P. G. Wodehouse Quotes

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

P. G. Wodehouse

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 15, 1881 - February 14, 1975

Topics

LifeGoodPeopleWrongWantNever

I've made my share of mistakes, but had the good fortune to have them not be so public.

Joanna Garcia

GoodMistakesGood FortuneFortune

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty.

John Cheever

GoodBeautyPowerRainGriefMe

In the summer or fall of 1974, I read some books about factory farming, and decided that I wanted no part of it.

Matthew Scully

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I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.

John Slattery

LifeCourageThinkMomentsYouSee

The devout have laid out gardens in the desert.

Robert Duncan

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The high point for me in my career was when Sinatra called me his favourite performer in the Fifties. And I've been sold out ever since.

Tony Bennett

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I want to create a collection, almost like a trilogy of sorts. Whereas 'Milk and Honey' was very much like holding a mirror up to yourself, the second book is turning that mirror around and fixing it on the world. The book is a reflection of the times we are in.

Rupi Kaur

MirrorReflectionYourselfWorldUp

I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words, but it was hard to concentrate.

Mathias Rust

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At 17, I went away to Pau in the south of France for a few months to study domestic science - including cleaning windows with newspaper and water - while living with a Catholic family with 10 children.

Mary Berry

FamilyScienceChildrenWaterLiving

Currently, not only are Americans taxed on what they earn, but those assets are taxed again when they are passed on to a loved one.

Mary Bono

LovedEarnOnlyAgainAssetsThose

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

FutureHappinessPresentEnjoyTrue

I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just don't take that into account in schools on those things like required reading lists. 'Cause that was my experience, say, with my son, who had to read 'Little House on the Prairie' when he was in third grade.

Jon Scieszka

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