf is the Great Mystery. Like some capricous goddess, it bestows its favours with what would appear an almost fat-headed…
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Men capable of governing empires fail to control a small white ball, which presents no difficulties whetever to others with…
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Many bad golfers marry, feeling that a wife's loving solicitude may improve their game. But they are rugged, thick-skinned men,…
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Alcohol is a misunderstood vitamin.
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Skiing consists of wearing $3,000 worth of clothes and equipment and driving 200 miles in the snow in order to…
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Flowers are happy things.
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I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
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We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We…
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By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more…
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As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who…
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If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will…
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Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.
— Bruce Barton
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Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is…
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved…
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.
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My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it,…
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If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.
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