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Peter Ustinov was a British actor, screenwriter, and director, renowned for his versatility and wit. He had an impressive career in film, television, and theater, with his most famous works including 'Roman Holiday' and 'Oliver!'. Ustinov's career spanned half a century, and he won numerous awards, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

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“And here is the lesson I learned in the army. If you want to do a thing badly, you have to work at it as though you want to do it well.”

Ifs Want Wells Lessons Army

Book:Dear Me

Source: Dear Me

“British education is probably the best in the world, if you can survive it. If you can't there is nothing left for you but the diplomatic corps.”

Ifs World Humor Funny Left British Diplomatic

Book:The wit of Peter Ustinov

Source: The wit of Peter Ustinov

“If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.”

Ifs Mind Wells Can Do Prisoner

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“Artificial glamor-false eyelashes, that sort of thing-usually is put on to hide a vacuum. The most beautiful face can only look vacuous if it masks an empty head.”

Ifs Looks Beautiful Faces Empty Mask Artificial Vacuums Eyelashes Beautiful Face Vacuous Empty Heads

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“If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.”

Ifs Today Work Alive Vogue Botticelli

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“Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If you get on well out of bed, half the problems of bed are solved.”

Ifs Wells Mean Problem Sex Half Talking Marriage Bed Conversation

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“If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.”

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“At my age, I'm often asked if I'm frightened of death and my reply is always, I can't remember being frightened of birth.”

Ifs I Can Age Remember Death Birth Frightened

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“If history teaches us one thing, than that history teaches us nothing.”

Ifs Teach One Thing

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“Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.”

Ifs Humor Would Be Funny Happiness Joy Laughter Died Snobbery

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“Irrespective of nationality, soldiers are always open to the same discomfort and to the same comradeship the world over. I'll make things easy for you if you make things easy for me. That is, after all the unwritten law of the barracks.”

Ifs World Law Easy Soldier Discomfort Nationality Unwritten Comradeship

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“There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another religion, were to come back today, he would find it virtually impossible to convince anyone of his credentials despite the fact that the vast evangelical machine on American television is predicated on His imminent return among us sinners.”

Ifs Facts Today Jesus Christ Impossible Television Return Jesus Christ Machines Despite Prophet Convince Sinner Prophecy Evangelical Credentials American Television

Author:Peter Ustinov

About the Author

Born: April 16, 1921
Died: March 28, 2004
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 102

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