Peter Mayle Quotes

When I was very young in London, I had a bank account, which didn't have a great deal in it. I should think at least every three months the bank manager would call me up and threaten to strangle me because I had no money, and I was writing checks.

Peter Mayle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 14, 1939 - January 18, 2018

Topics

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My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.

Andrew Sullivan

MarriagePoliticsEarlyGayMy Own

I'm not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.

Andre Braugher

GoodEnoughSingerOffPullEffect

I've been banned from just about everything.

Ann Coulter

EverythingBeenJustAboutBanned

This is how memories are made... by going with the flow.

Amanda Bynes

MemoriesFlowGoingMadeHow

Evil counsel travels fast.

Sophocles

EvilFastCounselTravels

People in Ireland take in the whole song. After a long history of great singers and songwriters and poets, they are able to consume the entire song - not just the external; they go inside.

Mary Gauthier

HistoryGreatPeopleSongLongGo

Married life suits me.

Brooklyn Decker

LifeMeSuitsMarriedMarried Life

In the Iraq war, for instance, so much of the information is digitized and can easily be wiped out. That will make it very hard to write accurate histories. Also, there's a much greater opportunity for suppression of information before it can even be archived.

Antony Beevor

OpportunityWarInformationWillOut

I've worked with people and I've known people that were really competitive, but I've always said that I take an Elizabeth Bennett philosophy of life - I laugh. I love my job, but if it means hurting someone, I won't do it.

Anne Hathaway

LifeLoveJobPeopleLaughSomeone

I love showing off my tattoos.

Allison Anders

LoveTattoosOffI LoveShowing

There are only three indispensable things: the audience, the actor and the author. The rest is dross.

Peter O'Toole

RestThreeActorAudienceThings

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

Thomas Fuller

TimeDoneNothingConservativeFirst

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