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Film director

Guy Browning, born in 1964, is a British film director known for his unique perspective and profound themes in his works. His films have gained recognition in the film industry for their artistic style and social commentary.

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Famous Guy Browning Quotes

“Libraries are brothels for the mind. Which means that librarians are the madams, greeting punters, understanding their strange tastes and needs, and pimping their books.”

Needs Mind Mean Book Understanding Strange Taste Library Librarian Greetings Brothels Pimping Punters

Author:Guy Browning

“Men love women because they are the loveliest things on God's earth. Women love men because chocolate can't mow the lawn. Some men prefer to love other men. Equally, some women prefer to love other women. There is a word to describe this kind of behaviour. Love.”

Men Kind Earth Chocolate Behaviour Lawns

Book:Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges

Source: Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges

“Never work for a company that says people are its most important asset. If you wanted to get a mortgage and you said that your only asset was people you would end up living in a tent.”

People Ifs Said Important Ends Wanted Company Assets Mortgage Tents

Author:Guy Browning

“Growing up is when you understand you get what you give, not what you're given.”

Giving Given Growing Up Growing

Book:Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges

Source: Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges

“People who get to the top of any organisation are generally dysfunctional human beings who are overachieving, overcompensating or overbearing.”

People Humans Human Beings Organisation Overbearing Overachieving Overcompensating

Author:Guy Browning

“To turn ordinary clothes into gardening clothes, simply mix with compost.”

Turns Clothes Ordinary Gardening Compost

Author:Guy Browning

“Major cities are divided into two parts; the bits that are in the guidebook and the bits that aren't. If you don't take a guidebook, you'll see a different city.”

Ifs Two Different Bits Cities Majors Divided

Author:Guy Browning

“What makes a date so dreadful is the weight of expectation attached to it. There is every chance that you may meet your soulmate, get married, have children and be buried side by side. There is an equal chance that the person you meet will look as if they've already been buried for some time.”

Ifs Looks May Children Persons Sides Chance Equal Married Expectations Weight Your Soul Buried Soulmate Your Soulmate

Book:Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges

Source: Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges

“As the world becomes ever more crowded, so folding will become ever more important.”

World Important Crowded Folding

Author:Guy Browning

About the Author

Born: 1964
Known for: Film director
Quotes: 9

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