Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.
BARRY HUMPHRIESI’m an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so.
More Barry Humphries Quotes
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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 love Australia – I think.
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Everyone had a Japanese maple, although after Pearl Harbor most of these were patriotically poisoned, ringbarked and extirpated.
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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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I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.
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If you have to explain satire to someone, you might as well give up.
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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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To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one’s mother.
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I know body hair bothers some women, but a lot of men like a fluffy partner.
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The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live.
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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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Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle.
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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’m an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so.
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