Monday 9 November 2009

Glorious Insults



The exchange between Churchill and Lady Astor: She said, "If you were my husband I'd give you poison," and he said, "if you were my wife I'd drink it."
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A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the Gallows or of some unspeakable disease."
That depends, Sir, said Disraeli, "Whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
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"He had delusions of adequacy." - Walter Kerr.
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"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." - Winston Churchill.
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"A modest little person, with much to be modest about." - Winston Churchill.