The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken.
BARRY HUMPHRIESI was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
More Barry Humphries Quotes
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Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man and his secretary.
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Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.
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The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live.
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He’s very, very well-known. I’d say he’s world-famous in Melbourne.
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I’ve decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.I put my family last. Because if you don’t, if you put them first, they never thank you. You’ll never get a word of thanks from them.
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My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet. She’s now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia
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I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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I know body hair bothers some women, but a lot of men like a fluffy partner.
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To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one’s mother.
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If you have to explain satire to someone, you might as well give up.
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I drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it’s very comfortable and dependable.
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I like people who are slightly unhygienic. A little grubbiness isn’t so bad. BO chic it should be called.
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If you can’t laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century.
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Australia is an outdoor country. People only go inside to use the toilet. And that’s only a recent development.
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I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don’t feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It’s worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it.
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